Captain’s Notes

THE CAPTAIN JOSH FALKINGHAM

FIRST OF ALL, I’D LIKE TO WISH ALL TOWN FANS A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND SAY THAT WE’RE ALL IN THIS MOMENT TOGETHER.

Hopefully this time next year everything will be back to normal and we’re able to celebrate Christmas properly. It’s my favourite time of the year - it’s about families and fans and although we can’t do that how we’d all like this year, we have to understand why. Looking back at our most recent home result, I watched on from the stands due to a minor injury but I thought there wasn’t too much in the Salford game. It was one of those where there were a few half chances but nothing clear cut. The disappointment for us was that the goal was a sloppy one to concede and that’s happening too often. We win together and lose together and we won’t point fingers at each other, but it is frustrating all round because we know for the 90 minutes, there’s not really any teams that are blasting us and blowing us away. With the fans back, we’re desperate to give them a positive result to go home with so it’s frustrating we haven’t been able to do that yet. What we’re finding out this season is that the first goal is so crucial, whether it comes in the 2nd or 90th minute, it seems like if you get that first one, it’s a real platform to go on and win the game. The win against Exeter before Salford shows how even when in a blip, getting that first goal puts you in a really strong position. When games are so constant, its hurting bodies and it can be hard to find that way to win if you go behind. We don’t find ourselves a hard luck story and we have to make sure we take the opportunities that come our way and keep doing the right things to build the momentum. We really can’t afford to look too far ahead but whoever we come up against, we know the teams are going to be evenly matched and there’s not going to be much in it. We have to take the opportunities that fall for us in the opposition box and defend well when the danger comes our way. A couple of back to back wins in this division can really make all the difference. From where we are in the table now, a couple of wins can leapfrog you right up there. Doing the basics right will put us in good stead and we have to stay positive throughout as we know that if we keep going, we can have a really strong second half to the season. Falks