Captain’s Notes

THE CAPTAIN JOSH FALKINGHAM

TONIGHT WE HAVE A REAL TOUGH TASK in Exeter City. We’ve beaten them once already this season on what was a long Tuesday night trip but we had a good evening that night. With it being recent, we know what we’ve got to do to get a result again, but you could say, so do Exeter. I’m sure they’ll be desperate to put things right and get the result they’re after. They’re a really good bunch of players and it’ll be a tough evening for sure.

We really want to get this home form kick-started now, and get some wins on the board as we have a few home games coming up one after the other. We’ve had a couple of postponements recently and it’s been frustrating as we all want to be playing games and building momentum. From the Oldham game back on Boxing Day, it was the start of building some and you could see from how we started against Carlisle just after Christmas, we were quick and lively. It showed the confidence was high in the group and we were wanting to kick on. It’s not stopped us but it’s meant we’ve had to wait a couple of weeks before getting the chance to play again. There’s nothing we can do about it except be ready when the games do come, and we put our all in out on the pitch. The first game after the first postponement was last Saturday and we started well, getting the lead early on. Unfortunately, we couldn’t see it out, but Cambridge are a really top side and their recent form probably got them over the line. Going into a game with back to back wins or continuously getting points on the board builds the confidence and belief in the squad. We know we have the ability and confidence to match any opposition. We’ve shown that this season and the previous fixture against Exeter is the perfect example. In this next run of games, we’ve got to pick up as many points as possible and that all starts with making sure we put in the hard work from minute one of each game. Finally, I just want to say that I understand and empathise with everyone at the moment. The next couple of months are going to be very tough with the way COVID-19 is spreading, but it’s important now more than ever that we all play our part to reduce the spread of the virus. There is light at the end of the tunnel now and we just have to stay sensible and do our bit so that soon enough, we can get back to normality. It’s not a nice time for anybody, but we have to make sure we do what’s needed to protect as many people as we can. If we stick together, we’ll get through this and we’ll hopefully be seeing you back at the EnviroVent Stadium sooner rather than later. Falks