From the Skipper

THE CAPTAIN JOSH FALKINGHAM

I WOULD LIKE TO START my notes today talking about the recent announcement about the FA Trophy final. I think the best way to describe it is that it’s a bitter sweet moment. It’s great that it is getting played and as players, it’s a chance to go to Wembley again and hopefully win another trophy, however, we’ve been waiting a long time for a date to be set and really thought the date was going to be one where fans would be able to come and support us at Wembley. It’s a real shame as it will be the second time in our club’s history that we get to go to Wembley and for fans not to be there for either occasion, it’s gutting for everyone. I know there’s a petition going around at the moment and hopefully that’ll get a bit of coverage, but if the date doesn’t change then we have to get on with it and make sure we win for everyone at home. Turning to Morecambe today, we come into the game with some really strong home form. Our last home match was the 3-0 win against Colchester and our best result at home since being in the Football League. We prepared well and started so well with Becky’s [Beck] brilliant first minute finish which set the tone for a really good night. We’ll be looking to do the same today, but it will be a tough task as Morecambe have been in fantastic form and sit amongst the play-off spots. No midweek game has meant we’ve had more time to rest and work on things during training, so we’ll be good to go and looking for the win. When we faced Morecambe earlier in the season, it was a very even game but was another example of scoring goals at crucial times. but that one goal was huge and won them the contest. It was similar to last weekend’s match against Forest Green. There wasn’t much between the sides and possession wise, we were well on top, however, they were clinical at the vital moments and scored with their chances which makes it all the more frustrating when analysing the game. Obviously, there are things to work on but we just can’t afford to give teams opportunities. We can however, take confidence knowing that we’re not too far away from the likes of Forest Green, who many think will go up this season. In recent weeks we’ve created chances and overall been clinical in front of goal. We have 11 to go and we’ve got to replicate what we’ve been doing. If we get those wins, we’ll be right on the heels of the teams in front of us.