BSMFC MANAGERS NOTES

Good afternoon. We’d like to start today’s programme notes by extending a warm welcome to the players, officials and supporters of Rugby Town who are the visitors to the Sett for today’s United Counties Premier Division South fixture.

We are under no illusions as to the enormity of the task that we face this afternoon, with Rugby Town currently the runaway leaders in the division, 16 points clear at the top having lost once all season.

That said we must be confident in ourselves and our own ability. This is something that we have perhaps lacked at times throughout the season.

One thing that we have learnt is that there are no easy games, you need to be at your best at this level and in this Division otherwise you will get beat, its as simple as that, there is no hiding place.

We come into today’s game on the back of four successive away fixtures and make no bones about it, it’s been tough.

On paper we couldn’t have had a more difficult run of fixtures with trips to Coventry United, March Town, Covertry Sphinx and Histon followed by Home fixtures against Rugby Town and Newport Pagnell Town who are next weeks visitors to the Sett. It doesn’t get much tougher!

We haven’t been helped by availability, or lack of, with the squad currently stretched to its limits due to injuries and suspensions.

We have also seen several departures from the Sett with Bailey Weatherly, Dalton Leon and Emmanuel Mpambi all moving on in search of regular First Team football. We thank them and wish them the best for the future.

On a more positive note, last weeks game at Histon saw us welcome Freddie King back into the group. Freddie returns following a short spell with Wellingborough Whitworths in the Spartan League

We’d like to sign off on a positive note by saying a HUGE well done to Rob Jones and the Reserves who have continued their recent good form and just two weeks ago became the first team to beat Harborough Town this season which they followed up with another excellent win against third-placed Newport Pagnell Town, keep up the good work!

As always thank you for your support, enjoy the game and we look forward to seeing you again next Saturday when we host Newport Pagnell Town at the Sett.