THE PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS

TAKEN THEM!

SO FAR WE HAVE MANAGED TO COMPLETE ONLY ONE ‘DOUBLE’ THIS SEASON AND THAT WAS AGAINST GRIMSBY BOROUGH (3 – 1 AT HOME AND 1 – 0 AWAY) SO THE VISIT OF LONG EATON UNITED GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE IT TWO. THAT SAID IT WILL BE A BIG ASK SUCH IS THEIR CURRENT RUN OF FORM. A WIN THIS AFTERNOON, AGAIN DEPENDING ON OTHER RESULTS, COULD ELEVATE US INTO THE TOP HALF OF THE LEAGUE TABLE AND MIGHT JUST SET THE PLATFORM FOR A FINAL DASH FOR THE FINISHING LINE.

I HAVE NO DOUBT WHATSOEVER THAT OUR MANAGER GRANT BLACK AND HIS COACHING STAFF WILL EVENTUALLY TURN THE MORE RECENT FORTUNES OF THIS CLUB AROUND AND I

GENUINELY BELIEVE THERE ARE EXCITING TIMES AHEAD, PATIENCE IS NOT ALWAYS A COMMON FACTOR IN FOOTBALL GENERALLY BUT I SINCERELY HOPE THAT SUPPORTERS SHARE MY VIEW OF THE PRESENT SITUATION AND SHOW PATIENCE AND STICK WITH THE CLUB GOING FORWARD.

SINCE GRANT TOOK OVER THE REINS HERE AT INGFIELD IN THAT FIRST ENCOUNTER AGAINST LONG EATON UNITED WE HAVE PLAYED 17 LEAGUE MATCHES AND SUFFERED A MERE FOUR DEFEATS. JUST FOUR DEFEATS IN 17 OUTINGS IS NO MEAN RECORD AT THIS LEVEL BUT, AS WE ARE ALL AWARE, TOO MANY DRAWN MATCHES ARE COSTING US. HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET BACK TO WINNING WAYS THIS AFTERNOON BUT WE WILL HAVE TO BE AT OUR BEST TO DO SO.