A lot has been made of your team’s thrilling fightback at the death of Sunday’s game. What was your view of the encounter?
Oh it was a cracking game wasn’t it? (I'm) Not too sure (if) I can cope with too many of those this season, otherwise I will probably be on deaths door by May! No, obviously we’re delighted. We showed great character and kept knocking on the door. I think, over the course of the game, we were the stronger team so I don’t think we got anything we didn’t deserve.
The Goldenbears have begun the campaign with back-to-back victories. How important was it for your side to claim maximum points so early in the season?
Obviously, it’s a great six points (that) we’ve picked up so far and its fantastic to get off to the start that we have done. We have another real test on Sunday against Day One, so we will have a better indication on Sunday afternoon of how we have started the season.
I caught up with Adam Moore earlier in the week. He revealed his disappointment with the number of goals conceded on Sunday that came as a result of concentration lapses at the back. How do you intend on eradicating those defensive errors?
In this league, you are always going to get punished for mistakes and, to be fair to Pro Max on Sunday, they took advantage and took their chances. It is whether the luck is going for us, but we are trying to iron out all of the mistakes that we are making. We are learning as we go along.
Garvary were missing several key players against Pro Max. How content are you with the depth and quality within the squad?
(It's) Mustard, we do really have strength in depth. It won’t be too long, hopefully, before the treatment room starts to empty out and we can start juggling our busy schedule better.
There have been a few stand-out performances in the two games this season. Who in your side has impressed you most?
They have all been mustard. Obviously, Del (Paul Dellow) is on top form. The boys at the back have answered the questions that I have been asking of them for a while now, and additions like little Chrissy (Chris Reade) have really helped. He scored a cracker on Sunday, straight out the top drawer. I've been delighted, but we haven’t even done a quarter of the job yet and we still have a lot of work to do on the training ground. The only problem with that is we don’t train, so I’ll send out a couple of texts and hopefully we can push on!
Next Sunday’s fixture sees Garvary travel to title-contenders Day One. They completed a winning double over you last season. How do you think that will affect the players mentally?
We go into every game with the same desire, and that’s to win. This game won’t be any different, we know that we are in for a tough game. They are a mustard side, they beat Talwin a fortnight ago and the double over us last year is something which we will be aiming to put right. We try not to dwell on the past. That’s done now. We are both very different teams from a year ago, so were just looking forward to a good game of football.
What are your expectations for the game?
Like I said, my expectations are the same for every game, we want to pick up as many points early on in the season as we can. It's going to be a tough game and Day One will be looking to extend their 100 per cent record, as will we. My expectation of each player is simple: that they give 110 per cent, they concentrate for 90 minutes, they communicate, they play sexy football, they work their [censored] off; and, most importantly, they enjoy themselves.
What will your message be for the players prior to the top of the table clash?
Some things are best left in the dressing room, Mark, and besides I have got to run. I’ll catch up with you later fella….
I appreciate you taking your time to answer my questions and wish you all the best for Sunday’s game.
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