Today’s visitors were our first opponents of this current season, which was an exciting curtain-opener that saw us leave victorious by four goals to two. Snodland are a well-established Kent club and have previously won the Premier league whilst at their prime. Snodland are a team that work very hard for one-another and a team that usually have a real physical presence. They utilize this physical edge to its maximum and are always dangerous from all set pieces, including long throw-ins into the opposition penalty area.

I hope that all connected to the club enjoy their brief spell in the London Borough of Lewisham and a safe journey back home.

Last week saw our match cancelled due to a waterlogged pitch. The week before saw our team fail to build on a positive result from the previous week and so today we will be looking to secure a precious three points. I want my team to really go for the kill today and have a real go at being more direct and thus having more of an end product than in recent weeks.

Today’s fixture brings our club back to the reality of a match at home, where our performances have been far from acceptable. Our players need to learn that they cannot expect to play free-flowing football on every surface, with our home pitch being a less than welcoming playing surface. It is down to our players, as a team, to adjust the way that they approach each game and begin to realise that we are a Kent League team, not a professional Premier League team. By this I mean that sometimes our way of playing should reflect the standard that we are playing in and the playing environment. Other teams have come here and not played attractive football, but have left with all three points! We have tried to play pretty football, but been undone by a set piece or a long-ball. For us to continue to climb the table and apply some pressure on the sides near the top, we need to learn our lessons, play as a team and work hard for each other.

I want our boys to know that we still have half of the season to play for and there are a lot of points up for grabs. So I am laying down the challenge to our players, how much do we want to achieve and how far up the table can we climb? I for one am a winner and I hope that this continues to rub off on all of the people around me!!