In his weekly email address Golden Boys manager, Aidy Boothroyd reiterates the need for the players to remain focused, reveals ticket sales have been going fantastically well, and asks for the fans to keep up their support ahead of Saturday’s home clash with Derby County.
“Saturday's game against
In the first half, we found ourselves in a situation where we dominated without confirming our superiority with a goal - and that's not happened too often this season.
So, for us now, when we play against teams that are going to make things very difficult by trying to frustrate, we need to keep acting as one solid unit to get the result we want.
We must not get anxious if things don't go our way immediately. The players will maintain a calm focus going about their work on the pitch. Off the pitch, it's for the staff and the fans to give maximum support to the players for the whole 90 minutes.
By doing this we will force the opposition to crack and we will have won as a true collective.
After we'd scored on Saturday, we saw the relief spread through the team, making us take our foot off the pedal instead of going for the jugular and really putting the game out of sight. It was only a five-minute period but it was a crucial time and enough to let
Then we started doing our jobs again for the rest of the game and got our fully deserved winner, albeit only in the 88th minute. That goal was all about applying pressure to our opposition, forcing them into a mistake. And when it came, we punished them.
It's been a great week for the club as well, with the launch of the pilot satellite supporter scheme in
And best of all, we've sold 1,700 season tickets over the last week and that means a lot of hard work here so I'd like to personally thank our Ticket Office team; Michael, Jo, Gill, Gaby, Martin and Jenny.
The sales just show me the belief you have in what we're trying to achieve. Thanks - your support means everything to us.
See you on Saturday.
Come On!”
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