FC Halifax Town are set to embark on yet another trip down south. This time, they are set to square off against Welling FC in a 3pm Saturday kick-off.
Town are looking to make it three wins in three when they take on Jamie Dayโs side but standout midfielder Lois Maynard knows itโs not easy taking on a side full of confidence: โWe know that theyโre going to have confidence because theyโre just coming off the back of an away win against Lincoln so we will just have to go there with our own game-plan and hope it comes out best.โ
Sitting just off the play-offs Town could potentially make one final push, and the promotion fight starts this Saturday: โThe manager goes for it each game each week so itโs become our thing to go through what we plan to do. I think the formation weโve had over the last few weeks has been working so I canโt see him changing it to be honest.โ
โYou only have to look at the league table to see that play-offs are definitely a realistic target for us. There are a lot of teams that are around us on the same amount of games as us and there are a few below us who havenโt but Iโd rather have the points on the board. We are only three points off the play-offs so weโll just have to take each game as it comes. Play-offs are definitely possible thoughโ
The Shaymen will be looking to get back-to-back away wins for the first time this season and given the fashion in which they beat Hyde, Maynard believes they are more than capable of doing so: โObviously itโs the end of the season now and weโre just going to go into every game separately.
โThe Hyde result has definitely given us a confidence boost going into away games. Every away game we win from now on will give us boost because weโve not won many so it doesnโt really matter where the team we are playing are in the league, all away wins will give us a boost.โ
A somewhat uncharacteristic break for the West Yorkshire outfit has been extremely beneficial, and Town are reaping the rewards with their results: โEvery player has benefitted from the break.
Maynard said: โWe all feel and look fresher and the results show it so I think the break came just in time.โ
Of course we are heading into the tail end of the season, but this is the perfect time to get points on the board: โItโs very important to pick up points on the final stretch, itโs easier if you have the points on the board so if we keep picking up three points then playoffs are looking more and more likely as we head into the promotion chase.โ
If you canโt make the long trip down south then you need not worry. As always, our media team will provide you with all your coverage from live updates via the Shayman Wall to live commentary and extended match highlights on Shayman Player from 5pm on Sunday.
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