Published Date:
22 January 2010
By Staff Copy
HARROGATE Town boss Simon Weaver has challenged his new-look side to prove Tuesday's victory over Hinckley United wasn't a flash in the pan at Stafford Rangers tomorrow (3pm ko).
Town’s fruitless run of ten league matches without a win ended against The Knitters, after a sterling second half performance saw them eat down a 1-0 deficit at the break to win 3-1.
Weaver handed debuts to five recent signings with new front man Peter Knox grabbing a brace in a man-of-the-match winning display.
He also created another for fellow new boy Jason Bradley.
Midfielder Martin Foster, on loan Mansfield Town striker Lee Gregory and former Bradford City winger Ben Muirhead also donned the Town shirt for the first time.
It certainly capped a perfect start to 2010 for Weaver and his men after a frustrating wait to get back on the pitch due to the cold snap.
Now the Town boss is greedy for more points starting tomorrow at play-off chasing Stafford (3pm ko).
“We need to be consistent now,” said Weaver.
“It was really pleasing to win, I was delighted. But we’re not going to get carried away, it’s just one game, we need to go on a run of games now and pick up some more points.
“I’ve set up a imaginary table from January with us starting at zero points. We’ve played one game so far and we’ve already got three points. The goal will be to see if we can go top of that table at the end of the month.
“We’ve started the second half of the season well but we’ve got a tough game coming up on Saturday. We know Stafford are up there challenging.
“Hopefully we can build on the performance from Tuesday night.”
Town continue their busy schedule three days’ later with a trip to Farsley Celtic which was due to be played on Boxing Day but cancelled due to the snow (7.45pm ko).
“We’ll go there and have a real go,” continued Weaver.
“Ben Muirhead used to play there and they tried to get him to go back before he signed to us. That is sure to add a bit more juice to it.
“It’s a game everyone is looking forward to. I’m sure they’ll be a good crowd and hopefully we’ll come into the game in good form.”
On Tuesday Town started the stronger with Knox and Adam Nowakowski going close.
But it was Hinckley who asserted their authority after that with Aaron Ratchford making a smart save from an Andy Gooding shot.
Skipper Craig James had to make a goal line clearance from Matt West before Neil Cartwright found the back of the net after a Ratchford mistake.
In the second period however Town looked a completely different team with Bradley coming off the bench in place of Richard Dunning.
After a concerted spell of pressure Town equalised through Knox on 62 minutes. The scorer then turned provider when Bradley fired home on 82 minutes.
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Last Updated:
20 January 2010 4:52 PM
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Source:
Harrogate Advertiser
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Location:
Harrogate