It’s been a generally solid start to life in the Pitching In Southern League Premier South for Uxbridge following their promotion at the end of last season.
Proving to be hard to beat in the opening months of the campaign, things have been a little tougher for them in the second half of the season, but they are closing in on their first points target.
“First of all we want to get to the 46-point mark, which I believe will secure our place at Step 3 for another season,” stated manager, Danny Edwards. “We’re six points off that now, so the sooner we get there, the sooner we can start building and planning for next season.
“This is a demanding level of football, there is no doubt about that, but we want to continue growing and evolving to prove that we deserve to be here.”
Edwards watched his side dismantle Weymouth on Saturday to chalk up a convincing 5-1 victory and in doing so make it seven points from their last four games.
“It was a really good performance from us against strong opponents,” Edwards added. “We needed that after such a disappointing display at Farnham Town in our previous game.
“I felt that we gave them too much respect on that occasion and let them play around us.
“As such we made a number of changes for Saturday’s game and it had the desired effect. I think that the 5-1 scoreline flattered us a bit, but we’ll take it and the three points.
“There were a lot of good performances all over the pitch. George [Moore] will take the headlines for his hat-trick, but there were so many impressive displays out there.
“We’ve suffered at the hands of injuries, but we’ve got some good options available again and that’s going to stand us in good stead for the run-in ahead.
“That’s seven points from the last four games and we’re starting to find a bit of form again. One thing that this League has taught us is that you have to be switched on at all times, it’s so competitive.
“We face another home game on Saturday as we take on Havant & Waterlooville. Our home form is going to be key in these final weeks, so we will be looking to pick up from where we left off last weekend.”
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