Big players are in contention to start this weekend

From back page “It’sbeenanexcellentstart. I will keep saying it, that when we walked through the door we were nailed-on relegation favourites. We’ve had some indifferent results but so does every team, unless you’re Liverpoool. We’re going through our sticky spell but the teams who finish up there at the end of the year come through that quicker than others. We’re hoping we can come through the other side of it. I don’t think our team play has been that bad, but we are getting undone by individual mistakes.”

The Town squad were given last weekend off due to not being involved in the FA Cup, and Wild feels that has benefited the players.

“It was good to have a break and recharge the batteries,” he said. “Looking at the players, they were all spent, they were all very tired and put a lot of effort into getting us where we are. It came at a really good time for us. We’ve had some time out, it’s allowed everybody to spend some time with their families and get away from football.

“So the squad’s been lively, fresh and there’s been a good buzz around the place.”

On Saturday’s game at Woking, Wild said: “They had a really good start. They’ve had a bit of indifferent form, like us, but last time out against Stockport, they went to Edgeley

Park, which is a tough place to go, and won 3-1. It’ll be really tough, and we’re going to have to be ready.”

Town have looked vulnerable from set-pieces of late, which is something Wild is keen to work on.

“It’s one of many areas,” he said. “It comes under the individual errors I was talking about. In the first 14 games, we conceded from one setpiece, and six out of the last nine goals we’ve conceded are from set-pieces, or a penalty. It’s a concern but I think we’ll be ready for it come Saturday.”

Halifax played an in-house game on Tuesday, which Wild said was a useful exercise.

“It’s probably caused me more headaches than I thought it would in terms of team selection, which is a good thing,” he said. “We’re nearly back to full numbers which is brilliant, and gives us strength-in-depth going into the busy Christmas period.”