Hopefully we finish what we started, says King

CAMERON KING says FC Halifax Town will be raring to go for their National League play-off eliminator against Boreham Wood

It will be Town’s first competitive game in 18 weeks since their 1-0 loss at home to Ebbsfleet, and King says the squad can’t wait for the match, with a place in the semi-finals against Harrogate at stake.

“We always seem to start the season well, and this kind of feels like it’s a new chapter,” he said.

“Obviously you couldn’t have predicted what was going to happen, and it is awful, but maybe in a footballing sense, the break may have done us a favour and hopefully now we can get over the line and finish what we started.

“We’ll be raring to go, everyone’s looking forward to it.

“There’s always nerves, but good ones. If you’re not nervous, you’re not ready. I’m sure as soon as the game starts, then the nerves will be gone after a couple of good touches of the ball.”

Boreham Wood finished one place higher than Town, and beat Halifax 2-0 at The Shay earlier this season.

“They’re going to be fast up-front,” King said. “It’s going to be a weird one because teams aren’t going to have had a full season behind them. It’s going to be whoever turns up on the day and wants it more, so the lads are going to have to put in a shift for sure.

“Hopefully we’ll work harder than them and get the job done. We’re the underdogs in the play-offs, you can tell by the odds, but in a sense we feel like we can win any game.

“Nothing is too far for us, we’ll be going there thinking we can win, totally, and it’ll be a massive disappointment if we don’t.”

King, who joined Town during the summer of 2018, says the game is probably the most important of his career so far.

“Maybe I needed that bit of a break. I feel great, I’m just trying to get sharper every day,” he said. “We haven’t got a lot of time, there’s not many days left until the first game, so we’re trying to get as sharp as possible. We’re never going to be as fit as doing a pre-season but hopefully fit enough to play 90 minutes, and play it well.”