Benn encapsulates The Shaymen’s collective spirit
FC HALIFAX Town’s collective spirit is encapsulated by players like Jay Benn.
The defender hasn’t played forTowninoveramonth,orin the league for nearly two moths, and has a player in superb form in-front of him in fellow rightback Tyrell Warren,
Yet there is an acceptance that the team comes first, a willingness to sacrifice individual ambition for the bigger picture.
In a squad where there is fierce competition for places on the substitutes’ bench, that attitude is imperative so Town’s promotion push isn’t derailed.
“That’s massive. I think if you have people, even one or two, just dragging the changing room down, it can have a massive effect and it can be a ripple on the whole changing room,” Benn said.
“But we’re fantastic about that, each lad, whether they’re out injured or they’re not in the squad, the attitude is pushing the whole team forward and I think that plays a massive part in why we’re doing so well and why we’re going to do well.”
Benn is a product of Town’s youth system, so has more reason than most to feel delighted at the club’s season so far, with Halifax sitting third in the National League.
“It’s fantastic. Each season Pete’s been here we’ve improved,” he said. “We’ve deserved every point we’ve got this season and hopefully we can push to the line.”
Asked how he rates Town’s promotion chances, Benn said: “Highly, I think if you look back through the season and the teams we’ve beaten, so I fancy our chances when the big games come, 100 per cent.”
And Benn says there is “massive belief” in the Town squad that they can be playing in a different league next season.
“If you ask anyone in the changing room ‘do you think we can do it?’, it would be ‘100 per cent yeah, I’m confident’, and I think you can see that in the results we’re getting and the performances. We’re grinding out results and playing fantastically, so there’s massive belief in the changing room.”