Turnbull hopes change of plan pays dividends
Moneyfields manager
Glenn Turnbull had planned to make his players clock up the miles after what he described as an 'unacceptable’ display in their Wessex League Premier Division draw at Portland last weekend.
Instead, a change of heart saw Turnbull allow his squad some time to reflect both 'personally and as a collective' on that disappointment - he just hopes his decision has the desired effect.
The Moneys boss was raging after his side's 1-1 draw at Portland and is demanding a big response from his players ahead of second-bottom Amesbury's visit to Dover Road tomorrow.
Turnbull placed his trust in the squad to conduct individual work away from training on Tuesday and now he wants to see a raise in level this weekend.
‘I’ve trusted them (Moneys squad) so I’ve asked them to do their own bits and their own reflection on Monday and Tuesday, personally and as a collective, then we caught on Thursday (at training),’ revealed Turnbull.
‘I’m desperately looking for a reaction from the group, even if it’s to shut me up, then I’ll have achieved what I wanted to achieve to get a reaction and a performance.’
Pete Stiles stressed Fareham Town’s stunning win at Wessex League Premier Division tabletoppers Horndean last time out will count for very little if they cannot put a run of results together.
The Reds are full of confidence ahead of
Portland’s visit to Cams Alders tomorrow after thumping league leaders Horndean 5-1 at Five Heads Park.
But Stiles says he does not want that fantastic victory to prove just a flash in the pan.
‘We’re not expecting an easy game (against Portland) but it’s one we’ve got to make sure we get the three points otherwise what happened last week is irrelevant,’ stressed Stiles.
‘It’s easy to get into a bad run very quickly and we’ve had some bad results lately.’