00:00 Scott, thank you for joining us. After a terrific win last weekend, we face another tough opposition in Trammey Rovers this weekend.
00:05 Can I get your thoughts heading into that game?
00:07 Like you say, a tough opposition.
00:09 It's never nice to watch a fellow manager get the sack.
00:14 That happened last week.
00:16 So they've got Nigel Atkins, who's the technical director or director of the club, or whatever his title is, to take temporary charge.
00:25 He's obviously a very experienced manager, somebody I've got a lot of respect for.
00:30 I'm known for the fact that he will make sure that they're really positive in the way that they'll turn up.
00:39 But yes, it's a game we're looking forward to.
00:41 We're in a good place at the moment.
00:42 We've got a real good feel, good factor about the place around the training ground.
00:47 Training's been really vibrant.
00:49 Yes, we're looking forward to the game.
00:51 It always sounds like a bit of a cliche, doesn't it, that some people might say that the worst time to play a team is when they've just departed with one manager and get another, because they'll be looking to perform for the new manager and get back on a spin.
01:02 But I suppose if we just focus on our game, focus on what we're doing and put a performance in like we did last weekend, we should be right, shouldn't we?
01:08 Yes, that's what we've kind of done this week, because we're not really sure what they'll do in terms of their formation, personnel.
01:14 They may make changes.
01:15 So we haven't gone kind of overboard with looking too deep into what they've done in past games, because we think they may make changes, like I say.
01:24 So it's given us an opportunity to concentrate more so on ourselves, which I think was needed anyway.
01:29 There's a couple of little bits and pieces that I felt that needed tidying up, which we've worked on this week.
01:35 So it's been a good week of training and we're looking forward to the game.
01:40 Has there been any specific things that have been worked on the training ground?
01:43 Obviously, we've spoken the last few weeks about goal scoring, but seven goals in our last two league games.
01:47 That's clearly not the issue at the moment.
01:48 So is there anything you've been sort of focusing more on this week?
01:50 Yes, we've been focusing on lots of bits and pieces that I think that we can need to improve on.
01:55 We want to try and be a little bit stingier in them defensive actions, which we've done a lot of work on this week.
02:02 We've done a lot of work on us with the ball as well, kind of different movements and different rotations with how we're going to play.
02:08 Players are really bought into what we're doing.
02:11 Yes, so we're looking forward to putting it into practice on Saturday.
02:15 And how are we looking in terms of a clean bill of health?
02:18 Obviously, we've seen the likes of Ben Gladwin come back in recent weeks and it's been great to see.
02:21 But in terms of the weekend, how are we looking?
02:23 Yes, I think pretty much a full bill of health.
02:26 I think Adi and Kylian Mbappe have trained all week.
02:31 I think Saturday might be too soon for them to be included in the squad.
02:35 But yes, everybody else is good to go.
02:39 And obviously, finally, from a club point of view, the fans, so much of an impact they had last week.
02:43 Same message again, isn't it?
02:43 Get out there and support the boys.
02:44 It's always good.
02:46 Weather's warm, just get down and give all the support you can.
02:48 Exactly that.
02:49 Yes, they've been brilliant, haven't they?
02:50 And we want more of that.
02:52 We want more of that.
02:53 And I think all the time they see the players and the team playing like they're playing, they're going to come and going to support the team
03:00 like they have done and enjoy the football that we're playing at the moment.
03:03 And I look forward to them.
03:05 I look forward to seeing them again on Saturday.
03:07 Cool. Thank you. Mark?
03:08 Thanks, Scott.
03:09 You said it's obviously difficult to know how Tremere are going to play with a new manager in there.
03:13 But from what you have seen of them so far this season, what would you expect their strengths to be?
03:18 I think that they're hard work inside.
03:20 I think they work extremely hard.
03:21 I think that they've got good players on the pitch.
03:25 They've got really good players.
03:26 I know a couple of myself who I've come across before.
03:30 So you know that in a minute they can change a game quickly.
03:36 We're not sure what they'll play in terms of formation.
03:38 They played a back five in their last game, but they have played 4-2-3-1.
03:43 They have played different formations.
03:45 So we've kind of touched on all of them this week.
03:50 So we kind of know how to press against them, how to nullify them with the different formations that we think they may play.
04:01 But really speaking, it's been a week where we've concentrated on ourselves, which I think was needed.
04:05 So it's been a good week.
04:06 Yes, and with the way you're playing and the results you've got and where you are in the league,
04:10 you will start to go into games as favourites at the moment, I would say.
04:15 Obviously, you have your own views, but this is from the outside looking in.
04:20 Does that add any kind of extra pressure or anything on you and the players?
04:23 And how do you handle that if it does?
04:26 No, it doesn't, because I don't even know if we are.
04:30 So no, I don't think we take much notice of whether we're favourites or not.
04:34 At the start of the season, I was told we were favourites to go down.
04:40 Did it knock me in any way?
04:43 No, not at all.
04:45 If anything, we kind of dig our heels in a little bit more.
04:51 If we're favourites to win a game, so be it.
04:54 It doesn't really bother me either way.
04:55 A lot of people say the bookies don't usually get it wrong.
04:58 Well, I think they have done a lot of times, if I'm honest with you.
05:01 So it doesn't make any difference to me.
05:02 I saw Dion warming up before the game on Saturday, having a run out.
05:07 Can we expect to see him involved on Saturday?
05:08 Well, Dion could have potentially played last Saturday.
05:11 But what we didn't want to do is to kind of force that issue.
05:16 And then 10 minutes in the game, he's signalling around to the bench saying he's no good.
05:19 So we felt another week would cement that even further.
05:24 So he's good to go as far as I'm concerned.
05:26 And we're here at the training ground today.
05:27 It's the first time I've been down here with you.
05:29 How much difference has this training base made for the club, do you think?
05:33 Yes, I think it's really important.
05:35 I've kind of banged that drum a lot with the owners
05:39 and felt that you can't build a togetherness
05:44 and a culture and a way of working if you've not got a base like this.
05:48 It's important to me as a coach, a head coach, manager, whatever I am.
05:51 It's important to the players that we have this base.
05:55 We've got everything on site that we need.
05:58 We've got good changing room facilities.
06:00 We've got a gym here.
06:02 We've got a place where the boys can eat together.
06:05 We've got a meeting room.
06:06 We've got good pitches.
06:07 So everything's needed.
06:10 Everything's here, what we've needed.
06:12 And it's important that we have that.
06:13 And now we can build a togetherness and a culture that helps us
06:19 and galvanises our performances on a Saturday to make that a real strong unit.
06:24 I back that we've got a really good group here and I back the group that I've got.
06:29 And I think that what's helped is this training facility for sure.
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