Josh Bowler speaks to the Lancashire Post

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00:00You mentioned no egos, Josh, when you did that rear striker, when you walked in like this is a good group to be a part of.

00:06Yes, it's a great group. There's no egos, which is rare in football now and massive because everyone gets along with everyone.

00:13There's no really separate groups. There's no people that don't like each other.

00:18So, you can tell it's a good group and I think that translates into the football as you've seen over the last few years.

00:25Obviously, Gaffer's bringing in a different style of play, a more positive and exciting style of play.

00:30But what you can see throughout the years is there's a really strong group that sticks together and works hard.

00:37And you can tell that as the personalities in there.

00:39Who are you excited to be a team-mate of and be on the same side as? Anyone in particular?

00:44I mean, there's a lot. Obviously, Brad Potts. He's obviously done the same journey as me. He'll be on my side.

00:52Have you spoken to him about that?

00:55We've spoken about our experiences and shared it. Obviously, we've got that in common.

01:03So, yes, we've spoken about it. But like I was saying, I'm looking forward to playing with him.

01:08Every time I've played with him, he's always been like a horse.

01:11You know what I mean? Down on the right, he doesn't stop. Powerful, can be a threat.

01:17And I've always thought he'd be a great player to play with because he can help you out defensively.

01:22He can take players off you when he runs around you.

01:26So, he's probably definitely one I'm looking forward to playing with.

01:29Last one on the whole Blackpool thing, because I know you want to be as respectful as you can.

01:32But these fans will love you, won't they, if you can get playing your best football that they've got you now?

01:38Yes. I mean, obviously, my best football wasn't Blackpool.

01:42And it suited me well that the coach there was good, the players there were good and I felt confident.

01:48And I get that feeling here as well. I mean, the coach, the gaffer, like I said,

01:52it just makes me feel confident in training these last few weeks.

01:54The players have made me feel at home already.

01:59So, I'm desperate to recreate that form and even step it up because I know I've got more in me.

02:04I know I can get more copies and more assists in the right team.

02:07I feel like that's it.

02:09How did you find watching at Oxford?

02:11I bet it was good to be there, but did you want to get on the pitch yourself?

02:14Yes, it was annoying because I was saying on Friday, I went to the cut-off,

02:18I just want to play because I felt ready.

02:21But obviously, I couldn't play.

02:23But I made sure I got down there and it was good to experience the lads and the change room in that game environment.

02:29Obviously, the game didn't go how we wanted, but you could tell there was bits of it that was positive.

02:34And you could tell that we've been learning new things and we're trying to incorporate it.

02:37So, hopefully, we can do that for a longer period of time.

02:40And you're ready to go, are you?

02:42Yes, I'm ready to go.

02:43I've trained every day the last few weeks throughout pre-season, so I'm ready to go.