Ahead of tonight’s clash at home to Bath City, we spoke to Warren Feeney, who told us about the “fine margins” that affect games, Charlie Rowan’s fitness status, and more…
Here’s what he had to say:
On Lloyd Green:
Everyone at Weymouth wishes Lloyd a speedy recovery as he recuperates from his recent operation.
On tomorrow’s game:
It’s a game we’re looking forward to, especially after Saturday. We want to put things right and we know that Bath will be excited, too.
On whether the stakes are higher going into the more local games:
We just have to treat tomorrow like any other game. The main thing for us is bouncing back after Saturday, where I thought we played well, we had enough chances to win the game, but we didn’t take them and left ourselves open to conceding goals.
On the fine margins that affect games:
We probably should have scored inside the opening five minutes, but the ball went wide of the post. As for the free-kick just before half-time, we shouldn’t have given Chesham the opportunity to do that. These are the little things that decide games. We haven’t been outplayed many times, but the results are decided by the little things and we have to change that.
On Charlie Rowan’s potential return:
He’s close and, fingers crossed, he can be involved tomorrow. He felt a little discomfort on Saturday, so we have to make sure to manage him right. He’s a great player and he’s just as desperate to get back in the team as we are to have him.
On balancing changes based on fitness:
It’s not easy, even with this being the strongest squad we’ve had in a while. Obviously what we want is to have all of our players fit and, while that will leave some players unhappy over being left out, this will create competition. It’s a position we need to be in for the rest of this season.
On referring to his past experiences with preventing relegation as a way to motivate the team:
I remind the players that there’s still football to be played, and they can still be competitive. We’re not giving up. You can see that we’re capable through our performances; we’ve just got to stop the stupid things that give goals away and keep going for the rest of the season.
On tomorrow being an opportunity to improve our home form:
Before I came here the team hadn’t scored at home in the league until the 70th minute, and we have made progress since then. But, as I said to the boys after we beat Welling United, we have to back it up with even more good performances.
On the fans:
The fans were outstanding once again at our last home game against Welling, and we need to give them something to cheer about. What better time to do that than tomorrow against Bath?
On how we approach facing teams close to us in the table:
We always respect the opposition, but all we can do is worry about ourselves. I’m sure Darren Way at Bath will be feeling the same. We’ve got to make sure we have enough. This is a home game, and if we want to stand a chance of staying up our home form has to improve.
