Littlehampton Town boss: We mustn’t just perform on big occasions
Mitch Hand rued Littlehampton Town’s inability to string wins together after they followed up their excellent win at Bognor with a draw at home to Southall.
That’s been the story of the Marigolds’ Isthmian south central division season so far and joint boss Hand says the players must be up for all games – not just the big ones.
After last Saturday’s 1-1 draw, in which Marshall Ball put them ahead, they’re 12th in the table and go to second-placed Westfield on Saturday.
Joint manager Hand said: “Unfortunately the pattern continues, we can’t shake the inconsistency and the win-lose-draw theme.
"We had chances to win the game but I don’t think we’d have deserved it if we’d won. For me, we need to be fitter.
"We can compete with anyone on our day but sometimes we run on passion and that can win you the big one-off occasions but days like Saturday are the difference between a mediocre or a special season.
"I thought we looked dead on our feet by an hour and that can’t be happening. We had a good honest chat after Saturday and the boys know that if we want to eventually progress they’re going to have to start putting the work in when no-one’s watching – that’s the difference for me at this level.
"Saturday we go to Westfield, who for me are the best side in the league so it’s not going to be easy. But we’ve been good away from home recently so hopefully that decent form continues.”