Boss thrilled as brilliant Banbury win five in a row
Kelvin Langmead again paid tribute to his Banbury United players as they made it five wins in a row last weekend.
The 1-0 win over Bury Town was secured thanks to Josh Flanagan’s second-half strike as Banbury moved to within five points of the play-off places and with games in hand on some of those above them.
And Langmead told Puritans Radio that it was another hard-fought win.
He said: “I’m really pleased again – we just keep finding a way at the moment which is a pretty good habit to get into.
"It wasn’t the prettiest game to watch, a typical step three game in some ways, against a really in-form team who were nine unbeaten coming into this.
“Maybe six weeks ago both of us were looking the other way but we’ve both made huge strides over the last few months and to make it five wins in a row at any level, with any team, is a really difficult thing to do so I’m absolutely delighted.
"The lads are full of confidence and you can see it in all of them, including lads who earlier in the season, when we were all having a dip, had a dip along with it, but they’ve grown as we’ve grown and people are really starting to step up.
"As a group of players and staff, everything was very new when we came into this and it all happened very quickly, and it’s taken us all – including myself – to find our feet, understand what we are and how our dynamic of staff work and how the players work, and it’s been a real joy to be part of and to see the hard work.
"We came through a difficult spell in around October/November and we’re reaping the rewards for that now, and I’m delighted for everybody to do with the football club as the fact we’re riding this wave at the moment is a credit to everybody involved.”
Banbury now prepare to make the trip to Kettering Town on Saturday, who are five points behind the Puritans in the league, before they then host struggling Stamford next Tuesday night.