AFC Telford United players ready to show a response
AFC Telford United boss Kevin Wilkin is determined to get back on the training field to respond to Saturday’s drubbing.
Kevin Wilkin insists he will not bury his head at the sign of trouble as his AFC Telford United players double down on their determination.
The Bucks were humbled 5-0 by King’s Lynn Town at SEAH Stadium on Saturday, to rub salt into the wounds of a tough FA Cup exit at Worksop in midweek.
Wilkin, who admitted the result is ‘the type to get managers the sack’, asked his players in the wake of the full-time whistle whether they were ready to train this week given there is no fixture this weekend.
And the boss added the response was positive. Wilkin said: “It’s trusting players to go out there and realise what the badge means and the shirt means to people, and we’ve let people down.
“Clearly I’ve got to find improvement in people. I’m not one for crawling under a stone and thinking it’s just going to get better. I need to do something about it.
“Doing something about it means that we do come in together. I said to the boys afterwards, if I’m still here and they want me to do the job, then clearly we’ll be in Tuesday, clearly we’ll be in Thursday, (and) Saturday.
“We’ve got to work really, really hard together as a group. And when I said to the boys afterwards, are you OK with that?
“They are, they’re all willing to be in and don’t expect time off. So yeah, look, that will be the aim.”
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