Bugbrooke St Michael’s boss Paul Field believes some of his players could soon be targeted by bigger clubs.
The Badgers have been in fine form this season and have won all four of their games in UCL Division One.
Field scooped the manager of the league’s month award for September but was quick to heap praise on his players.
And he knows some of the men who have shone this season may now be on the radar of clubs with bigger budgets.
“All the talk in our division is about the likes of Oadby, Sileby and Diamonds, but we’re going quietly about out business,” said Field.
“We’ve got some good footballers with real pace and other clubs might start looking at what we’ve got.
“We’ve got no budget here whereas other clubs in this division have.”
Field took over the reins at Birds Close from Lee Herbert during the summer and proceeded to promote some of the club’s reserve-team players.
And they’ve done him proud, maintaining a 100 per cent record for the first four games of the league season, currently sitting fourth in the standings.
“Most of the lads have stepped up from the reserves and have played for me for years,” said Field.
“Most of them could have stepped up last year but Lee Herbert had a very good squad. Now they’re getting a chance and they are stepping up to the plate, playing well week in, week out.
“The confidence is really oozing through the club at the moment and the good thing about the squad we’ve got is that they dig in for each other.”
So can the Badgers upset the odds and mix it with the division’s big spenders throughout the season?
“There is no pressure on Bugbrooke to do well this year,” said Field. “This year’s just a building process, a learning process for me and my players.”
Bugbrooke will look to continue that ‘process’ and make it five wins from five when they host Potton United at Birds Close on Saturday.
COGENHOE UNITED
‘Cooks need to be more clinical’
Cogenhoe boss Andy Marks says it won’t be long before his side start turning possession into points.
The Cooks had a fine start to the UCL Premier Division season but they have lost their last three league games.
Marks has been happy with the performances his men have put in, but knows they need to be more ruthless, starting on Saturday, at home to Phil Mason’s Wellingborough Town.
“We’re actually playing quite well,” he said. “We’ve just got to be more clinical.
“We’ve deserved to win games based on our possession and chances but we’re just not taking them at the moment.
“I’m not overly panicked and if we keep playing how we’re playing it won’t be long before we turn performances into points.”
SPENCER
Vase victory a big one for Stone’s men
Spencer boss Ben Stone believes his side’s FA Vase victory against Long Buckby will boost their UCL Division One bid.
The Millers beat the Bucks 1-0 on Tuesday night to move into the Vase second round, and Stone said: “We were the better side and it’s a good confidence booster to take into the league.”
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