Askey’s troops didn’t play last weekend due to the Tinners’ FA Trophy elimination, but they will play again today when they host Maidstone United at the Truro City Stadium.
Following a stalemate in Surrey that left the Cornish team looking down on the others, Truro’s penultimate game was on November 30 against Dorking Wanderers. The 60-year-old acknowledged that several members of his team had taken advantage of the two weeks off to recover.
“I would have liked to have spent some time on the training field during our two-week break, but we had one or two players who had been carrying injuries,” he said to trurocity.co.uk. Consequently, many members of the squad had utilized the vacation as a time to recuperate.
But generally, the vacation was well-timed because we have done more training than we would have at this time of year.
“We are still close to the top even after the break, and maybe we can pick up where we left off on Saturday at the end of November. Given that Maidstone is a major team in this league, it will be difficult.
“As always, though, we fancy ourselves at home and we are very much looking forward to it, as we start our Christmas fixtures. When I was a player, there was always something special about games around this time because the crowds are bigger.
“We know there will be big numbers coming on Saturday and potentially even more on Boxing Day and then when we travel away on New Year’s Day.”
With this City’s first match in the Duchy since November 23, Askey once again stressed the importance of making the Truro City Stadium a fortress.
So far, the Tinners have had their colours lowered just twice in the league at TR4 with the last of those coming on September 7, when Eastbourne inflicted an old-fashioned smash and grab on Askey’s side.
He added: “Our home form has been good so far and we know how important that is, given the fact Truro have been playing away from the City for the last few years. We have got off to a good start and we just need to continue that.
“As the season goes on, results become more and more important and if we are still in this current position coming into January, it will have kept our good start going.”
