AFC Fylde camp is keen to continue the club's winning run
AFC Fylde head coach Craig Mahon is excited by the challenge ahead as two of National League North’s leading lights meet at Mill Farm this weekend.
First play third as the table-topping Coasters host Merthyr Town, who are four points behind them after winning their last eight league games.
One of those victories came against South Shields, whom Fylde leapfrogged at the top after winning at Curzon Ashton last weekend.
Mahon told Fylde’s media team: “I went to see them and I was really impressed with them: some of their play, some of their work rate, their patterns, the aggression they have.
“They have caught a lot of teams off guard but myself, Alex (Kenyon, assistant boss) and Chris (Neal, goalkeeping coach) have watched the videos back and we’ve come up with a plan going into the game.
“The lads have trained excellently, they’ve done exactly what we’ve asked of them and we’ve just got to go out and enjoy it again.
“It’s fantastic that we’re in these types of matches, it shows how far we’ve come, but we’re fully aware of what a win could do and we just want to keep this run going and see where it takes us.
“I think I’ve said it 100 times, there’s no easy games in this league or there’s no games I don’t take seriously.
“I always make sure we go into every game and respect every team – and it’ll be no different for Merthyr.
“Nothing is won or lost at this time of year so we’ve just got to go out, enjoy it, see what we can do and give it our best effort.”