Fleetwood Town new boy hits the ground running

The midfielder joined the Cod Army from Rochdale on a free transfer over the summer with the idea being that he contributes goals.

Goals from midfield was an area that Fleetwood lacked in last season, the bulk of the goals coming from central strikers or wide players.

Camps has already scored twice in three appearances this season, netting against Carlisle United in the EFL Trophy before opening the scoring against Burton Albion last weekend.

Barton said: “Callum scored against Carlisle in the cup, he showed a really nice finish there and that’s what we brought him in to do.

“We needed to contribute a few more from midfield, Ched (Evans) and Pad (Paddy Madden) have scored the weight of goals for us.

“We brought Josh Morris in last summer and he contributed 10 goals last year.

“We kind of know, to get out of this division, you need about 80 goals.

“If Ched can give you 15 to 20, maybe more, Paddy can give you 15 to 20, maybe more, and then you can chip in with Wes Burns coming in with goals, Josh Morris who guarantees you goals at this level, Mark Duffy, a creator, a maker of goals, and then obviously Callum Camps coming in, in the midfield.”

Victory over Burton made it three wins in as many games to start the new season.

Not that Barton is getting carried away as he wants to inject further fresh blood at Highbury.

He said: “We’re not done in the transfer market. I still think I’m four or five players away, the chairman probably thinks I’m one or two.

“We have another five games before we get to that threshold but I’m really, really pleased with three wins out of three to start the season.

“It really puts to bed that play-off hangover that can lurk around football clubs and that is enormous credit to that dressing room and the players we’ve got in that dressing room.”

Barton also believes his players’ good start to the season vindicates the work being undertaken by players and coaches on the training ground at Poolfoot Farm.

He said: “The first goal for us is always what we want in a game, we want to set the tone.

“We don’t mind if it comes in open play or from a set play, you’re not bothered as a manager, you just want the ball to go in the back of the net.

“We did a lot of work on it last year, we brought in a specialist and analyst to focus on the set piece.

“It paid us back in dividends last year and already, a couple of games into this season, it’s starting to pay off because the work you do on the training ground is what comes out on a matchday.

“Especially when you’re under pressure so we talk to our lads all the time about the habits from Monday to Friday.”