ANDY Thorn wants his Coventry City players to enter League One with a quiet confidence to get the job done.
The Sky Blues are among the bookies' favourites to gain promotion next season and the City boss is determined that his players have the belief that they can achieve the club's goal.
“They will go in knowing that there's only one thing we're looking for and that's to come straight back out,“ said the City boss who, like the fans, will be running the rule over the new fixtures which were released today.
“They know that and are aware of that, so there will be a new belief in the camp to go with everything else that will be new around Ryton.
“They will believe in themselves and their ability but they'll also know it will be hard work. They are good lads who are prepared to work their socks off.“
One player who knows the third tier of English football well is Carl Baker, who had a season and a half at Stockport County before switching to the Ricoh Arena in January 2010, having scored an impressive 13 goals from midfield in the division in the first five months of the 2009/10 campaign.
Thorn said: “Bakes knows his way round that league and he was unlucky with his injuries last season, so he's desperate to get going again and we need players like him to be right on top of his game.
“The young boys as well, they've had their taste of the Championship and they know what it's about and what's required. They have all seen the celebrations at Southampton and norwich before and that's what we want.
“It would be nice to have our own party and that's what we'll aim for.
“They have all got to be bang at it when we come back and give 210 per cent, like we always do.
“I think we've got quality in the side and will have more quality in the side, especially if we can add who we want to add, and I think we'll have a really good chance. and we need to hit the ground running because pre-season is going to be really tough.
“It's important that we're pro-active and on the front foot, and who knows what the pre-season is going to throw up because the last two seasons we saw nathan Cameron and Cyrus Christie come through pre-season and all of a sudden started. So it's an important time and we can't carry passengers.“
The Sky Blues are among the bookies' favourites to gain promotion next season and the City boss is determined that his players have the belief that they can achieve the club's goal.
“They will go in knowing that there's only one thing we're looking for and that's to come straight back out,“ said the City boss who, like the fans, will be running the rule over the new fixtures which were released today.
“They know that and are aware of that, so there will be a new belief in the camp to go with everything else that will be new around Ryton.
“They will believe in themselves and their ability but they'll also know it will be hard work. They are good lads who are prepared to work their socks off.“
One player who knows the third tier of English football well is Carl Baker, who had a season and a half at Stockport County before switching to the Ricoh Arena in January 2010, having scored an impressive 13 goals from midfield in the division in the first five months of the 2009/10 campaign.
Thorn said: “Bakes knows his way round that league and he was unlucky with his injuries last season, so he's desperate to get going again and we need players like him to be right on top of his game.
“The young boys as well, they've had their taste of the Championship and they know what it's about and what's required. They have all seen the celebrations at Southampton and norwich before and that's what we want.
“It would be nice to have our own party and that's what we'll aim for.
“They have all got to be bang at it when we come back and give 210 per cent, like we always do.
“I think we've got quality in the side and will have more quality in the side, especially if we can add who we want to add, and I think we'll have a really good chance. and we need to hit the ground running because pre-season is going to be really tough.
“It's important that we're pro-active and on the front foot, and who knows what the pre-season is going to throw up because the last two seasons we saw nathan Cameron and Cyrus Christie come through pre-season and all of a sudden started. So it's an important time and we can't carry passengers.“