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Howell ready for Oxford challenge

13 February 2014

Club News

Howell ready for Oxford challenge

13 February 2014

Midfielder Anthony Howell insists our team are ready to roll their sleeves up, as we look to keep up our good away form against Oxford United at the Kassam Stadium on Saturday.

Our team have accumulated 21 points on the road already this term ā€“ more than any side currently outside the Sky Bet League Two Play-Off zone.

Howell, who has made 25 appearances so far this season, believes we are capable of achieving another good result as we aim to climb the table.

ā€œWeā€™re all looking forward to the game,ā€ said Howell. ā€œWeā€™re doing well away from home, so Oxford will be a good test.Ā 

ā€œTheyā€™ve got good players and weā€™ll have to keep [Dave] Kitson under wraps, but weā€™ll go there with a game-plan and try and get some more points on the board.ā€

He continued: ā€œ[Against Southend] the conditions were bad, but weā€™ve got players who roll up their sleeves and thatā€™s what weā€™re going to do again on Saturday.

ā€œEven though weā€™re in a position where I donā€™t think we deserve to be [in the league table], we want to show Oxford that weā€™re a good team.ā€

Reflecting on last Saturdayā€™s fantastic 2-1 victory over Southend ā€“ our first success on home soil in the New Year, the 27-year-old had praise for our supporters.

ā€œ[Our performance] showed the spirit that the lads have,ā€ continued Howell.

ā€œThe fans were great too. There was a lot of noise from the stands even though they must have been freezing, because I was freezing and I was trying to run around.

ā€œIt shows that the lads are determined to get points on the board, whatever the case.ā€

On his own current form, the midfielder added: ā€œEvery week when the team-sheet gets read out and my name is on there, itā€™s a successful week, because I train hard just to get that place.

ā€œIā€™m trying to get stuck in and Iā€™m trying to keep my place in the side. Your place can go just like that, so Iā€™m glad that Iā€™ve been on a good run in the side and Iā€™ll try and keep that going.ā€

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