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Ethan Freemantle targets more goals having opened his scoring account

Having opened his scoring account for the season with a goal in Stourbridge’s commanding 5-0 Emirates FA Cup victory over Dudley Town last weekend, Ethan Freemantle is hoping that more goals will now follow.

The former Kidderminster Harriers man returned to the Glassboys over the summer on a permanent basis having had a successful loan spell at the club last season.

“I am hoping it will be like buses,” he told us. “You wait a while for one to arrive and then when it does, more follow close behind!

“It was nice to finally get off the mark; as a striker you are judged on goals and going into the season, I set myself a target of getting over 20, so we’re up-and-running on that now.

“Despite so many new faces coming in over the summer, we’ve already started to show what we are capable of. It’s a credit to the Gaffer and his management team that we have gelled so quickly.

“They have brought in lads who are all of the same mentality; extremely focused, hard-working and, ultimately, winners. They have been big on the team bonding sessions and it’s already paying dividends with the way that we have hit the ground running this season.

“Even in the game that we lost at Stamford, we were the better side, and it’s certainly been a case of so far, so good, but we know that we have a lot more to offer and we’re looking forward to the journey that stands before us.

“I think before the season started, a few people questioned our credentials considering it was a totally new team with so many changes on and off the field and also over the past few seasons the club has found itself stuck in the middle of the table, but we’ve started well and it was nice to make progress in the FA Cup at the weekend too.

“The Premier Central is a good standard, it’s a strong League and there are some big clubs involved and a lot of local derbies, which is great for the fans. There’s nothing to scare us; as I say, Stamford are the early leaders but we had the better of our game there and were made to pay for not taking our chances.

“As a team we’re taking things one game at a time. There are a lot of positive things happening at the club and the bond that exists between the fans and the players is going to be so important as we move on through the season.

“The supporters here are fantastic and turn up in such good numbers. For our recent game at Redditch United, they really were our 12th man and got us over the line. I couldn’t believe the noise that they made! They have such passion and I can’t wait to see the War Memorial Ground rocking in the same way!

“We’ll be under the lights on Friday night looking to add to our points tally against Barwell and hopefully I can play my part by getting my name on the scoresheet again.”

IMAGE; Anthony Dunn

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