FROME TOWN | THE JOY OF REX

Positive week for the Premier South club

It’s been a good week for Frome Town and their on-loan midfielder, Rex Mannings.

Having secured a 3-1 victory at Winchester City last weekend, they followed it up with a hard-earned but fully deserved 1-1 away draw at high-flying AFC Totton on Tuesday evening to make it just one defeat from their last six Pitching In Southern League Premier South games.

Mannings, who returned to the club earlier this season on loan from Vanarama National League South outfit, Chippenham Town, has weighed in with a goal in each game alongside two hard-working displays.

“I thought the lads were excellent as a collective on Tuesday,” he told us. “Going into the game as underdogs and putting in a performance like that was fantastic. I thought we might have gone on to score more, but after conceding straight after going 1-0 up, we had to sit back and focus on not conceding again.

“I believe the players’ character and confidence is really shining through at the moment, and we’re seeing the best version of some very talented players here at the club.

“I’m always happy to score—it’s such a great feeling and another step towards maintaining these strong performances.

“As a newly-promoted side, it was always going to be difficult stepping up a level this season; it’s never going to be a walk in the park. There is not much difference between this level and the level above in The National League South, to be honest.

“It’s such a competitive League and we’re pushing as much as we can to get Frome into a better position.

“The goal for the rest of the season is to maintain this level of performance as a team and hopefully secure our place at this level for next season and then build from there.

“On a personal level, I just want to enjoy it, find my form, and do my best to help Frome Town for the remainder of the season.”

A home encounter with Gloucester City awaits Manning and his team-mates on Saturday.

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