Taylor: Negative influences will be kicked out (24.10.05)

MAGPIES boss Carl Taylor has heralded Saturday’s battling draw at Weston-super-Mare as a return to form for his struggling team – and vowed to kick out those who think differently.
The manager was keen to stress the valuable point was a more accurate reflection of his team’s abilities, not the previous two matches where his side shipped a total of 12 goals. He said: “I’m pleased on a basis that, for anybody on the outside, it seems to have stopped the rot, but I don’t think there was any rot – it was a bad week.”
The manager added the fact that the defeats to Bognor Regis and St Albans were the first time Maidenhead United had lost two games in a row under his reign indicated they were just a blip.
He said: “We had to perform after St Albans, when even people that tend to follow my positive approach might have questioned themselves.
“But there was never really any panic. Anyone who is negative won’t be any good around me.
“They’ll be out – whether that’s committee members or staff.”
He added: “We could even have won the game on Saturday, but I’m obviously happy in the end to get a draw considering the players I had out as well.”
The manager also felt, with the exception of the St Albans match, the whole team were actually playing well without getting the rewards they deserved.
“We’re still not far away,” he said.
“Results will take care of themselves anyway if you play well enough. We’re getting a result every three games at the moment, and if we keep that up and keep playing well, we will finish a lot higher up the table.”
After the trauma of the league, Taylor admitted he was pleased to be taking on Bishop’s Stortford in the FA Trophy tomorrow (Saturday).
“We’re looking forward to having a game at home.
“We can go all out for a win, playing a cup type of game.
“We’re definitely due some luck for the amount of games we have played well in and not got a result in,” he said.