With seven wins out of seven so far, Sean Davis has been enjoying what looks to be his first full season in the first team. 

Perhaps it’s no coincidence that this season’s flying start has something to do with Sean’s somewhat talismanic involvement in the first team:

“I’ve been here since when we got promoted from the third division under Micky Adams.  It seems a very long time ago but hopefully I’ll be a Premiership player next year.”

Making the journey from a Third Division youth team member to the brink of the Premiership is no mean feat for any young player – to make it with the same club must make Sean one of the few professional footballers in the world to boast such a rise in status. 

However, taking all things into consideration, Sean is careful not to get too overconfident at this early stage of the season:

“We’re doing well, we’re taking each game as it comes and we’re not going to get carried away.  Everyone’s enjoying their football, confidence is sky-high and we’re scoring lots of goal, which is not only good for the team but also good for the fans.”

Looking at his own game, Sean was quick to point out that that last season his performances were “a bit inconsistent.” However this season he’ll be the first to acknowledge that Jean Tigana’s input has greatly enhanced his game:

“Under Tigana it’s been great. I’ve learnt so much in a short space of time; hopefully I can keep playing well and get into the under-21 squad. He’s the best manager that I’ve ever worked under.  I’m enjoying my football so much now; it’s a joy to play.  We do work hard on and off the pitch so it’s been a pleasure to play for him.”

Looking forward to tomorrow’s game against newly-promoted Gillingham, Sean’s analysis was characteristically confident:

“Gillingham are doing quite well this year, they just got promoted. I’m not too sure how it will go. If it’s 0-0 by half time, they’ll have done well because the boys are on fire at the moment.” 

Much of his confidence is down to the fact that the team has been scoring so freely in recent matches, especially in the later stages of the game.  Sean explains why he thinks we are able to pick up the pace;

“We keep scoring goals in the second half.  This is because when teams normally come to the Cottage, they put one man up front and put loads of men behind the ball, but we pass the ball so well that not a lot of teams can work that hard for 90 minutes.  So when the second half comes, they’re a lot more tired and we’re still fresh because we’ve always got the ball.”

Hopefully, come full time, both Sean and the supporters will be celebrating the continuation of our 100% start.