CRAIG Mahon hopes silence speaks volumes as Curzon Ashton look to defy the odds once again.
A 3-0 home defeat to Spennymoor Town deflated the Nash boss, who spoke about ‘collapsing.’
Now with four matches to go in National League North – and a play-off place to hold on to – the Irishman hopes what he heard in the dressing room after that loss means they can go for a place in the National League, starting with the trip to Kidderminster on Saturday, April 12.
Nothing.
Mahon said: “Silence sometimes says everything, you know what I mean?
“Sometimes you don’t have to say anything. You listen to the silence and you know that the lads are either upset about what they’ve done or they’re thinking about what they could have done better.
“I’m just hoping now that silence means that they care a bit more and that they’ll come out on Saturday and give us something that we’re looking for.”
Despite the latest result, if you had told Curzon they would be in position to push for promotion at this point of the season, they would have snapped your hand off.
Now to finish the job off and go for it.
Mahon added: “I think anybody at this club or any other club would have been happy at this point in the season.
“Yes, you’re upset when you lose games, but sometimes you’ve got to take a step back and have a bit of perspective on what we’re doing and where we are. I couldn’t be happier.
“Going up has crossed our minds, but what we’ve tried to do is just take the next game. Don’t look too far ahead and just see where we are and then we’ll come to that bridge when we cross it.
“Hopefully, we will be at that bridge.”
Curzon’s trip to Kidderminster could not be tougher. As things stand, they sit in sixth place while the former Football League side sits second, one point behind leaders Scunthorpe.
But the man in charge hopes the fact they are underdogs – with the words after Spennymoor ringing in their ears – can help them rise to the occasion.
Mahon continued: “In a way, it’s a free hit, as you would say, because we’re not expected to get anything or do anything, but I’m sure the lads will relish that and hopefully turn up.
“In the second half v Spennymoor, we just collapsed. We’d never been like that.
“Spennymoor wasn’t good enough but we’ve got four games now to make up for it.
“Obviously, we want to play well in every game but if we have to play rubbish and win, we’ll do that.”