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Willmott Keen To Take His Chance

Posted on: Thu 14 Aug 2008

Robbie Willmott made his first start of the season on Tuesday night in place of the injured Andy Parkinson, and the 18-year-old caused problems for Kidderminster all night with his pace and skill.

Reflecting on the game, Robbie was pleased with the second league start of his career: "I was happy just to start and get the performance under my belt, and I thought I pulled the ball back quite a bit and beat the fullback regularly so I felt I had quite an effective game.

"I wasn't really surprised to be starting because I'm capable of playing right wing and I was looking for the gaffer to throw me in, but the win was all about the team," he added.

"We are still together this year as we were last year and we've added players that help the team relax, stop people losing their heads, and keep everyone focused on the goal for the team. The gaffer has got everyone concentrating on what we can do this season - there is no thinking back to last year and what happened.

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"We are looking to get this club promoted, nothing less than that."

With Parkinson likely to miss the rest of the season with a cruciate ligament injury and fellow winger Courtney Pitt out for up to three months following surgery, Robbie knows this could be his chance to stake a claim for a regular place in the starting line-up and he is looking forward to Saturday's visit of table-topping Barrow.

"Like us they also have a 100% record so something will have to give and our crowd will play a big part in that," he said.

"They were fantastic on Tuesday and as a team we can't thank them enough for what they do. Whether we are losing or winning they do it with us and we appreciate them as much as they do us."

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