Truro City manager John Askey said his side can “see the job through” and stay top of National League South as they prepare for Good Friday’s crucial matches.
The Tinners host fourth-placed Torquay United, while second-placed Worthing go to third-placed Eastbourne Borough.
Just three points separate the top four sides as they aim for the one automatic promotion place on offer to the champions.
“It’s exciting. This is what you want to be involved in and hopefully we can see the job through,” Askey told BBC Radio Cornwall.
“But nobody is getting carried away, there’s still a lot of hard work to be done.”
While Torquay are a former English Football League side, this season represents a high watermark in the history of Truro City.
No side from Cornwall has ever reached the fifth tier of English football before, but Askey said there will be more pressure on his opponents than his side.
“It’s a game that Torquay have got to win. Both teams are obviously trying to achieve something this season.
“I don’t think there’s been any real pressure on ourselves, it’s tough when you’re at a club like Torquay because expectations are so high.
“Where, for ourselves, it’s been a bit of an exciting ride really, so hopefully we can continue, but if we don’t we’ll still enjoy it there.”
Askey’s side were one of the favourites for relegation at the start of the season and have a budget lower than any of their title rivals.
But they have been on a tremendous run of form, winning nine of their past 12 games, including a key win over Worthing earlier this month, and losing only once in their past 15 games.
“The players, week in week out, have given everything,” Askey said.
“I don’t say that lightly, you won’t get a better group of players.
“They have to put up with a lot with the travelling, our training facilities are not great, but week in, week out they really fight, and that’s why we are where we are.
“If you do that it just shows where it can take you.”
He added: “I don’t think there’s ever been a league like there’s been this season.
“It makes it all the more exciting, doesn’t it, but with three games to go, to be at the top of the table with a great chance of getting automatic promotion is obviously where we want to be.”
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Truro City manager John Askey said his side can “see the job through” and stay top of National League South as they prepare for Good Friday’s crucial matches.
The Tinners host fourth-placed Torquay United, while second-placed Worthing go to third-placed Eastbourne Borough.
Just three points separate the top four sides as they aim for the one automatic promotion place on offer to the champions.
“It’s exciting. This is what you want to be involved in and hopefully we can see the job through,” Askey told BBC Radio Cornwall.
“But nobody is getting carried away, there’s still a lot of hard work to be done.”
While Torquay are a former English Football League side, this season represents a high watermark in the history of Truro City.
No side from Cornwall has ever reached the fifth tier of English football before, but Askey said there will be more pressure on his opponents than his side.
“It’s a game that Torquay have got to win. Both teams are obviously trying to achieve something this season.
“I don’t think there’s been any real pressure on ourselves, it’s tough when you’re at a club like Torquay because expectations are so high.
“Where, for ourselves, it’s been a bit of an exciting ride really, so hopefully we can continue, but if we don’t we’ll still enjoy it there.”
Image source, Rex FeaturesAskey’s side were one of the favourites for relegation at the start of the season and have a budget lower than any of their title rivals.
But they have been on a tremendous run of form, winning nine of their past 12 games, including a key win over Worthing earlier this month, and losing only once in their past 15 games.
“The players, week in week out, have given everything,” Askey said.
“I don’t say that lightly, you won’t get a better group of players.
“They have to put up with a lot with the travelling, our training facilities are not great, but week in, week out they really fight, and that’s why we are where we are.
“If you do that it just shows where it can take you.”
He added: “I don’t think there’s ever been a league like there’s been this season.
“It makes it all the more exciting, doesn’t it, but with three games to go, to be at the top of the table with a great chance of getting automatic promotion is obviously where we want to be.”
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