'Let's try and pack it out' - Buxton boss's appeal to fans ahead of National League North opener
Manager Jordan Broadbent wants a packed house to help get Buxton off to a winning start to the new season on Saturday.
The Bucks take on Hereford at the Tarmac Silverlands Stadium (3pm) at the start of what they hope will be another campaign at the top end of National League North.
An opener in familiar surroundings is just what was needed and now it is hoped Buxton can press the advantage home.
Broadbent said: "At any club, the fans are a huge part and especially at ours and in the wider community,
"We want to get people down to the Silverlands and try and pack it out and get a real bumper crowd for the first game of the season because one thing I do know is that the boys love performing in front of the home fans.”
Buxton rounded off their pre-season programme with a 2-1 win at Warrington Town on a traditional grass pitch.
"The pitch played quite slow – it was really dry,” noted Broadbent. “But on our home ground we can play front-footed football and hopefully we can get off to a fast start.”
Buxton handed a quick debut to Ben Grist at the weekend.
He has joined on an initial two-month loan deal from Boston United FC.
Ben signed for the Pilgrims last summer having left Leicester City.
"Gristy has come in and we’ve in dropped him in at the deep end but he did well considering he’s had no training with the boys and not really knowing the group,” said the boss.
Full-back Liam Brockbank, who started his career at Carlisle United, has also been added to the squad after a successful trial, as has the West Bromwich Albion-schooled Josh Shaw.
Added Broadbent: "It has been a relatively successful pre-season so far with the results we’ve had and the performances we’ve put in.
“I have been pleased with how the group has responded to everything put in front of them. We are in a good place. We look fit, we look strong and the Warrington match has cemented a few ideas in my head about how we approach the first game.”