Gill fired up as he faces biggest game as a boss

Third-placed Casuals travel to second-in-the-table Haughmond tomorrow for what Gill describes as a must not lose encounter.

Gill and his assistant Lee Turton are enjoying their fourth year of managing at adult level and the Brinsford Lane boss is not playing down the importance of the trip to Shropshire.

Casuals will kick off a point behind their hosts and having played two games more, but Gill believes his side will still be right in the promotion mix if they avoid defeat.

"Myself and Lee have been in adult football for four years and this is the biggest game we have faced," said Gill.

"To still be in the mix at this stage of the season is fantastic.

"I think it's more of a can't lose than must win game for us.

"If we draw then, with the fixtures Haughmond still have to play, I think we would still be in the mix.

"After Saturday, we then have a run of games where we face five of the sides currently in the bottom eight.

"If we can pick up up a good result at the weekend, then we have a month where we should be capable of picking up points.

"Other sides around us will drop points because a lot sides in the top six still have to play each other.

"But it's going to be a tough game tomorrow because Haughmond are a very good side. I saw them beat Shifnal in midweek and they played very well."

But Gill's charges will go into the game in confident mood thanks to a superb run that has seen them unbeaten in 16 league games.

"We have had a great run and are unbeaten in the league since October," he said.

"We were third when we started that run and we are still third now and that shows the quality of the sides around us. I feel there are six exceptional sides in the division."

Gill is enjoying a stellar first campaign with Casuals and with the club having finished ninth last term, the only pressure he is under is self-inflicted.

At Christmas, second place in our league would have been good enough for promotion and the teams up there haven't gone backwards since then.

Casuals finished 47 points off top spot last year and there is no pressure from the club at all," said Gill.

"There is still a lot to play for and to be in with a shout with seven games to go is a great achievement.

"But we are in it to win it and we want to keep improving year on year."