Stratford Town need a leader, says boss Adams

CARL Adams believes its vital that Stratford Town add a leader to their squad over the summer.

The Town boss was left frustrated again on Tuesday night as he watched his side give away two soft goals in a 2-1 defeat to Dorchester Town at the DCS Stadium.

With Southern League Premier Division safety already in the bag, the Town squad are playing to prove themselves ahead of next season, although on the basis of the past three months, Adams may be tempted to ring the changes this summer.

A dominant figure in defence or midfield is likely to top the bill, and Adams said: “For me, the critical thing and what I’ve been saying to my lads is — who is going to take the team by the scruff of the neck?

“Who is the governor of this team? Who are the leaders out there? “That is what we’ve lacked this season. We’ve lacked pure leaders — we are a very quiet team.

“Since I’ve been at the football club I’ve had nothing but success and now this is probably going to be my biggest learning curve as to what I’m going to do and who I’m going to bring in.

“I just want this season to end now. We can look to rebuild in the summer and try to kick on. I’m not kidding myself — we’ve got an awful lot of work to do.

“This season is a hard luck story that we’ve brought on ourselves.”

Town travel to King's Lynn tomorrow before wrapping up their season with a home fixture against Cambridge City on Tuesday.

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