Manager Brendon Ormsby has warned his players against complacency in advance of their home league match against Askern Villa on Saturday.

In his notes for the match programme, Ormsby urges his players to keep their feet on the ground after his team won their first league game of the season 5:1 away from home and followed this up by knocking Premier Division Nostell out of the President’s Cup.

Despite acknowledging the fine start made by his team, far from resting on his laurels, the former Leeds United skipper is seeking improvements from his team, realising that there are areas for improvement and that, as a squad of players that have just started playing together, there is much work to be done to make sure the team reaches it’s potential.

Ormsby writes: “With this being my first full season in charge of the team, I am really pleased with the start we have made – once we got the first thirty seconds out of the way!

Last Saturday in our first league match at Dinnington, the team responded superbly to going a goal down early on. Once we settled down after twenty minutes or so, the team got into a real rhythm and routine, and played really well. The work-rate from the lads was excellent, particularly allowing for the heat in the second half, and they showed the ruthless attitude of winners to put away their opponents.

It was a great performance all round, with some good goals scored, and quality contributions from everybody on the pitch.

Tuesday night (in the Presidents Cup against Nostell) was a different sort of game, but I was just as happy with the lads as I was on Saturday. Any neutral watching would have struggled to tell which was the Premier League and which was the First Division team, and would have agreed that we were the better team on the night and deserved to win. Nostell were tough to break down, but we never looked second best to them, and defended really well as a unit. In fact, Lee Kelsey did not have much to do, which is a real credit not only to his defenders but to the team as a whole, who worked hard when we did not have the ball, as they must do in every minute of every game.

The unity and discipline in the team has pleased me in our games so far. It’s essential that we win as a team and lose as a team, and the lads’ attitude towards working for each other is fantastic. Obviously, Greig McGrory will be getting more than his fair share of headlines for his brace against Dinnington and his goal to win the game against Nostell, and I am really pleased with Greig’s performances, but I’m sure he would be the first one to share the praise with his team-mates.

I would also like to say a few words about the lads on the bench, and those who have been left out of the sixteen so far. It is a long, hard season, with games coming thick and fast. Already, we have players struggling with knocks and strains, and missing for holidays and work commitments. It is a team game – a squad game, really – and lads will get their opportunities. All the players must believe in their ability – we have a cracking squad, and a really good group of lads. So far, the attitude of the lads who have missed out of being in the starting eleven has been fantastic – the right balance of hunger to fight for their place and professionalism – and the players must understand that we need a big squad, and that their chances will come. We have some real depth of quality in the squad now, and it is great that I do not need to rely on a few players, and that players need to compete for places by putting in the hard work in training, matches and for the reserves. Several players are now demanding reserve games – we put on a fixture especially to give lads a run out on Wednesday night – to get themselves match fit and to prove their worth. This is fantastic news – and a credit to the attitude of the lads.

Despite being satisfied with our start, I am not getting carried away, however. We need to guard against complacency and make sure we do not get too big for our boots, and make sure that we get on it straight from the start of games. Concentration is the key, and I would like to think that players are preparing themselves mentally for the game on the way to the ground, during the warm up, even on Friday night. As soon as the whistle goes, we need to get switched on and at the opposition – and make sure we are neither nice nor naïve, as we may have been in the past.

So, for now, I’d like to thank the lads for their great attitude so far, and to say keep it up, push on, and carry on putting in the hard work. If they do that, the rewards will come.”