WHILE he may have only just joined Warrington Town, Jak McCourt insists he has seen enough to believe that they will soon turn a corner.
The experienced midfielder, whose career has seen him play more than 100 games in the Football League, is Yellows’ latest signing having joined on a three-month loan from Ashton United.
He has played the full 90 minutes in both games since his arrival, debuting in Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Rushall Olympic before a 0-0 draw at Scarborough Athletic on Tuesday.
Town continue to sit too close to the National League North relegation zone for comfort – they are two points clear of danger in 18th – but ahead of promotion-chasing Chester’s visit to Cantilever Park on Saturday, McCourt is confident they will soon start climbing the table.
“Looking at the team, we’ve got a very, very good one,” he said.
“I know the league position doesn’t show it, but we know we should be higher and we will be higher.
“We’ve looked pretty solid defensively but moving forward, we’ve just got to be a bit more creative in the final third.
“Once we get that end product into our game, myself included, we’ll go on and beat teams.
“We’ve got experience but we’ve also got plenty of young, fresh lads so we’ve got a good balance. The more we all play together, the more it’s going to come.
“We’ve got to be fearless with our end product – we’re getting ourselves into some great positions but it’s about that final pass and shot.
“I know it’s going to come together – we’ll dig deep and work hard so it will become easier for us all.”
Since dropping out of the professional game following spells at Northampton Town, Chesterfield and Swindon Town among others, McCourt was a frequent target of current Yellows boss Paul Carden during his first spell in charge and is believed to have spoken to predecessor Mark Beesley about a summer move before joining Ashton.
Before then, he had played a key role in helping Buxton cement themselves as a Step Two side while he also had a brief spell with neighbours Warrington Rylands.
Once Carden got in touch this time, however, the 29-year-old insists it was an easy decision
“I was delighted to get it done,” he said.
“I have spoken in the past about maybe coming here, but I’m here now.
“I’ve known Cards for a long time so when he picked up the phone, I was delighted to get it sorted.
“He didn’t have to sell anything to me – I’ve known him a while and I know quite a few of the lads here.”
Town will welcome Chester having not scored from open play in their last six games in all competitions, although Connor Woods’ penalty at Rushall at the weekend did at least see them end a five-match goal drought.
Tuesday’s clean sheet at Scarborough was also just their fourth of the season and with another promotion-chaser in Curzon Ashton to visit after Chester, McCourt says the team have a chance to send out a message.
“We’ve had two away games on the bounce with two draws, which is a good starting point,” he said.
“We’ve just got to kick on now – we’ve two tough games coming up at home starting with Chester, but this is where we can put our marker down.
“Every game is the same to me – they’re all massive.
“We’ll be going into that game wanting the three points and we’ll do everything to try and get them.”
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