Steve Conroy pleased with progress

Steve Conroy says it will take time to implement his philosophy at Kings Langley, but has been pleased with the early progress the club has made under him.

Having taken over at the Gaywood Park club in the wake of Paul Hobbs’ departure, Conroy has helped stabilise Kings’ form and they are unbeaten in their last four league games.

He says the players have had a big impact in making adapting to life in the dugout as simple as possible and is now focused on making steady progress.

“It is about taking small steps at a time. My philosophy is a bit different to what the players are used to and it will take time,” Conroy said.

“I want to take them as far as I can and help them improve.

“The lads have responded really well to what we are trying to do and it is a matter of keeping them hungry, helping them learn and progressing as a team.”

That progress continued on Tuesday night as Kings same from behind to secure a 1-1 draw against Slough Town thanks to a Matt Ball penalty.

The point came on the back of Saturday’s 2-0 defeat of Stratford Town where Ball was once again on target with a brace.

Kings remain 21st in spite of the four-point haul but they look to be assured of safety as only one team will be relegated this term.

Nonetheless, Conroy is eager to ensure Kings’ ambitions lie further up the table and he wants to guide them out of the lower reaches of the Southern League Premier Division.

“I know only one team goes down this season but I am looking to finish outside the bottom four,” he said.

“I want to start shaping the team for next season and we won’t use one team going down as an excuse to relax.

Source Watford Observer