Dicks wants more from charges

Grays Athletic manager Julian Dicks has called on his players to make a concerted effort in their fight against the drop.

The Blues have struggled this season and find themselves second from bottom, with only Chester, who had a major points deduction, below them.

Dicks wants his charges to put in that little bit extra in both training and on matchday - or else they will face the fate which no club wants to have to endure.

The boss told the Thurrock Gazette: "We are going to have to start giving it 110 per cent."

Ahead of the match with Rushden & Diamonds this weekend, Dicks added: "Rushden have scored ten... and we've conceded eight in the last two games.

"Rushden are going to be a big test for us. They are a decent outfit and I know Justin Edinburgh well. What we need is for the players to really give 110 per cent.

"If the players give 110 per cent we can do well, but recently not all the players have been doing this.

"We all understand how frustrating this is for the fans and they deserve more.

"Training is going well and the lads are getting on well, but it doesn't matter what you do on the training ground if the players don't carry this through to the pitch.

"At the moment we're lucky that we don't have any injuries.

"Of the new lads, Andrea Zola has been making an impact.

"He looked good against Kidderminster and has got the passing skills from his father."