1. First of all, now the season is complete, how do you feel the season went overall?
DM: Last season is a difficult one to summarise, we had some high highs and some low lows, hopefully in time it will be only the high points that remain in the memory for both the players and fans!
2. How did the season fare in terms of personal and team targets, must feel nice to be closing in on 200 NMFC appearances?
DM: The targets I had hoped we as a team would attain and subsequently my individual targets, in particular those in regards to league finish weren’t met. However, I’m pleased with the amount of appearances I managed to make last year especially as I was carrying niggling injuries for certain periods of the season.
3. Looking back at the FA Trophy run now, how do you reflect on it? Can you pick a standout moment?
DM: The trophy run was a great experience, to beat those teams from a higher level was fantastic and will forever be great memories. The victories against Dartford and Wealdstone particularly stand out for me, as there was no doubt on both occasions that we were the better side.
4. Do you remember much about what was going through your mind during that specific moment?
DM: There was one moment of pure relief in the Dartford game as Marco made a great save in the latter stages of the match, a Dartford attack which began as a result of me giving the ball away 😅.
5. Any point in either cup run or season in general you knew something special could be round the corner?
DM: Following the previous season, which cut was short, I felt that we had a really good core group of players and that we were capable of achieving good things… glimpses of that we demonstrated in the trophy run, and hopefully we will see it on a more consistent basis in the season up and coming.
6. Must have been nice to win the Suffolk Premier Cup for second straight season, what did you make of the game itself and the shootout?
DM: I think as a group currently we believe the Suffolk cup is a competition we should be winning. But saying that and achieving it are two different things, so it was good to confirm that belief and it will be a competition we will be aiming to win again. The game itself was awful, devoid of any standout moments. The penalty shoot out we all though we would win with the form our GK has been in!
7. Looking back at the FA Cup and League Cup, would it be fair to say you're disappointed with how both competitions went for us?
DM: The FA cup was especially disappointing for me - I was injured for that game so could not contribute only shout from the sidelines. An extended FA cup run like we had in the trophy is something all the players and staff would love to be a part of!
8. Looking at league season how do you summarise it?
DM: In reference to my answer in question 1, many of those low moments were a result of disappointing leagues results. The position we finished in the league is not what we had set out to achieve and so it’s far to say the league season itself was overall disappointing.
9. Are there any league games that stand out to you?
DM: In a league season of 30-40 games there are many high and lows, good performances and bad (although hopefully not too many bad). At this point my focus is on more the things that didn’t got so well that the team and I can improve, so maybe those games wouldn’t be the best to share… 😂
10. Best game from a personal/team perspective?
DM: The Wealdstone and Dartford games I felt almost all 11 players were very good on both occasions.
11. Your player of the season and why?
DM: I think Marcus Garnham thoroughly deserves the plaudits he got at the end of the season. The penalty shoot out performances alone were enough to seal that in my opinion.
12. If you could change any part of this season, what would you change? Why? What would you do different looking back?
DM: The way we performed in the league is what I would change, and hopefully that is something we can correct in the season to come.
13. Season from your personal perspective?
DM: As a player and a competitor you always want more. Looking back, that is how I feel about my own performances and that of the team and is something to always strive for.
14. If you could relive any full game from this season, which one would you pick and why?
DM: Yeovil away. A great result against the odds.
15. Are there any other moments from the season standout to you?
DM: There aren’t too many other stand out footballing moments for me. What does stand out are some of the really good characters we have amongst the staff and players and what a pleasure it is to play for and represent NMFC.
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