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Fleetwood on verge of promotion

Non-League

Fleetwood manager Tony Greenwood believes his side will win promotion to Blue Square North at the weekend.

Tuesday's 2-1 win over Leek Town moved them to the top of the Unibond League for the first time this season.

"To be honest, it's been a fantastic two months for us," Greenwood told BBC Radio Lancashire.

"We've put a great run together. Seven clean sheets on the bounce away from home, and now we've just got to finish the job off."

We just kept chipping away because there's been no pressure on us

Tony Greenwood

Despite trailing Witton by 14 points with just a handful of games remaining, Greenwood admitted he has always been confident his side would turn things round.

"We had three games in hand, but those games had to be won," he said. "We just kept chipping away because there's been no pressure on us. It's Witton who've had all the pressure because we've always been chasing them down.

"I told the lads seven or eight games ago that our next defeat would probably mean the end of our championship race," Greenwood added. "But they've been absolutely superb."

Fleetwood host Frickley at the weekend, a game the manager is eagerly anticipating.

"We're just going to go into Saturday's game knowing that that's the end of our season," he said.

"It's a different feeling going into it because it's the one game we have to win. But we perform in big matches, although I just want to get it over with."


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