Tom Morgan believes Tadcaster Albion have to keep their feet on the ground
Tom Morgan believes Tadcaster Albion have to keep their feet on the ground as they continue their pursuit of league and FA Vase glory.
Tadcaster are top of the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division and are into the last 16 of the Vase – four games away from Wembley.
Crowds have risen to record levels as fans begin to dream of a trip to the capital, but the goalkeeper insists that they can’t start thinking ahead.
“It has been good (the Vase run) and there has been a real buzz about it,” he said.
“The chairman and the manager and all the staff want us to try and get as far as we can.
“It’s the old cliche, take each game as it comes and try not to get too carried away.
“You can understand why the fans are getting excited about it because every round you go through it is that next step closer towards Wembley.
“There’s a long way to go though. We do have to believe in ourselves as the squad is good enough to go through.”
Morgan signed for Tadcaster at the end of August after ending his long association with Farsley AFC in the summer. He did briefly play for Bradford Park Avenue and sign for Curzon in pre-season.
He played for them from the start of Neil Parsley’s renaissance of the Throstle Nest club and previously in the Celtic days when they achieved three promotions in four years between 2003 and 2007.
Morgan was a key member as Lee Sinnott’s “team of winners” defied the odds to take the village team to the Conference National for the first time in their history.
Tadcaster have similar ambitions and Morgan sees similarities between now and then.
“To me, Tadcaster reminds me of when I first went to Farsley Celtic back in the day under Lee Sinnott.
“They have the right people running the club who want to take the club in the right direction, but doing it correctly.
“Everyone thinks that the budget is massive here, which it isn’t. They have a good blend of youth and experience.
“Some of the youngsters coming through are really exciting so it is good times here.
“When I had the first meeting with the manager and the chairman, they basically said that they don’t want to go through leagues one after another.
“They just want to try and get out of this league first and then try and get a foothold in the Evo Stik.
“They said that their ideal place would be Conference North in the next five or ten years.
“It has been a great start so far, but I have been hampered with injuries recently.
“The good thing about Tadcaster is that it has a really good catchment so you have people from Leeds and York.
“I’ve noticed as the season has gone that the grounds have increased and it is nice to see that people want to come out and support you.”
Tadcaster are due to visit Glasshoughton Welfare tomorrow.