With a chance of making history in the FA Cup awaiting, Wealdstone boss Sam Cox has enlisted the help of his local church pastor to try to inspire his players to claim a big scalp and reach the third round.
The Stones will visit League Two Grimsby Town in great form, having gone eight matches in all competitions without defeat, and sit ninth in the National League.
The Ruislip-based club have reached the third round just once in their history, when they were beaten 4-0 by QPR in the 1977-78 season.
Should they win at Blundell Park on Saturday, the opportunity to face one of the Premier League’s elite clubs could become a reality.
And to get his players fired up for the match, Cox invited pastor Jerry Brown to deliver a rousing speech, where he spoke of the importance of embracing tasks that might feel mundane in order to reach their peak level of performance.
“If we can focus on the consistency and the endurance of resilience, I find that’s where if we are focusing and we are delighting ourselves in the mundane, the mundane is where the power comes, that’s where the strength comes alive,” he said in a clip posted on the club’s Instagram account.
“And with that strength, you can stand the test of time.”
