North Wales Crusaders all set for big top-two showdown
This weekend marks the start of the second half of the League One season and Crusaders, the leaders, host second-placed Midlands Hurricanes at Colwyn Bay's Stadiwm CSM.
Cru's next two matches after this are against Workington and Dewsbury, who sit third and fourth in the table.
Asked if these three big games were season-defining ones, head coach Forster told CruCast: 'I'm not quite sure, because, for example, we could get beat off Midlands and then we beat Workington and then Midlands go to Workington away. Workington win that, you know, you're back on where you were originally.
'So, it literally is - I know it's boring and I know every coach says it - it is, literally, week-by-week.
'Obviously, if we do win both games, it puts us in a really good spot and, at the end of the day, it then puts the league in our own hands and it's how we choose our own destiny then.'
With nine games played, a tally of eight victories sees North Wales at the top of the pile, a point clear of Midlands, while Workington are a further two points back.
Forster added: 'So, that's the position we want to be in. We don't want to be chasing teams.
'We don't want to be relying on other results. Right now, it's in our hands, but can you really say that with just one point between you and second, and you've got a game to play?
'So, no, we can't go thinking about a league title just yet. I think you can probably only think about that with four, five games left and being in a good spot.
'So, like I've always said, we'll have this little bank of games where we'll focus and we'll have objectives for it and then we'll review it after that, and then, by all means, if we're three, four points clear at the top of the league, I think then we can start dreaming about what's achievable come the end of the year.
'But, until then, we can't sit here being content with being one point clear with, obviously, we've got second, third and fourth all to come.
'So, a long way to go, but I'd rather be in the position that we're in now than where we have been in the last two years.'
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