Owen Brain believes Barry Town United have plenty more to come as The Town prepare to welcome Cardiff Met to Jenner Park on Saturday afternoon.
The summer signing made the perfect start to life in the Novira Cymru Premier last Friday, scoring twice on his competitive debut as Barry secured a dramatic 3-2 victory away at Flint Town United.
With the scores level heading into the closing stages, Brain stepped up to score the winner and ensure Steve Jenkins’ side made the long journey back to South Wales with all three points.
Reflecting on the victory, Brain was pleased to have played his part in securing another important win for The Town.
“Yeah, it made the long journey worth it. It was a bit of a scrappy game and it was going to take a bit of quality from either side to get the points, and I’m glad I could provide that for the team.”
After being unable to feature in Barry’s opening league fixture against Cambrian United, Brain was delighted to mark his first competitive appearance in yellow and blue with two goals.
“I was frustrated I couldn’t play the opening fixture for reasons out of my control, but it made it all worth it scoring two goals on my debut, so I can’t complain.”
Barry have started the new campaign with maximum points from their opening two fixtures, with late winners proving decisive in victories over both Cambrian United and Flint Town United.
Despite the perfect start, Brain believes there is still plenty more to come from a squad that welcomed several new faces through the doors at Jenner Park during the summer.
“I feel like as a group we’ve got a lot more to show. Lots of new additions means we’re only going to get better.
“I think it shows the character we have in the dressing room, to not necessarily play well but grind out two good wins with two late winners.”
Attention now turns to Saturday as The Town return to Jenner Park for the visit of Cardiff Met.
Both sides head into the fixture having won their opening two league games, setting up an exciting encounter between two unbeaten sides.
For Brain, having a strong Barry following behind the team could make a significant difference as The Town look to make Jenner Park a difficult place for opposition sides to visit this season.
“Fans at any level play a massive part at home. It sounds cliché, but it really does give you another few percent.
“We don’t want to give teams an easy game coming to our place. We want to be hard to beat, and the fans have a big part in that.”
Barry Town United host Cardiff Met at Jenner Park on Saturday 15th August, with kick-off at 12:30pm.
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