Gwalia United have one clear goal after struggling relegation final season – promotion again to the third tier of the English soccer pyramid.
The Welsh aspect collected simply 22 factors within the Southern Premier Division final season, profitable solely six of their 22 matches.
After victories of their first two fixtures in Nationwide League Division One South West, supervisor Cori Williams-Mills is obvious on expectations.
"We wish to win the league," stated the previous Wales worldwide, who was appointed in January.
"We've obtained a bunch of gamers who wish to be right here and combat for what we're attempting to do.
"We all know what our ambitions are and we're not hiding from the truth that we wish to go and win the league. We've simply obtained to go and do it now."
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Gwalia have made an encouraging begin to the season, having backed up their 6-0 win at Ascot United with a s final Sunday.
They received simply three of 11 dwelling video games final season however loved successful in Treforest because of Molly Kehoe's winner.
Williams-Mills was not absolutely happy regardless of the consequence, with Gwalia fortunate when Bournemouth's Rosie Eden missed a late penalty.
"I don't suppose we got here out of the blocks within the first half," she stated. "We had been fairly disappointing.
"We got here out with a little bit of combat within the second half and doubtless pinched it.
"If we win 1-0 each sport from now till the top of the season I'll be more than happy, however we have to hold bettering."
Gwalia go to third-tier Cheltenham City within the League Cup on Thursday (19:45 BST) earlier than they return to league motion at Torquay on Sunday.
Defender Ellie-Mai Sanford, previously of Bristol Metropolis, is assured Gwalia can mount a problem to bounce straight again up.
"It's going to be robust, and other people most likely have excessive expectations of us since we've simply come down, however profitable the league and getting again as much as tier three the place we ought to be is clearly the primary aim," she stated.
"It's good to see the ambition the membership has, and I'm excited to be part of that."
Kilburn-Thompson makes the step up
Summer season signing Esme Kilburn-Thompson hopes to assist propel Gwalia to their promotion goal.
Signed from Cardiff Met after scoring 13 objectives in 11 appearances for the Adran South title winners final season, the ahead is relishing the step up.
"I wished to offer myself a little bit of a push and show to all of the coaches why I should be right here, and hopefully I've accomplished that thus far," stated Kilburn-Thompson, who scored a hat-trick on debut at Ascot.
Williams-Mills has been impressed by the ahead's begin to life at Gwalia.
"She's obtained a extremely good perspective. She desires to enhance and desires to get higher," she stated.
"She was most likely disenchanted with some possibilities she missed in pre-season, so for her to get three final week, I used to be actually happy."
