GRIMSBY Town boss Paul Hurst will be more than happy for his side to fly under the plaudits' radar this season.
While much of the Conference Premier promotion talk surrounds leaders Cambridge United and last season's nearly men Kidderminster, the Mariners are quietly going about their business in impressive fashion.
Saturday's win over Barnet was their fourth on the trot in the league and came hot-on-the-heels of the magnificent FA Cup derby victory over local rivals Scunthorpe.
Conference pundits have also pulled together statistics that show that Town haven't dropped any points so far this season when in a winning position.
Hurst acknowledges that, for the time being, things are going well for his side, but he's more than happy for the spotlight to shine on their league rivals – at least until the end of the season.
He said: "I think a lot of our rivals would have known that Saturday was a tough game for us and that Barnet would have been a tough nut to crack for us, so it was great to get the win.
"The ones above us keep on winning, though, and I'm happy for them to be the ones that everyone is talking about.
"I'm not interested in anyone taking any notice of us – apart from within our own group and the local community.
"I'd rather fly under the radar and I don't want the plaudits until the end of the season."
Saturday's victory came on the back of what Hurst recognised has been a punishing schedule of league fixtures – interspersed with that FA Cup double against the Iron.
As he looked ahead to the often-crucial festive period, he revealed that the club is trying to rearrange the clash with Forest Green Rovers, which comes amid another tough string of fixtures.
And he urged his side to capitalise on their current purple patch as they looked to stay in touch with the league leaders at the turn of the year.
Hurst continued: "Things are going well at the minute, and looking back on the period that we've come through, it's pleasing to see how well we've done.
"But in saying that, it's all about looking forward.
"I've looked right through to the end of January because we're looking at re-arranging the Forest Green game, and the run of games in January and before that is tough.
"We need to get the points on the board while we are in-form, rather than be speaking about missed opportunities."
