Worthing v Halifax Town: Firepower would turn us into contenders, says John McGrath

Nine games into the season, the Shaymen are 13th in the table, a point behind Saturday's hosts.

Halifax have become accustomed in recent years to play-off campaigns, and McGrath thinks they can get to those levels again.

"I don't think we're a million miles away, having looked at the league for the last nine games," he says.

"We're not a million miles away from competing at the top end.

"We need the addition of one or two more.

"I think we're a bit light up front, we probably need a centre-forward to help Conor (Carty) and Morgs (Amari Morgan-Smith) out.

"But it's finding the right one. We've been specific in our recruitment, we've been really astute with our signings.

"Will Flint, Max Bardell and Tayt Trusty have all been under-the-radar signings but all have done really well.

"Conor Carty coming in from Ireland, a bit of an unknown here, but we were astute with it and we'll continue to be so."

When it comes to the personnel he already has, there is one obvious thing for McGrath to look for from his young group.

"I think it comes back to consistency,” he argues.

"If you look back at the Aldershot and Altrincham games, they were two poor performances, but we have performed and done really well.

"They're a young group, they are getting better every training session, every day, every game.

"It's just keeping on being consistent."