Air Of Excitement Surrounds High-Flying Woking
Pundits up and down the country were predicting mid-table obscurity at best for Woking at the beginning of the season, now with the team sitting in a play off spot at the start of March, many are beginning to take this side seriously. They have been fairly consistent all throughout the season with their home form particularly impressive, wining 10 of their 16 games at The Kingfield. Manager McGowan has relied on his trustworthy 4-4-2 formation for every game, with a mix of experience and youth helping Woking turn their fortunes around.
When the Scot took over the reigns in October 2006, Woking were rotting in the relegation zone of The Conference and he was charged with the task of guiding the club to safety, which he did. Now, just a year and a half later, promotion is a real possibility in the near future and the fans are optimistic that McGowan is the man to lead their club into a new era. He has certainly exceeded all their expectations this year, which were for him to again avoid relegation.
Only one new face arrived in Woking in the January transfer window, Ben Davies who is a right-sided midfielder. He has already made an impact at the club scoring 3 goals in 10 appearances from the wing and putting in some solid performances. Brian McGinty is the clubs leading goalscorer with 11 goals with summer signing Tipton not far behind on 8. The squad looks especially good in the midfield where James Dunne and James Hunt have struck up a good partnership. Loan signing Dunne has hit 6 goals this season and Woking will be hoping to secure his services again next year.
Woking began February with a disappointing 2-1 away defeat to Cambridge before beating York 3-2 at The Kingfield, McGinty bagging 2 of the goals. Next up was another 3-2 victory this time over struggling Gravesend with Woking finishing the month on a low, crashing to a 3-1 loss at Halifax.
There is another 13 games to play in the Conference and Woking are facing some tough ties ahead including an away day at leaders Rushden. If they can keep up their good form then there is no reason why Woking can't make the play offs. Who knows where they can go from there, one thing is for sure, the McGowan era has rejuvenated what was an ailing side and the future is certainly bright.
Woking are currently in 4th place in the English Conference with 56 points from 33 games. They next face Dagenham and Redbridge at home. 
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