Willand Rovers player-manager Scott Rogers says the attitude of new signing Craig Veale is rubbing off on the rest of his team.
The striker, who joined from Bridgwater Town over the summer, is expected to feature at home to Street this Saturday having bagged a fine hat-trick in the 6-0 thrashing of struggling Hengrove Athletic at the weekend.
Veale was playing up front without his regular strike-partner Dean Stamp who is away on holiday in Thailand.
And his performance in the absence of Stamp – coupled with his decent attitude since arriving at Silver Street – has certainly left a good impression on Rogers.
"With Dean Stamp being away, we needed someone to step up to the plate and Craig has come in and done brilliant," said Rogers, who took his side to Buckland Athletic for a Les Phillips Cup first round encounter yesterday (Wednesday).
"The best thing about him is his attitude, he has stepped down from Bridgwater and he could have come in and given it the big one, but he hasn't.
"His ethic and the way he plays is rubbing off on the team, because when you see someone like him running about up top the way he does then it can only inspire the rest of us to open our legs and put the same amount of work-rate in."
An early David Steele volley put Willand ahead before two goals from Steele put Willand firmly in control.
Luke Alden added another one to send the home side into the break 4-0 up.
Willand kept up the pressure in the second half with Veale scoring before Dan Western fired one in from 30 yards to wrap things up.
Rogers was also pleased with the killer instinct his side showed, having let a two-goal lead slip the previous weekend in their 2-2 draw at home to Slimbridge.
The player-manager has picked up a hamstring injury, while Josh Wadden is also out.
