Truro squad impresses Askey despite relegation threat

John Askey is coming to the end of his second season as Truro City manager [Shutterstock] Truro City manager John Askey has said he has been impressed with his players' commitment, despite the imminent threat of relegation. The Tinners face Yeovil Town at Huish Park knowing a loss, and a win or draw for Eastleigh at Woking, would send them down. Truro are the first club from Cornwall to ever reach the fifth tier of English football after winning National League South last season.

But they have found life tough, winning just seven of their 41 games and are 12 points adrift of safety with five games left. However they are on a three-game unbeaten run that has seen them win at Sutton United before drawing with Solihull Moors and Boreham Wood. "It's not something I've thought about, one or two of the players might," Askey told BBC Radio Cornwall when asked about being relegated on Friday.

"We've just got to go there and give it everything. "It's been a tough season, but the past few weeks have been a bit uplifting really because it could have completely petered out and we could have gone under. "It's to the players' credit they've kept going.

[BBC] Truro's first season in the National League has seen the club travel further than any other side in the history of English league football. Their trip to Yeovil - their nearest neighbours - is still a three-hour one-way trip while journeys to places like Gateshead, Hartlepool United and Carlisle have seen the club clock up thousands of miles on the road. "It's a huge commitment for the Truro supporters, especially the away supporters, and that's what's got to be in our heads that every time we go out there - we're playing for Truro," Askey added.