Luke Edwards caught up with on-loan winger Ryan Crowther after Saturday’s draw with Corby Town and discussed his return to Ewen Fields.
Just 2 months after leaving the club for Fleetwood Town, Ryan went straight back into the Hyde team to face Corby on Saturday afternoon and completed the full game.
On returning to the club on loan from Fleetwood, Ryan said:
It’s great to be back. It’s great to see all the lads, Gary and Boots, and the fans again – and it’s good to be back to be able to play games.
It’s been a little bit frustrating up at Fleetwood as, like every footballer, I want to play games. I’ve spoken to (Fleetwood manager) Micky Mellon and he says I’m in his plans. I’ve signed a decent length contract there but now I just need to prove myself while I’m back here at Hyde.
I feel like I’m coming back a better player. I feel a lot sharper with it being full-time (at Fleetwood), and it’s a bit of a step up with the pace. Coming back is going to help me as I need 90 minutes like I had today.
I don’t regret the move to Fleetwood, but the manager says I need games and to get out on loan. At the moment they’re doing so well that it’s hard to break into the side.
Despite setting up Andy Pearson’s opener and causing problems for Corby’s defence throughout the match, Ryan wasn’t completely satisfied with his – or the team’s – performance in Saturday’s draw which extended the Tigers’ lead at the top of the Blue Square Bet North table to 12 points:
I thought I did okay. It’s disappointing not to get the 3 points, but we got a bit sloppy in the second half. They had a few chances but we need to be winning games like that.