AFTER scoring his 100th Alty goal on Sunday, Colin Little is ready to start all over again.
The experienced striker, who turns 36 on Tuesday, brought up his ton with the crucial equaliser in the Robins 2-1 FA Cup win over Newcastle Blue Star, which set up a First Round tie with Luton Town.
But Little isn’t the slightest bit interested in personal accolades - not yet anyway - instead he is headed towards his next milestone, one goal at a time.
He told SAM Sport: “When I scored my 100th goal I was more bothered about the game to be honest.
“It was an important goal to get because we didn’t have the best start so we needed it to get back in the game.
“The main thing was that we got through and we managed to do that so it’s a massive thing for us.
“We’ve got a trip to a League club in the next round and without wanting to sound big-headed, I reckon we can go there and get a result. We have to approach every game with that attitude.
“I was glad to get my 100th goal out of the way but it’s not something I’m really bothered about at the moment, these kind of achievements mean more after you’ve finished playing.
“I just want to keep on scoring goals. I’m 36 on Tuesday but I still feel young, I’m loving my football and I want to keep on going for as long as I can.”
It is no coincidence that Alty’s recent upturn in form has coincided with Little’s own hot streak in front of goal.
After a wretched start to the season that saw the Robins win just one of their first nine games, they have won seven of their past 10 games and are unbeaten in nine at Moss Lane.
Little’s goals have been a major catalyst for that run, the striker bagging five in his last seven games.
That run has given both Little and the team some respite after they came in for some heavy criticism from fans earlier in the campaign.
But the former Crewe man has warned against compacency and is aiming to continue the fight on all fronts.
“You can’t really relax,” he said.
“We are not too far off the relegation zone so we need to keep on picking up points.
“But I think we have proved to people in recent weeks that we are capable of more and we are not out of any of the competitions we were in at the start of the season.
“Things are going well but they could quite easily go the other way if we don’t stay focused.”
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