Booth is back and ready for battle; SOUTHPORT.

Byline: PHIL KIRKBRIDE

AREFRESHED Robbie Booth says a spell away from Southport was vital for his future at the club. The 23-year-old Port winger recently returned to the Yellows after a two-month loan spell at Vauxhall Motors and admitted it was imperative he made the move.

Struggling to get in the side after a pre-season blighted by illness, Booth came back to the Sandgrounders last month and made an immediate impact.

Now the former Chester City star is set for a starting place in Port's FA Trophy third qualifying round clash at Stourbridge today.

He said: "It''s great to be back at the club.

Obviously it is hard when you are out on loan and the lads are winning. Don''t get me wrong, of course I wanted the lads to be doing well but it can be frustrating when you are not in the team.

"But I needed to go out on loan and get games because I am not one of these players who can sit on the bench game after game and then just suddenly produce. So when the opportunity came up for me to go to Vauxhall for a couple of months then I knew I had to do it and in the end it was good.

"My pre-season was hampered by tonsillitis and so I missed a couple of weeks of the summer meaning I wasn''t as sharp as I would have liked to have been. In those two months I played a lot of games and did okay. But I am glad to be back here and part of it, helping the club get promoted.

"I was just excited to be back and hopefully now I can do the business."

Meanwhile boss Liam Watson is demanding his players do not take Zamaretto Premier Division Stourbridge lightly.

He said: "Stourbridge will be a big, strong and awkward side.

"They did play Walsall in the FA Cup and only lost 1-0, but they are struggling in the league. "They don't score many goals but when you come up against sides like this in cup competitions, you have just got to make sure you are right - we will attack them."

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FULLY REFRESHED: Southport's Robbie Booth celebrates scoring