HE DESCRIBES himself as "a bit like a non-league Robbie Savage" – and midfielder Tom Davis has insisted he has signed for Chelmsford City to win things.
Davis, 29, became manager Dean Holdsworth's second new signing at Melbourne Park last week, agreeing terms for next season after leaving Tonbridge Angels.
He has vast experience of the non-league scene and has won promotion from the Conference South with Woking, AFC Wimbledon, Lewes and St Albans, as well as the Ryman League with Sutton United and Dover Athletic.
And he has now joined Holdsworth's new-look Clarets, and although he admits it will be a tough ask to add another promotion to his CV at the first time of asking, his winning mentality means he has his sights set on the top of the table.
"I'm a winner," he said. "I have to win in training, if I'm driving I have to race someone off at the traffic lights.
"I just have to win, if I'm playing Scrabble, Monopoly or cards, if I don't win I get upset.
"Even when I'm playing with my little girl, if I don't win at something I'm kind of like 'I should have won that' and I think that's set me up well for non-league.
"Chelmsford have had a lot of good players over the years but some of them haven't quite achieved what they should have achieved.
"I'm not turning up every Saturday, spending quite a lot of time away from my family and concentrating on football as well as a job, to not achieve things.
"I don't waste my time, my time's valuable so I'm not here to just play and keep fit – I'm here to win things.
"I said that to Dean, I don't do anything without winning. If it's training and I'm not winning, I'm going to be telling them to sort it out or else it's a waste of everyone's time."
Having played at Melbourne Park on several occasions in the past, Davis believes the club is a daunting place for the opposition – and is thrilled to be working under Holdsworth at the Clarets.
"I was pleased to get it sorted," he added. "I've always thought playing against Chelmsford is a tough game.
"No-one likes going to Chelmsford to play their games.
"It's quite good to play for someone where you know teams don't like Chelmsford, they don't like going to the ground because of the track.
"It's a decent club and it's got a good opportunity next year to kick on from last year.
"Dean's a massive candidate and I'm sure Chelmsford and their fans are really pleased to get someone who is not just a name that will help attract fans but he's also highly qualified for the role as well."
And Davis believe he has a lot to offer his new boss in the middle of the park.
"I'm a passer," he said. "I wouldn't say I'm both-footed but I can pass the ball quite adequately with both feet. I'm box-to-box, I keep myself fit, I can play holding, or I can push on.
"I'm one of them annoying midfielders. I guess some people might not see what I do, I break the play up a lot. I'm a bit like a non-league Robbie Savage. I bomb about, wind people up.
"I wouldn't say I score loads of goals but I have scored goals.
"I've never been sent off, but I do get a few bookings because that's the type of midfielder I am – I'm one of those annoying guys who's always there."
