BRAINTREE Town skipper Kenny Davis is raring to get the new season under way.
The Iron have their first pre-season fixtures on Saturday, with the squad being split to play at Stanway Rovers and Long Melford.
It's a busy period for Braintree – the club have confirmed nine games already before the Conference Premier season gets going on August 9.
On the list are visits from Southend United, Norwich City and West Ham United, with Davis admitting that more matches are the way to go.
He said: "We are into the second week now and it is all looking pretty good. The squad is taking shape nicely. Obviously it is getting tough, but we are going to get most of our fitness from games to be honest.
"There are some really good games in there, with Southend, Norwich and West Ham and all of the games are great.
"It is all right doing the long-distance stuff, but really and truly football isn't done over 12-minute running. It is more sprints and that sort of running, so I definitely think the best way to get up to scratch is to play games, so the more games the better."
Iron boss Alan Devonshire has secured the signings of Charlie Strutton and Dan Walker, after the attacking duo enjoyed successful loan spells at Cressing Road.
And Davis is excited by the extra attacking threat that the new boys will provide.
"The attacking boys that have come in will make us much stronger going forward and hopefully get us even more goals this year," he said.
