FORMER Manchester United man Phil Marsh is hoping to find a club he can call home and the striker hopes Barrow proves to be just that.
Marsh, 27, joined the Bluebirds on loan for a month from Skrill North rivals Guiseley two weeks ago but has since extended it until the end of the season.
The forward was one of Non-League‘s hottest prospects when he joined Forest Green Rovers from Stalybridge Celtic after 40 goals in two seasons.
However, his career has been stop-start since then and Marsh hopes that he can finally settle down with Darren Edmondson’s men.
“It’s been difficult for me over the past couple of years after leaving Stalybridge,” he told The NLP.
“I had two great seasons at Stalybridge before going to Forest Green. I didn’t feature much there and have been out on loan a couple of times.
“Now I just want to get a club, play regularly and score some goals. I signed for Guiseley but the boss Steve Kittrick got sacked and the new manager Mark Bower had his own ideas and wants to build his own team.
“I want to be somewhere that wants me and Darren at Barrow has told me he definitely wants me to stay until the end of the season and that I’ll play a big part.”
The Bluebirds have been in great form since Edmondson’s arrival from rivals Workington. They’ve won seven of his nine games in charge and were sitting in 12th – 13 points off the play-offs.
Despite the top five still being some distance away, Marsh is hoping his new club can keep the victories up – and hopes to make a big contribution himself following his winner at Oxford City on Tuesday night
“My contract at Guiseley is up at the end of the season and I didn’t want to be sitting on the bench, Barrow provides me with a great opportunity to get games,” he said.
“We’ve gone from bottom of the league to looking up at the play-offs. Football is a strange game and while we’re not taking anything for granted, we’ve shown we’ve got the quality.
“I know I can still score at this level and hopefully I can prove it and get a permanent deal at the end of the season.”
