Stamford AFC striker Jonathan Margetts rejects the chance to join Ilkeston Town
Six goals, six points with back-to-back clean sheets and their leading goalscorer pledging his future to the club have heralded a superb return to action for the Daniels.
They were 4-0 winners over Daventry on Saturday in their first competitive match for 18 days as they returned to their Northern Premier League Midlands Division campaign in style.
That was followed by an excellent 2-0 away success at Shepshed Dynamo on Tuesday, courtesy of two goals in the final eight minutes from skipper Sean Wright and ace marksman Jonathan Margetts.
It took Margetts' goal tally for the season to 10 in as many games which has prompted a transfer approach from Southern League Premier Division Central side Ilkeston Town.
However, the former Tranmere Rovers and Lincoln City striker has rejected the Robins' advances, much to the delight of Stamford manager Graham Drury.
He said: "All credit to my lads because some of them have had some amazing offers put their way over the past couple of seasons.
"It just proves that we do things right. I've got a connection with the players where they enjoy what they do and how it's done.
"There is nothing more rewarding than a player saying that they want to stop and play for me.
"It's a such a buzz to think that we've got this loyal group and it shows what a good changing room we have."
The success on Tuesday night moved Stamford back up to fourth place in the table, four points behind league leaders Halesowen with a game in hand.
They are one of only two teams - Spalding being the other - with unbeaten league records so far this term.
And the midweek triumph came after both sides were forced to play the second half with 10 men following the dismissals of Stamford's Joe Burgess and Shepshed's Jiah Medrano.
The duo both went in for a strong challenge on the stroke of half-time and, although Stamford were actually awarded the free-kick, Drury felt that should have gone the other way with each player getting a yellow card.
He added: "I thought we played quite well on Saturday and I told the lads before the game on Tuesday night that we needed to go up another gear.
"Shepshed are an awkward opposition who have been scoring plenty of goals recently but we went right at it from the first minute.
"Jack Duffy pressed right from the start and it really set the tone. The players were really at it in their closing down and moving the ball quickly.
"I thought it was going to be a decent night with the way we started but the game became a bit flat in the second half after the sendings off.
"We couldn't get any momentum but we kept at it. We looked fit, sharp and strong and it was a superb win.
"The changing room was buoyant because we wanted to back Saturday's win up in what has been a big week for us."
Stamford host Coleshill Town at the Zeeco Stadium on Saturday before making the trip to Chasetown on Tuesday night.
They will be without summer signing Connor Furey who is expected to join league rivals Harborough Town.
Drury explained: "Connor wants to play week in, week out. He's a young lad and he needs to be playing at this time in his football.
"I can't offer him the game-time that he wanted but I wish him nothing but the best because someone is going to get a great lad and a great player.
"He's a very honest kid, on and off the pitch, and it's just unfortunate that he wasn't going to get into the starting eleven every week."
