The club captain struck twice in Saturday's 4-0 win away to 10-man Altrincham in the Blue Square Premier with Lee Tomlin and Curtis Osano also on target.

Burgess scored for the first time since April to match Diamonds' biggest away league win so far this season at Lewes in September.

He said: "I told Tomlin at the end of last week in training that it was about time I got a goal.

"I've probably hit about 50 right-foot half-volleys in my career which have ended up anywhere.

"But if you don't shoot then you don't score and it was nice to see the first one go into the bottom corner.

"The second one has to be one of my best.

"I had half a yard start off the run and took it on. I kept going and
managed to jink my way through. Daryl Clare was screaming for a pass but I was pleased to score with my right foot again.

"As Justin Edinburgh said to us after the game, it was a magnificent result. It's always difficult coming here.

"Altrincham had won 11 and drawn three of the last 17 so they have been on a fantastic run.

"We said before the game that we need a bit of consistency. Everyone worked and battled hard.

"Although they had a player sent off, I thought we were in control when that happened.

"We had a sloppy period just after half-time and managed to ride that.

"At the moment we are hanging on behind the play-off places and we've got to keep going.

"No matter what everyone else does, we will take one game at a time with a decent squad full of match-winners.

"Nobody wants to play against our wide players Tomlin, Yannick Bolasie and Marcus Kelly. There's good balance in the side.

"Now we've got to push on and make sure we pick up in our home games where we have faltered a bit in the last couple of seasons."

Diamonds boss Garry Hill added: "They were special goals from Burgess and I'm pleased for him.

"It was nice for him to be in the middle of the pitch and mark that with two goals. He also wore the armband which has given him more responsibility."


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