Adaptability is key to survival according to a quote attributed to Charles Darwin - it is also a rather handy trait for anyone connected with Potters Bar Town according to manager Max Mitchell.

The Scholars have been playing home games at Kings Langley this season while their Parkfield home is converted to an artificial surface.

They had harboured initial optimistic hopes that the work would be completed by the end of the year but rumours have hinted at a possible delay, maybe until January.

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But speaking after they secured a last-minute 4-3 win over Chichester City at Gaywood Park, having played the entirety of the second half with 10 men, Mitchell pointed to the long-term benefits heavily outweighing any short-term disappointment.

"Something I've learned at Potters Bar is I have to adapt," he said with a wry giggle. "I talk about adaptability to the group all the time and this is one of those things. 

"We can moan and groan about [the delay] but it is [still] happening and that's the pleasing thing from a club perspective. 

"With my club hat on, I'm just really pleased it is because that will set the club up for years. 

"And if we have to wait an additional couple of months, then we have to wait an additional couple of months. 

"We want to see the [late] celebrations at our home pitch and to have that energy and connectivity with the fans. 

"People have been travelling and fair play to them, they have been coming up to Kings Langley. 

"But again we have to adapt. We’ve been training here, there and everywhere over the last four or five months and there are some players in the changing room that have not even seen Potters Bar. 

"So there's that dynamic and that's credit to everybody. Everybody's had to adapt and we're mid-table and we can build off the back of a good win [against Chichester] going into the game with Canvey Island on Saturday."