NEW Redhill signing Marcus Elliott denies he is too similar a player to form a potent partnership with Richmond Kissi, insisting the only way the two strikers are alike is their lethal finishing skills.
Elliott re-joined the Lobsters this week, making his third debut for the east Surrey team on Tuesday night, and is confident he will perform well alongside the Reds top-scorer Kissi, who is currently suspended.
"We have spoke about this," Elliott said. "Once he's back from his ban we are going to be a good partnership. I don't think we're too similar, the only way our game is similar is that we're both good at finishing.
"If we both get a chance, we'll both score, that's how we're similar. Other than that, we're two different strikers."
Elliott joined Redhill from their Ryman League rivals Three Bridges, insisting it time he was "more selfish".
"At Bridges I was unhappy at playing out wide," he said. "Yes I was helping out the team, but I wasn't the one getting chances, I was the one creating chances.
"For me personally, I want to be the one on the end of chances. I've been too nice for too many years so I've been told to be more selfish and that's what I'm doing."
And Elliott admits Redhill manager Mike Maher made him an offer he could not refuse.
"It wasn't anything against anyone at Bridges," Elliott said. At training on Thursday, Paul [Faili] pulled me aside and said Redhill had put in a seven-dayer and he said it was up to me but he wanted me to stay.
"I spoke to Mike the same evening and he made me an offer than was too good to turn down, it wasn't money motivated.
"I may or may not be starting on Saturday but either way, if I come on up top and get a chance I'll score."
