Gavin Hunt puts brakes on Durban City trophy talk

On a chilly Friday night at Chatsworth Stadium, his charges crushed Polokwane City 4-1 after extra time to book their place in the Carling Knockout quarterfinals.

The emphatic victory, combined with a solid fourth-place standing in the Betway Premiership after nine games, has generated a wave of optimism around the club.

But Hunt was quick to temper the mood, cautioning his bosses and supporters not to get carried away with talk of trophies.

"We've got a very, very small squad, 19 players I think, so I like it like that. I don't like big squads, even anybody says it to me, I don't listen to that. I don't listen to mandates, I don't listen to any of that,” Hunt said.

“So we just take it one game at a time and just try and keep going and try to keep moving forward, that's all we can do, don't get too far ahead of yourself, don't get too excited." 

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The four-times league winner added that the secret to Durban City’s success was a determined group willing to learn.

"We've got a nice tight group of players, I think the players, they wanna learn, they wanna improve. We've got a nice little tight team, everybody is playing their part and that's all we can ask for, we don't complicate things, we keep it simple. Once you keep it simple, the football will come out, it's not rocket science," the coach added.