TON-up forward Michael Coulson believes the mood around the Grimsby Town camp is the best he has experienced during his time at the club.

Coulson notches up a century of appearances for the Mariners in tomorrow's FA Trophy tie at Bath City and hopes to mark the occasion with another victory against the Romans.

And with just one defeat in 20 matches going into the third round tie, the young Yorkshireman is confident of progress and the feel-good factor staying in place around Blundell Park.

The 23-year-old said: "It's definitely something to be proud of to play 100 games for a big club like Grimsby Town.

"Obviously, there have been downs during that time with the club getting relegated.

"Hopefully, the good times are just around the corner now.

"When I first came, we were in a relegation battle and the atmosphere was different to how it is now.

"When you are winning every week it's far better and there is a noticeable buzz around the place – not just the club but the town.

"We have confidence and go into every game expecting to win which is something I've not experienced here in my time before.

"We want to build on it.

"The FA Trophy is a massive chance for non-league teams to get to Wembley and we know that.

"If we win this weekend we are just three games away from the final and a lot of the big teams are out.

"We will go there knowing we beat them 6-0 recently but not taking anything for granted.

"It will be a completely different game and I'm sure they will be up for it.

"But what a chance we have of getting to the quarter finals."

Coulson has played a big part in the form of the team with 17 assists and nine goals this campaign.

He naturally wants to score more goals but believes the fact there are so many weighing in is helping the success story.

New boy Louie Soares – who is cup-tied this weekend – will add to that armoury after his deadline-day arrival.

Soares has scored 16 goals this season for previous club Hayes & Yeading.

But Coulson believes the most important business on Tuesday was holding on to top scorer Liam Hearn.

He added: "It's a big boost for everyone at the club that Liam is still here with us.

"He can change games in the blink of an eye and can get goals out of nothing.

"That's something massive for a team when you know you have a player capable of that.

"If a game is tight, he can make the difference and it's fantastic for us he remains a Grimsby player.

"Louie looks like another great signing by the gaffers.

"He is a player who has scored a lot of goals this year and hopefully he'll keep doing that for us.

"I'm looking forward to playing with him too.

"For me, it's good to be setting goals up.

"Obviously, I would rather be scoring more but my job is to help the team win and I don't mind if that continues."