Ebbsfleet United midfielder Josh Wright enjoying football again after returning to full-time game
Josh Wright has fallen back in love with football following his summer move to Ebbsfleet.
The 32-year-old former Gillingham and Millwall midfielder nearly turned his back on the game coming out of Covid.
Wright stopped playing after leaving League 2 Crawley last September and then featured at part-time Billericay in National League South.
But he’s pleased that a return to the full-time ranks at Stonebridge Road has reignited the passion that saw him make hundreds of Football League appearances.
“I’m loving it, I love coming in and being full-time again - that’s what I missed,” he said. “I didn’t realise how much I missed the structure and the day-to-day stuff.
“I felt last year took a little bit out of me by not playing for the first few months, going part-time and doing a bit of coaching. Maybe I’m still playing catch-up. I love every minute of being at this football club and I want to be successful here.
“I’d go on record saying to anyone - my family know it and my friends - that I did fall out of love with the game a little bit and I had my reasons for it.
“I think Covid and playing behind closed doors was a big part, just where I was at and who I was dealing with, then what I did with my choices. I fell out of love a little bit and [wondered] if it was really worth it?
“I’ve done it for a long time and chalked up hundreds and hundreds of Football League games and I was like ‘am I done?’ - not that I felt I was done but mentally I felt [that].
“Maybe I did the right thing by coming away from it a little bit or seeing a different side as it gave me that hunger and since I’ve been back in full-time, I’ve loved it.
“The fact we’re winning games is really what is making us happy. This is work to me and everyone here, and