JAMIE JACKSON believes that Slough Town are "ripping teams apart at will" thanks to the artificial surface in their new Arbour Park home.

Slough have gone from strength to strength since their move into the new stadium and stand top of the Southern Premier Division table, with the best home record in the league.

Veteran keeper Jackson is hoping for promotion this season and explained to the Observer the advantage the Revels have other other teams at Arbour Park.

"It makes a massive difference to play on a pitch like that, it's playing to our advantage really," said the stalwart. "To be fair, when we do get the ball down and play out there we're literally ripping teams apart at will, even in our league."

Jackson featured for the Rebels in the 9-2 drubbing of Ashford Town (Middx) in the League Challenge Cup on Tuesday and is delighted to be on the right end of a high-scoring game.

He said: "I've been on the end of a 9-0 many moons ago when we got beat by AFC Wimbledon at Kingstonians ground. We had been relegated and they had been promoted and going through the steps in the league at the time.

"It was a horrible day but Tuesday for very good.

"It was a good gate [314] which didn't really used to be the case in the League Cup, so it was nice to have a decent win.

"It was a tough start for us going 1-0 down after four minutes but we played some good stuff.

"Ashford are only a league below and on a really good run of form but we put them to the sword with every chance we had and it was nice.

"Ashford are a good, fit young side but the chances we had we took and to be fair we could have had three or four more.

"It's just disappointing to concede two to be honest with you.

“We were not really alive for the first one. The ball broke and came between Dan Hicks and James Dobson. It's disappointing to be honest that I didn't get more of a hand on it and it has gone in off the post.

“The second one kind of happens. They went two up front and three in the middle, so they were quite quick on the counter.

“Dan is convinced it was offside, but I'm not so sure, he should not have stopped with his arm in the air.

“Ashford are a good young side really and there was a low in the game, and they just responded to that."

Grab a copy of the paper, out now, for the full interview with Jamie Jackson plus the thoughts of Slough Town joint-manager Neil Baker.