GOAL ace Lee Bullock admits York City are riding a new wave of confidence as the Minstermen get ready to welcome Leyton Orient to Bootham Crescent.

And the midfielder, who is looking to make it three goals in three games, is urging his team mates to repeat the feast of football dished up against Crewe to keep the home faithful on-side.

"I am just looking forward to playing every game at the moment and a massive new confidence has swept right through the club," Bullock told the Evening Press.

"It started in the second-half of the Middlesbrough game, carried on into the Torquay match and again against Crewe.

"The lads are buzzing. You always look forward to the matches but this season the feeling is we can really do something.

"There is a lot of optimism that we have got a good chance and if we can keep doing what we are really good at, passing the ball, getting it wide and getting crosses into the box, then we have every chance"

Bullock admitted the home support had played a large part in their good showing against Crewe in midweek.

"The fans were brilliant and you would have thought we had a full house there," he said.

"Everyone was behind us. Hopefully, they can do it week in, week out but it is up to us.

"They are the extra man when they get those voices up behind the goal, it really does help.

"But they are not going to shout if we are lumping it long and conceding soft goals, so it's all down to us.

"We have only got two smallish lads up front, we don't have a big Col Alcide, so we are limited really, which is better for all of us.

"The whole team is happier when the ball is passed around. We have two good passing wingers and full-backs while John Fielding and Mike Basham can spray balls around from the back.

"That helps me in midfield because I'm not constantly looking in the air, I can link-up play and I'm really enjoying my football at the moment."

Bullock admitted he was revelling in his more prominent midfield role, and also the greater sense of responsibility following the departure of Steve Agnew.

"That's what I'd like to be seen as; an attacking midfielder," said the 20-year-old.

"With Brassy (Chris Brass), just sitting in, tackling and then passing, that lets me get forward and if you are scoring goals and the team are winning then you have got to be happy.

"Last season Aggers was the experienced man and that meant you could off-load the pressure on to his shoulders.

"Now I do feel like I have got to do it for myself and the club and I am really enjoying it at the moment."

Updated: 11:12 Friday, August 24, 2001