Rugby
Town will be looking for a change
in fortunes from their home form when
Bashley come to Butlin Road this Saturday.
 |
 |
| Date |
Sat
10th November 07 |
| Kick-off |
3pm |
| Venue |
Butlin
Road, Rugby |
| Comp |
BGB
Premier Divsion |
| Match
Odds |
n/a |
|
|
Tom
Breward is a major doubt
along with Delroy Gordon
and Ashley Blake |
| Head2Head |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
| Home |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
7 |
| Away |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
| Total |
10 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
16 |
14 |
|
|
|
 |
Tuesday
night's defeat against Chippenham
came on the back of similar reversals
against Clevedon and Cirencester,
in stark contrast to their recent
unbeaten away record - which was stretched
to seven matches after last weekend's
1-1 draw at Bedford.
Valley
boss Billy Jeffrey accepts that his
side have failed to deliver the goods
at Butlin Road recently. He said:
"It's just not clicking at home
at the moment. We're working hard
and getting rewards from our away
matches, but we've struggled to do
the same back here - especially as
we have raised expectation levels
with our league position."
He
continued: "The fixture list
hasn't been too kind to us so far,
and it's been difficult to get the
necessary continuity - but that's
no excuse, and we need to address
the situation this Saturday."
Bashley
will provide stern opposition for
Billy's young side though, having
started their first season back in
the Premier Division well with just
one defeat from their eleven matches
to-date.
They
were promoted with ease from the BGBL
South & West regional division
at the end of last season, cruising
to the title with 102 points - 28
more than their nearest rivals - and
scoring an incredible 111 goals in
the process.
Striker
Richard Gillespie was their chief
destroyer with 35 Southern League
competition goals in 2006-07, and
with five more already this season,
he will definitely be one-to-watch
this Saturday.
Billy
knows that this weekend's opponents
will be tough.
He
said : "They have adjusted well
after their promotion, which is not
surprising as a lot of their team
have played at a higher level. They
had a reasonable run in the F.A.Cup
and they are still in the Trophy,
so they will be a force to be reckoned
with."
The
omens are good for the Valley though,
having won the last three games between
the two sides - the most recent in
February 2002 when two goals a-piece
from Chris Freestone and Robbie Beard
saw off the Bash at Butlin Road.
Jeffrey
will have injury doubts about midfield
pair Tom Breward and Ashley Blake
for the weekend's game.
Breward
missed the second half of the Chippenham
defeat with a calf strain, and his
replacement on the night Blake then
limped off with an ankle injury.
Rugby
Town Squad From: Martyn Margarson,
Simon Lynn, Aaron Stringfellow, Brad
Harris, Stephan Morley, Craig Herbert,
Delroy Gordon, Ashley Blake, Stefan
McGrath, Alex Bolt, Scott Musgrove,
Mark Edge, David Staff, Tom Breward,
David Kolodynski, David Stone, Akin
Aladetoun. |