Rugby
Town make the long trip to Hampshire
to face promotion chasers Bashley
as Valley look to get an unlikely
result.
 |
 |
| Date |
Saturday
5th April 2008 |
| Kick-off |
3pm |
| Venue |
Recreation
Ground, Bashley |
| Comp |
BGB
Premier Divsion |
| Match
Odds |
Bashley
4/9
Draw 3/1
Rugby 9/2 |
|
|
Midfielder
David Staff
could return to the starting
eleven after coming off
the bench to score against
Clevedon last weekend |
| Head2Head |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
| Home |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
8 |
| Away |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
| Total |
11 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
17 |
15 |
|
|
|
 |
Today's
fixture is probably Valley's toughest
of the four remaining, when they make
the long trip to the New Forest for
the match-up with high flying Bashley.
5th
placed Bash's excellent 4-3 home victory
over Team Bath on Tuesday evening
further strengthened their claim for
a place in play-offs, and Brown is
expecting a difficult encounter.
In
fact Bashley may hold the key to the
relegation conundrum, as in addition
to Rugby, they will also face four
of their rivals - Bedford, Hitchin,
Mangotsfield and Bromsgrove - before
the season is through.
Valley
acquitted themselves well against
Steve Riley's side earlier in the
season, earning a creditable 1-1 draw
from the game at Butlin Road thanks
to Akin Aladetoun's equaliser.
The
club's last trip to the Bashley Recreation
Ground was back in September 2001,
when a solitary Luke Vincent goal
was enough to snatch all three points.
Rugby
boss Rod Brown could make changes
after last week's reversal at home
to Clevedon Town with midfielders
David Staff and Scott
Musgrove available for selection.
Defender
Aaron Stringfellow
is unlikely to make the trip while
Dave Pearson may
not be available due to illness.
There
could be a return to action for striker
Rorey Curtis, who
made three appearances during February
for Rugby on loan from Walsall as
Avun Jephcott and
Ashley Robinson will
not feature due to signing-on problems.
Rugby
Town Squad From: Richard
Anstiss, Rob Oddy, Stephan Morley,
Craig Herbert, Delroy Gordon, Richard
Scott, Neil King, Tom Breward, Kieran
Fitzharris, Mark Edge, Scott Musgrove,
David Staff, David Kolodynski, David
Stone, Dave Pearson, Rorey Curtis. |