Rugby
Town travel to local rivals Brackley
Town this afternoon knowing that a
win would make certain their BGB Premier
status for next season.
 |
|
| Date |
Saturday
19th April 2008 |
| Kick-off |
3pm |
| Venue |
St
James' Park, Brackley |
| Comp |
BGB
Premier Divsion |
| Match
Odds |
Brackley
Evens
Draw 5/2
Rugby 2/1 |
|
|
Defender
Delroy Gordon
was on target against
Brackley at Butlin Road
in August with his only
goal of the seaon |
| Head2Head |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
| Home |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Away |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Total |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
Last
weekend's 4-0 win over Yate Town at
Butlin Road has given Valley a fighting
chance to avoid relegation with five
points seperating them from the drop
zone going into the final two games.
Bedford
Town and Bromsgrove Rovers currently
occupy the two remaining relegation
spaces, given Cheshunt and Cirencester's
demotion already.
Bedford
host fellow struggles Corby Town while
Bromsgrove are at home to 2nd-placed
TeamBath.
If
either Bedford or Bromsgrove fail
to win either of their final games
then they cannot possibly catch Rugby,
but Valley know that a win this afternoon
will make it certain whatever their
rivals results are.
Rugby's
opponents Brackley won promotion to
the BGB Premier last season by winning
the BGB Midland and made an excellent
start to the season, leading the table
for the first 10 games.
However,
a run of poor form over the turn of
the year saw the Saints fall away
from not only title hopes but also
any play-off hopes have now been extinguished.
Having
spent most of their 100 year history
in the Oxfordshire Senior League,
Brackley have only met Rugby three
times with Valley not gaining a win
so far.
The
reverse meeting this season at Butlin
Road in August ended as a 2-1 win
for Brackley with Valley falling to
a last-minute goal.
Rugby
boss Rod Brown should have a full
squad to choose from with only captain
Craig Herbert a slight
doubt with a hamstring strain.
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,
Cameron Jones, David Staff, David
Kolodynski, David Stone, Dave Pearson,
Rorey Curtis. |
