As the season moves into February and for the Hawks only 17 games left to make it back where they deserve back into the Conference South, the home game against Billericay could probe pivotal as some fingers are starting to point to some pretty patchy home results. Since the turn of the year, the Hawks have only attained one victory from three and Lee Bradbury will be looking to put that record right against a Billericay side who are in transition.
Lee Bradbury when he spoke to me following the conclusion of another professional away performance against Folkestone Invicta sighted how “the home form hasn’t been good enough this year” and that it is an “opposite” to last season when the Hawks’ troubles had been on the road. He also knows how putting performances away from home knowing sides will want to pull of the shock will give them confidence to improve their home efforts which even still in the complexion of things is highly respectable.
The Hawks bolster the best away record in the Ryman and I’m sure Lee will be looking to draw from the likes of the performance against Folkestone Invicta last Saturday to try and fire his troops into battle on Saturday and get the side that step closer to the summit of the league title and the destiny that Hawks fans crave.
Team news wise, the Hawks squad have seemingly been getting over some illnesses and will for the first time in a number of weeks have a full squad to pick from, meaning that there could be potential starts for Dan Strugnell shall he be fit enough after coming of against Burgess Hill three weeks ago. Billericay have only two players that survived their last trip to Westleigh Park in the FA Trophy two months ago, however have been watched and no stone will be left unturned.
In further Hawks news, it has been announced on the Moneyfields twitter feed that young prospect Marley Ridge has joined them on loan for a period which is yet unknown. He did play one game and got man of the match in that game earlier on this season, before being forwarded on to AFC Totton, but being at Dave Carter’s high-flyers who look destined to tie up the league will only aid the young man’s experience in the game, especially the fact he will by plying his trade with the likes of Dan Wooden and Sam Pearce.
So then the Hawks will be looking to gain another three points from fort Westleigh this season and tickets are at their usual prices, so if you can, go down and see some quality Non-league football and “LET’S GET BEHIND THOSE HAWKS”.
Henry Deacon
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