Following a disappointing 2-1 home defeat to Truro City on Tuesday Night, Havant & Waterlooville hope to get back to winning ways in Gloucestershire tomorrow afternoon as Gloucester City is the destination for the Hawks.
After a solid start to the league season the Hawks lie in 5th position in the Vanarama National League South and looking to prop further up the table come 5PM tomorrow evening and try to make up for the ground they lost on Tuesday night.
The Opposition:
Following their movement from the North tier to the Southern, the tigers have had a mixed bag as far as results are concerned. Sitting in the mid table positions at 12th they have an equal number of wins and defeats to their name at 4 with a solitary draw in their opening 9 matches of their league season.
Their manager Tim Harris is looking from an improvement from his side following a 2-0 midweek loss to Chippenham Town although prior to that they did win their last four. Defensively they could have Kieron Parsell and Lewis Hall back among their ranks, training for the first time in the past week after suffering a period on the sidelines.
In the Hawks’ camp:
Manager Lee Bradbury despite the result going in the opposite direction was fairly happy with the performance of his side on Tuesday Night. Speaking to the local press he said that “I am looking for the same kind of performance in Gloucester with just a different result. We have been very good on the road, the goal at Weston the only one we conceded. But ‘I couldn’t have asked any more from my players in terms of energy and work-rate.”
Defensively with exception of the Truro game has stood resolute with as the manager mentioned has seen only one goal ge conceded away from home. Two players who have been pivotal to that is Andreas Robinson and Ryan Young. The latter’s efforts has seen him win the player of the month for August.
Ticket information:
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Conclusion:
The Hawks will head to Gloucester’s rented home of Evesham FC using the anger & frustration from Tuesday to fuel their fire. Sitting 5th in the league is some achievement considering but the Hawks will not be content with their aspirations being found higher up the table.
Henry Deacon
Henry Deacon Media 