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Bishops Cleeve v Willand Rovers
After a week without a midweek fixture in the way, our latest trip is to Bishops Cleeve in Gloucestershire on Saturday with a 3pm KO in the Southern Football League Division One South.
In a week of storms and snow, it was rather a surprise to see Rovers in action last week with Westbury United visiting Silver Street but the focus now shifts to a clash with a Cleeve side who sit in eighth in the league
Bishop Cleeve’s last game was a big win at Bristol Manor Farm last midweek with the Mitres claiming all three at The Creek as they didn’t have a chance to build on their win at the weekend due to a waterlogged pitch.
Paul Collicutt has his work cut out this season for this week’s hosts with it being their third season in the eighth tier and the Mitres having several key players at their disposal this season including striker duo Ross Langworthy and Ethan Dunbar who are known for their goalscoring genius for Cleeve.
We’ve already played our opponents this season with the FA Trophy coming to Town back in September as the visitors on the afternoon booking their place in the next round of the cup with a 2-0 win with now departed Jay Malshanskyj bagging a brace.
Our last trip to Kayte Lane however was slightly more positive in March of this year with a 0-0 draw and a point secured with at the time a playoff pushing Bishops Cleeve.
We’ve had a week to prepare and rest up for this fixture and for the first time in over a month we are leaving the home county for a game, we go into battle again. Three vital points up for grabs.
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