Yate Town v Willand Rovers
Rovers will be hoping to get back to the action this weekend after a Saturday off as we make our way up the M5 to take on The Bluebells in Yate Town in the Pitching In Southern Football League Division One South with a 3 pm kick-off at Lodge Road.
With our trip to Cribbs called off over the weekend due to a frosty pitch, the lads have had a week to reset after a very Christmas period with the games flying in fast over that time. The preparations are well underway to combat the second half of the season with the cold kicking in but the heat being turned up on the fixture list.
Yate Town will be looking to find the exit door of the eight tier at the end of this season with them searching to get back up the leagues and bidding for the title this campaign. Key players in their ranks such as Marlon Jackson and Lloyd James bring senior experience from the divisions above to help guide Darren Mullings’ men through the battle.
The previous meeting in the season at Silver Street saw the points shared as all the action happened late on with Taylor breaking the deadlock in the 78th minute for the visitors but it would be Josh Baker with a towering header to bring it level and to ultimately secure a point on the afternoon against a strong Yate side.
For this fixture, the fun bus will be in operation from Silver Street where we will be departing at Midday, the fare is £15 with U16s going free with an Adult. Do contact Mike Hawkins or our social media platforms to book your place.
It’s going to be a big run of fixtures for Rovers over the next few weeks with some tough battles to take on, let’s get behind the lads home and away throughout the rest of the season and push on through 👏
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