Match Preview: Frome Town v Willand Rovers
After half of Mid Devon had been washed away by storms and flooding, the Rovers squad are still intact and will travel to league leaders Frome Town this weekend in the Southern Football League Division One South with a 3 pm KO!
It’s been a little while since rovers were last in action as the weather has hindered progress temporarily with our last outing being on the 12th January against Melksham Town. Two postponed fixtures against Shaftesbury and Mousehole will now be rearranged in due course.
Back to the game at hand, Willand head to Badgers Hill looking to end the month positively but the hosts on Saturday have ambitions to bounce right back into the Premier Division with the Robins sitting on 70 points after 28 games.
As Frome’s one-year stay in the top (southern) flight came to an end, boss Danny Greaves has ensured that it’ll only be a cameo back in the Division One with some of the best players in the region flocking to the Robins nest.
One of those is Archie Ferris who’s known for his goal-scoring ability in the division in previous seasons and the 25/26 campaign is no different. Only recently he scored a hat trick away from home against fellow automatic promotion battling side Winchester City, an important cog in the Frome machine.
Our last outing against Frome was Ben Watson’s first game in charge at the helm of Rovers, a new era begun with all three points with River Allen’s quick thinking saw it slide into the bottom left and all three points recovered in a rare defeat for the visitors. However, our last visit to Badgers Hill was unique with Westbury United using it as a temporary base whilst their ground was undergoing a few safety checks.
The Fun Bus is in operation for this fixture with the departure time from Silver Street being 11:30 am, and the fare sitting at £15, do let Mike Hawkins or the club’s socials know if you’d like to book a seat on board.
