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Skipper back for drop battle
Hereford United should have captain Ian Wright back in the first team for Saturday's crucial match against Northwich Victoria in the Nationwide Conference, kick off 3pm.



If the Bulls win the game at Edgar Street, they could ease relegation fears that have left them just three points above the drop zone. Scarborough won 2-0 against Southport last night, and jumped above Hereford into sixteenth.



Wright resumed training after a calf strain left him out of the recent game at Doncaster Rovers, which Hereford lost 4-0, and the 2-2 draw against Woking.



The ex-Hull defender told the Hereford Times: "We are fully aware that we are in a relegation battle and that we only have four league matches remaining. But the situation is in our hands and we are confident that we are going to survive. Everybody is desperate to do well for the club. And if, for instance, we do go a goal down, then we have to roll up our sleeves and fight back."



"Saturday's performance at Doncaster was dreadful, probably the worst this season, and it was a day when nothing went right for us. But we now have to be positive. We know that we can beat anybody in this league, as we have shown at Boston, and I am confident that we will beat both Northwich and Dagen-ham."



Wright added: "As a player I have never before been involved in a relegation battle, and I don't enjoy watching from the stands. I will be raring to go on Saturday."



United chairman Graham Turner, the director of football, commented: "It was a nervous experience flicking on to teletext on Monday to check the Conference results but fortunately they went our way.



"Since Saturday, there has been a renewed determination to put things right. Wright's return will be a massive boost which should allow Phil Robinson to push into midfield and Gavin Williams to move up front."



Hereford are without midfielder Scott Goodwin, who is suspended for the game, but he will return for Tuesday's match against title favourites Dagenham & Redbridge. Striker Danny Davidson has not been in contact with the Edgar Street club since he was left out of the side against Scarborough, fuelling speculation that he has quit.