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Bulls to beat the curse
Hereford United return to league action this evening at Edgar Street when Forest Green Rovers are the visitors. United will want to bounce back from their exit from the F.A.Cup on Saturday by claiming all three points against a Forest Green side that will be on a high following their 1-0 defeat of Accrington Stanley.
Forest Green have hit some reasonable form lately that has seen them unbeaten in their last four league games, only drawing once. They also have some good news on the injury front because skipper Jon Richardson has recovered from a back problem and, having being named on the bench against Accrington, may well be recalled to the starting eleven. However, manager Alan Lewer may stick with a winning side. Mark Beesley will be a familiar name in the FGR side to the Bulls fans. The striker spent a few months at the end of the season at Edgar Street and is now scoring a few for Rovers.
One familiar face will be missing from the FGR side. Steve Perrin who has kept goal for several years has been replaced by Dean Williams.
Williams was picked out for praise after last Saturday's game with Accrington.
"Dean Williams made a big difference with his saves, but take nothing away from the rest of them," said the Forest Green boss. "The team spirit in the camp is second to none and I don't want to single players out."
Graham Turner once again has a full squad other than Ryan Green to choose from for the match. However, it is expected that he will change the side around due to the busy schedule that United have at the moment. Changes are expected in the defence with Tony James set to return and Andy Tretton pushing hard to earn his place back in the side. There may be some tired legs in the midfield also and Jamie Pitman will be looking to get back into the side. Graham Hyde may be rested before the long trip to Scarborough on Saturday. Turner will certainly have the players avaliable to him to be able to swap the team around in this busy period, without weakening the team.
Graham Turner will be hoping that the manager of the month curse does not continue to haunt him like it did when he won the award for September. October turned out to be a very poor month for Hereford that saw a blip in form and they will have to be careful that they do not suffer similar results in December.
