NEXT HOME GAME - TBC
NEXT AWAY GAME - SUPPORTERS XI ARE PLAYING WORCESTER AT MALVERN ON SUNDAY AUGUST 3rd AT 3.00pm

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Preview: Northampton vs Bulls

The Bulls travel to Northampton on Saturday for the final away match of the League One season.

A Northampton win would relegate Cheltenham, and history says that could well be the outcome on Saturday. The Bulls have won only one of seven encounters with the Cobblers since Graham Turner took charge, with the reverse fixture in November ending up as a 2-0 loss at Edgar Street while the last trip to Sixfields saw future Bull Neil Grayson's goal give the home side victory just over 12 years ago.

With the Cobblers facing both MK Dons and Leeds they will be hoping for all three points against a Bulls side with nothing to lose. Their financial problems have limited their capabilities this season, and they have again struggled again to make an impression. Top scorer Adebayo Akinfenwa has 13 goals with defender Danny Jackman, who curled home a free kick at Edgar Street, second with eight.

The Bulls go to Sixfields with no pressure. One of the better displays for some weeks at Yeovil generated some hope for next season, and Steve Guinan's 15 goal haul puts him joint tenth on the League One scorers list. The starting XI will, again, be determined by those fit rather than experimenting ahead of contract offers for next season.

Northampton Town vs Hereford United, Sixfields, Saturday 25th April, 3.00pm.