MATCH PREVIEW: First eleven through the door
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Manager Billy Barr will count his fit players coming through the front door on Tuesday and the first eleven who turn up will probably getting a place in the starting XI.
Reds’ threadbare squad is being pushed to the limit in this hectic opening to the season, and it is just a case of getting through to September when the workload eases slightly.
And as good as Saturday’s result was at Broadhurst Park, it will feel even better if we can take something from Warrington Rylands, making a fifth visit to Workington but their first to the Fibrus Community Stadium.
They have never lost to Reds in eight previous meetings and would have probably hand-picked this game after a very rare thumping at the weekend.
I think they would have been reasonably pleased with their opening four games, two wins and two narrow defeats, but Redcar Athletic upset the apple cart with that amazing 5-0 victory at Gorsey Lane on Saturday.
Rylands completed the double over us last season (0-1 and 0-3) and obtaining three points at their expense on Tuesday (7.45pm) will prove as difficult as ever.
The ‘two games a week scenario’ is certainly a challenge and resembles a hurdles race in the athletics world. You clear one obstacle and the next one looms large immediately.
The Premier Division’s current top seven, were all strongly fancied before a ball was kicked but there are, at least, another half dozen clubs who will feel that’s where they belong. The upshot, a very demanding season ahead. It is probably the toughest division at Step 3 and almost impossible to single out one club who could pull away from the rest.
Our new temporary home has yet to be blessed with a victory so the supporters could play a part for the second game under the lights.
Three games in a week will add to the strain and then the pressure eases slightly, with a few days rest before we embark on our FA Cup campaign.
Monday’s draw presented us with a home tie versus Marske United but let’s concentrate on these three easy league games first!
