Ossett Albion v FC Halifax Town: Shaymen seeking knockout success
Published Date:
23 September 2008
By Dave Fletcher
HAVING completed three successive wins in a week, Town will travel to Ossett Albion this evening in good heart.
But it seems that there will be plenty of changes to the team for the President's Cup clash as boss Jim Vince gives some of the players who have been on the sidelines in the past 10 days or so a chance to shine.
The big cup clash of the week is at the weekend when the Shaymen travel to Nantwich in the second qualifying round of the FA Cup.
But professional pride should ensure that whatever side he fields this evening gives a good account of itself and represents the club to the best of its ability.
The standards have been set in the past few outings with 12 goals scored in three games and just one conceded.
That means that the players who are handed an opportunity this evening have to make the most of it.
It will be no easy task for a group of players who have never played together as a team.
The key to the recent successes have been stability in team selection with players able to form partnerships all over the pitch.
And that will add to the pressure of the so-called fringe players whose chances, in the absence of a reserve team, to play competitive football are severely restricted.
Some will have played at Dimple Wells already this year as the sides fought out an ill-tempered pre-season friendly back in August.
Albion seemingly forgot the friendly part of the game and while the Shaymen won 2-0 thanks to goals from Steve Payne and Ashley Stott, they also picked up injuries to Neil Ross, Junior Brown and Kris King.
Vince admitted that he had been 'very disappointed' by Ossett's attitude towards the game and there was even the suggestion that he would have taken his players from the field if things had not calmed down..
For the record, Ossett have been beaten twice on home soil this season, 2-1 by Clitheroe and 3-2 by Trafford.
Whoever plays for Town tonight will be hoping they can make it three.
The full article contains 370 words and appears in n/a newspaper.
-
Last Updated:
23 September 2008 8:26 AM
-
Source:
n/a
-
Location:
Halifax