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Daggers defender expects tough tie
Dagenham & Redbridge defender Ashley
Vickers is cautious about tomorrow's trip to Edgar Street
to play Hereford United in the Nationwide Conference,
kick off 3pm.
He said: "Hereford on Saturday will be a difficult game, they don't concede many goals. We beat them 1-0 at Victoria Road this season and once again, keeping a clean sheet will be important."
Dagenham manager Garry Hill has no fresh injury concerns as his side look to extend their six-point lead at the top of the Conference. Hill has released leg-break victim Tim Cole on a month’s loan to Billericay Town in an effort to get the player more match practice.
Hereford will be aiming to end Dagenham’s unbeaten away record, and player-coach Phil Robinson is fit again after a calf problem and played fourty five minutes for the reserves in midweek. However, Scott Goodwin (stomach muscle), Paul Parry and goalkeeper Matt Baker (both ankle) are doubts for the clash.
If Baker fails to make the starting line-up, youngster Lee Evans is ready to make his full debut between the sticks. "Lee hasn't had much experience and it would be a massive game for him," said Robinson.
"After two defeats we've gone from eighth to 16th and we are starting to look downwards again instead of upwards so tomorrow's game is very important for us," continued the player-coach.
"We need to get something from the game but it is going to be a tall order with the size of their squad and the type of players they have got."
Robinson was at Stoke with Daggers attacker Mark Stein, and the Hereford boss said: "Mark was a legend at Stoke and scored a lot of goals. I always look at the goalscoring charts and the teams with a couple of players in the top ten are always doing well. Dagenham have got first and second so it shows the benefit of having natural goalscorers."
Hereford are quoted at 15/8 to win the game; Dagenham are 6/5; a draw is 11/5. All odds are provided from Surrey Sports.
He said: "Hereford on Saturday will be a difficult game, they don't concede many goals. We beat them 1-0 at Victoria Road this season and once again, keeping a clean sheet will be important."
Dagenham manager Garry Hill has no fresh injury concerns as his side look to extend their six-point lead at the top of the Conference. Hill has released leg-break victim Tim Cole on a month’s loan to Billericay Town in an effort to get the player more match practice.
Hereford will be aiming to end Dagenham’s unbeaten away record, and player-coach Phil Robinson is fit again after a calf problem and played fourty five minutes for the reserves in midweek. However, Scott Goodwin (stomach muscle), Paul Parry and goalkeeper Matt Baker (both ankle) are doubts for the clash.
If Baker fails to make the starting line-up, youngster Lee Evans is ready to make his full debut between the sticks. "Lee hasn't had much experience and it would be a massive game for him," said Robinson.
"After two defeats we've gone from eighth to 16th and we are starting to look downwards again instead of upwards so tomorrow's game is very important for us," continued the player-coach.
"We need to get something from the game but it is going to be a tall order with the size of their squad and the type of players they have got."
Robinson was at Stoke with Daggers attacker Mark Stein, and the Hereford boss said: "Mark was a legend at Stoke and scored a lot of goals. I always look at the goalscoring charts and the teams with a couple of players in the top ten are always doing well. Dagenham have got first and second so it shows the benefit of having natural goalscorers."
Hereford are quoted at 15/8 to win the game; Dagenham are 6/5; a draw is 11/5. All odds are provided from Surrey Sports.