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Next Game: Pre-Season

Sunday, April 16, 2006

Preview: Bulls vs Tamworth

By the time the Bulls are finished with Tamworth they could be bottom of the league, with the Bulls guaranteed a play-off spot.

Struggling at the wrong end of the division with 37 points, the three sides below Tamworth all have a game in hand and can all leapfrog The Lambs by the end of the match. A dismal 3-0 reverse to Morecambe ended a good run for Mark Cooper's men, who have struggled to name a consistent side all season thanks to injuries.

A 1-0 victory, thanks to an early Alex Jeannin goal, on August Bank Holiday was enough to give the Bulls the points first time round this season. The game was notable for a controversial decision near the end of the game to send off both Ryan Green and Tamworth's Graham Ward. Just five of that Tamworth side started Saturday's match, with five others having departed the club.

A string of high profile signings promised more than they delivered for Tamworth. Paul Merson and Nicky Summerbee came and went in brief spells while Tommy Johnson, kept quiet by the Bulls defence while playing for Scunthorpe in the LDV earlier in the season, has struggled to adapt to Conference life with a solitary goal.

One face familiar to Bulls fans will be former striker Danny Davidson who partnered another veteran striker, Bob Taylor, up front on Saturday. Davidson has floated around the Conference and lower leagues since 'disappearing' from the Bulls and has had four clubs this season.