The Bulls take to the road for the final time this season with a trip to the Barking and Dagenham Stadium, or Victoria Road, on Saturday.
It's been six years since 'that' game that saw keeper Tony Roberts desperate to avoid double figures. In the nine games since the Bulls have scored another nine goals in total, winning twice with the Daggers winning four times. Overall, the Bulls have won just five of the seventeen games between the sides since they first met nearly ten years ago.
The Daggers have put out a plea to double their support with a faint grasp of a play off spot. They realistically need to win both their remaining games to stand a chance and will fancy their chances against the Bulls. Having lost Ben Strevens and Sam Saunders to Brentford in the summer, with 27 goals between them, they were considered to be short a forward or two. Summer arrivals from the lower reaches of non-league Danny Green and Josh Scott have 22 between them to ably replace the pair, with Paul Benson continuing to perform with 16 so far this term.
The Bulls will go south with the usual 'nothing to fear'. All the pressure will be on the home side, although the Bulls players want four points from the final two games to reach their personal target of 60. It's a big ask against two of the play-off contenders but, having beaten both Bournemouth and Rochdale this term, and having earned draws against both the Daggers and Rotherham they are perfectly capable of earning more points. With the squad down to barebones due to departures the first XI is virtually picking itself, but the lack of competition for places doesn't seem to have affected performances with contract talks proving to be more than sufficient motivation for most.
Dagenham & Redbridge vs Hereford United, Victoria Road, Saturday 1st May, 3.00pm.