The Bulls travel to Stevenage on Tuesday night for a League Two match.
The two sides met across nine Conference seasons, but this is the first season for the Boro in the Football League. The earlier meeting at Edgar Street last September saw another nail driven into Simon Davey's managerial career with a tame 4-1 defeat in front of a dismal crowd. Of their trips to the renamed Lamex Stadium, the Bulls are unbeaten in five. The last trip was five years ago, when the two sides shared a goalless draw in September 2005. Jamie Pitman played the second half for the Bulls, with Rob Purdie playing the full game.
Stevenage's play-off hopes have been dwindling in recent weeks and they now sit in 12th, seven points off the top seven and only eight clear of the Bulls having played a game more. A run of three straight home draws was ended with a 4-0 demolition of fast sinking Cheltenham, but they have failed to find consistent form and lost 2-0 at Torquay on Saturday. The only thing lacking in their side is a consistent goalscorer, although rookie Byron Harrison has taken to League football comfortable with seven goals in 12 games since making the switch from Ryman side Carshalton in January.
The Bulls travel south without leggy midfielder Harry Pell after he was recalled by Bristol Rovers due to their injury crisis, leaving either James McQuilkin or Nicky Featherstone to take his place. Striker Adrian Patulea comes in to be the first Romanian to play for the club. The Bulls have had Romanian trialists before, but the two lads that blagged a trial from Graham Turner after claiming to have been in the same youth team as Dan Petrescu were quickly shown the door.
Stevenage vs Hereford United, Lamex Stadium, Tuesday 8th March, 7.45pm.