Styche Is A Wind-Up Merchant Said Cummins

 

York City assistant manager Micky Cummins says he is wary of Hereford striker Reece Styche ahead of tonight's clash at Edgar Street.

Styche has scored for three different teams, Tamworth, Darlington and Alfreton, in recent seasons against York. He will be hoping to make it be four this evening, however he's only scored twice to date this season.

"He’s a wind-up merchant,” Cummins told the York Press.

“I shared a changing room at Gateshead with him and he’s a lovely lad in there and on the training ground but, when he crosses that white line, he turns into a pain in the backside.

“I don’t know what kind of shape he’ll be in and whether he’s fit or not, but we have a solid three. Josh King has come in for the last couple of games and done really well and we’ve got the experience of Steve McNulty and Sean Newton in there.

“We’re a bit more mature now and less naïve to get into a slanging match or mind games. But, if he comes at you acting like that, he will be trying to get in your head and you just have to concentrate on getting the better of him.

“There’s not only him though. Stephen Dawson and Peter Vincenti will offer other threats.

“They have experienced footballers with a bit of know-how and a manager (Russell Slade) who is quite experienced, so I’m sure they’ll be up for it and they get decent crowds as well.”