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Bulls in trophy action
Hereford United will play hosts to Scunthorpe United in the LDV Vans Trophy Northern Section tomorrow evening. Hereford are unusually placed in the northern section of the competiton because the twelve conference clubs have been split into six for each section. Hereford are one of the six more northern teams, thus are in the northern section.
Scunthorpe are currently second in League Two, just a point away from leaders Yeovil Town. They have no fresh injury worries for the tie, but Steve Torpey has recovered from injury and may feature in the Iron attack.
Tony James is a doubt for Graham Turner's men. He has picked up a thigh strain and is likely to miss out. Tamika Mkandawire should deputise. Jamie Pitman is expected to miss out again with a back injury as will Rob Purdie and Ryan Green, the two long term absentees.
The Bulls may field some fringe players as the first team regulars may be getting tired with the current busy schedule. Lee Mills might be rested and Adam Stansfield could get a start after his impressive performance on Saturday. Danny Carey-Bertram may also look to get some first team action.
"Scunthorpe are going well in their division and are yet to lose away from home so we know what we are up against. They will be stiff opposition for us. We will be taking this game very seriously and it's a great opportunity, especially for some of our younger players with ambitions to play on a bigger stage, to show they can compete on a higher level." Said Graham Turner, speaking to the Evening News.
"I may have to make a change. Tony James is looking doubtful with his thigh and I think the best thing might be to rest him as precaution."
It will be interesting to see if Hereford treat the game simply as a match to allow the fringe players some match pratice, or if they field a strong side in hope of having a good run in the competition.