With Dan Pilkington out for three weeks and Marvin Johnson out even longer the Harriers were looking woefully short of real wide playing wingmen. If we wanted to continue our rich vein of form (Bromley excepting) then we needed someone also/other than Ricky Shakes to supply the crosses.That new wideman came in today with the non contract signing of Sean Clancy (right) from Chester FC following the mutual termination of his contract with them.
He'll be selected for the game at home to Dartford tomorrow and so should Kyle Storer. Storer missed last weeks FA Trophy defeat at Bromley due to five yellow cards and it's been said that one of the factors in that defeat was the lack of midfield drive from Storer.
We only have Lee Vaughan on four yellow cards now and if he picks one up tomorrow he'll miss out on the Boxing Day trip to Hereford.
Dartford have been on a run of poor form in recent weeks following their excellent start to the season, including an early 1-0 win against us at Princes Park.
I can't see that they will be poor enough to give us plenty of encouragement and we'll still need to be strong at the back to keep their very fast and capable forwards out. Up front we'll also have to be sharp in attack if we hope to get the ball beyond the reach of their on loan Premiership keeper, Marcus Bettinelli.
The Darts have just the one injury in their squad. Mark Arber is sidelined with a fractured jaw while goalkeeper Louis Wells is out on loan at Leatherhead.
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Teams:
Harriers from:
Lewis, N Vaughan, L Vaughan, Williams, Dunkley, Demetriou, Gowling, Shakes, Storer, Vincent, Briggs, Pilkington, Guinan, Johnson, Malbon, Matt, Gittings, Clancy, Rowe, Blissett.
Dartford FC from:
Bettinelli, Ibrahim, Rose, Green, Champion, Ajayi, Bonner, Hayes, Wallis, Erskine, Bradbrook, Harris, Rogers, Noble, Collier, Burns, Crawford, Monger.
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