Enfield Town go into arguably our most eagerly anticipated game of the season battling against injury and illness as we bid to reach the final qualifying round of the FA Cup.
Without any names being identified here so as not to give our opponents Quorn an unnecessary heads-up for Saturday’s 3rd qualifying round fixture, the last few days have not be kind to us in terms of untimely health issues.
The management team will hope that as many potentially key absentees as possible will shrug off various knocks in time for the visit of our Step 3 adversaries in order to get as close to a strong starting eleven as possible.
Players always want to play and have a habit of going the extra mile to try and recover from physical setbacks but no unnecessary risks will be taken. That’s why, after all, we have a squad and in all likelihood there will be an opportunity for some players to step up to the plate if required.
Gavin has had Quorn, who won 2-1 in midweek in the league and are fifth in Southern League Premier Central, watched twice and believe they are as good a Step 3 side as there is – having scored 10 goals in their two FA Cup ties to date. If Saturday’s fixture is drawn, there will be a replay on Tuesday.
Having got knocked out at the first hurdle last season, everyone is relishing the chance to go as far as possible this time round and your support could be crucial.
“I always look forward to the FA Cup but it will be a very tough test,” said Gavin. “My message to the players as they walk out will be to be in the hat on Monday, preferably as winners and not looking at a replay. We’ve done our homework on this team who are very, very capable. We’re not taking them lightly in any shape or form. I’ve said before, I would love a cup run for this club.”
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