Three days after the euphoria of that 5-0 thrashing of Farnborough, Enfield Town are on the road again tomorrow with a visit to Maidstone United in what will almost certainly be a far harder task.

The Stones may be mid-table and bottom of the form table but are a dangerous proposition on paper with a full-time professional set-up the envy of many teams in the division.

Last time out they drew 1-1 with league leaders Dorking, their goal scored by none other than former Towner Mo Faal, his first since returning to the club for a second spell.

By all accounts the Stones could well have nabbed all three points but Town, who won the corresponding game 2-1 at the end of November,  go into the return fixture full of confidence after collecting eight points of their own from their last four games – three of them away.

Town fans are bound to give Mo a warm welcome while hoping at the same time that he doesn’t ruin their night!

In another subplot, Lemar Reynolds faces his old club with whom he famously scored one of two goals that knocked Ipswich out of the FA Cup a couple of seasons ago in a nationally televised fixture.

You can’t win every game but a strong result in Kent would certainly stand us in good stead for the subsequent six-pointers against Bath, Hampton and Chippenham.

“Maidstone are a massive side, well supported with a great stadium, full-time manager and full-time team,” said Gavin Macpherson who faces having to use the squad to compensate for the likely absence of defenders Adam Thompson and Mickey Parcell, both of whom limped out of the Farnborough game and may not be ready in time to go again.

“The magnitude of the game is obvious, especially on an unfamiliar surface,” Gav added. “But equally, the pressure is all on them and my team will run through brick walls to try and get a result.”

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