Do or Die In Dorset

Both managers insist it’s a must win game but something has to give.

Having let Bath City off the hook last Saturday, Enfield Town go to Weymouth on Saturday for a crunch clash that has all the makings of a classic six-pointer.

Town are two places and four points ahead of the bottom-placed Terras who have still not won at home in the league and for whom results have not really picked up but who have nevertheless proved a tough nut to crack since the arrival of Warren Feeney as manager.

Gavin Macpherson is not one to focus on bad luck or bemoan lost opportunities but having set out to get a minimum four points from Bath and Weymouth, Saturday’s clash somehow takes on extra spice  between two sides who have struggled to score goals.

“That’s why we’re both down there,” conceded Gavin. “If you can’t score goals, you have to keep clean sheets which is unrealistic at this level. They’ve made some signings this week which suggest they are trying to put that right.

“It’s a tough league. You have to have the right structure. I understand because of the position of both teams why  people are building this game up but it’s no different to other weeks in terms of our preparation.”

On the injury front, Dylan Adjei-Hersey is the latest victim to be ruled out but barring any late unforeseen developments, Gavin is hopeful the rest of the squad will be fit to start against a team that ran high-flying Maidstone and Worthing close in their last two outings and will be out to make life as uncomfortable as possible for us.

But vice-versa too, with both clubs in danger of being cast further adrift if either lose. “We are going to there to win the game, simple as that,” said Gavin. It should make for an intriguing afternoon.

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