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With Haverhill Rovers’ first team having a blank weekend, all eyes will be turned to their reserve team’s battle for survival in the Suffolk & Essex Border League on Saturday.
Rovers face a tough test against local rivals Long Melford, with the winners assuring themselves of a place in the Premier Division next season.
Rovers second string won 4-2 at Earls Colne last Saturday, and they are now seven points ahead of St John’s, having played three games more but with a superior goal difference.
Long Melford are ahead of Rovers on goal difference but have only Saturday’s match remaining, whereas Rovers have still to play championselect AFC Sudbury reserves.
Rovers captain Paul Goodman hopes that his side can finally end their relegation battle with a victory in the local derby.
“The whole club has pulled together to help keep the reserves in the Premier Division, and hopefully we can complete the job on Saturday,” he said.
“We are limited to how many first team players we can field in the Border League, but all the squad has helped out at one time or another, and the lads who have moved up to the first team have played well and shown that we have a very even squad of players.”
Rovers first team shared the Jewson League points with a 1-1 draw at Hadleigh United on Saturday, and manager Lee Barrett was impressed with the result from his mixed side.
“To go to Hadleigh with several youngsters and get a point is a great result, it is certainly not an easy plsce to come away with anything,” he said. “I was well pleased with our performance, especially when we had such a young side out.”
Haverhill’s goal came from Tony Botten with a superb volley from the edge of the area after a cross from Richard Walker.
Picture : Lee Barrett … pleased with his young side’s performance.