Hi Rom. I hope you are well?
Should be a tough close game this one. Funnily enough, if it was at your place, I'd fancy us to take all 3 points. As we appear to have a good, effective game plan away. At home we don't get the space to attack sides on the break, where we are very effective. Correct, we went to Derby to get a draw. We got attacked that night, they really went for us. We stood up to them, and walked away with the point we set out to get. We had been robbed in the last min vrs Villa 3 days prior, and went and got all 3 away points at Stoke 4 days later. 3 tough games in 7 days when we don't have the squad like the likes of you, Villa, Stoke, Derby etc meant we had to go defensive for one match. The other 2 went and attacked them. And caused them both huge problems.
If Dack is on form, you will struggle. By now, everyone has realised he is a class act, so you will put 3 men on him. That leaves space for Graham etc to step in and capitalise. But if Dack turns up, and fancies it, you wont have much choice about stopping him.
Even though we brought in the likes of Brereton, he was not brought in for now. As we want promotion in the next 2 seasons. So we are sticking with the same 11 that played in Div One last season, and staying loyal.
We may not have the greatest side, but we are very hard working, have class, but we have one of the best dressing rooms and team spirit around. Which is what is working massively in our favour.
I believe you and ourselves are very evenly matched, so I expect a very close game. That's if both sides turn up and play to their ability. If either has a slight off day, then anything can happen. I'm looking forward to this one, most games I have been to this season have been excellent. You are very much a direct rival so it will be a good one.
I'll nip back and give you a match report on how I saw things, admittedly it will be a bias but I will do my best to give a fair assessment.
And correct, Brereton will not be playing. Even if he was free to do so, he would only have been a sub.