No fear of Gingerbreads

Romulus boss Richard Evans said his side wouldn’t fear their trip to leaders Grantham Town this weekend, despite the Lincolnshire side being on a formidable run.

The Gingerbreads top the Evostik NPL One South by a point after recovering from a shaky start to the campaign, winning 16 of their last 17 league matches.

However, the Roms have themselves been difficult to beat recently, and head to the Meres on a six match unbeaten run after a 1-1 draw in the Sutton derby on Monday.

Evans said: “I know I keep saying it, but every match in this league is tough – it just goes to show how competitive it is when a side like Grantham go on a run like that and are still not running away with it.

“We’re hard to beat at the moment and we have goals in the side – there is no reason why we shouldn’t attack this game with confidence.

“We’ve come through a terrible run with injuries and still been highly competitive, and we now have competition for places throughout the squad – the lads are buzzing at the moment and all we need is that little bit of extra sharpness to turn those draws into wins.”

On the derby game, Evans added: “It was a typical Sutton derby really, very little given away but still good to watch.

“Sutton have a good side and while we always look to take three points, it wasn’t a bad result all things considered.

“It’s pleasing that we can match teams like Sutton and deserve our share of the spoils – we might have nicked it in the end, but a point each was a fair reflection of the game.”

The Roms have no midweek game and host Brigg Town at Coles Lane next weekend (Saturday 14th January, KO 3pm).