Hebburn Town 'under no illusions' ahead of Morpeth Town test
Hebburn Town face North East neighbours Morpeth Town in the Northern Premier League Premier Division on Saturday.
Daniel Moore has admitted Hebburn Town are preparing for a tough test as they host Morpeth Town in a clash of two sides in fine form.
Saturday’s visitors have moved on from a challenging period wrestling with injuries and inconsistency by embarking on a run of just one defeat in their last seven games to move out of the Premier Division relegation zone.
Hebburn are focused on matters at the other end of the table after their seven-game winning moved them into second place and raised hopes of a genuine push for a first ever promotion into the National League North. However, Moore has refused to look beyond Saturday’s all-North East clash that he believes will showcase all that is good about the region’s non-league scene.
He told The Gazette: “Morpeth are in good form as well and we haven’t beat them since we came into this level. We’ve played three times, we have drawn twice and lost one so we are trying to get that sorted this weekend and we are under no illusions it’s going to be a tough game. It will be a good game for the region because they’re a good side, a good club, I like the management and the owner. This is two teams bang in form and we are all looking forward to it and trying to continue this good run.”
Outstanding
That run of seven consecutive wins landed Moore the NPL Premier Division manager of the month award for November and has taken his side to within three points of leaders Hednesford Town. However, the Hornets boss also believes their outstanding form will have earned them some respect from opposing sides and placed a target on their back.
He said: “I’ve said it before about going under the radar and we have until the last couple of weeks when we had these three away games that propelled us into second in the table. We travelled nearly 1,000 miles and got nine points. People have probably said fair play but we are just resetting the button and saying that’s done so let’s move on to the next one.”
Moore will without loan signings Campbell Darcy and Lucas Taylor after they were recalled by their respective parent clubs Hartlepool United and Fleetwood Town.
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