In-form Hebburn Town ready for Hyde United test
Hebburn Town face a third consecutive away game when they visit Northern Premier League rivals Hyde United on Saturday.
Hebburn Town manager Daniel Moore has warned his squad to have to be ready for a major test of their play-off credentials when they visit Hyde United on Saturday afternoon.
The Hornets have been in stunning form in recent weeks and away wins at Gainsborough Trinity and Rushall Olympic over the last two weeks mean they have now take maximum points from their last six consecutive games. That run of form has taken Moore’s side into third place in the Northern Premier League Premier Division table and the Hornets boss has also been nominated for the league’s manager of the month award for November.
However, there is also a need for focus as Moore prepares his players for another awkward looking away day.
He told The Gazette: “The two away games we’ve had, they’ve all been tough in their own way and this is the third one in a row and it’s no different. It’s always a tough place to go, they have picked up some good results at home and they are no mugs. They are a decent side and we know it will be a tough game that we will have to be ready for.”
The Hornets were actually firmly in the play-off at the same point 12 months ago - but fell away as their squad was decimated by injuries to key players and suspensions during the second half of the campaign. However, Moore believes his squad are ‘better equipped’ to avoid the pitfalls of last year and continue their increasingly exciting bid for a historic promotion.
“We have learnt lessons from last season and the makeup of the squad helps. I think last year, you look at the squad and we were nowhere near where we should be as a squad and we finished where we deserved to finish in the division. We had a bounce going into a new league but teams sussed us out because we had one way of playing but now we have multiple aspects to our game and that makes us a bit more unpredictable so we are better equipped to try and kick on.”
The Hornets are boosted by the news forward Olly Martin and defender Joe Oliver will come into contention after coming through a training session in midweek.