Ahead of Saturday’s FA Trophy match at Bourne, manager Tim Flowers has looked at Tuesday’s dramatic win and provided the latest news regarding the squad. He starts with a look ahead to the task at hand here…
It’s a little bit of a change for us and a cup competition where both sides have knocked out two teams from Step Three – ourselves with Racing Club Warwick and Alvechurch and Banbury have succumbed to Bourne.
We know what we’re up against – they’re a big, powerful team – a little bit like Anstey. A strong team, set piece orientated, in your face. They’ve announced a new manager today, so there’s that factor to take into consideration, so will it be the same formation? Will it be the same personnel? Will he bring any players in?
In the end, I’ve got to do the best for Bromsgrove Sporting and we come into the fixture unbeaten away from home in the league, and we’ve scored in every single game this season. They’ve scored in every single home game this season (as per Max’s stats in the preview) so I imagine there would be goals in the game. We’re an attacking team, we get forward, we create chances, but it’s going to be a tough game – and they have some good players.
Post Leamington, I’ve sat down and thought ‘was I bit harsh on the boys for their first half?’ Yes and no, I think. We weren’t horrendous, but we weren’t good and not up to the standards that we should be at. Second half, we were absolutely irresistible, sensational. If we play like that against anybody, we’ll give them a game. I know what we’re up against here and it’ll be a really tough football match – and it’s one that we’ve got to be ready for. We’ve got to be committed and we’ve got to do all the hard yards – as is always the case.
Squadwise, Jamma did a warm-up at training on Thursday so we’ll see how he is. Kezza wasn’t available at Leamington with a stomach upset but I think he’s okay to be involved tomorrow and the rest of it is as it is. My only issue is do I stick with the shape that was unbelievably good in the second half at Leamington – or do I go back to what we’ve been playing all season? It doesn’t matter in the end because I can flick it around in a heartbeat with the personnel that we’ve got anyway.
We’ve previewed the game and looked at the opposition – the same as we do with every week. We know they’re going to be right in our face and we totally understand that. We’ve got to find a way to win, as we want to progress – it’s as simple as that.
