– Saturday 12th October 2024
– 15:00 Kick Off
– Attendance: 70
– Distance Travelled: 72 miles
– Full Photo Gallery
– Hellenic League – Premier Division
– The Meadow, Brimscombe
– Weather: Mostly sunny, cool
– Admission: £7
– Programme: Online only
Intro
Bottom of the pile Brimscombe & Thrupp already have an unenviable goal difference of -47. This unwelcome statistic comes largely courtesy of two consecutive thrashings within four September days of each other. On September 21st they hosted Westfields who mercilessly defeated the Lilywhites 11-0, then the following Wednesday Brimscombe headed south to face off against Roman Glass St George but somehow managed an even worse result; losing 12-0 at the Gloucestershire FA HQ. Despite these two low points, it’s not been all doom and gloom – last weekend they travelled to Sporting Club Inkberrow at came away with a 2-1 victory. The Lilywhites’ other victory came at home to Cirencester Town, and with a couple of games in hand over a number of teams around them it shouldn’t take too much to climb the table.
Worcester Raiders sit in 9th position and haven’t suffered defeat since mid-September when they lost away at Highworth Town. They have drawn half of their 14 games so far including back-to-back 3-3 ties with Slimbridge and Cirencester Town. An impressive 6-0 win over promotion hopefuls Corsham Town last weekend demonstrates the potential of this Raiders side. They enjoyed a midweek win in the County Cup against Malvern Town, so on the one hand they have built up some momentum, but also have had less of a break than their hosts today.
On paper this looks like a win for the visitors, however Brimscombe have brought in a number of new signings so who knows! Let’s hope for a competitive game with plenty of talking points.
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