Look ahead to Wimborne

Greensnet Editor
Fri 16 Aug 2019, 10:35

Tomorrow afternoon we play host to Wimborne Town in our first Saturday home league match of the season.

Under the canny stewardship of former West Ham, Blackburn and Charlton midifielder Matty Holmes, Wimborne enjoyed a solid first ever season at step 3 last year finishing 14th level on points with ourselves but with a superior goal difference.

The two fixtures between the two sides saw goals galore with the Greens triumphing 3-2 at SJP thanks to a couple of Ricky German strikes allied with a beauty from Shaquille Hippolyte-Patrick, whilst at Cuthbury in February a brave Darren Locke header salvaged a vital point in the second half to share the honours in a six-goal thriller.

There have been plenty of changes in the summer, notably with prolific marksman Tobias Holmes - who scored 132 goals in 143 games for the Magpies - has departed along with goalkeeper Gerard Benfield to Salisbury, whilst incoming players include Tony Lee from Gosport Borough who was instrumental in both of the Hampshire side's victories over us last season.

So far this term Wimborne have taken a single point from their two opening games but been unable to find the net. They'll be looking to break that duck tomorrow whilst Jimmy Gray will hope that his charges can maintain their solid start to the campaign and add an all important win to their two impressive draws thus far.