Rovers on the road again

Tuffley Rovers will head out on the road for the second time in their Uhlsport Hellenic League, Premier Division season, as they make the trip to face another Gloucestershire side, Fairford Town on Wednesday evening.

After collecting a valuable point from their last away game, a 0-0 draw at Brimscombe & Thrupp on the opening day of the season, Rovers played twice at home in the league, succumbing to a 3-1 defeat last week against Malvern Town, before beating Lydney Town by a convincing 4-0 margin on Saturday.

After struggling to score goals last season, with just forty league goals all season, Neil Mustoe’s squad have already netted five times in three games, with Jack Beardsell and Mason Lewis both scoring twice on Saturday. There is also improvement in the defensive record, with just three goals conceded, to date (all against Malvern Town), and two clean-sheets in three league appearances for new ‘keeper Elliot Jones.

Mustoe will face some familiar faces when he heads over to Cinder Lane on Wednesday, with several former Gloucester City players in the hosts’ dug-out, including Jamie Reid and Jamie Randall. Fairford Town will also have Rich Cox, Mustoe’s predecessor at Rovers, in their coaching team, whilst their squad is likely to feature several former Rovers, including Ross Langworthy, Jamal Lawrence, Aaron Basford and Josh Swales.

Wednesday evening’s game will kick-off at 7:45pm and Fairford Town have confirmed admission rates as £6 (£4 concessions).