A look to Saturday’s home meeting with Peterborough Sports at Aggborough….
By Matty Paddock - 26/08/2022
Posted 4 years ago
HARRIERS start the Bank Holiday weekend with a home challenge against newly-promoted Peterborough Sports on Saturday.
The Turbines came up to this level thanks to success via the play-offs last season, having barely tasted defeat during the final months of that campaign.
They were beaten ten days ago at Gloucester City but, otherwise, have won two and drawn one of their games in National League North as that momentum carries through.
A home draw against Buxton have come alongside victories against Southport and Chester as they establish themselves at the higher end of the early league table.
It’s that momentum Harriers have to be wary of, says boss Russ Penn, has he looks ahead to the first of a weekend double – the visit of Peterborough being followed by the Reds’ trip to Brackley Town on Monday.
Speaking on our YouTube channel, he said: “I’m looking forward to the weekend – it’s busy but it’s busy for everybody else.
“We’ve got to take one game at a time and we can only control Peterborough at the moment and we’re going to pick a team to win that game on Saturday.
“It’s a tough game, they’ve come up last season with a lot of momentum and have brought that momentum and that form into the new league.
“You can see that the three teams who were promoted are in the top four already, albeit after four games. They’re confident and Peterborough will be no different.
“You see it in the League when teams go up from the National League, they go up again.
“They have a winning mentality and that can be a great positive going into a new season – they’ve kick-started this season really well and it’s going to be a good game.”
Penn says Harriers will give late fitness tests to Tom Owen-Evans and Yusifu Ceesay ahead of the game.
Owen-Evans missed last weekend’s win at Bradford in which Ceesay was withdrawn early.
Amari Morgan-Smith will hopefully be available, but Alex Penny, back in full training, is still a few weeks away.
Kick-off at Aggborough is at 3:00pm.
MATCH TICKETS
Home and away fans are reminded that the quickest and easiest way to purchase match tickets is to do so online via our ticketing platform.
Can’t purchase online? You can call our Ticket Office on 01562 823 931 who will assist.
Fans wishing to make a purchase in person can do so up to 15 minutes after kick-off on Saturday by visiting the Aggborough Ticket Office. There is an additional £3 added to admission prices (excluding Juniors) for tickets bought in this way, so please make purchases online where you can, which you can also do at any time until just after kick off.
MATCH DAY PROGRAMMES
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AGGBOROUGH IS CASHLESS
all food outlets at Aggborough, as well as all sales points including the Ticket Office and match programmes and Harriers Arms, will be cashless for 2022-23.
Much of the stadium was already cashless during last season and we look forward to expanding this further to help improve the overall enjoyment and efficiency of fans’ experience at Aggborough.
SAFETY AT AGGBOROUGH
Harriers supports the campaign by The FA, the National League and others to clampdown on antisocial behaviour at football matches.
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