Saturday: Harriers v FC Halifax

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PHIL Brown is focusing on FC Halifax Town ahead of this Saturday evening’s televised clash at Aggborough – and is ignoring the league table for now.

Harriers stunned Champions Chesterfield on Monday, a 3-1 win away from home closing the gap to safety to just one point.

That came after a loss by the same score days earlier against Altrincham – a fate some might have expected to have been reversed.

The net result was three points, though, and that’s all that matters to the boss, despite the various permutations flying around as to which teams need which number of points, and who is playing who, and so on.

Looking ahead, the Aggborough boss said: “I’ve not even looked at the league table with regards to the defeat against Altrincham and the win against Chesterfield, and what would it have looked like had it been a win against Altrincham and a defeat against Chesterfield.

“I don’t work like that. I unfortunately look at the one ahead and I’m looking at the Halifax game.

“I’m thinking ‘is it winnable’? Of course it is. I’m thinking it’s an old team of mine.

“I have a lot of synergy with Halifax, and I lived in Halifax for a long, long time and have family there.

“There are lots of things to like about Halifax Town.”

The Reds will once again be going up against one of the division’s promotion contenders as The Shaymen visit Worcestershire.

That spectre and the television cameras being at Aggborough for the 5:30pm kick off means there’s a good contest in prospect – and Brown wants Harriers to bring that all-important A-Game.

“They’re a good side,” he added of Halifax. “There’s no doubt about it.

“They’re playing football at the moment at the right end of the division, which I’ve said many, many times.

“But we’re playing football with a purpose and that purpose is survival, and we have to bring that survival mentality to the party for the next two home games and away to Barnet.

“It starts on Saturday at 5:30, on the tv, and we have to show the footballing world what we’re about.”

Earlier this season at The Shay, an Amari Morgan-Smith goal wasn’t enough to prevent a 2-1 defeat.

It will be a first league visit to DY10 for Halifax since they won by the same score in 2017 as the two sides met in what was then a National League North outing.

Kick-off at Aggborough is at 5:30pm, and some important information for all supporters is below:

MATCH TICKETS – KIDS FOR A QUID

Saturday evening sees us again have our Kids for a Quid initiative in place, thanks Pirtek. All U16s tickets cost just £1.00 – but those with tickets must be accompanied to the game by an adult.

Full terms for the U16 offer can be found at our purchase page.

As with all home matches at Aggborough, advance purchase of match tickets is strongly recommended to help minimise queues and also to make a saving.

Home fans: Prices are subject to an additional £5 for any ticket purchased in person at the box office on the day of the match. To avoid this, buy online, any time, up to 15 minutes after kick off – even if this is once you arrive at the ground.

Away fans: Tickets cannot be purchased in person at the Stadium Ticket Office. Please make all purchases online as above.

Any supporters needing assistance with purchasing online can contact us before a match day on 01562 823 931.

CAR PARKING – PLEASE NOTE

Due to the substantial presence of a television broadcast operation on site tomorrow, there is unfortunately no supporter parking available at Aggborough, so please plan your journey accordingly.

If you do park near to Aggborough, please also do so with consideration of our local residents.

CLUB SHOP OPEN EARLY

With Saturday’s later kick off, the Aggborough Club Shop and Ticket Office will be open from midday, so pop over to grab that all-important merchandise!

SEND US YOUR MATCH DAY MESSAGES!

Download the new, FREE Harriers App on your phone and and we’ll pick one user at random to win two tickets to the upcoming evening with Phil Brown!

While you’re there, you can also head to the Fans Area and send us your match day photos, comments and content – from those we publish, we’ll pick a user at random to win a family ticket for the upcoming game against Eastleigh.

AGGBOROUGH IS CASHLESS

Please remember, Aggborough Stadium and all of its outlets are cashless – we cannot accept cash as payment under any circumstances.

YOUR MATCH DAY PROGRAMME

The Harrier Issue 27 for 23-24 is on sale and it’s one you won’t want to miss, as there’s all you need to know about the opposition, stuff from the archives of Aggborough and our previous meetings with the Shaymen, reports, photos, stats and more.

Buy your copy from around the ground or in the Club Shop. To make sure of your copy, or to get one if you can’t make it to the ground, you can purchase online for FREE UK mainland delivery.

Get your copy today.

NO SMOKING

Aggborough Stadium is a strictly no smoking venue – this means smoking, including the use of vapes and e-cigarettes, is prohibited anywhere within the stadium.

LIVE MATCH STREAMING

Harriers fans can view National League matches this season on National League TV but, as this game is broadcast live on TNT Sports, the usual streaming tickets for Saturday evening’s clash are not available.

View more details on NLTV.

SUPPORTER CONDUCT

Harriers again strongly supports The National League and Football Association in delivering their antisocial conduct message.

Please review the following information before visiting Aggborough.

Specifically, we would like to remind supporters that the club will not tolerate supporter misconduct of any kind. This includes but is not limited to:

• Discriminatory behaviour. This means conduct or language that is aggravated by ethnic origin, colour, race, nationality, faith, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation or disability.
• Entering the field of play or its immediate surrounding area without permission
• The throwing of missiles towards the pitch, technical area or dugout
• The possession or use of pyrotechnics such as flares or smoke bombs

Please support Kidderminster Harriers responsibility. Should you be concerned by any of the above conduct you may witness, please report it to your nearest steward, to the Club Office or Safety Officer or by e-mail to security@harriers.co.uk

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