ANYTHING BUT ANOTHER HOME WIN FOR LOWESTOFT TOWN WILL BE A SHOCK
Ady Gallagher and Micky Chapman look to have made a great signing in Joe Francis from Corby Town. Francis scored the two important goals which won the clash of the heavyweights in midweek versus East Thurrock United. The victory puts the Trawlerboys nine points ahead of second placed Thamesmead Town with four games in hand and a goal difference of +14 ahead of the next top scorer's East Thurrock United in 3rd place. Division top scorer Sam Higgins had put the rocks 1-0 up on the night only for the champions elect to come back to win the game with midfielder Gary Holt being the most influential player on the pitch. It was the opinion of The Rock's fans present that Lowie could grace a league at least two steps up.
Francis has now scored 5 goals in his 3 appearances for the Suffolk side which is a fantastic return. They welcome Romford to Crown Meadow on Saturday in a match the home side are 3/10 hot favourites to win with bwin.com; Boro who drew 1-1 at home with Cheshunt in midweek are 23/4 with the draw being 15/4. The Ambers who looked very poor against Town recently took the lead after having most of the play in the first half only to be pegged back to 1-1 by the home side. Romford have three wins out of twelve on the road at Leyton, Maldon Town and Cheshunt, All sides below them in the league. The cold end can only see a big home win in this match with Francis bagging a few more goals to the five he already has for his new team.
Romford have beaten East Thurrock United 3-2 so they are capable of a shock result but Lowestoft have only had one off day this whole season loosing 0-1 to Ilford at home. Anything but a home win will be a major shock.
TOUGH TEST FOR THAMESMEAD AGAINST IMPROVING SWIFTS AT BAYLISS AVENUE
Second placed Thamesmead (2 wins in last six) face sixth placed Heybridge Swifts (5 wins in last six) at Bayliss Avenue. Since the 1-1 with Enfield Town on 21st November in a game which most Town fans thought Swifts were one of the better sides we had played this season the Essex side have lost just two games against VCD Athletic and East Thurrock United. The Mead have been strong at home with Swifts improving their away form of late with a 0-2 result at Tilbury standing out which points to this match ending in a draw. A punt on Swifts to get a win at 43/20 may be the value gamble of the day with a home win at 9/10 and a draw being 5/2.
OLD RIVALS LEYTON VISIT GOLDSDOWN ROAD
Town welcome Leyton on Saturday who gained their first point in six matches in their midweek 2-2 draw with Ware. A last minute goal from the home side secured the all important point. Leyton are currently in the drop zone and are having a very poor season. Town are favourites at 7/20 with Ware at 5/1 and the draw being 7/2. Their last two away games have been lost 8-0 and 4-0. Steve and Del know to take nothing for granted and only a good team performance as usual will secure the three points. Leyton played some attractive football in the 8-0 loss at Lowestoft and won praise from Trawlerboy fans for not dumping 10 men behind the ball and hoping for the best on the counter attack. The cold end never likes to be confident or cocky when it comes down to Town but should we play as well as they have been doing (albeit with an enforced winter break) the match should be won. An early goal would be nice!!
THE BEST OF THE REST!!!
Brentwood Town who drew 2-2 with Concord in midweek should have too much for travelling Cheshunt at the Internation arena. The Islander's themselves entertain a Northwood side who won 0-4 in their last match before the new year at Wingate and Finchley. Fortress Thames Road is rarely breached but the cold end can see Wood (who will finish higher in the league than their current 11th place) nicking a point on Saturday.
East Thurrock should get back to winning ways at home to Great Wakering Rovers. VCD Athletic who were surprisingly beaten by Waltham Forest at home last time out travel to stuttering Maldon Town, VCD should win but I can also see a score-draw result occurring at The Wallace Binder.
OTHER GAMES
REDBRIDGE V HARLOW TOWN
WALTHAM FOREST V POTTERS BAR TOWN
WARE V ILFORD
WINGATE AND FINCHLEY V TILBURY
Hopefully for the first time in over a month the league will have a full programme of matches with no postponements!!!
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