Bank Holiday Preview

Kick off in the Midland Football Alliance at The Dovecote Stadium tomorrow is 3pm as usual the bar will be open from 12pm. This is the first of a double header against our local rivals from Sutton Park as they are up the Butthole again Next Saturday in the FA Cup.

Last season the first encounter ended a 0-0draw on the otherside of the A6 but Dynamo csme away with the bragging rights with a 3-1 victory at The Dovecote goals from two who unfortunately won't be involved tomorrow Louis Guest due to injury and Jonathan Jones now at Coleshill and a goal from the ever present Steve Chaplin.

Turnips boys so far have Played 5 League games winning 2 drawing 1 and losing 2 on 7 points scoring 10 conceding 9 their results so far;

League Walsall Wood Away 1-1
League Loughborough Uni Home won 2-1
League Basford Away lost 4-3
League Coventry Sphinx Home won 4-1
FAC Bottesford Home won 3-1
League AFC Wulfrunians Away lost 2-0

Prior to tomorrows game John Folwell the visiting manager and Shepshed's Assistant Manger will be doing the new craze the Ice Bucket Challenge in aid of Charity.

Lets hope for a bumper Bank Holiday crowd up the Butthole and a repeat of Saturday's result les cheer the Black and Whites onto victory.

Elsewhere in the MFL tomorrow

Basford who are still unbeaten and take into the game a 5 point lead in the MFL take on Long Eaton United who are also yet to lose a game.

Bottom of the table Brocton take on 12th placed AFC Wulfrunians who will be looking for a Bank Holiday weekend double

Causeway will be looking to bounce back from their weekend defeat currently 19th they take on 9th placed Tipton who will buoyant after their 5-0 win on Saturday

It's 2nd v 3rd at Coleshill tomorrow both sides will be looking to return to winning ways after both Coleshill and Boldmere lost at hpme on Saturday.

Continental Star will be hoping for Better fortune than Saturday after their 3-1 defeat at Kirby currently 16th they take on 14th placed Lye whose confidence will be high after their 2-0win at Coleshill

Ccoventry Sphinx will hope for better fortune thans Saturday in 10th place as 7th placed Kirby Muxloe are the visitors.

Dunkirk will want to start a new week with a win currently in 18th they take on 15th Loughborough Uni

Stourport will hope to get back to winning ways in 6th place they take on 13th placed Walsall Wood who will be looking for back to back wins

A possible early six pointer as 20th place Rocester who already have a minus 19 goal difference are at home to joint bottom Heath Hayes who will hope their luck can change as they have conceded late in a majority of their early season games

Another tough encounter at Westfields as they hope to continue their good form in 4th they take on 5th placed Alvechurch