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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Preview: Bulls vs Shrewsbury

The Bulls entertain Shrewsbury Town in another League Two match at Edgar Street on Saturday.

The two sides have been paired together in six of the last nine seasons after only sporadic meetings previously. The Shrews come to Edgar Street having won the last four encounters since Gavin McCallum and Ryan Valentine gave the Bulls a 2-1 win at Edgar Street in October 2009, while current Bull Nathan Elder came off the bench for the Shrews in that game. Earlier this season the Bulls lost 3-1 in some field in the middle of nowhere, with Tom Barkhuizen getting the Bulls' goal.

The Bulls seem to be relying on their away form again this season, going into Saturday's match having not won in seven home games but having taken eight points from 12 on the road in recent weeks. A variety of tactics have been deployed in recent weeks, and the long range artillery has been reined in a bit in the last couple of games. Joe Colbeck's pair of assists for Michael Duberry's finishing suggests the winger is back on top form, while the unpredictable Yoann Arquin will bamboozle a makeshift Shrews defence after three goals in the last five matches.

The Shrews will come to Edgar Street much depleted and still searching for new faces. Graham Turner took to the radio to rant about agents again yesterday after seeing a string of targets evade his grasp, with two loanees opting for other sides and a slew of injuries hampering their promotion bid. Nine goal top scorer Marvin Morgan, who hit two against the Bulls earlier in the season, is suspended for the game while former Bulls winger Lionel Ainsworth has been an unused sub for the last two matches since missing a sitter in their FA Cup match at Middlesboro.

Hereford United vs Shrewsbury Town, Edgar Street, Saturday 28th January, 1.00pm.