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This is going to be a really tough task to get anything from this game. They won at Corby last night and have won six in a row and kept a clean sheet in last four. They also have some top class players, including Ryan Beswick who has proven himself over the years.
But we did win at Harborough last season, so we can dream..
It may depend on how, if any, of the injured players from the last game have recovered.

See, I’d go with a different strategy to parking the bus because I don’t think we’re good enough to defend for 90 plus minutes - I say go with the mentality this is a free hit and have a go at them, take the game to them, attack is the best defence kind of attitude.

They’re a top side obviously, but winning streaks come to an end and it’s usually because someone has a go - we’ve nothing to lose with this, it is the classic free hit !! If we lose we lose, no pointed fingers or recriminations, we move on to the next one!

On their day we’re capable of causing an upset ala Harborough - we won’t know unless we have a go!

100% agree - this is a game I expect nothing from! To be fair if we even score will be a bonus, so go out there and play to win!!

Absolute heartbreak to concede those two goals right at the end, but the lads should be so very proud of that performance. So close to a magnificent result. We were the better team in the first half and controlled the game in the main, never letting Quorn settle at all. We made them look very average actually and really should’ve been more than a goal up at half-time.

Quorn were in the ascendancy for large parts of the second half although we still managed to hold our own. Our achilles heel is that when we’re under the cosh we struggle to get hold of the ball and retain possession, so eventually the continued pressure is going to tell. We certainly lost something when Cairo came off I thought.

Feel gutted for the lads because no way did they deserve to lose that game, a real sickener at the death. We can’t seem to stop shipping these late goals in second half stoppage time. However we showed today we are able to mix it with one of the best sides in the division and are looking like a solid resilient team across the pitch. Lots to be encouraged about going forward.