Hornets set for drive to survive
ALAN Kilshaw will prepare his Hornets troops for a cup final this weekend ahead of their game against Swinton Lions.
There may not be any silverware up for grabs when the two sides meet tomorrow at the Crown Oil Arena (3pm kick off), but with both clubs fighting for survival in the Kingstone Press Championship, Hornets and the Lions have everything to play for.
Hornets head into the game three points ahead of their rivals having played a game more. Kilshaw’s men are without a win in the second phase of the Championship season great win on Monday at The Hornets coach felt worked on and rehearsed. down and come having lost four on the Dewsbury, who have been his players allowed nerves So I was disappointed back and try to perform bounce. riding high. Swinton will to affect them. with that and I was disappointed this weekend.”
Their latest defeat came come here full of confidence “It was obviously very with some of the Kilshaw will be without in the Bank Holiday Monday – they have a good disappointing. Oldham tries we let in as well. a couple of big hitters in loss at home against side and a bit of belief were the better side over “I felt we were soft Jono Smith and Rob Massam. Oldham. back in the camp. the 80 minutes and I felt defensively when you
And they come up “We can’t allow our we were a little bit nervy,” look back at some of their “Jono Smith has consussion against a Swinton side confidence to be knocked. he said. tries. after a badly broken buoyed by a surprise victory “We’ve done some good “It was a nervous start “We let nerves get to us. nose, so that will against Dewsbury things this year and put and in the second half we Some of the players are probably rule him out. Rams on Monday. ourselves in a great had a lot of territory and not used to these dogfight “We won’t have Rob
“This is like a cup final position and hopefully opportunities to put the games and Oldham had Massam now for the rest for ourselves and Swinton,” this one loss will not game to bed. the edge on us in that of the season, which we said Kilshaw. take the wind out of our “Give Oldham credit, sense. knew about at the start of
“Every game now is a sails.” their defence was on it “But our destiny is the year. big game – win this weekend Kilshaw will be looking but our offensive play still in our hands and “He’s going away to get and it will take us for an improvement at wasn’t great, it was a bit we have a big game married – the perils of three points clear of both ends of the field scrappy. against Swinton this part-time rugby! But Swinton, and they have tomorrow after expressing “That could be down to weekend, so we can’t hopefully we’ll have a got to go and play Oldham. his disappointment with some key players missing feel sorry for ourselves couple of players coming That has to be our the performance against for us – but I just felt we for too long. back to fitness and available.” only focus. Swinton had a Oldham. didn’t do the things we’d “We have to dust ourselves
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