Rochdale Observer

Hornets coach looking for a big response

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ROCHDALE Hornets head coach Alan Kilshaw hopes to see a big response from his side when they host Batley Bulldogs at the Crown Oil Arena on Sunday.

Hornets head into the match on the back of a defeat after a disappoint­ing 58-6 defeat to Dewsbury Rams last weekend.

Kilshaw was extremely and we’ve played well Hornets had several disappoint­ed with the against them. We’ll look at players missing from last performanc­e in that the team we’ve got and weekend’s match, game, and insists there there should be a few including the likes of will be changes to his side more bodies and Declan Kay and Gaz against Batley. experience­d players to Middlehurs­t, but Kilshaw

“We need to turn up come back, and there will expects to have them back and play. Batley are in definitely be changes. against Batley. good form and had a good “The players that played “Declan injured his result last week, but this is last week need to be back at work last Thursday a good opportunit­y to put accountabl­e for their and was improving every the Dewsbury game actions and I don’t think day, but he wasn’t 100 per behind us,” he said. anybody will be knocking cent and we didn’t want

“The few games we’ve on my door and moaning to risk it,” he said. had against Batley this wondering why they’ve “Gaz should be back year have all been close been dropped.” this week too.”

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Jackie Meredith ●●Gary Middlehurs­t is expected to return for Hornets tomorrow
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