Chris Tullin will take charge of his first home game as Hinckley AFC manager when Kimberley Miners Welfare visit Kirkby Road this weekend.
After an away double-header saw AFC beaten twice, Tullin took much more heart from the performance in Monday’s narrow loss away to Gresley Rovers and will hope that the bulk of that display is replicated in front of the home faithful this weekend.
AFC will still be without Ky Green and Max Jemson through injuries, while captain Zaki Evans is getting closer to a return following a hip flexor issue.
The opposition
Like Hinckley, Kimberley have had a mixed start to the new season – with three wins and four draws from their opening seven games pitting them just inside the bottom half of the table.
And their campaign so far has gone in streaks – an opening away win at Deeping Rangers was followed by four consecutive defeats in which they conceded 17 goals, then three straight wins in which they conceded just once, and then back-to-back defeats again.
Those victories came against Sherwood Colliery, a particularly impressive win on the road, as well as Skegness Town and Gresley Rovers (League Cup), but have been balanced out by a 6-0 hammering at Ashby Ivanhoe and 3-0 at Aylestone Park – AFC will hope their struggles in Leicestershire continue.
From the dressing room
“We’ve got to take the performance level from Monday into this weekend. That work rate, graft, and we kept the ball well but with that directness. It’s a game that we’ll want to go out and win through keeping that performance level high.”
Chris Tullin
Key information
This weekend will see our first foodbank collection of the season, with all donations going to help those in need in our area in partnership with Hinckley Foodbank. Full details here.
Kirkby Road has a large, free on-site car park, and we have both cash and card turnstiles available. Hinckley AFC members gain £1 discount on the admission prices below.
Adults: £8
Concessions: £6
Under 16s: £2 (FREE with a Hinckley AFC Junior membership card)
