This is Gloucestershire --CARL Brown will be prepared for a fierce and friendly welcome when Evesham United make the trip to Kayte Lane to face Bishop's Cleeve this afternoon.
Striker Brown, who left the Villagers for the Worcestershire Robins earlier this season, has been the subject of some gentle baiting on social media this week.
Cleeve assistant manager Matt Rose said he was sure that Brown's mates in the Cleeve squad will be happy to catch up with their pal, but any niceties will be put on hold for the 90 minutes this afternoon.
"I am sure the banter has been flying around all week and some of our players will probably know the Evesham players better than us as coaching staff," Rose said.
"The lads have got some personal one-to-one and head-to-head battles that they will be desperate to win against their mates, and that's what non-League football is all about for me.
"I'm really looking forward to it and I know that the lads are as well. There has been a bit said on the social media networks and that's all healthy.
"It sets it up nicely and it focuses our minds on the gameplan that we've got, and hopefully that works a little better than it did at Poole on Saturday."
Cleeve gave a good account of themselves against Poole – the Evo-Stik League Southern Division One South and West leaders – in Dorset on Saturday, more than holding their own for 45 minutes.
However, a soft penalty given away in the first five minutes gave the Dolphins the lead and despite battling away, Rose's men ended up on the wrong end of a 1-0 scoreline.
Despite the disappointment in the result, Rose said he could take a number of positives from the performance, not least that his squad came through the game largely unscathed.
And with five home games coming up in the next seven days, experienced non-League performer Rose knows that it's vital to keep as many players as possible away from the treatment table.
"Saturday's game more or less went to plan," Rose said. "I was really happy with the way we set our stall out, trying to upset the party and keep the crowd quiet.
"We were the better side for the first half and we said to the boys that it was vital to keep our concentration levels up.
"Then, typical of our season, we give a penalty away in the first five minutes of the half and from there on it was always an uphill climb.
"We showed some good character after that to stay in the game and overall I was happy with the performance, we just need to build on that now.
"We came away without any injuries, which is a massive plus when you have four games coming up in close proximity like we have, and hopefully we can go out and get a result.
Fans clicking through the Kayte Lane turnstiles this afternoon will get the chance to watch the local derby on the pitch and a crunch FA Cup clash on the big screen too.
The Villagers are showing the FA Cup quarter-final match between Manchester United and Chelsea (12.30pm kick-off) on the big screen in the bar ahead of the Evesham game at 3pm. Reported by This is 2 hours ago. ~Chelsea Headlines on One News Page [United Kingdom]~
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