DERBY DAY COUNTDOWN - 1 DAY TO GO......

THE big day is nearly here, the day of the first ever Welsh Premier League derby between Rhyl and Prestatyn Town.
Belle Vue will be the venue for tomorrow's hotly anticipated clash which will be the main game on S4C's Sgorio Cymru programme in the evening.
League leaders Rhyl will be the favourites, but this is a local derby, an occasion where the form book so often counts for nothing.
The Lilywhites have been formidable at home this season but not unbeatable.
Port Talbot and NEWI Cefn Druids played a positive game at Belle Vue and went home with maximum reward.
Prestatyn will be positive tomorrow, they do not know any other way to play, but there is a slight problem. In eight attempts so far this season, the Seasiders have not picked up a single away victory.
Belle Vue would be a pretty good place to end that dismal run, but to do that one would imagine Prestatyn would need to score at least two or three goals with Rhyl more than capable of racking up a bagful against anyone. But Port Talbot scored three and Cefn Druids four, so why not Prestatyn?
One thing is for certain - Town will be fired up. Why? Well so many of the current squad are ex-Rhyl players who were considered not good enough for the Lilywhites first team.
They joined Prestatyn and have played a major part in the greatest period in the club's history, a period where they rose from the Welsh Alliance to the Welsh Premier in just three years.
The Seasiders will be determined to prove they now belong on the same pitch as Rhyl, that they can compete with them.
Rhyl will be determined to win too, but for different reasons. They want three points to maintain their advantage at the top of the Welsh Premier. The local pride issue will not matter so much to the Lilywhites as the majority of their players are not local.
That will not mean Allan Bickerstaff's side will be any less determined than their opponents, just that their mindset approaching the game will be a bit different.
Prestatyn will aim to win the local bragging rights while Rhyl will be wanting another three points towards their title challenge.
Bickerstaff has adopted a low-key approach to the game, saying: "The players were talking about the game on the way home from Newtown and they're mad for it.
"It will be a tremendous occasion but I'm making no predictions, we'll do our talking on the pitch."
Both sides could have key players missing tomorrow.
Rhyl have doubts over the fitness of keeper Lee Kendall and wide man Craig Jones, while Prestatyn player boss Neil Gibson could miss out after a bout of flu over the Christmas period and midfielders Ross Hannen and Steve Hoult are expected to be out till the new year. Striker Jon Fisher-Cooke could return against his old club.
But whatever the line ups, there will be enough talent on show to provide what will hopefully be a game to remember.
Lilywhites Online will carry a report on the match tomorrow evening....