NEATH CLASH IS A REAL SIX-POINTER

By Dave Jones on Mar 5, 10 03:31 AM

RHYL v NEATH
WELSH PREMIER LEAGUE
SATURDAY 2.30pm
TOMORROW'S game at Belle Vue will be a real six-pointer between two teams vying for European qualification.
Rhyl will be out for revenge having lost 2-0 at The Gnoll in October. At the time the Lilywhites were unbeaten and top of the table, but that result kicked off a bad run.
Neath entered the New Year looking like potential title challengers, but a dismal record of just two wins in their last 10 league outings have buffered them out of the championship picture.
Andrew Dyer's full-timers are now an outside bet to even make it into Europe - and that is something the club would surely have expected at the very least given the considerable financial outlay at The Gnoll this season.
Rhyl have been in good form in the Welsh Premier of late, their last two results being a 5-2 thrashing of Bala and a 4-2 win over Newtown.
Goalkeeper Jack Cudworth is back in contention for the Lilies after missing the Prestatyn game through being cup-tied, while the fitness of Connolly and Strong will be assessed. Defender Martyn Naylor could also come into the picture.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
2009/10 - Neath 2 Rhyl 0
2008/09 - Rhyl 4 Neath 2; Neath 2 Rhyl 2
2007/08 - Rhyl 1 Neath 0; Neath 1 Rhyl 1