Yeovil away

This weekend's first ever visit to Huish Park promises to be a classic away game and I am already looking at the weather forecast for the week and fretting that we could see it postponed due to a water-logged pitch if the downpour continues as promised. We need this game to go ahead as we aim to capitalise on the feel-good factor recreated by Saturday's battling display.

Hot on the heels of our five-star showing against MK Dons, we are likely to sell our initial allocation of 1400 this week as the remaining 300 tickets are snapped up. Not the largest away following in history but when you consider Yeovil's gate on Saturday for the visit of Sarfend was 3906, then we look like having a third of the crowd. Fuelled by early starts, early arrivals and Somerset's native drink, then I think the travelling contingent could be in good voice, especially as we can associate freely on open terracing once more.

A drop of rain on the open away end and we could have a day to remember; who still fondly remembers Portsmouth away in the early 80's on a night game when the heavens opened and everyone got soaked to the skin? Nylon flight jackets might have been good against the cold but they could get very heavy when the cotton lining became saturated.

After weeks of on-line bickering over the side and the formation we should be playing, there should be very little dissent in the lead-up to this one as the side will pretty much pick itself. I can't see Carl Ikeme being dropped and the only injury concern would appear to be Fraser Richardson. Akpo Sodje will come into contention to start the game. I hope Parky is bold and decides upon a more attacking formation for this one.

Yeovil have a decent 4-3-1 home record but the list of who they have faced at the Huish might detract from that a little; Tranmere, Orient, Swindon, Stockport, Brentford, Brighton, Carlisle and Southend. In other words, five of the bottom seven and no-one in the current top ten.

A coachload of Charlton Lifers will be stopping off at the Rose and Crown in Sherborne prior to the game and the Ciderspace website gives the low-down on those closer to the ground.