Hereford United v Torquay United
Edgar Street
5th May 2012
3pm
The last few weeks have thrown up plenty of 'must win' matches for Hereford United, but this fixture is without doubt the one the Bulls have to triumph in, no matter what.
To ensure Football League survival, Hereford have to beat Torquay United at Edgar Street and then hope that Burton Albion have at least drawn with Barnet at the Pirelli Stadium.
Edgar Street should be full to capacity come 3pm on Saturday, with Torquay receiving a 1,300 ticket allocation.
On the injury front it is pretty much as you were from last week, with only long-term absentees not available.
The biggest decision for Bulls manager Richard O'Kelly on Saturday will be the starting line-up.
Joe Colbeck scored United's first goal in the 3-0 win at Crawley Town last week, before running himself into the ground and being replaced by Yoann Arquin, who bagged himself a brace.
Hereford have not lost to Torquay at Edgar Street in the last 16 league encounters between the two sides. Six of those matches have returned wins for the Bulls while 11 have ended as all square.
During Thursday afternoon's press conference, O'Kelly told the assembled media: "The players are fine, working hard on the training pitch and the mood around the place is very good.
"What we have to do is go out their and give a performance, whether we feel a million dollars or not. Last week's result was the end of a good week's training, prior to that we had had five or six good performances without getting the bounce of the ball or the decisions."
When asked whether or not he would be keeping an eye on what is transpiring at Burton, O'Kelly replied:
"With the media coverage on the day it's going to be hard not to, but I don't think we can afford to take our eye off what we have to do here.
"If the crowd turn up with the same attitude that they did at Crawley last week, when their positivity transferred to the players, I would love it to be like that again this Saturday."
Arquin: Bagged brace against Crawley
Torquay United manager Martin Ling spoke to his club's official website about the Hereford match, commenting:
"We have got to better the Crawley result but all we can do is win the 90 minutes at Hereford.
"We know the consequences for Hereford and they will know the consequences for us. Three points is only good for both sides - one point won't be enough.
"I'm happy with this scenario because if we were going into a game against a side totally relaxed, everyone would expect us to beat them.
"I always think we're better playing against teams coming at us. They are chasing the win and I feel we are good enough to open them up."
Ling: "Three points is only good for both sides"
MATCH OFFICIALS
REFEREE: ROGER EAST
Assistants: Derek Eaton and Robert Jones
Fourth Official: Paul Tierney
LAST MEETING
29th October 2011
Torquay United 2-0 Hereford United
Match Report
TICKET DETAILS
The Hereford United Starlite Rooms reception will be open until 5pm on Friday for the sale of tickets for Saturday's game against Torquay United.
There are around 200 tickets remaining for Saturday's crunch game (As of Friday afternoon) and the office will now remain open until 5pm for the sale of the remaining tickets.
If any tickets remain unsold they will go on sale - cash only - from the old entrance to the office from 9:30am Saturday morning.
With very limited quantities left, the advice is to purchase your tickets as soon as possible to avoid missing out.
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