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Faversham Town boss Ray Turner hopes to use match against Ryman League Division 1 South leaders Burgess Hill to showcase his own team's talents

Boss Ray Turner wants Faversham to showcase their Ryman League Premier Division credentials when they welcome champions elect Burgess Hill Town to Salters Lane on Saturday.

Town cruised to a 4-1 win at Walton & Hersham on Saturday before a 5-0 success at home to Carshalton on Tuesday night, taking them to 102 goals for the season in their 40th game.

Since September, Town and the Hillians have occupied the top-two places in Division 1 South for all but a handful of weeks.

Ray Turner
Ray Turner

But while the Sussex side are just four points from sealing the title, Town face a dogfight to hold onto the runners-up spot in their last six games with Folkestone and Merstham in hot pursuit.

Turner said: “We are trying to build a club the way Burgess Hill have. It doesn’t seem fair when you think that Dulwich won this league with 89 points a couple of years ago and this year 100 points might not get you second.

“We are at the point where we are capable of playing at a Premier Division level, hopefully we can show that on Saturday, but we just have to try and get through the lottery of the play-offs now to prove it.”

He added: “It should be a great game. We lost 2-1 down there in September but it will be interesting to compare then against now. I am looking forward to it."

Dave Botterill (illness), Matt Bourne and Dean Grant (suspension) are back in contention for Saturday.

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