Invicta Dynamos and Chelmsford Chieftains meet in long-awaited ENIHL Division 1 clash
by Alex Hoad
Invicta Dynamos finally go
face-to-face with title rivals Chelmsford Chieftains in the first
of two huge games in a week in ENIHL Division 1 South.
Going in to Sunday’s game in Essex,
the Mos have won 15 of 16 league games and lie four points clear of
the stuttering Chieftains who drew their last game 4-4 at Oxford
and also lost the previous weekend at Cardiff.
The clash of the top-two has been
long-awaited, with this and the return fixture at Gillingham next
Sunday expected to go a long way towards deciding who wins the
division.
However, Mos head coach Kevin
Parrish insisted: "The title will not be won or lost this weekend
or next. It is a massive game and a top of the table game but we
are just looking at it as another match.
"Apparently Chelmsford have been
printing posters calling the game ‘Judgement Day’ and some of their
players I have spoken to think they have been looking ahead at this
game and maybe that’s why they’ve lost points."
He added: "This is not our
Judgement Day just yet – after Christmas we have Isle of Wight,
Chelmsford and Cardiff when there are plenty of points to win or
lose.
"Even if we lose on Sunday, I’m
confident we can hype it up and win in front of our home fans next
week. We are the team to beat in our league."
"It will be a tough, physical game
and will be quick. I am looking forward to it."
Dynamos’ preparations for Sunday’s
6.30pm face-off have been hit by flu this week with Elliot Andrews
and Andy Smith suffering.
Thursday, December 03 2009