Newport County v Harrogate Town: Simon Weaver determined to 'prove people wrong' in League Two crunch time
SOME games need no building up or fanfare.
Harrogate Town's monumental survival clash at Rodney Parade can definitely be bracketed as one of those.
Simon Weaver's side prop up the EFL. But a win would see them leapfrog third-from-bottom Newport County, a point ahead of them with four matches to go in a tight relegation fight also featuring Barrow, Tranmere Rovers and Crawley.
Despite having to navigate a long trip to South Wales, Harrogate will probably be glad to be on their travels for such a six-pointer.
Town's last three wins have all been on the road, including three points at Barrow and Tranmere.
The Sulphurites are ranked 16th in the away 'table' in League Two, with 21 points from 21 matches. From the same amount of games at home, they have taken a derisory 12 points.
On the magnitude of the game, Weaver, who is assessing Tom Hill and Jack Muldoon, said: "We've closed the gap and are keen on totally closing it and overcoming other teams in the bottom area.
"We've been in there for so long now, we're probably the team people fancy to go down. We aim to prove people wrong."
Town have a mixed Easter, but a haul of five goals in two matches should represent a source of encouragement.
More especially given that in the club's previous seven games, they scored the same amount of goals.
Weaver added: We are there to be shot at. We haven't scored the goals required.
"It's a great stage of the season to come good in terms of more creativity and scoring five in two against good opposition bodes well for the business end of the season."