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Tommy Brookbanks

....them face to face with the manager whose resignation helped to trigger the advent of the Steve Greaves/Michael Johnson/Des Lyttle regime.

For Town are due to travel on Saturday to meet Stamford, who are bossed by Tommy Brookbanks, the man in charge of the Yellows last season and up to October this term.

The 45-year-old left Watnall Road in acrimonious circumstances after a torturous eighteen months at the helm that was racked by financial problems.

But his replacement, ex-Nottingham Forest defender Lyttle, is refusing to allow tomorrow’s match to become a sideshow revolving around personalities.

“I will be telling my players to focus on the game and, hopefully, we will get the right result,” said Lyttle.

“I don’t want it to be a case of us against them and current players against former players. It is just a game of football. I want us to keep our winning run going and our level of performance up.”

The match has taken on crucial importance in the chase for the promotion play-off places.

For a fine 2-1 victory at Brigg Town last Saturday lifted the Yellows into sixth place in the table, just one place and four points behind Stamford, who occupy the last of the four play-off spots.

As well as Brookbanks and his assistant Gary Stones, the Lincolnshire side boast several ex-Yellows in their squad, including Wayne Diuk, Nathan Watson, Nick Ghislanzoni, Ross Whalin, Joe Pheasant and Kieran Watson.

But after looking like title challengers earlier in the season, recent results have been mixed. Since Brookbanks took over, they have gained twenty-four points from sixteen league games, winning seven and losing six.

Meanwhile Lyttle was delighted by his side’s efforts at Brigg. “It was a very good win and a very good performance,” he said.

“It was an extension of our display against Romulus the previous week. The way we played, the chances we created and the way we defended.

“The only disappointing thing was that we didn’t score more goals in the first half, which we dominated. We should have made the second half a lot more comfortable.”

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