Preview by Richard Edmondson

Kendal will be looking to make it 4 straight wins at the weekend as they host Frickley Athletic in this Unibond Premier Division encounter. Town are on a hot streak at the moment, 3 straight wins, scoring goals for fun, and taking teams apart, all the players are playing at their best right now and causing havoc to opposing teams in the division. A lot of the good form is down to the team spirit and the attacking philosophy that Lee Ashcroft has instilled within his side. And at the moment we are 7th and only 3 points off top spot. This weekend Kendal will fancy their chances against Frickley as they have made an indifferent start to the season, that said they will be taken seriously and respected otherwise Kendal might be on the end of a nasty shock! Team news: The team are without Town player manager Lee Ashcroft and Michael Cole through suspension.As well as Tony Hallam and Dave Standley through Injury. However Craig Hobson should return from his ban this weekend and it will be a straight fight between Anthony Murt and Hobson to partner Alex Taylor in attack. The opposition: Frickley Athletic struggled last season and have shown early signs of being in another relegation dog fight this campaign. They managed to steer themselves away from trouble in last season’s campaign by going on an impressive undefeated streak which ultimately kept them up! This season they have got off to an indifferent start, currently 18th in the league, winning 1, drawing 3 and losing 4 of their 1st 8 games. However they are coming off a 1-0 home victory over Skelmersdale United in The FA Cup qualifier last weekend. Frickley have been in most games this season apart from The North Ferriby United one where they lost 4-1 and when you look at their goals for and against record it’s pretty modest, in comparison to other teams. They also pushed Bradford Park Avenue very close a few weeks ago only losing 4-3, so that result proves that they can compete with some of the bigger teams in this division. Going off my experiences of Frickley I would class them as a physically competitive side. They know how to mix it with opposing sides when they have too! They have a number of danger men within their squad that could cause Town a bit of trouble: . Lee Morris: A striker who consistently scores at Unibond Premier Division level, currently with 3 goals to his name this season and is sure to get more as there Unibond League campaign progresses Neil Towler: A 29 year old striker,quite tall, despite only scoring 2 so far this season he is a threat and will have to be watched closely by Kendal The last time we played each other? We played them twice last season, and beat them 1-0 at the Lakeland Radio Stadium through a Peter Wright free kick but went down 2-1 at their place later on that season. Overall: A Match Town should win, but expect it too be a very physical encounter! If Kendal can play the attacking football they have been playing in recent week’s then Frickley will struggle to find answers. Hopefully the lad’s can score early and get Frickley on the back foot, however Town must make sure that the game doesn’t drag on at 0-0 as the visitors will be happy with that scenario!