Northwich

I hope you've all been out doing something "funny for money" to mark this years Comic Relief.

Being stuck, as I am, in a provincial office, I am sadly missing out on the wacky fun over at our headquarters, where the blokes were asked to come in dressed as women, and vice versa. Hilarious japery and capers have no doubt ensued by now, and I'm gutted to be missing out on them. Really.

United did their bit for a good cause back in August when they gave Darren Quinton a new contract for no apparent reason, so there will be little room for charity when we entertain struggling Northwich tomorrow.

"Northwich aren't conceding many goals and coming here seems to make some teams a different side because it's like a cup final for them," observed the Brabinator ahead of tomorrow's clash, presumably referring to the Setanta Shield or Cambs Invitation Cup finals. "They'll work hard, get people behind the ball and try to frustrate us, but we've just got to be patient and I'm confident we'll get a result."

It's good to know we won't be taking our lowly opponents lightly, although judging by some of our previous performances against the divisions basement dwellers, I'm not convinced his words of caution always filter through to the players. If we're going to keep a modicum of pressure on bottling Burton, three points in games like this are a must. The Brewers face an improving Salisbury City tomorrow, and although they were a total shambles when we played them before Christmas, Nick Holmes' side have picked up draws against Kidderminster and Wrexham recently, and could cause Roy Mac's boys a few problems.