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Their clash with Romulus at Bracken Moor has been designated ‘pay as you want.’
And as Steels look to keep their outside play-off hopes alive, Hilton says they will go all out attack in their chase of a fourth consecutive win.
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Hide Ad“It should be entertaining, that’s for sure,” he said. “We’ll be going all out attack and trying to get that fourth win.
“There’s no point looking at draws at this stage of the system, although in all honesty that’s something we’ve never tried to so. We’ve always gone out and looked to try to win games.
“We set ourselves a target of trying to win the last eight goings. It’s going to be difficult but we’ll be giving it a right go.
“It’s going to be difficult but we’ll be giving it a right go. It’s not out of reach mathematically so we’re still in there fighting.
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Hide Ad“We’ve won the last three on the spin and I think if we do manage to win the last five it might be good enough to see us sneak in.
“We’ve just got to try to keep winning our games and hope others slip up.”
Romulus arrive having won five of their last seven matches. They are level on points with Steels in tenth place but having played two games more their play-off hopes have all but ended.
The two teams drew 1-1 in the reverse fixture at the end of October when Steels were denied all-three points by a equaliser two minutes from time after Scott Ruthven had put Hilton’s side in front early in the second half.
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Hide AdStocksbridge head into the game in buoyant mood after taking the bragging rights from their 3-2 derby win at Sheffield FC on Tuesday.
Club are looking to bounce back from that defeat in their tough trip to Rugby Town.
Boss James Colliver will certainly be looking for better defending in the clash after admitting his disappointment at the manner of the derby day loss.
He said: “As a defender myself we talked about how to set up as a back four but within ten minutes we were 2-0 down,” he said. “Our defending was comical.
“We didn’t deal with the first ball or the second ball.
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Hide Ad“We got it back to 2-1 then one of our more experienced players Stuart Ludlam gives away a penalty.
“You can’t gift teams three goals and expect to win.
“We’ve lost the last two home games and not picked up a point away since I’ve been here. So we’ll shuffle the pack and make a few changes.
“It’s going to be a really tough game. We had a report on them and they are playing really well at the moment.
“Confidence is a bit low. It’s been a bit draining for the players that have been here all season.
“But we’ll pick ourselves up and go again on Saturday.”
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Hide AdShaw Lane Aquaforce saw their title hopes take a huge knock with a 3-2 defeat at third placed Coalville Town in midweek, a result which handed the championship destiny back to leaders Stafford Rangers.
The Ducks must now beat mid-table Carlton Town tomorrow to keep their chances alive.