Diamonds focussed on next BIG game

Andy Peaks insists he and his AFC Rushden & Diamonds side are solely focused on their clash at Cambridge City this weekend.

Having gone on a run of six games without a win, Diamonds have responded with two crucial victories in the past few days as a 4-1 success over Aylesbury United last weekend was followed by a narrow 1-0 verdict against AFC Dunstable at Hayden Road on Tuesday night as Ben Farrell’s 83rd-minute penalty proved decisive.

Those wins mean that, due to their superior goal difference, Diamonds require two wins from their final three matches to secure one of the two automatic promotion places in the Evo-Stik South League East. Tomorrow's (Saturday) clash at Cambridge, who play their home games at St Ives Town, is followed by back-to-back matches at Hayden Road against Aylesbury and Ashford Town (Middx) to round off the campaign.

But Peaks is looking no further ahead than this weekend. “We know that two wins out of the next three games would pretty much guarantee us promotion but, for me, the next game is Cambridge,” the Diamonds boss said. “When we had that bit of a blip over the last few weeks, I continually said that the next game was always the most important and that’s still the right way to go.

“Two wins in the last few days will give us some massive momentum again and we will look forward to a tough game at Cambridge.

Read more at: Jon Dunham - Norhants Telegraph