Welsh has named his team from a 16-strong squad, which includes seven players from First Tower and six from St Paul’s, for the clash with Devon at Ottery St Mary, near Exeter.
And he is banking on his rearguard to live up to their promise of keeping a clean sheet.
‘They keep on promising me that, but we’ve not had one all season,’ joked Welsh.
‘Let’s hope tomorrow’s the day!’ ‘We’ve got as talented a group of players as we’ve had during the time I’ve been involved,’ he added.
But the Devon side is something of an unknown quantity.
‘No, I don’t know much about them,’ said Welsh.
‘But they are a big county with lots of boys to choose from and their better players will play at a higher standard of football than our lads.
Full report in today’s JEP.
