Peacocks Set for Home Double After Away Day Success
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New weeks bring new challenges, and following Saturday’s fantastic away win at Havant and Waterlooville, the Peacocks turn their attention to back-to-back home matches at the Cygnet Health Care Stadium. Newly promoted Yate Town visit on Wednesday night, closely followed by Basingstoke Town on Saturday, recently bolstered by the signing of former Saints and Premier League forward Charlie Austin.
Despite injury setbacks to Austen Booth and Ryan Lane just prior to kick-off, a confident and assured performance from Luffers’ side saw them in cruise control for most of the match. Strike partners Kane Simpson and Ben Seymour both got in on the action as Taunton ran out 3 to 2 winners, kicking off the new campaign in style.
Yate Town’s opening match saw them battle to a goalless draw at Lodge Road against Sholing, picking up their first point on their Premier South return following relegation at the end of the 2022 23 campaign. The Bluebells feature a number of former Peacocks within their ranks, including captain Joe Guest, as well as Lloyd James, Ross Stearn and Dan Ball, all of whom were part of Taunton’s National League South side.
Richard Luffman’s Thoughts:
“We’ve got two really tough home games coming up against Yate and Basingstoke, and we’re under no illusions about how hard every point in this league is to earn. Including pre-season, we’ve now gone 11 matches unbeaten, and it’s something we’d like to keep going for as long as we can. That said, we’re keeping our feet firmly on the ground because we know it’s going to be a long, hard season.”
Taunton Town Manager Richard Luffman celebrating The Peacocks’ opening day win in Hampshire. Photo by Debbie Gould.
Tickets:
Tickets for both matches against Yate Town and Basingstoke can be purchased online or at the turnstiles.
We will provide live updates across our social media channels throughout the game, along with post match interviews. You can also listen live to Rich & Jon’s commentary from 10 minutes before kick off: Peacocks Radio.
