Bartlett tips Cats for victory (From Dorset Echo)

Bartlett tips Cats for victory

8:45am Tuesday 27th July 2010

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WEYMOUTH Weyline Wildcats’ boss Phil Bartlett is tipping his side to move off the bottom of the National League tonight with victory at the Smallbrook Stadium (7.30pm).

The Wildcats will travel to the Isle of Wight Islanders full of confidence following Saturday’s glittering performance against the Plymouth Devils, which saw new boy Adam McKinna inspire them to a 49-41 success at the Wessex Stadium.

And Bartlett is expecting more of the same against the second-from-bottom Islanders.

He said: “There is no doubt that McKinna made the difference in terms of morale within the camp and I am confident we can carry that type of performance on into this evening at the Isle of Wight.

“If we beat them and get all four points it will take us off the foot of the table and that is a huge incentive for the lads.

“All of them are now working a lot harder for the team and they know what they have to do. And I am confident they will produce the goods.”

McKinna will remain in an unchanged Wildcats’ line up alongside James Cockle, Tom Brown and Richard Andrews, who also impressed against the Devils.

Byron Bekker, Gary Cottham and Luke Chessell will complete Bartlett’s side while the Islanders could include three ex-Wildcats in their team in Nick Simmons, Brendan Johnson and Danny Warwick.

Islanders (from): Simmons, Johnson, Hopwood, Hill, Warwick, Felton, Blake, Mullins.

Wildcats: Bekker, McKinna, Brown, Cottham, Cockle, Andrews, Chessell.

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