PORTLAND United management duo Franklyn Clarke and Sam Poole will face old club Blackfield & Langley tomorrow (3pm).
Blues’ boss Clarke and assistant Poole played at the Watersiders in the title-winning 2017/18 Wessex League season.
But the encounter will be business as usual for Poole, who will put any thoughts of a reunion to one side.
He told Echosport: “We’re going to go there and look to get a positive result and have a positive performance, taking some of the good stuff out of the Moneyfields game and look to take what we did well into (tomorrow).
“And, possibly some things that we could’ve done better that we’ve been working on this week.”
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Portland have proved themselves against quality opposition in recent weeks, giving Southern League giants Poole a scare and then coming back from 2-0 down at Moneyfields to earn a draw.
Poole said: “The result was disappointing against Poole given the performance we put in. I don’t think there was three goals between the teams but it just showed that bit of quality and little bit of luck on their side.
“For 70 minutes against Moneys it was also very promising so hopefully we can put that into a 90-minute performance against Blackfield and look to get a result there.”
Portland winger Matty Burrows (groin) is unlikely to be fit, as is striker Liam Sayers (hamstring). Oli Lowes, Josh Williams and skipper Ryan McKechnie all return.
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