SATURDAY will be a tough task against Nuneaton but definitely one to look forward to.

They've twice had the better of us this season so there is a huge incentive for us to beat them at St George's Lane.

Historically Nuneaton and Worcester are both clubs with fine non-league traditions but the fact we're both plying our trades in the Dr Martens League, rather than the Conference, shows the game doesn't hang around for anybody and is no respector of teams, individuals or clubs.

The match is of great significance for both sides but for different reasons.

Nuneaton will be looking for a maximum return to hang on the coat tails of Weymouth at the top of the Dr Martens Premier Division while we want to reach that next level of teams above us.

We had two epic encounters at Manor Park in both the league and FA Cup but coming away with nothing on each occasion.

However I believe we were hard done by.

I didn't think we deserved to lose either but we will need to raise our game to ensure we don't suffer a hat-trick of defeats.

Nuneaton's side has changed a bit since then, Quailey and Corbett have gone.

On reflection and considering where they were after 13 games, I think they will be disappointed with what they've achieved since then after suffering a bit of a blip.

We've not exactly been the model of consistency and if we are to get something from the game we'll need to ensure we eradicate the defensive mistakes that cost us in Warwickshire.

These games are always going to be tight and we can't afford to concede the goals we did.

In the last four games we've had one poor hour which came in the 2-0 defeat to Moor Green in the Dr Martens League Cup on Monday.

Dover, Newport and Redditch were much stronger performances than we had on Monday night. I felt we started brightly but didn't get our reward and the game went to them.

We lacked self-belief and I think Barry Woolley's injury was the turning point. Barry has slowly but surely improved from day one and we're hoping he's fit for Saturday.

One plus point from the Moor Green match was Shabir Khan who was positive in his approach and he really attacked the game.

Fitness and cramp caught up with him a little at the end but I was really pleased with him. It's dangerous talking about just one game but for such a young lad to come and play like he did against what was a strong Moor Green team was certainly encouraging.

We had a look at a couple of things, made a few decisions and while it didn't come off in the way we wanted we must stay positive.

While it was ultimately a disappointing display, we were without Jai Stanley, David Foy, John Snape, Paul Carty and Mark Owen, who was on the bench, and they are big hitters for us.

Admittedly we've had some poor performances in front of our home supporters and I just wish more could have seen the displays at Dover and Newport.

But Saturday gives us an opportunity to put in a good account of ourselves at St George's Lane and that will be the intention as we seek to build on recent improved performances.