This Saturday (21st October) The Seagulls play their first home League fixture of the season in the South West Peninsula League Division 1 West, against Dobwalls (3pm).
Mousehole are second-bottom of the 17-team West Division table, having played all 9 of their League fixtures away – with 2 wins (at Bude and Wadebridge), 2 draws (at St Dennis and Porthleven) and 5 defeats (at Millbrook, Wendron, Liskeard, Plymouth Marjon and Holsworthy), scoring 17 goals and conceding 29.
Dobwalls have played 10 league games, winning 4 and losing 6, with a similar goals record to Mousehole and an identical minus-12 goal difference, and stand 4 places and 4 points above The Seagulls. Their away form (3 wins, at Bude 2-1, Holsworthy 2-1 and Elburton 4-1) is better than their home form (defeats 2-1 to Millbrook, 8-1 to Wadebridge, 4-3 to Ludgvan and last Saturday 4-0 to St Blazey).
Dobwalls changed managers earlier this season, with Craig Holman replaced by Simon Westlake and Ben Washam, who were Kevin Richards’ assistants at Premier Division Godolphin Atlantic until recently, and previously at fellow West Division club Plymstock United.
Mousehole will approach the game with some confidence after securing three wins in the last four games, including the noteworthy 1-0 ‘upset’ against higher-league Camelford last Saturday in the League Cup (that victory earning The Seagulls a third-round tie at home against another Premier Division side, top-6 Launceston, on 30th December).
In the meantime, Dobwalls’ away form will provide a stern test on Saturday – they won at Trungle Parc in April after a draw at Lantoom Park earlier – and Mousehole will have to be at their best if they are to start accumulating League points and take advantage of the start of the long run of home games lying ahead.
