Another day another victory for Pitman’s men and its been a long time since we have been able to say that. Five wins on the bounce has seen The Bulls move out of the relegation zone for the first time since long before Christmas and we still have that mouth-watering fourth round FA Cup tie at Sheffield Wednesday in prospect.
Their latest victory, a 2-1 win against fellow strugglers Morecambe, came courtesy of Joe Colbeck and Michael Townsend who’s goals either side of the break were enough to see off the Shrimps.
Pitman had the same team available as he did for Saturday’s postponed match at Accrington with Birmingham City loanee Jake Jervis picked to start upfront with Stuart Fleetwood following Mathieu Mansets departure to Reading last week. Jervis made an immediate impact, setting up Colbeck’s goal to give Hereford the lead going into the break. Morecambe rallied to level in the 53rd minute however, when Stewart Drummond latched on to a mix-up between Hereford goalkeeper Adam Bartlett and Nicky Featherstone to turn the ball into the empty net and equalise for the Shrimps. Skipper Townsend made sure that Morecambe’s joy was short-lived though, when he headed home The Bulls winner on the hour mark to make it five from five and unbeaten in six games.
Pitman told BBC Hereford & Worcester:
“We put in a very good performance, the players worked very hard.
“Defensively we kept our shape, and we were difficult to break down.
“We were very good on the break, and I think we consolidated very well.
“We had good opportunities, and maybe we should have added to our tally” he added.
