Sandy wary of former Diamonds striker Poku as he makes instant Sphinx impact
AFC Rushden & Diamonds will be wary of a familiar face when they travel to a new-look Coventry Sphinx side in the Pitching-In Northern Premier League Midlands Division on Tuesday night (ko 7.45pm).
That's because leading the line for Sphinx will be Raymond Poku, the striker who only left Diamonds last week to make the short move across the Warwickshire border.
Signed from ON Chenecks in the summer, Poku struggled to find his best form at Hayden Road, scoring once in close to 30 first team appearances, but he hit the ground running at his new club, scoring twice on his debut as Sphinx beat St Neots Town 3-0 on Saturday.
Poku has been one of raft of signings new Coventry boss Joe Conneely has made in recent weeks, and Sandy admits Tuesday night's hosts are going to be something of an unknown quantity for his team.
"They have a new manager and a whole new team, so it is one of those where we can't really prepare for," Sandy told @AFCRD.
"We will obviously get the formation on what formation they play and what they do.
"I am genuinely really pleased for Ray that he has scored those two goals as we always knew he was a good young player and has a lot of potential.
"He will be a danger, and they obviously have a lot of dangerous players having scored three away on Saturday.
"We will go there, prepare right, and we will give the lads as much information as possible.
"We are full of confidence, they will be full of confidence as well, and my lads fight for me, Jim (Le Masurier) and the badge, and their lads are going to be doing exactly the same for their manager.
"It will be an interesting game and in this league Tuesday night matches, especially away from home, are really tough, and any positive result we will take."
Diamonds know a win against Sphinx could see them rise as high as seventh in the Midlands Division, and take them to within just three points of the play-off places.