SOME Forest Green fans already have the knives out ahead of the El Glosico clash against Cheltenham Town on Tuesday night.

Please remember Forest Green are top of the table and lead Cheltenham at the top of the National League table by three points.

Yes, we’ve lost back-to-back matches in a week, but in Ady Pennock we trust.

Gary Johnson is an experienced manager and has his team fired up for this Gloucestershire derby, but we can return to winning ways.

The Robins play a 3-5-2 formation, flooding the midfield and are hard to breakdown. Getting the ball forward quickly and then using space on the flanks is the way to beat them.

However, it will be a tough ask. Our midfield conductor Rob Sinclair is suspended due to his red card at Macclesfield and his able partner Sam Wedgbury is out after picking up a fifth booking on Saturday.

Ady will hope to include former Cheltenham Town midfielder Darren Carter and I expect him to name warrior David Pipe as his partner.

I would play Elliott Frear and Keanu Marsh-Brown down the flanks, but remind them about their defensive responsibilities.

Marcus Kelly will return at left-back following his red card at Woking.

Some accused him of sulking after being dropped to the bench last week. To suggest he was sulking is an insult to a player described by his manager as a model pro.

Bring Cheltenham on - I can't wait.