Oldham need to make home games count, says Scott Naylor

Oldham coach Scott Naylor says the team need to make the Vestacare Stadium a fortress this month.

The Roughyeds sit in fourth position in the Betfred League 1 table, having won two out of their opening four games. Their two defeats were to top four rivals Bradford Bulls and York City Knights.

Oldham’s next two games are at home against Hunslet and Keighley Cougars.

And Naylor believes their next two home games are huge in respect to their promotion hopes.

He said: “It’s important to consider that not only have we played three away games already, but we’ve played three sides, which in pre-season, were predicted to finish in the top four.

“It will be nice to get a couple of back-to-back home games, but we need to win them before we go off to Workington at the end of the month.

“Having lost to York, albeit by two points in a cracking game, and then going down at Bradford, we need to string some wins together.”

The Roughyeds welcome Hunslet to the Vestacare Stadium on Sunday, 3pm kick-off.