GRAHAM Turner is mindful his buoyant Hereford United side could fall flat on their face tomorrow as Canvey Island hit Edgar Street for the first time in the Nationwide Conference.

The Bulls are in confident mood to send the Essex boys packing after chalking up stunning back-to-back 2-0 wins at Aldershot and Barnet.

United's convincing triumph at Underhill last Saturday prompted Bees boss Paul Fairclough to throw a string of glowing tributes the way of Turner's men, dubbing them 'the best team I've met since I've been here'.

Turner was delighted with his side's dazzling display but believes the Canvey challenge presents a different barrier to overcome with the visitors expected to defend in numbers.

United recorded their biggest win of the season last October when they tore Canvey apart 4-0 at Park Lane.

Turner said: "They will remember that 4-0, of course. We've got to be wary in that Canvey may come here and defend deep in numbers.

"We enjoyed the last two games because both Aldershot and Barnet

have come at us and that has helped our game. The onus will be on us to attack Canvey because we are at home. We've got to be good enough to break them down."

Turner believes Fairclough's comments will give his players confidence entering the final third of the season which takes an intriguing shape with just six points separating second-placed Crawley and Morecambe in 13th.

He added: "I think it gives the players a boost in confidence to have things like that said about them. Given Barnet's standing this season, we have got to take a lot of satisfaction from the result.

"It was a good all-round performance. We defended well and created a lot of opportunities. We could have scored a few more had we put away the chances we created.

"Tamika Mkandawire and Tony James were outstanding at the back. But it's very difficult to start picking out individual players from that game. The whole of the team performed to a very high standard which we must try to maintain.

"We've put ourselves into a reasonable position with two very good wins away from home against the first and second-placed teams. Now we've got to take that on and keep this run going."

Bulls' striker Lee Mills returned to training this week following an ankle injury and will be hopeful of making the squad.