SINCIL BANK is the venue tomorrow for Rovers who will be seeking to improve

on their 0-0 draw with Lincoln at home back in September. City are two points better off this time around and Coca Cola League Two draw specialists Rovers are ruing too many dropped points.

Boss Ian Atkins frequently refers to the recent results sequence where he feels his side should have done better. But a point this time may be important even if it probably does not much for a significant climb up the table.

Rovers know that even a couple of victories will haul them closer to the play-off spots which is as much as they can now realistically hope for. And frankly which is where they should be now.

Saturday was another case of what should have been. OK, so there is no such thing as a home banker as Rovers demonstrably proved at the Memorial Stadium. Bottom side Cambridge United had managed four wins all season, three of them in the league, with a solitary away victory at Boston in the LDV Vans Trophy first round.

They had lost six of their last seven but new manager Steve Thompson, who loves a challenge otherwise he would not be there, sees salvation even if it was galling to learn fellow drop candidates Kidderminster had claimed three points at home to, wait for it, Lincoln.

Cambridge had beaten Rovers 1-0 in October so the warning signs were there but, when Junior Agogo smacked home from the penalty spot on 25 minutes after Craig Disley had been brought down, it seemed to signal the breakthrough. Earlier Disley had been clean through only to be denied by a post.

Then Rovers' defence, which has been lamentably guilty of some seriously poor marking at times, chose the moment for a rerun and within 90 seconds United were on terms, John Turner's left-wing cross banged home by Shane Tudor.

Rovers' young stand-in 'keeper, Ryan Clarke, got the award from the presidents' club, whose members have been know for some curious awards in the past, yet again. Not that members were wrong but how much does that say for a home side?

Rovers need even a short string of wins to start dragging back the fans. Atkins talked once more about frustration for him, the players and the fans, admitting there had been an expectancy to win but felt players had failed to take responsibility and he suggested pointedly it had told him about individuals.

"Are they going to really take us forward and it answered a lot of questions for me," he admitted. "Responsibility to win games is big and at the moment we haven't got enough of that within the side."