Martin Hall has been speaking this week about Hornets' 100% start to the campaign - and is looking ahead to the big clash with the Biffs on Sunday. Quoted in the Rochdale Observer he said, "We've got six points which is what we aimed for before the start of the season."

"Without playing particularly well we've won again (against Swinton). But for the third game running we made it hard."

Despite fans' disappointment that his side's not yet hit its stride he went on, "There were some positives out of it with the attack, which was a little bit better than it has been. But our defence wasn't up to scratch".

But he's ready to put the Swinton game behind him and get on with the serious business of Sunday's encounter. "We've got the two points and I'm looking forward to another derby against Oldham next week"

"I prefer us to be playing to the best of our ability at the end of the season rather than at the start. Hopefully we can go from strength to strength. We need to. We're not playing well at the moment - and there's no better time to start than this week. We must make sure we prepare correctly and put in a strong performance against Oldham."

More than many, Hally appreciates the intensity of the Hornets-Oldham derby and knows that this weekend it'll be no different