TADCASTER ALBION are set for an emotional return home tomorrow as they host Liversedge in the Northern Counties East League premier division.

The death of 23-year-old cystic fibrosis sufferer Sonny-Brogan Lang, who had a long-standing association with Albion, on Tuesday has sent shockwaves through the club and her life will be celebrated in various ways tomorrow afternoon.

This will also be the Brewers’ first home league game at Ings Lane for 91 days after flooding hit the town over Christmas, which forced them to play their recent top-of-the-table clash with Worksop at Selby Town’s Flaxley Road ground.

Manager Billy Miller, who began his career in non-league management at tomorrow’s visitors, paid tribute to Sonny, saying: “It puts life into perspective really doesn’t it?

“Sonny was a real inspiration to anyone who ever met her. Her outlook on life, despite all of her well-documented health problems, was a huge inspiration to us all.

“She was bubbly, she was likeable and you always came away having spent time in her company feeling so much happier.

“It’s a big loss for this football club and a big loss for the community but it’s a bigger loss for the family. Our thoughts go out to Anna and her family at the moment.”

The Brewers boss outlined his determination to prepare properly for tomorrow’s game in honour of Sonny: “We trained on Wednesday and we said that the way for us to react to the news is to make sure we are fully prepared for Saturday.

“That’s the type of person we’re talking about. Sonny had a real positive outlook on life who wouldn’t have wanted anything different.

“It’s really important that we deliver on Saturday and I think there will be a number of things going on to celebrate the life of an inspirational character.”

Miller paid tribute to the hard work of the club’s ownership in maintaining morale at a club that has been embattled in recent times.

“It will be great to be back home, if we don’t get any rain this week," he added. "We’re so lucky that we’ve got owners who are able to support the team from a time-management point of view, but also from a financial point of view.

“Their commitment to the club is so great and we should never lose sight of that.”

Liversedge are bottom of the table and six points from safety, but they are in a similar position to table-toppers Tadcaster as they haven’t played a home game since October.

Miller said: “I started out at Liversedge and it’ll be great to have them back.

“I know they’re not having the greatest of times at the moment and they are in exactly the same boat as us.

“Having been there for three seasons, I know the frustrations there, they’ve had a lot of money to have the pitch re-drained but it’s caused them a number of problems because of where the club is situated on the hill.

“That’s a club where people work their socks off just to survive if nothing else.”

Matt Heath and Conor Sellers have shaken off knocks and will be available for the visit of Jonathan Rimmington’s side.

Ahead of tomorrow’s game, the former Harrogate Railway chief has set a target of 80 points for his side and praised their hard work in sealing late wins at Pontefract and Bridlington that have put them a point clear at the summit.

“I think those four points we picked up late in those games will be a key part of forming the shape of this season and the direction we go from here,” he said.

“It puts us in such a good position because everything is in our hands now.

“If we can get to 80 points as quick as we can, that’s the key target now. Once we get to that we will reassess from there rather than looking beyond.”