MELKSHAM Town will tip their hats to the future this weekend by returning to their former home.

Late last month, Darren Perrin’s Toolstation League Premier Division outfit discovered that the completion date for their new £7 million Woolmore Farm ground, which they will share with the town’s rugby club, had been delayed until December at the earliest.

So far this season, they had been allowed to play all of their matches away from home but on Saturday, Melksham will return to their old ground, the Conigre, where they will host opposing teams until Woolmore Farm is ready.

Perrin’s side tackle a vital clash with Buckland Athletic and then on Sunday, they roll out the red carpet for a team of Manchester United legends, headlined by Champions League winners Denis Irwin and David May (4pm).

A crowd of around 2,000 are expected for what was originally intended to be a curtain-raiser to mark the opening of Melksham’s new home but long-serving striker Gary Higdon is still expecting an exciting weekend as his club temporarily reacquaint themselves with the Conigre.

“It is a bit strange because we’ve already said goodbye to the Conigre but it’s going to be nice to play in front of our own fans again,” said Higdon, 29.

“We’d got used to getting ready to travel to matches on a Tuesday or a Saturday but it’s a big game for us on Saturday and hopefully we can get the three points.

“As players, we don’t really worry too much about what’s going on with the new ground and just let the club deal with that.

“We’ve been to look at it a few times and it looks like it’s going to be great when we do get the chance to play there.”

Lee Martin, who scored the winning goal in the 1990 FA Cup final, is also part of the team of Old Trafford alumni that will be at the Conigre on Sunday, along with the likes of Clayton Blackmore, Arthur Albiston and the Swindon-based Alan McLoughlin and Fraser Digby.

Higdon added: “I’m not a Manchester United fan myself but there are players there that I’ve seen win Champions Leagues and Premier Leagues when I was growing up and you’ll probably never get the chance to play against them again.

“It’s a little strange to have a curtain-raiser not at the new ground but it’s still going to be a huge day for the football club and, I think, a big day for the town as well.”