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Conference Press Release
03
January 2002
Below is
the weekly Press Release from the Conference League
barnet
Barnet midfielder Lee Flynn will miss the LDV Vans Trophy
Southern Section semi-final against Cambridge at the
Abbey Stadium. Flynn has missed the last two games for
John Still's side, both ending with 3-0 defeats to
Stevenage and Scarborough respectively, with an ankle
injury.
boston
united
Boston boss Steve Evans is expected to be without the
four players involved in a New Year's Day crash for the
tricky trip to Doncaster. Evans was told Mark Clifford,
on-loan Walsall defender Dion Scott, Simon Rusk and Jez
Murphy were lucky to be alive after their car ended
upside down in a ditch following a collision with another
vehicle.
chester
city
Chester City will be looking to build on their fine 3-1
win over Hayes when they make the tough trip to
fifth-placed Telford. The Blues ended a run of seven
games without a victory with success over the Missioners
and have a fully-fit squad to choose from against Jake
King's side.
dagenham
& redbridge
Dagenham boss Garr y Hill has only Mark Stein absent from
his squad for the FA Cup third round clash with Ipswich
at Victoria Road. Stein sustained a hamstring injury
during the FA Cup win against Exeter in the second round
and is still missing. Hill said: "Hopefully we'll do
ourselves justice."
doncaster
rovers
Doncaster manager Steve Wignall has no fresh injury
concerns as his side prepare to host Conference leaders
Boston. Long-term injur y casualty Matty Caudwell is
still not fit for selection but goalkeeper Andy Walker is
added to the squad. The 20-year-old joined Rovers on New
Year's Eve on a non-contract basis.
dover
athletic
Dover boss Neville Southall has no fresh injury problems
ahead of the trip to Hayes. The Whites have only played
one game since Southall took charge, a 1-0 victor y
against Margate. After the return fixture against the
same oppostion was postponed due to the big freeze,
Southall will hope this fixture gets the go ahead.
farnborough
town
Farnborough give late fitness tests to Steve Farrelly and
Nathan Bunce ahead of their Conference clash against
Margate at Har tsdown Park. Goalkeeper Farrelly and
defender Bunce have knee and neck injuries respectively.
Veteran goalkeeper Graham Benstead is on stand-by to
deputise for the fourth successive game.
forest
green rovers
Forest Green boss Nigel Spink is boosted by the return of
two players for the clash with Hereford at The Lawn. Lee
Howey is back after a chest infection while Jamie Impey
is also fit to start. Spink was not too dismayed after
the New Year's Day match against Yeovil was postponed but
is looking forward to facing the Bulls.
hayes
Hayes boss Terry Brown should finally be able to field
three brothers in his starting line-up when they face
Dover. Paul and Peter Holsgrove will be joined by
midfielder Lee who has moved to the club on a month's
loan from Aldershot. Brown would have played the trio on
New Year's Day against Dagenham before the game became a
victim of the weather.
hereford
united
Hereford boss Phil Robinson will wait on a fitness test
on Ian Rodgerson before naming his side to face Forest
Green. Rodgerson has been struggling with a thigh injur y
but will hope to prove his fitness in time to play. The
Bulls will be without Tony Capaldi after his loan spell
from Birmingham came to a close.
leigh rmi
Leigh boss Steve Waywell is hoping his side can begin
January with a win as they look to pull away from the
relegation battle. The Railwaymen have five games in the
first month of the year but Waywell will have to do
without suspended pair Dino Maamria and former Burnley
star Gerr y Harrison for the tough trip to Southport.
margate
Margate boss Chris Kinnear has Phil Collins back from
suspension for the home clash against Farnborough.
Kinnear's side have only played one game over the
Christmas period due to the poor weather and are looking
forward to a return to action. Goalkeeper Charlie Mitten
also comes back into the reckoning after thigh and back
injuries.
morecambe
Morecambe boss Jim Harvey hopes to celebrate winning the
Conference manager of the month award in style by
defeating Northwich. The Shrimps did have fears over the
fitness of striker Adriano Rigoglioso prior to the
postponed clash with Southport, but the additional rest
should allow him to play.
northwich
victoria
Northwich boss Jimmy Quinn has a full squad available for
the visit of Nationwide Conference high-flyers Morecambe
to Drill Field. But his biggest concern is whether the
game will go ahead with the pitch still frozen due to the
recent sub-zero temperatures. Quinn has no fresh injuries
to contend with.
nuneaton
borough
Nuneaton boss Steve Burr will throw new signings Maurice
Harkin and Richard Burgess straight into the squad for
the visit of Stevenage to Manor Park. Derr y-born Harkin,
21, made more than 50 league appearances for Wycombe
before a brief spell at Carlisle. Burgess, a former Aston
Villa trainee, has arrived from Port Vale.
scarborough
Scarborough will be without Richard Dr yden for the trip
to fellow Conference strugglers Stalybridge. The former
Southampton player saw his loan spell from Third Division
Luton expire after the 3-0 win over Barnet. Slade said:
"I don't look at the table to be honest. I just look
at what we have done since I came here."
southport
Southport boss Phil Wilson has a full squad available for
the visit of struggling Leigh to Haig Avenue. The
Sandgrounders have put together a five-match unbeaten run
which has lifted them to ninth in the Nationwide
Conference. But Wilson warned they will not be taking
Leigh lightly.
stalybridge
celtic
Stalybridge boss Paul Futcher welcomes back midfield duo
Steve Pickford and Kevin Parr for the relegation clash
with Scarborough. Pickford returns after a two-match
suspension and Parr is back in the squad after sitting
out the last two games with an ankle injur y. New
goalkeeper Lee Walker is added to the squad.
stevenage
borough
Stevenage defender Robin Trott is expected to shake off a
groin injur y in time to make the trip to face Nuneaton.
But 32-year-old striker Darran Hay is ruled out through
suspension. Stevenage registered a fine 3-0 win at Barnet
on Boxing Day before the return game fell foul to the
freezing temperatures on New Year's Day.
telford
united
Telford boss Jake King is looking for his side to bounce
back in style when lowly Chester visit Bucks Head.
Midfielder Richard Scott and defender Lee Fowler are
missing after undergoing cartilage operations 10 days
ago. Striker Jake Edwards is back in full training after
an ankle operation but is still short of match fitness.
woking
Woking head coach Colin Lippiatt has set his sights on
three points against Yeovil as he looks to haul the
Cardinals up the table. Lippiatt is without midfielders
Jamie Pitman (ankle) and Paul Steele (knee ligaments) who
sat out the 3-1 defeat at third-placed Morecambe, but
otherwise he has a full-strength squad to choose from.
yeovil
town
Yeovil Town travel to Woking hoping to extend their
six-match unbeaten run. The Glovers' good form has seen
them rise up to fourth in the Conference but Gary Johnson
will be without long-term casualties Roy O'Brien and Jon
Sheffield, while Andy Lindegaard and Faisal Mali remain
short of match fitness.
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