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Conference Press Release
17
January 2002
Below is
the weekly Press Release from the Conference League
barnet
Barnet only have one player missing for the trip to Mark
Wright’s Chester. Full-back Robert Sawyers is
suspended after picking up his fifth booking of the
season. The Bees will be looking to do the double over
Chester, having beaten them 3-1 in the home fixture
earlier in the season..
boston united
Boston manager Steve Evans is hoping to have a couple of
new faces in his side for the home clash with Northwich
Victoria. But he will be without forward Jez Murphy, who
is still struggling to recover from a hamstring problem.
Simon Weatherstone should return after serving a
one-match ban.
chester city
Chester boss Mark Wright hopes to have a full squad
available when his struggling side face Barnet. Wright
has revealed that he is still hoping to bring in some new
faces to strengthen his squad after failing in a bid to
sign Jim Bentley and Gary Fitzpatrick from Conference
rivals Telford.
dagenham & redbridge
Dagenham & Redbridge boss Garry Hill is able to pick
from a fully-fit squad against Forest Green. The recent
injuries that have hit the Daggers have cleared up and
Hill is looking forward to the encounter. “It’s
nice to go into a game without anything to worry about
for a change,” he admitted.
doncaster rovers
Doncaster boss Dave Penney is waiting on the fitness of
Simon Marples ahead of the clash with Dover. The defender
has a rib injury and missed the 1-0 defeat by Scarborough
in midweek. Penney, handed the reins until the end of the
season, will now hope his side respond in positive
fashion.
dover athletic
Dover boss Neville Southall has a number of injury
concerns ahead of the clash with Doncaster. Keith Scott
has had eight stitches to a facial wound while Chris
Allen has a hamstring strain and Ben White has an ankle
knock. Jimmy Aggrey should be available after flu but
Colin Vowden is out.
farnborough town
Farnborough striker Gary Crawshaw is battling to be fit
to face Stalybridge after sustaining a hip injury during
the 5-0 FA Trophy win at Carshalton. Defenders Justin
Gregory and Nathan Bunce will undergo late fitness tests
to see if they can be included, while skipper Steve
Watson is banned.
forest green rovers
It’s a case of the Rovers return as two former
Forest Green players have re-signed for the club and are
in contention to face Dagenham & Redbridge. Alex
Sykes has moved from Nuneaton Borough, with Lee Howey
travelling in the other direction, and Matthew Coupe has
been signed from Aberystwyth.
hayes
Hayes boss Terry Brown will have to manage without
leading scorer Ian Hodges when his side travel to
Morecambe. Hodges is serving a three-match ban and Brown
admitted his absence will be “a bit of a blow”.
Lee Holsgrove is also suspended, while Matt Grey and
Dominic Sterling face fitness tests.
hereford united
Hereford boss Graham Turner could be without the services
of striker Rob Elmes after he picked up a knock in
Tuesday’s 4-0 FA Trophy victory over Chesham United.
Elmes will undergo a late fitness test before a decision
is made, but Scott Goodwin is available after completing
his suspension.
leigh rmi
Leigh boss Steve Waywell hopes to have a fully-fit squad
for the visit of Telford United. Steve Thompson expects
to be back from injury and Neil Fisher should be fit
after shaking off a groin problem. Waywell said: “We’ll
need to be at our best to beat Telford. They’re a
brilliant side.”
margate
Margate boss Chris Kinnear will add new signing Nick
Roddis to his squad for the trip to Hereford. The
midfielder joined the club before Christmas from Woking
but has not been able to play due to suspension. Kinnear
has a doubt over midfielder Gareth Graham, who is
suffering with an ankle problem.
morecambe
Morecambe manager Jim Harvey will name an unchanged
line-up when Hayes visit Christie Park. The Shrimps have
gone six games without defeat and Harvey will keep faith
with the players that have taken the club up to seventh
in the Conference but he admit-ted: “They will be a
tough team to beat.”
northwich victoria
Northwich boss Jimmy Quinn has the luxury of a fully-fit
squad to choose from when they travel to Boston United.
The Vics go into the game with their confidence sky-high
following a 3-1 win over United in the FA Trophy last
weekend and Quinn admitted: “The lads are confident
going into the game.”
nuneaton borough
Nuneaton boss Steve Burr will welcome former Sunderland
centre-half Lee Howey into his side against Yeovil
following his move from Forest Green. But Barry Williams
will miss the trip to Huish Park after failing to recover
from a hamstring injury and Mark McGregor (knee) also
looks set to miss out.
scarborough
Dean Shields has a knee injury and Scott Jordan a
hamstring problem and both will have late fitness tests
before Scarborough’s clash with Woking. The Seadogs
have won their last three games in all competitions but
boss Russell Slade said: “The table doesn’t lie
and we are still at the bottom of it.”
southport
Southport boss Phil Wilson has two players missing
through suspension for the clash with Stevenage at
Broadhall Way. Steve Whitehall and Neil Grayston are the
men to miss out as they try to bounce back from a shock
FA Umbro Trophy defeat by Gresley Rovers. Martin Clark is
back after a knee injury.
stalybridge celtic
Stalybridge boss Paul Futcher expects to welcome back
four players against Farnborough. Lee Walker and Futcher’s
son Ben are back after they were ineligible for the FA
Trophy clash with Nuneaton. Richard Peacock should
recover from flu, while Ged Courtney returns following
the birth of his child.
stevenage borough
Stevenage manager Paul Fairclough has no selection
problems for the clash with Southport and is unlikely to
make many changes from the side that defeated Dover 5-1
last week. Fairclough has been impressed with Southport’s
recent form and said: “We have to try and emulate
what they’ve been doing.”
telford united
Telford boss Jake King expects to name an unchanged
line-up when his side face Leigh. King said: “The XI
has been picking itself recently because of the injuries
we’ve had and it should be the same again.”
Jake Edwards is back after surger y but will start on the
bench as he is not fully fit.
woking
Woking have two players out through injury as they make
the trip north to face struggling Scarborough. Steve
Perkins is missing with a fractured toe and Jamie Pitman
is on the sidelines with ankle ligament damage. Barry
Moore is suspended but Eddie Saunders is back to boost
the Cardinals.
yeovil town
Yeovil manager Gary Johnson has received an enormous
boost ahead of the clash with Nuneaton after six players
extended their contracts until the end of next season.
Club captain Terry Skiverton, Darren Way, Nick
Crittenden, Chris Weale, Anthony Tonkin and Kim Grant
have all put pen to paper.
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