Football Injury doubts for Colwyn Bay FC game

Sep 12 2008 By Tim Channon

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COLWYN BAY will need to check on hamstring injuries to defender Scott Lycett and forward Karl Frost before finalising their line-up for Saturday's  tricky away game at Ossett Albion in Unibond Division One North.

Lycett (pictured) is the biggest doubt, after  being injured in Tuesday's 1-0 win at Warrington Town.

Ossett are currently fourth in the table with four wins and a draw in their six games so far, although their only defeat was at home against second-placed Clitheroe.

Mark Cartwright, who is in charge of the team while the club search for a new manager, is expecting a difficult game, but said: "We will be looking for the same commitment and endeavour from the players that they showed in the win at Warrington.

"All the players want to continue at the club and they are keen to do well in case a potential new manager is watching.

"Steve Pope and Paul Ogden had to build a new team from scratch in the summer and to be fair they brought some good players to the club, but a new manager is likely to want to bring in other personnel, so the players know they could be playing for their places over the next few games."

He added there was no news on a new manager yet and said: "The board are not going to rush into anything. They know how important it is to get the right man, even if it takes two or three weeks, because the club now need a period of stability with a new manager who can move the club forward.

"Colwyn Bay (from) Parry, Roberts, Wood, Hughes, Coverley, Brandreth, Lycett, Aspinall, Williams, Brown, Hopley, Moran, Canning, Carden, O'Mahoney, Colulo.

 First report of the match will be on Tim Channon's sporting scene blog on Saturday evening click here along with news from the first round of the Welsh Cup.