Daisy Hill geared up for Vase tie (From The Bolton News)

Daisy Hill geared up for Vase tie

7:50am Friday 13th November 2009

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DAISY Hill could be back at full strength for tomorrow’s FA Vase Second Round tie at home to Armthorpe Welfare, kick off 3pm.

Manager Craig Thomas was missing three regulars — midfielder John Buckley, who was suspended, winger Gavin Westwell, who was injured, and full-back Steve Collier, who was unavailable — when his Division One side lost 4-0 at UniBond Premier League Marine on Tuesday in the Lancashire FA Trophy.

But Buckley and Collier are available again while Westwell faces a fitness test.

Daisy have home advantage for the third time in succession in their Vase campaign but face a tough test against the Doncaster side that currently lies second in the Premier Division of the Northern Counties East League and have a high-scoring reputation after hitting 10, nine and eight goals in competitive matches this season.

Cup matters are currently high on the agenda at New Sirs with the Under 18s at home to Pennington on Sunday in the last 16 of the Lancashire FA Youth Cup while on Tuesday the first team travel to Atherton LR for the replay of their Goldline Trophy quarter-final — provided the Vase tie does not go to a replay.

LR, meanwhile, will be hoping tomorrow’s Premier Division clash at home to St Helens Town (kick off 3pm) beats the weather.

Rovers, who are striving to put an indifferent start to the season behind them, have had their recent programme interrupted by three successive postponements.

Atherton Collieries travel to Chadderton for a Division One clash, hoping to put a consistent run of form together that will take them into a high enough league position to qualify for next season’s FA Cup.

Colls manager Steve Pilling saw new signing Simon Pendlebury score in 5-2 defeat in a friendly at Skelmersdale on Tuesday and is expected to include the former Chorley man in his line-up at Chadderton. Kevin Kynaston, another recent recruit, scored the other goal in what was an encouraging performance against higher grade opponents.

The Alder House men are expecting to face a highly-motivated team after beating Chadderton in an FA Cup replay earlier in the season.

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