Duncan Bray admits Pontefract Collieries cannot afford any injures in the League Cup tie with Clipstone
Duncan Bray admits that the Toolstation NCE League Cup fourth round tie with Clipstone isn’t on the list of priorities for Pontefract Collieries.
Pontefract will meet fellow Division One promotion-chasers Clipstone at Beechnut Lane tomorrow night (Wednesday), weather-permitting.
Collieries have an eighteen man squad and cannot any further injuries and suspensions.
Joint manager Bray said: “It wouldn’t even get a rank in the importance ladder.
“I wish we weren’t in the cup because it is a distraction. It is a game we want to win, but I have no real passion towards it.
“I think if you’re a mid-table side it is a chance of a little bit of glory and attention. We’re fighting for the league and we haven’t got a big enough squad to be fighting on the cup front.
“The cup is our focus – simple as.
“If we win 3-0 great, if we lose 3-0 so what.
“I think if we had no chance of winning the league then I would be going all guns out and be desperate to get some cup glory.
“If we win the game and get three or one player injured then it would be a bad result.”
Craig Robinson and experienced defender Phil Lindley are suspended.