Cole feeling positive ahead of home clash with Washy
Silksworth CW manager Jamie Cole has been enthused by his side’s preparations for Saturday’s home game against Washington United.
Silky head into the game looking for a first win in their last four games in all competitionsfollowinglastweekend’s poor display in a 3-1 defeat at Annfield Plain.
That performance provokedanangryresponsefrom Cole - but his mood has been liftedbyapositivetrainingsession in midweek.
He told The Echo: “We had a good training session this week with 19 players there and it meant we were able to work on a few things ahead of the Washy game.
“Our work-rate has to improve and it has to improve pretty soon or we will suffer like we did last weekend.
“It’s a huge game for us on Saturday and I am waiting to see how our attitudes are.”
Cole has a number of big decisions to make as Billy Wyatt (suspended) is the only playermissingfromhissquad.
Farringdon Detached can move into second place in the tableiftheyclaimawinatDarlington Town.
The hosts are sat just one pointaheadofLiamLay’smen ahead of Saturday’s game at Eastbourne Sports Complex.
Shotton Colliery are without suspended defender Connor Walker for their home game with Coxhoe Athletic.
FC Hartlepool trio Paul Donaghy, Luke Naylor and RobertHammondareallmissingfortheirvisittoDarlington RA and Brandon Moran and Fin Smith are also expected to miss out with injuries.
Elsewhere on Saturday, Durham Corinithians will
hope to boost their chances of a top four finish when they hostWindscaleandstruggling NortonandStocktonAncients visit Shildon Reserves.
West Auckland Tunns will look to move away from the bottomtwowithawinatRichmond Town and two sides sat
in mid-table meet as Wolviston host Annfield Plain.
Two sides in the top three of the Wearside League meet in the semi-final of the Monkwearmouth Charity Cup as leaders Chester-le-Street United host third-placed Gateshead Leam Rangers.
Rangers will be without captain Robert Houghton as he serves the second game of a three-match ban following the red card he received in the recenthomedefeatagainstFC Hartlepool
The winners of that tie will faceFCHartlepoolinthefinal.