Cole eager for a Silksworth CW reaction & return to winning ways
Silksworth CW manager Jamie Cole is hoping to move on from a “disaster” after his side crashed to a 6-1 defeat at DarlingtonTownlastweekend.
Cole’s men take a break from Wearside League action on Saturday when they visit Windscale in the first round of the Alan Hood Trophy.
The Silksworth boss wants his side to show their quality by putting last weekend’s defeat behind them in fine style in Cumbria.
Hesaid:“Wearelookingfor a reaction after last weekend’s disaster. I have no issue with losing to be honest with you.
“It’s all about how we lose and some lads need to work a lotharder,sowewillbelooking for that this weekend.”
Liam Mulvain, Joe Jones and Jamie Talbot will all miss the trip to Cumbria.
Farringdon Detached face a tough challenge if they are to progress in the Durham Trophy as they travel to Wearside Leaguepromotionchallengers Darlington Town.
Elsewhere in the competition, Rob Bowron takes charge of Coxhoe Athletic for the first timewhentheyvisitFCHartlepool. Their hosts are boosted by the news Luke Naylor, Paul Donaghy, Fin Smith and Reed Henderson are all back.
Washington United assistant manager Kallum Warne admitted his side face “a tricky opponent” when they host Northern Alliance club Gateshead Rutherford.
United head into the game on the back of three consecutivedefeatsbutWarneremains
confident they can improve this weekend.
Hesaid:“Rutherfordwillbe atrickyopponent,butwefeelif we can get things right, we can progress into the next round.
“There is enough quality in our side to go and put down a marker with a strong performance.”
United are without the suspended Jay Roper once again - but Harvey Cronin, Matt
Thornton and Seth Joez are all back in contention.
Norton and Stockton Ancients are without the suspended Bailie Fahey for their home tie with Chester-leStreetUnitedandaone-match banhasruledStephenCheeseman out of Darlington RA’s game at Wolviston.
Two sides sat in the top five of the Wearside League table meet in the final tie of the round as Gateshead Leam
RangershostShottonColliery.
There are also two league fixtures this weekend as RichmondTownvisitDurhamCorinthians and a strong West Auckland Tunns squad host Annfield Plain.