Brighouse Town maybe out of both cups-FA and FA Trophy- but their longest serving player Tom Haigh is hoping his side picks up where they left off two weeks ago in the league with three wins in seven days and twelve goals in the back of the net.
With the visitors having a difficult start to their league campaign , they also found themselves out of the Emirates FA Cup second qualifying round last Saturday suffering a 5-0 at home defeat by South Shields.
Haigh says he, and his teammates, will not be reading anything in to that as last term the Railwaymen proved a real bogey side for Town in the FA Cup and league.
Defenders Callum Charlton and Harry Wilkinson didn’t feature in the cup tie with Worksop Town and could be back in contention on Saturday which begins a five game spell in 18 days. Town make their longest trip of the season to North Shields on Saturday, October 1 and then follow that up with a re-arranged home game on the Tuesday night with Pontefract Collieries (7.45), are away to Bridlington Town on Saturday, October 8 and then travel to The Home of Football Stadium, Sheffield FC on Tuesday, October 11.
“We are going to need a fit squad to cover those games,” added Haigh.
Striker Laurence Sorhaindo is set to miss up to 6 weeks as a scan, has shown he has a slight tear of the miniscus and thankfully will not require an operation.
“He will now rest it and hopefully he will be back with us ahead of Christmas,” added the boss.
“Matty Nebard’s plaster cast will come off his broken scaphoid on October 15 and then we will look at seeing what the League allow for protection so he can commence playing immediately,” added his manager.
Town’s coach John Francis has left the club after three seasons with the best wishes of his colleagues and the club’s management. The Low Moor-based former Sheffield United and Burnley striker has taken over as manager at Ilkley Town who are members of the North West Counties League’s Division One. He has been assisting them with their junior sides and is a fully qualified FA coach working fulltime in the game.
“We wish John all the very best and thank him for his dedicated service in his time with us and he is welcome back at the club anytime,”said Director of football Charlie Tolley.”
The club’s U18 side `caught a cold’ at Pontefract Collieries last Wednesday night in the Second round qualifying of the FA Youth Cup when beaten 8-2.
