'I got it wrong' admits Pope

COLWYN BAY manager Steve Pope has apologised to fans and admitted he got his team selection wrong in last Saturday's FA Cup defeat at Bamber Bridge.
Colwyn Bay were 2-0 down at half-time after Steve Aspinall started the game out of position in the back four, and although they got back to 3-3 in the second half, they lost to a goal in the last 10 minutes.
"I hold my hands up. I got it wrong and should not have played Steve Aspinall in the back four," said the manager this week.
"We had played a similar formation at Durham and kept a clean sheet after losing our keeper, but it just didn't work on Saturday.
"We changed it at half-time and should have got at least a replay out of it, but we were punished for individual errors and some of the players need to hold their hands up to the mistakes they made as well as me."
The team, should be keen to make amends when they play Bamber Bridge in the league at Llanelian Road this Saturday.
Tim Brandreth, who had to go off for a treatment to a cut head last Saturday, did not need stitches and should be fit for Saturday, but the manager reports that Rob Hopley (knee) and Dean Canning (calf) are both struggling with injuries and will need late fitness tests.
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