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Aspinall joins Bamber Bridge

By Tim Channon on Nov 6, 09 01:07 PM

COLWYN BAY have lost experienced midfielder and defender Steve Aspinall who has joined promotion rivals Bamber Bridge.
That will disappoint a lot of fans, including me, as Azza was a big crowd favourite and has scored some spectacular and important goals during his time at the club. But after losing his place to Luke Denson, who has taken his chance with some good performances, the ex-Altrincham stalwart has decided to join the Lancashire side in a bid for regular football.
The club have also released Jack Booth who has not been able to get into the team, but have put in seven days for a defender and an attacker who they hope may join the squad next week.
Otherwise the Bay have a fully fit squad, apart from Jamie Dunn who is still not match fit after being laid low with the mumps, for Saturday's (Nov 7) home game against Ossett Albion.
Victory will keep the Seagulls six points clear at the top of the table and stretch their unbeaten league run to 15 games - although manager Neil Young is still striving for improvement.
"We have been working on a few things in training with the strikers as I don't think we have quite adapted our forward play since Rob Hopley got injured," he said.
"We don't have him now as a target man and we need to put balls into areas where our front men can use their pace to stretch teams down the sides rather playing balls into their bodies with their backs to goal.
"It is a question really of utilising the strikers we've got to the best advantage and we have not always been doing that.
"But there is a confident feeling around the place and the players deserve a lot of credit for what they have done. You do not go 14 league games unbeaten by just being lucky!"
Ossett have lost seven of their last 10 cup and league games, but in the league have gained good away draws at top eight sides Bamber Bridge and Skelmersdale United and have won at Wakefield and Rossendale.
"We are expecting a tough game, but hopefully we can put on a performance for our home fans," added the manager.
Neil Black is in line to possibly get his first start in attack, while Carl Clampitt is also added to the squad after being rested for last week's game at Chorley.
Colwyn Bay are running a number of initiatives to help boost the attendance at today's game including free entry for kids and college students with NUS cards, a scheme supported by the club's main sponsor The Co-operative Food.
Colwyn Bay (from) Sanna, Denson, Corrigan, Brandreth, Challinor, Sheehan, Sheridan, Kelly, Williams, Macauley, Black, McGill, Graves, Jebb, Davey, Clampitt.

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Tim Channon - Tim Channon is a former Sports Editor of the North Wales Weekly News and has covered Colwyn Bay FC for many years. Now retired, he still reports on the club he has come to love.

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