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MANAGER Neil Young accused some his players of not being up for a fight after seeing his inconsistent side lose 2-1 at home to Skelmersdale United (Feb 27) - a second successive home defeat against top five rivals.
It followed the 1-0 home defeat to Curzon Ashton two weeks ago and means the Bay have lost three of their last four home games and have now been beaten at home by three of their likely play-off rivals.
After conceding a goal just three minutes into the second half, they got back on level terms through top scorer Ian Sheridan, only to concede again inside a minute.
Although Danny Grannon and Greg Stones (twice) missed good chances to score, the Bay's midfield struggled to make an impact on the game and in the end Skelmersdale just about deserved a win that puts them up to second place in the table, three points ahead of the Bay - although the Seagulls do have two games in hand.
But the manager warned: "We have a lot of work to do if we are to get anything out of the play-offs, because on this performance we are miles away from where we need to be.
"It was very similar to the Curzon game. We were just not good enough and I have to question the desire of some of the players. I have just asked each of them in the dressing room what they thought they had contributed to the game - and the answer for many of them, apart from Danny Meadowcroft who I thought was outstanding, has to be 'very little'
"There are too many players who are great when they get time and space to pass and play, but you don't get that too often in this league. Curzon and Skem have come here prepared to battle and we haven't been up for the fight."
He added: "The players haven't taken on board anything they've been told before today's game. They were also warned at half-time regarding throw-ins on the right hand side of the pitch - yet within three minutes of us kicking off Skem have scored from exactly that.
"We then get back in the game with an equaliser, but within a minute we've opened up like a pack of cards when we've failed stop their attack at source on the half-way line and their lad has had all day to run through and finish.
"I've worked hard to try and get us right tactically, having been to watch Skem twice, but the players haven't put a shift in.
"We shouldn't be letting teams around us come here and dictate games. We didn't compete for second balls enough or pick up the bits.
"I put the players on the pitch and it us up to me to deal with it - and I can guarantee there will be changes at Ossett next Saturday."
With the pitch cutting up from the start, Bay struggled to take control in midfield and gave away possession far too often to be able to put Skem under any sustained pressure.
Yet they did have two excellent chances to score in the first half with Greg Stones heading wide from six yards from an Ian Sheridan free kick. and then from a Jimmy Kelly free kick the ball fell perfectly for Danny Grannon in front of goal with time to pick his spot, but instead of bursting the roof of the net his low shot was beaten out by keeper Ryan McMahon, who then also blocked Danny Meadowcroft's follow-up shot for a very important double save.
Grannon was replaced by Lee Davey at half-time in a tactical switch to try and provide more attacking momentum, but it didn't make that big a difference.
Chris Sanna had twice saved well from Mark Houghton in the first half, but he was beaten by the Skem striker just three minutes into the second half after the Bay had stood off at a Skem throw-in and allowed Paul Woolcott to cross the ball from the right.
Colwyn Bay's main threats came from free kicks, with Meadowcroft having a header saved by McMahon and Greg Stones missing another good chance with a free header over the bar from six yards, before the Seagulls got back on terms on 67 minutes.
Kelly started the move in midfield and as the Bay attacked down the right, substitute Alex Titchiner teed up the chance for Ian Sheridan to score with a right foot shot from 10 yards.
But less than 60 seconds later Skelmersdale were back in front as Houghton was sent clear down the right and he cut in to hit an angled shot across Sanna and inside the far post.
The Bay failed to force a single save out of McMahon after that, with Lee Davey putting a header over the bar, Sheridan slicing a shot wide after getting himself into a promising position, and Meadowcroft's back header over the keeper landing on top of the net.
Although the manager's immediate post match comments were possibly clouded by his clear disappointment at the defeat, this was another home performance in a big game for the club that lacked conviction and creativity - and that on a day when four other teams in the top six all won.
Colwyn Bay: Sanna, Denson, Grannon (Davey 46mins), Meadowcroft, Challinor, Graves, Sheridan, Kelly, Black (Williams 72mins), Stones, Dunn (Titchiner 62). Subs not used: Olsen and Brandreth.
Attendance: 307:
Match mascot: Luke Roberts.

COLWYN BAY will try to end a nine-match unbeaten away league record when they take on play-off rivals Skelmersdale United at Llanelian Road on Saturday (Feb 27).
The Lancashire side have not lost on their travels in the league since September and have won eight and drawn one of their last nine away fixtures to emerge as the Seagulls' main threat to a top three finish which ensures a home tie in the play-off semi-finals.
That makes Saturday's game hugely important for both clubs and Colwyn Bay manager Neil Young says it is a game neither side will want to lose.
"Our players have been left in no doubt about how important this game is and have been told to make sure they prepare in the correct way," he said.
He watched Skelmersdale for the second time in a fortnight at Leigh on Wednesday and said: "They are a very good side who play good football.
"They had about four changes on Wednesday from when I saw them win 4-1 at Bamber Bridge with some of the best football I've seen all season, but it didn't seem to make that much difference to them.
"I am mulling over a few options as to how we will set up against them, and although it is a game we want to win, the important thing is not to lose."
The Bay have two games in hand on Skelmersdale and if they are at least still on level points with them by Saturday night they will be in a strong position.
Midweek wins from Halifax and Skelmersdale have nudged the Bay out of the top three for the first time since September, but the manager said he was not worried by that.
"We are pretty much cemented in the play-off places as things stand and we would need to go five or six games without a win for that to be threatened," he said.
"We are just taking each game at a time and looking to win as many of them as possible to try and secure that top three spot."
A win against Skelmersdale would certainly be a big boost towards doing that.
Young expects to have a near full-strength squad available.
The postponement of the midweek game against Warrington due to snow means full-back Anthony Lynch is still suspended, but Danny Grannon has recovered from a bout of tonsillitis that would have ruled him out of that game and Anthony Sheehan and Alex Titchiner are both fit again after injury concerns.
Tom McGill plays for Buckley Town tonight (Friday), but will rejoin the Bay squad next month, and Farai Jackson has now also offically rejoined the club to provide goalkeeping cover to Chris Sanna.
Colwyn Bay (from): Sanna, Denson, Grannon, Graves, Meadowcroft, Challinor, Sheehan, Sheridan, Kelly, Black, Stones, Dunn, Titchiner, Brandreth, Headley, Olsen, Davey, Williams.

THE home game against Warrington Town on Tuesday (Feb 23) was called off by the referee just 15 minutes before the scheduled kick off (7.45) due to a snow storm.
It started at 7pm just as the players were starting to warm up and snow quickly covered the pitch and obliterated the pitch markings. The referee decided to inspect at 7.30pm and with no sign of the snow stopping decided it was too risky to start the game, which has been re-arranged for Tuesday March 16.
Frustratingly just along the A55 between Abergele and St Asaph there wasn't a sign of snow at that time, but to have played in the conditions as they were would have made the match a lottery and I am sure that at this stage of the season neither side would have wanted that with precious points at stake in the race for play-off places.
As a result of the postponement, Colwyn Bay lost second place in the table to Halifax, who were able to play despite falling snow at The Shay and beat Rossendale 2-0 to go ahead of the Seagulls on goal difference - with three games still in hand.
Skelmersdale United won 1-0 at Leigh Genesis on Wednesday (Feb 24) to also nudge in front of the Bay on goal difference ahead of their big game at Llanelian Road on Saturday.
The Bay will now go into that game having dropped to fourth place, although they do now have two games in hand over Skem.

MANAGER Neil Young has praised the vocal support given by Colwyn Bay's travelling fans at last Saturday's 2 -1 win at Trafford and is hoping that can be replicated in Tuesday's home game against Warrington Town (7.45pm kick off).
Following the 1-0 win at Warrington last month, the Bay will be bidding to complete a fifth league double of the season (to go with those against Garforth, Rossendale, Bamber Bridge and Harrogate Railway) and the manager says the fans can play a big part.
"I thought the travelling support we had at Trafford was excellent," he said. "The fans were loud and really made themselves heard. That gives everybody in the team a lift and it definitely helped us get what was a very important win last Saturday.
"It would be nice if we could replicate that sort of vocal support at home because it does help the players.
"Warrington are in contention for the play-offs themselves and their manager will have them fired up for what they will see as a huge game, so we can expect a tough scrap."
The Colwyn Bay team is unlikely to be far away from the one that won at Trafford, although the manager reported: "Some of the lads have not played much football lately and they were feeling a bit sore afterwards. We will have to see how everybody is on the night but I expect the same 16-man squad to be involved again."
Anthony Sheehan (shoulder injury) and Anthony Lynch (suspension) will again be missing and I understand it is unlikely that Ryan Williams and Fraser Ablett, who were left out of the squad to travel to Trafford, will be brought back in.
With Halifax clear favourites to gain a home win against bottom-of-the-table Rossendale on Tuesday, Colwyn Bay need at least a point to hold onto second place.
Warrington, who have had six wins and six defeats away from home in the league so far, are seventh in the table after bouncing back from a surprise 5-0 defeat at Mossley with a 3-0 home win over Prescot Cables last Saturday.
Their inconsistent season includes a noteworthy league double over Curzon Ashton but they have failed to win any of their other six games (five defeats and a draw) against current top six sides.
Colwyn Bay (from) Sanna, Denson, Grannon, Meadowcroft, Challinor, Graves, Sheridan, Kelly, Black, Stones, Dunn, Brandreth, Headley, Titchiner, Olsen, Davey.

TWO goals from Ian Sheridan lifted Colwyn Bay back into second place in the table on their own with a 2-1 win at Trafford (Feb 20).
After taking the lead in the first minute they had a torrid last 10 minutes in the first half when Chris Sanna made two outstanding saves before Trafford equalised, but the Seagulls regrouped and bossed much of the second half - and in the end could have won by a bigger margin.
They started with Jamie Dunn, making his first appearance since October, up front with Neil Black in a 4-4-2 formation and he did well, troubling the home defence with his pace and industry and putting in some good runs on the left.
I thought Danny Grannon also did well at left back on his recall, while Danny Meadowcroft was excellent at the back, particularly in the second half.
In a dream start, the Bay were in front after just 31 seconds. Greg Stones played in Sheridan and he cut inside one defender before firing a shot that took a deflection off another and looped over the diving keeper into the net.
Neil Black should have made it 2-0 shortly afterwards when he was put clear by Luke Denson's neat pass only to blaze his shot wide with just the keeper to beat.
Trafford then finished the half very strongly and Sanna pulled off two superb one-handed saves, leaping acrobatically to turn shots from Scott Barlow and the dangerous Shelton Payne away for corner kicks.
But Trafford equalised on 44 minutes when skipper Melford Knight volleyed past Sanna from the home side's sixth corner of the half.
In the second half, however, the Bay were in control and Grannon missed a big chance when he lifted the ball over the bar from three yards after Dunn had headed on a cross from Dave Challinor.
But the Bay's lead was restored on 64 minutes.
Stuart Graves was put clear inside the area but a poor first touch allowed keeper Aaron Tyrer to race off his line and make a good block at the midfielder's feet. Trafford then failed to clear the ball from the rebound and Greg Stones crossed from the left to the far post for Sheridan to head in for his 12th goal of the season.
Graves was earlier involved in a clash with Glyn Barker which drew in players from both sides in an ugly melee, but both players escaped with a booking, and the Bay went on to carve out enough chances to kill the game off.
Neil Black hit a fierce angled shot which Tyrer did brilliantly to tip over the bar before Stones had a header cleared off the line and then Sheridan had a shot half blocked by the keeper before that was also cleared off the line by a defender.
Substitute Alex Titchiner was twice denied by the keeper in a one-on-one tussle and Tyrer then dived full-length to turn a Stones free kick round the post for a corner.
Scott Barlow fired wildly over the bar from Trafford's best chance to equalise, but that was one of only two efforts on goal (against nine by the Seagulls) that Trafford managed in the second half when Sanna did not have a save to make.
So a very strong second half for the Bay and three excellent points in what was their first win over Trafford in four attempts.
Manager Neil Young was delighted with the effort the team had put in and said: "A number of those players have not played that much football lately and I thought the commitment they put in was tremendous.
"We had a bad last 10 minutes or so in the first half when we were defending too deep and at half-time we told the players to squeeze up the field more and for the front two to try and prevent their full-backs advancing down the flanks.
"That helped eliminate the threat their number 11 had posed down the left in the first half and forced them to play down the middle where they got little joy against Chally and Danny Meadowcroft.
"In the end it was a well deserved win and now it is up to us to keep that level of performance going."
Colwyn Bay: Sanna, Denson, Grannon, Meadowcroft. Challinor. Graves (Davey 65mins), Sheridan, Kelly, Black (Olsen 85mins), Stones, Dunn (Titchiner 73mins). Subs not used: Brandreth and Headley.
Shock result of the day was Skelmersdale's 4-1 home defeat to Fylde to lose second place to the Bay, who are three points ahead of them with a game in hand.
The Seagull also move six points clear of fifth-placed Curzon Ashton, who were held to a 0-0 draw at Woodley Sports, and 13 clear of sixth-placed Leigh Genesis who drew at Wakefield.

AFTER two games without scoring a goal, Colwyn Bay have their attacking options bolstered for Saturday's away game at eighth-placed Trafford (Feb 20).
Neil Black returns to the stating line-up after missing the last three games, while Lee Davey has been recalled from a loan spell at Llandudno and Jamie Dunn is back in a match squad for the first time since the FA Trophy defeat to Witton in October.
Tom McGill, however, has gone on loan to Buckley Town in a bid to regain some match fitness and sharpness.
"Tom has been struggling with an injury and also recently moved to a new job which has meant he hasn't been able to train as much. He has lost a bit of his sharpness as a result and hopefully getting a few games under his belt at Buckley will help him," explained manager Neil Young.
It is the first time this season that the Seagulls have failed to score in consecutive games and the manager says he is looking to his midfielders to provide more from an attacking point of view at Trafford.
But he says some of the recent criticism of the team he has been hearing is unjustified.
"We know we have not been at our best over the last month but we've still got more points and are in a much better league position than we were at this time last year and some of the criticism I've been hearing has been a bit over the top.
"I suppose that is the nature of football followers at all levels of football in this country - a couple of setbacks and it is all doom and gloom.
"At the start of the season if we had been offered 54 points and a top three spot in mid-February we would have grabbed it with both hands.
"The job now is to cement our place in the play-offs and hopefully we can make a start on that at Trafford, although it will be a difficult game against a good side."
Although Trafford lost at home to Skelmersdale earlier this month, that was their only defeat in the last six games following a month-long lay-off due to the weather, and they have won their last two games 3-0 and 3-1.
Scott Barlow, who Neil Young tried to sign last summer, is always a threat and is top goalscorer with 16 goals, while Scott Metcalfe and Shelton Payne are also both in double figures for the season.
The Seagulls will be without suspended Anthony Lynch and Anthony Sheehan (shoulder ligament damage) but Danny Grannon is back in the squad and Alex Titchiner will also be involved, although he still not 100 per cent fit after injuring an ankle.
Colwyn Bay: (from) Sanna, Denson, Graves, Grannon, Meadowcroft, Challinor, Brandreth, Challinor, Williams, Kelly, Sheridan, Black, Stones, Titchiner, Olsen, Headley, Davey, Dunn.

A GOAL scored in added time at the end of the first half condemned Colwyn Bay to a second defeat in five days as they lost 1-0 at home to top five rivals Curzon Ashton (Feb 13).
In a scrappy first half, not helped by the referee, the Seagulls started with a makeshift front two of Greg Stones and Ian Sheridan which didn't really work.
The visitors, who included ex-Bay players Dean Canning and Matty Wood, shaded the first half with 11 attempts at goal to just three by the Bay, although Curzon keeper Michael Hale was forced to tip an effort from Ryan Williams over the bar and a close range header was cleared off the line.
It looked odds on being goalless at half-time, but in the first minute of added time, Chris Worsley burst his way into the box from a free kick and pulled the ball back for Spencer Harris to shoot from the edge of the area past Chris Sanna who seemed to see the ball late as it came through a forest of legs.
Only a double save by Sanna and a goalline clearance prevented Curzon adding a second goal a minute later as the visitors had three attempts to force the ball over the line.
The second half saw Colwyn Bay do most of the pressing, but like last Tuesday they lacked creativity up front against a sturdy Curzon defence led by the commanding figure of Adam Jones.
On the two or three occasions the Bay did manage to get round the back of the visitors defence, the final ball lacked the quality to pick out a Bay player in front of goal and the only three shots that Hale had to save (from Kelly, Sheridan and Stones) were all straight at him.
Manager Neil Young admitted two defeats in a week had been damaging to the Bay's outside chances of automatic promotion and said this game particularly showed how the side is screaming out for a recognised centre forward to replace injured Rob Hopley.
"We were without Neil Black again today and Alex Titchiner is struggling with an ankle injury so we couldn't use him from the start," revealed the manager.
"It meant we had to play Greg Stones and Ian Sheridan out of position up front and that is not ideal. We have been trying to sign a centre forward ever since Hops was injured and then lost Adriano Rigoglioso to FC United. We will keep on trying, but it is proving very difficult.
"I don't want to play Greg Stones up front, but without him we've got no presence and the young lads we've got just get buffeted off the ball.
"We badly need somebody up front who can hold the ball and link up play and as a result we are having to go a little too direct at times for my liking.
"This week has certainly been damaging to our hopes of automatic promotion, but it is important we pick ourselves up and make sure we stay in the play-off places.
"I think some of the younger lads are starting to feel the pressure of that and we need the more experienced players to step up to the plate and lead the way, but some of them are not doing that - particularly when we go a goal down. We've got a lot of experience there and I have just told them in the dressing room they've got to start shaping up.
"I wasn't happy at all with our first half performance and particularly that we switched off for the free kick which led to their goal. At half-time I asked our lads to play further up the pitch and squeeze the opposition a bit tighter, and I thought we did that in the second half without really opening them up
"We had a few opportunities, but the final ball let us down, while they have defended well with their number five outstanding.
"Overall I don't think there was much between the two sides. I thought we defended well and I was very pleased with Danny Meadowcroft (man of the match award winner), but 1-0 was probably a fair result.
On the plus side, with Warrington losing against Skelmersdale, the Bay still have a 14 point cushion between themselves and sixth-placed Leigh Genesis in their pursuit of a top five finish.
They also now have a free week to regroup ahead of next Saturday's trip to Trafford when they will have Neil Black and Danny Grannon back in the squad - although I understand there is some concern for Anthony Sheehan who may have damaged his collar bone.
Colwyn Bay: Sanna, Denson, Graves, Meadowcroft, Challinor, Sheehan (Lynch 57mins), Ryan Williams (McGill 52mins), Kelly, Sheridan, Stones, Olsen (Titchiner 67mins), Subs not used: Headley and Brandreth.

COLWYN BAY manager Neil Young says he is likely to make changes for Saturday's top five clash against promotion rivals Curzon Ashton at Llanelian Road (3pm).
The 3-0 midweek defeat on the 3G pitch at Woodley Sports ended a three match winning run, but the Seagulls boss said he is concerned about a lack of creativity in attack in recent games.
"We have been trying a new way of playing and it is a little bit hard to judge because we had a player sent off at Bamber Bridge and had to reorganise and then had to adapt our game again on the artificial surface at Woodley. I can't fault the players for effort, but I am a bit concerned that overall we have not been creating a great deal.
"I am not sure yet whether to stick with the same system or change the formation with perhaps two up front or three at the back, but in any event there will be one or two changes in personnel.
"This is a big game for us. People say we are already assured of a play-off place, but I don't see it that way. Although automatic promotion is not out of the question with all the top teams still to play each other, we probably still need another 20 odd points to be sure of the play-offs - and to get a win against one of our main rivals could be very important.
"But that will be difficult. Curzon are a good side with good players who like to get the ball down and play and we will need be on our game."
Curzon Ashton, who have lost only three times in 23 league games so far, have been in good form recently with 10 goals in their last three games - including a 3-1 League Cup win away to Premier Division Nantwich Town in midweek.
They also have former Bay favourite Dean Canning making his first return to Llanelian Road since joining Curzon in the summer.
Colwyn Bay have Stuart Graves fit again after a thigh injury, but Neil Black and Danny Grannon are again likely to be missing as they don't get back from abroad until the early hours of the morning. The club have also released Carl Clampitt because of persistent knee problems. He is returning to local football on the Wirral.
Jamie Dunn has rejoined to the squad following his university studies and trained with the rest of the players on Thursday night, but is unlikely to be involved on Saturday.
"Jamie is a naturally fit lad because he is a member of the GB universities athletics team, but we need to get him match fit again after his break from football," explained the manager.
Colwyn Bay: (from) Sanna, Denson, Lynch, Meadowcroft, Challinor, Sheehan, Sheridan, Kelly, Titchiner, Stones, Williams, Graves, Headley, Brandreth, Ablett, Olsen, McGill.

COLWYN BAY missed the chance to go joint top of the table with a 3-0 defeat at Woodley Sports on Tuesday (Feb 9), on the 3G surface where they never seem to do well.
They had a lot of pressure, but created little in the way of clear cut chances and got caught out on the break.
The Seagulls had slightly the better of a first half in which neither side created much, but went a goal down just before the break.
Ian Sheridan shot narrowly wide and had a header saved, while Alex Titchiner was denied by a last ditch tackle when he looked set to score.
Chris Sanna's only save had been from a free kick, but Woodley finished the half strongly and after Antoni Sarcevic had a goal ruled out for offside, Mike Clarke scored with a looping head which dropped over the leaping keeper on 41 minutes.
With frost starting to form on the pitch, Colwyn Bay found passing the ball accurately along the ground was becoming increasingly difficult, and changed tactics in the second half with three substitutions. They then bombarded Woodley with high balls into the box aimed at Tim Brandreth, Tom McGill and Greg Stones, but the home side defended well and allowed few opportunities to get a strike on goal.
Stones was unlucky to have a shot cleared off the line and Brandreth shot narrowly over the bar, while Jimmy Kelly was just wide with another effort.
But the home side then broke away to score two goals on the counter-attack in the last five minutes through Dennis Sherriff and Mark Haslam to give themselves a flattering scoreline.
In a dearth of scoring chances, Woodley had only five shots on target, scoring with three of them, and two off target, while Colwyn Bay had only two shots on target and five off.
Neil Young said the game showed why 3G pitches are not accepted from the Conference upwards.
"We like to play a certain way, which I believe is the way football should be played, but we just couldn't do it on that surface - particularly when the frost started to form.
"The ball doesn't behave the same as on grass. When you tried to thread passes through for players to run on to the ball was just skidding away from them.
"We decided we had to change it at half-time, ditch our normal passing game and go for high balls into the box. We put them under a lot of pressure doing that, but I thought their two centre backs were outstanding and we didn't get the breaks we needed in the box.
"If Greg Stones' shot had not been cleared off the line at 1-0 it might have been a different story, but we had to commit men forward in the closing minutes to try and save the game and they've got us on the break.
"But I can't fault the boys for effort. They have put everything they had into the game, but Woodley have such an advantage on that surface. They are training and playing on it all the time and it is not rocket science to see why all their six league victories so far have come at home and they've turned over the likes of Lancaster and ourselves.
"Now we've got a huge game against Curzon Ashton on Saturday and I just hope our confidence has not been knocked too much by this result."
Colwyn Bay: Sanna, Denson, Lynch, Meadowcroft, Challinor, Sheehan (Brandreth 50mins), Sheridan (Headley 62mins), Kelly, Titchiner (McGill 50mins), Stones, Williams. Subs not used: Ablett and Olsen.

COLWYN BAY will go level on points with Lancaster City at the top of the Unibond Division One North table if they can make it four league wins in a row away to Woodley Sports on Tuesday (7.45pm).
And manager Neil Young is contemplating one or two changes for the game on Woodley's 3G pitch.
"Some players are little more suited to playing on astroturf than others," he said.
"There were also some tired legs after playing with 10 men for the whole of the second half at Bamber Bridge last Saturday and we will need to check how everybody is feeling before deciding on the team."
That could possibly mean Russell Headley, who is a former Woodley player, being involved at some stage on a surface he knows well.
Woodley may be seventh from bottom after losing 3-1 away to Harrogate Railway last weekend, but they have won their last five home games on the Neil Rourke Stadium's 3G pitch, including a 4-1 victory over league leaders Lancaster and a Cheshire Cup success against Conference side Vauxhall Motors.
Colwyn Bay suffered a 1-0 defeat there last season in their only defeat in a run of 15 games that lifted them into the play-off places, but Young commented: "We have a better squad now than we did then with technically better players and that is what you need on that surface."
Young striker Alex Titchiner, who has scored in each of Bay's last three games, is fit to play after having treatment on an ankle injury that forced his substitution last Saturday, and Crewe Alexandra have also agreed to extend his loan period to the Seagulls for a further month.
Tom McGill returns to the squad after work commitments, but Neil Black and Danny Grannon are both unavailable again.
Colwyn Bay: (from) Sanna, Denson, Lynch, Meadowcroft, Challinor, Sheehan, Sheridan, Kelly, Titchiner, Stones, Williams, Brandreth, Ablett, Olsen, Headley, McGill, Graves.
Neil Young also reports that Jamie Dunn is rejoining the squad after completing his university studies and he will be back in training on Thursday.