Titchiner loan spell ko'd by injury

COLWYN BAY have Anthony Lynch back from suspension but have lost their exciting young loan signing Alex Titchiner ahead of Tuesday's huge home game against league Leaders Lancaster City (7.45pm).
Titchiner, who has proved a real impact player during his loan spell from Crewe, has a badly inflamed shin and ankle after being injured in last Saturday's 2-0 win at Ossett where he set up the second goal, and the Crewe physios have ruled him out of action for at least a fortnight.
That takes him out of his loan period, so he has probably played his last game for the Bay - unless a further loan deal can be negotiated for the end of the season.
Bay manager Neil Young commented: "Alex has done really well for us despite never being 100 per cent fit due to injuries. He has shown what potential he has and I am sure we will hear a lot more of him in the future."
His loss further depletes Young's attacking options in a week in which the Seagulls play the division's top two sides in the space of five days.
Jamie Dunn will come back into the squad after illness for tonight's game and striker Tom McGill will be recalled from his loan spell at Buckley Town, for whom he scored last weekend, in time for Saturday's trip to Halifax.
The manager added: "If we are to have any chance of challenging for automatic promotion then we have to beat Lancaster - and that will be tough.
"We have to get at them early, upset their rhythm and really have the crowd behind us to spur us on.
"The fans again played their part with their vocal support at Ossett, despite being understandably frustrated by our disappointing peformance in the first hour - and we need more of that at home "
Lancaster are currently seven points ahead of Colwyn Bay with a game in hand, but have lost three of their last five away games - including a shock 3-1 defeat at third-from bottom Harrogate Railway last Saturday, when they were without their two star players Jordan Connerton and Roger Sharrocks.
I understand from Lancaster that Sharrocks will be missing again at Colwyn Bay due to injury, but Connerton, who has been interesting a number of League clubs, WILL be back.
Colwyn Bay (from): Sanna, Denson, Lynch, Graves, Meadowcroft, Challinor, Sheehan, Sheridan, Kelly, Black, Stones, Olsen, Dunn, Brandreth, Williams, Davey, Headley, Ablett, Grannon.
Meanwhile the manager has dismissed rumours that he has been trying to sign left winger Kevin Leadbetter from Conference side Droyslden.
"That is news to me," he said today (Monday).
"Kevin is a good player, but the the only way we could get him would probably be on loan. We are only allowed two loan players at one time and with Danny Meadowcroft already here (and with talks currently going on to try and extend his loan period from Northwich), the priority at the moment is to bring in a goalscoring centre forward."
The manager added he is still working hard to try and get least two more players in before the signing deadline of March 26.