Young's rallying call for semi-final

COLWYN BAY manager Neil Young has sounded a rallying call ahead of Tuesday's (April 27) play-off semi-final at Curzon Ashton (7.45pm).
The manager is urging everyone connected with the club to cast aside the negativity following last Saturday's disappointing home defeat to Fylde, and to stay upbeat for what has become the club's biggest game of the season.
"Nobody was more disappointed than me on Saturday with the performance and that we lost home advantage, but we are still in a semi-final and with everything to play for," he said.
"We won at Curzon Ashton last year and were very unlucky to only draw there a couple of weeks ago. If we produce the same performance that we showed then, and when we drew at Lancaster a week later, then we have every chance of getting through to the final.
"The players will be giving it their best shot and although I know it is a long way for the fans to travel, I hope they can put Saturday's disappointment behind them and try to get along to give the lads all the support they can.
"If we win and Skelmersdale pull off a win at Lancaster, which is not out of the question, then the final would be at Colwyn Bay next Saturday - and that would be fantastic for everyone."
The squad is getting together tonight (Monday) for a light training session and a full pre-match briefing.
Adriano Rigoglioso looks certain to be ruled out with hamstring and groin injuries, but Jimmy Kelly is expected to recover from a slight thigh strain and Tim Brandreth will be back in the squad again after a week on antibiotics for a tooth abscess.
"Neil Black could possibly be in from the start, and we will be going with the experienced players in the squad who have won leagues and cups in the past and know what it takes to deal with the pressures of a semi-final," added the manager.
Curzon Ashton will have top scorer Michael Norton available again after suspension.
Colwyn Bay: (from) Sanna, Denson, King, Grannon, Challinor, Sheehan, Sheridan, Rule, Black, Stones, Kelly, Graves, Williams, Brandreth, McGill, Davey, Ablett, Jackson.