Round-up: Waiting game for Poole veterans (From Bournemouth Echo)

Round-up: Waiting game for Poole veterans

7:00am Friday 30th October 2009

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TOM Killick is set to keep faith with his youthful midfield partnership – despite veterans Taffy Richardson and Aaron Skelton coming back into the selection frame.

The experienced duo are available for tomorrow’s Wessex Premier Division trip to Alresford Town, but boss Killick looks likely to name an unchanged team following Tuesday’s victory at Totton and Eling.

“Taffy is an inspirational player for us,” said Killick.

“I feel that we look a much stronger side when he plays.

“But to be fair to Micky Hubbard and Dave Sturgess, I thought they did really well on Tuesday, so they will get their opportunity.”

Defenders Lamin Dibba and Pete Smith are unavailable for the reigning champions.

Poole Town: (from) Jones, Ackerman, Poore, Lloyd, Whitley, Gill, T Smith, Hubbard, Richardson, Sturgess, Culliford, Cook, S Smith, Dovell, Skelton, Preston.

Christchurch boss Graham Kemp is set to change a winning team – with star players Dan Crutchley and Tom Jeffes in line for recalls.

Despite defeating title hopefuls Wimborne Town last weekend, Kemp revealed that some of Priory’s players will have to settle for places on the bench when his team travel to Lymington Town.

“You don’t really want to leave your top scorer and skipper out of the side,” said Kemp.

“I’m pretty certain they’ll both come back in.”

Christchurch: (from) Kearn, Costello, Crutchley, Dan Taylor, Linpow, Lucas, Lawrence, Smith, Fairbrother, Osborne, Price, Jeffes, Rideout, Burden, Keates, Dand.

Also in the Wessex League’s top-flight, in-form Bournemouth Poppies host Totton and Eling, Hamworthy United entertain Blackfield and Langley at the County Ground and New Milton Town make the trip to face Moneyfields.

Hammers boss Simon Browne is hoping to make some last-minute additions to his threadbare resources, with unavailability and suspension causing him to name himself in a 12-man squad.

Poppies: (from) Harvell, Arnold, Byrne, Peprah-Annan, Crutcher, Jones, Glenister, Roberts, Phillipson-Masters, Toy, Diaper, Blake, Hall, Wilson, Vaughan.

Hamworthy United: (from) Shergold, Yelland, Cherrett, Llewelyn, R Jackson, Crow, Merritt, Vavrecka, Cannie, Mutch, Dancer, Browne.

New Milton Town: (from) Webb, Chengadu, Clarke, Colman, Byers, Booker, Kenna, Burt, Lilley, Quinn, Lock, Quirk, Gunn, Walliss, Mead.

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