City Alerts - Friday 4th Jan

TEAM NEWS for tomorrow's match away to WELLING, kick-off 3pm.

BOBBY HOPKINSON returns from suspension. BARRY HAYLES expects to be fully recovered from illness. Squad: Luke McCormick, Bobby Hopkinson, Calron Hall, Jake Ash, Lee Hodges, Ben Williams, Joe Broad, Marcus Martin, Cody Cooke, Les Afful, Andy Watkins, Kieffer Moore, Barry Hayles, Martin Watts.

Team coach leaves from Truro at 4 p.m. today for overnight stay ahead of match. Lee: "We had the option of a 3 a.m. coach start tomorrow morning or the overnight stay; surprise, surprise, we chose the overnight!" On Welling: "There's no doubt this is going to be a really tough match. The view of several managers I've spoken to is that this is the team to beat this season; they're probably going to win the league. But we'll give it our very best shot, as this squad always does."

KIEFFER MOORE lost a tooth in this match and MARCUS MARTIN suffered a dead leg, but both are fit for tomorrow.

NEW DATES for postponed fixtures: Salisbury City away, Tuesday, January 15, 7.45 pm; Weston-Super-Mare home, Tuesday, February 26, 7.45 pm. Dorchester home possibly Tuesday, February 19, but still subject to confirmation.

Barry Milligan's BILLERICAY MATCH POSTER is now on TigerTalk.

UPCOMING FIXTURES (all League): Sat, Jan 12, home to Billericay, 3 pm; Tues, Jan 15, away to Salisbury City, 7.45 pm; Sat, Jan 19, away to Sutton United, 3 pm; Tues, Jan 22, away to Eastleigh, 7.45 pm; Sat, Jan 26, home to Chelmsford, 3 pm; Sat, Feb 02, away to Dover Athletic, 3 pm; Sat, Feb 09, away to Hayes & Reading, 3 pm; Sat, Feb 16, home to Staines Town; Tues, Feb 19 subject to confirmation, home to Dorchester, 7.45 pm; Sat, Feb 23, away to Bath City, 3 pm; Tues, Feb 26, home to Weston-Super-Mare.

Mike Truscott