Pitmen ready to fire

Hednesford are boosted by the return of Sebastian Arnolin, Ross Dyer and Chris Hanna for tomorrow’s long trip to Kendal.

French midfielder Arnolin and the strike duo were rested for Monday’s 3-1 Unibond League Cup win over Ashton United.

But they return for tomorrow as the Pitmen look for their second successive win.

New signing Anthony Maguire, who has rejoined the club after spells with Willenhall and Leek, and Neil Brisco, who was sent off in the defeat by leaders Witton last week, are also available.

Defender Tom Marshall will undergo a fitness test before the game after playing for several weeks with ankle and thigh injuries.

Steve Palmer, who has a broken bone in his foot, and Reece Styche, who has had his “pot” removed from his broken foot, are the only definite absentees for the long haul up the M6.

Assistant boss Mark Patterson said: “Chris is an intelligent player and Sebastian is one of those players who can play in a few 

positions – we just have to find the best one for him, because he’s 

talented and has the ability to do well not just here, but at his parent club Stafford too.

“Anthony trained with us last week and played well on Monday.”

Patterson feels Hednesford, who face one of the worst home sides in the division, have the confidence to emerge with a result.

“Wherever we go, the confidence is there and the players will know they have a great opportunity of getting a result,” he said.

“We need to put an unbeaten run together, which would be very helpful to us, and tomorrow could be the start.”