Till fit for Bury clash

Last updated : 05 November 2005 By Daniel Elwes

Sparrow

Till, on loan from Birmingham, was taken off just before half-time in last week’s win over Oldham and replaced by Cleveland Taylor, who set up Billy Sharp's second goal, but Taylor is expected to be on the bench.

Fellow midfielder Matt Sparrow is available again following his one-match suspension and is expected to return to the bench following the impressive performance of Richard Hinds and Ian Baraclough in the centre.

Otherwise, boss Brian Laws has no other new injury or suspension problems for the first-round clash at Gigg Lane.

He said: "I've got to say at this moment that the FA Cup is as high as anything for us, mainly due to the financial implications.

"We're not going to win it, but the cash you can generate from a good run allows clubs like ours to go out and buy the likes of Billy Sharp and Andy Keogh.

"People say the pressure is on us as favourites on Saturday, but Bury are in a much worse financial situation than we are.

"They're in a desperate situation and we have to hope they play desperate football, so I'd say there is more pressure on them."

Bury manager Chris Casper will be missing five players for the visit of the Iron.

Allan Smart, Lee Unsworth and Brian Barry-Murphy are out injured, whilst Jon newby underwent surgery on Tuesday.

Also missing is suspended goalkeeper Neil Edwards, with rookie Craig Dootson set to deputise.

"It's a home draw, you have got to be pretty pleased with that," explained Casper.

"It's going to be a very tough game and they are doing well in League One. It will be a good benchmark for us."