BICKERSTAFF APPEALS FOR CALM

WITH Saturday's crunch Welsh Cup round four clash at Bangor City just three days away, Rhyl's senior coach Allan Bickerstaff is calling on both sets of supporters to ensure only the on the field action makes the headlines.
Security will be tight at Farrar Road as the host club bids to avoid the unsavoury scenes which occured in the Welsh Premier League tussle involving the long-standing foes last November.
Fighting broke out in the first half between large groups of rival fans and the aftermath saw Bangor fined £2,000 last week for failing to control their supporters.
"To me, the bad feeling between the two sets of fans is a petty situation," said Bickerstaff.
"I hope our supporters go to Bangor to enjoy themselves; the majority of our fans are decent people but occasionally a small minority lets the club down.
"I'd appeal to both sets of supporters to enjoy the occasion as it promises to be a great cup tie and I'm sure Neville (Powell, Bangor manager) would say the same."
Bickerstaff has had mixed fortunes at Farrar Road this term, losing there 3-1 in the League Cup but winning 2-0 in the WPL.
"We want to win the cup and we're really up for it, but Bangor are doing ever so well and we expect a very hard test."
Goalkeeper Lee Kendall will be available again after serving a three-match ban, but new signing Luke Sherbon is cup-tied. Bangor's ex-Rhyl defender James Brewerton is set to miss out after being red carded at Aberystwyth on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Rhyl retained top spot in the WPL at the weekend with a 3-1 win at Haverfordwest, a result Bickerstaff felt his team deserved.
"Overall we deserved the three points," added Bickerstaff. "It was tough, but we'll come across a lot of these games now where we have to grind results out."