Mini injury crisis for Bulls

Hereford United are faced with a mini injury crisis for the visit of Dagenham & Redbridge to Edgar Street tomorrow afternoon. The Bulls really need to get their league form back on track after some disapointing recent results which have seen them slip out of the play off positions. United need this victory to attempt to start to string some results together; the result against Accrington midweek will have been a good boost of confidence for the Bulls.

United's opponents, Dagenham, currently lie thirteenth in the Conference but are five points adrift of twelth place Woking. John Still's side, who defeated Hereford at Dagenham 3-1 earlier in the season, are still looking for their first win in 2005 and Hereford will be no easy place to get this.

The Daggers will be without defender Tim Cole for the trip as he faces around two months on the sidelines, but Glen Southam is expected to return for Dag & Red after a spell out with injury. Steve Clark who missed the Trophy game against Bishops Stortford. Lee Flynn and Mark Janney have both returned to training having been out with niggles.

Andy Tretton is once again expected to miss out and Tamika Mkandawire is also facing a battle to be fit in time having missed the past three games. Ryan Green is also a doubt following the game on Tuesday. David Brown was out injured for the Trophy replay against Accrington and is once again expected to miss out as is Lee Mills.

Danny-Carey Bertram appeared to have cramp at the end of the game on Tuesday but it may have been something more serious as he is expected to be in a race to be fit enough for the game. It was suggested prior to the game that he had a hamstring problem. Adam Stansfield limped off just after half time in the same game, but is thought to be ok for the match, but if the three other strikers are out Andy Williams may get a first Conference start for the Bulls.

The match is of personal significance to Hereford United boss Graham Turner. The game will mark his 500th match since his arrival at Edgar Street in the summer of 1995, which may give him an added incentive to win this game. The play off positions are currently so close that the Bulls really do need the win to keep the pressure on those above them, deated could lead to a drop as low as twelth position.