Injured players recover in a week at Barnet

The revelation that five Barnet players are to miss the Trophy game with Carlisle on Sunday but will all be fit for the Conference fixture with Hereford United next Saturday suggests Paul Fairclough, the Bees manager, is worried about the game with the Bulls.



Ian Hendon, Ismail Yakubu, Scott Tynan, Liam Hatch, and Giuliano Grazioli are all out for the Trophy game with various ailments.



Fairclough told the official Barnet website that he expected a full complement of players to be available for the home game against Hereford United at Underhill on February 12.



Grazioli, he reported, had made a good recovery and progress with his injury: "if it were the last game of the season and we needed three points it might be different", said the manager. Hatch is also on the mend.



Fairclough readily admits that the Nationwide Conference title is his priority but says of Sunday's game against close rivals Carlisle: "We will give it our best shot. But while it is a competition I would dearly love to win it won't be at the expense of denting our championship hopes".

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