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Only the best will do now for Farsley Celtic



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Published Date: 08 February 2008
Farsley Celtic may have seen their last hopes of silverware disappear at Droylsden in midweek, but boss John Deacey said: "We have got 19 cup finals between now and the end of the season."
Those "cup finals" are all in the Blue Square Premier and the first comes tomorrow when table-toppers Aldershot arrive at Throstle Nest.

Celtic go into the game fourth-bottom of the table, just two points behind Altrincham and the safety zone, and they will be looking for another good performance before they travel to Moss Lane to take on the Robins for what is undoubtedly the biggest match of the season next Tuesday night.

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Deacey said: "Now we just have one thing to concentrate on and that is survival. We have 19 cup finals left – that's what they are – starting tomorrow.

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"We have got to get the consistency going. Every performance has got to be good between now and the end of the season if we are to stay in this league.

"It is a hard task when you are playing the side who are top of the league – they haven't got 64 points on the board for nothing – but we have just got to try and get something out of it and then build on that at Altrincham on Tuesday because they don't come any bigger than that."

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Deacey will go into tomorrow's match in good heart with his team showing signs theyhave the ability to get out of their current predicament.

The Celts bosswas busy in the January transfer window, bringing in the likes of youngsters Scott Gardner, Craig Bentham and Matt Lawlor on loan and goalkeeper Curtis Aspden and centre-back Georges Santos on
permanent deals.

He then added former Blackpool winger Rory Prendergast, a free agent having being released by Rochdale, to his squad hours before their 2-1 extra-time defeat at Droylsden in the fourth round of the Setanta Shield on Tuesday night.

The activity is starting to reflect in performances, if not results. After a creditable 1-1 draw against high-flying
Stevenage, Celtic beat Alfreton in the FA Trophy before suffering a late killer-blow against York City in the same competition last weekend.

They were then dominating their Setanta Shield tie at Droylsden, and led through a Mark Jackson goal, when goalkeeper Tom Morgan suffered a fractured collarbone and outfield player Scott McNiven had to
step in between the posts.

Deacey said: "We were in so much control it was unbelievable. We didn't look under any threat and then Tom got injured. That's the way it is going.

"Scott went in goal because he did it at North Ferriby in pre-season and he did really well, but this time he made a couple of mistakes which cost us.

"It wasn't the best – he went down in instalments," he laughed. "But I'm not knocking him at all because he had a go and he did his best."

And Deacey has no doubts if Farsley continue to play theway they are, they will ensure another crack at Blue Square Premier football next time round.

He said: "It has taken a bit of doing this last month or so, butwe have got there and done what we wanted to do.

"The last three or four performances have been really encouraging, we just have to try and turn it into results now and I think we will do.

"I am confident we will stay up, which is the most important thing, and then we can build on it for next season."

Deacey has something of a selection headache tomorrow with several players, who have been ineligible for the cup games, available again.

Dominic Krief took advantage of a rare start at Droylsden to impress in midfield, while Prendergast formed a promising partnership on the left hand side with Roy Stamer.

One enforced change will see Aspden returnin goal in place of Morgan, who will be sidelined for six weeks.

Ryan Crossley is awaiting an operation on his back injury.

Meanwhile, Deacey has ended his interest in Accrington Stanley duo David Brown and Mark Roberts.

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  • Last Updated: 08 February 2008 9:05 AM
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