| Dyer recalls loanees as pressure mounts |
| Friday 12 February 2010 |
 NEATH manager Andrew Dyer has recalled two players from short loan spells as the pressure mounts at The Gnoll. Defender Sean Cronin returns from Carmarthen Town while Matty Harris is also back from Afan Lido. A red-card and two-match ban for defender Ian Hillier in the midweek 1-0 defeat at Newtown has sparked the recalls and Dyer admits the heat is on after a disastrous sequence of results that has yielded just six points from seven games. "There is a lot of expectation at this club and the pressure has grown over the last month, but the players and myself have to learn to deal with it," Dyer told the South Wales Evening Post. "It's been very frustrating and certainly not in the script, but we just have to keep working hard and respond to the disappointment. "All the players are fully aware of the situation and we must show a strong mentality to get our season up and running again. "We have to bounce back at Caersws but this is a tough league and no team in it can be underestimated, wherever they are in the table." Having brought in a trio of high-profile players in the January window, Dyer has been thwarted in his desire to have all three on the park at once. Only Kristian James was on view at Newtown, with both Kevin Cooper and Chris Jones sidelined, but both should be fit to travel to the Recreation Ground on Saturday. Photo: A midweek defeat at Newtown added to Dyer's woes [Kevin Hughes]. |