THE weekend rain did not do Radcliffe Borough any favours, as manager Kevin Glendon prepares his players for their FA Cup clash at Hereford this coming Saturday.

Informed at 11.30am on Saturday that the game was being postponed due to a waterlogged pitch, Glendon hastily tried to arrange alternative opposition at short notice, but was unable to find suitable opponents.

"It was only 40 minutes away so they tried to give it as much time as possible, but in the end they just could not get the pitch playable," he said.

"With no midweek fixture we tried to get a game but no one was willing to play us.

"We really needed to play that game for a number of reasons.

"Firstly, it would have cleared Lee Duffy's suspension, now he is going to miss the Hereford match.

"Secondly, we cannot afford to have a backlog of league games because you can lose your momentum.

"You only have to look at the fixture list. Our next league game is a trip to Workington on Saturday November 13, and they are top of the table.

"And thirdly, we are still concentrating on getting the defence sorted.

"I have had my first choice back three of Paul Challinor, Paul McGuire and Stephen Hill out injured, so we needed the Guiseley game to try a few things out."

Hill may be fit for the trip to Hereford and there is an outside chance Challinor may also be available.

However, McGuire will miss the trip with a pulled hamstring.

As defensive cover for Guiseley, Glendon had re-signed Darren Royle from Ashton United for one game. But as he is cup-tied he will not figure at Hereford.

Glendon also said goodbye to another defender, Gordon "Stretch" Armstrong, who has joined Stalybridge as assistant coach.

"I am delighted for him, it is a real shame he has not taken it any further with us as he looked the answer at the start of the season.

"But his injury (a badly broken arm) has not helped and so I recommended him to coach Peter Wragg.

"He's got some great contacts, in addition to playing professionally he had a year with Accrington Stanley, a spell with us and he is keen to go into coaching.

"I think he is exactly what Peter Wragg needs, as Stalybridge are struggling and I wish him well. I just hope he does not come back to poach any of my players!"

Boro travel to Edgar Street to take on the Bulls, famous for knocking Newcastle United out of the cup in 1972, in the Fourth Qualifying round.

After finishing last season runners-up to Chester City by one point in the National Conference, they were beaten on penalties by Aldershot Town in the play-off semi-finals.

They are currently fifth in the league with an average attendance of 3,286.