Nelson are running a coach from Victoria Park at 5.30pm for tonight's trip to Morecambe with fans welcome to come along.
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Tuesday 11th January 2005
Morecambe v Nelson
We run into a team absolutely brimming with confidence after an impressive run of form. The Shrimps brushed aside Canvey Island 4-0 at Christie Park on Saturday afternoon to make it seven games unbeaten in the Conference.
The team sent out to face Canvey Island was: Adam Sollitt, Jamie Heard, Michael Howard, Iain Swan, Danny Kempson, Lee Elam, Wayne Curtis, David Perkins, Garry Hunter, Michael Twiss, Danny Carlton; substitutes Michael Stringfellow, Garry Thompson, Paul Osborne, Keiran Walmsley, Robinson.
Below is a list of the players currently in the Morecambe squad who could be facing us tonight, with selected pen pics.
| Sqd. | Name | Position | Age | About |
| 1 | Adam SOLLITT | Goalkeeper | 27 | Signed from Scarborough after spells in League with Rushden & Diamonds and Northampton Town. |
| 2 | Carl RUFFER | Defender | 30 | Arrived from Chester City last summer but injured in first pre-season game. May make competitive debut against Nelson. |
| 3 | David PERKINS | Def./Mid. | 22 | Graduated from Shrimps youth academy, moving into central midfield from initial defensive role. |
| 4 | Michael HOWARD | Defender | 26 | Former Liverpool schoolboy who spent five seasons as a Swansea City regular before joining Morecambe last summer. |
| 5 | Jim BENTLEY | Defender | 28 | Club captain who joined from Telford United in 2002, and scored two vital goals which helped earn FA Cup tie against Ipswich Town. |
| 6 | Jimmy KELLY | Midfielder | 31 | Another player who may make his Morecambe debut against Nelson tonight after several months out with injury. |
| 7 | Michael TWISS | Striker | 27 | Manchester United youth player who arrived after successful two years at Chester City, following spells with Sheffield United and Port Vale. |
| 8 | Michael STRINGFELLOW | Midfielder | 23 | Came through the Morecambe youth academy, but after bright start to season has been dogged by injury troubles. |
| 9 | Wayne CURTIS | Striker | 24 | Signed from Nelson's rivals Holker Old Boys in 1998, and can play either as a striker or on the left of midfield. |
| 10 | Sean O'CONNOR | Striker | 23 | Arrived from Queen of the South last summer after scoring plenty of goals, but has been out injured since second game of season. |
| 11 | Garry THOMPSON | Midfielder | 24 | A right winger who emerged from the youth academy and has represented England at semi-professional level. |
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| 12 | Darren KEMSPON | Defender | 20 | |
| 13 | Matthew GREGOIRE | Goalkeeper | 20 | |
| 14 | Iain SWAN | Defender | 25 | |
| 15 | Danny CARLTON | Striker | 21 | |
| 16 | Lee ELAM | Midfielder | 28 | |
| 17 | Nick ROGAN | Striker | 21 | |
| 18 | Terry MCFLYNN | Midfielder | 23 | |
| 19 | Jamie HEARD | Defender | 21 | |
| 20 | Lee DODGSON | Midfielder | 20 | |
| 21 | Garry HUNTER | Striker | 19 | |
| 22 | Paul OSBORNE | Midfielder | 21 | |
| 23 | Keiran WALMSLEY | Defender | 21 | |
| 24 | Danny MAHONEY | Defender | 18 | |
| 29 | Chris BLACKBURN | Defender | 22 |
