Bedlington joint manager Tony Lowery believes that his side still has a chance of reaching the FA Vase final when they go to Berkhamsted tomorrow .

The Northern League club trail 3-0 after the first leg, and Lowery admits that they are rank outsiders to reach their second final.

"We're not conceding the tie by any means, but we know that it will be difficult," he said.

"You never know with football. If we can get an early goal, then we'll be a different team.

"If the score was 2-0, then we would have had a good chance, but 3-0 gives us a mountain to climb.

"However, we've scored four on our travels before."

Bedlington might make changes to last week's team, and they might throw caution to the wind in their search for an early goal.

l Spennymoor will give new signing Liam McDermott his debut in their away game at Hyde United this afternoon in the Unibond Premier League.

McDermott has been released by Cambridge, and Moors manager Peter Mulcaster will put him straight into the midfield as they look for some respectability at Hyde.

Moors are certain to be relegated, but Mulcaster was heartened by the performance at Bishop Auckland last Saturday, and the second half performance against Gainsborough on Tuesday.

However, central defender Rob Jones and midfielder Andrew Banks are both suspended, while midfielder Andy Howarth is unavailable.