Friday Mar 07 2008 14:22
Bristol Rovers boss Paul Trollope is confident that his squad will be near full-strength for the FA Cup sixth round clash with West Bromwich Albion.
The Pirates staff have been affected by illness in recent times, but Trollope is confident that most of his players will have recovered in time to face the Baggies on Sunday.
Trollope commented: "We have been suffering with a bit of a bug recently, but I don't think it is as bad as some people have been making out, it certainly won't jeopardise our chances or be an excuse for us.
"There was a slight problem with a sickness bug last weekend at Millwall, but we still won the game. It hit a few players and left us without one or two.
"Then we were missing a few more on Tuesday night against Doncaster as well, but over the last couple of days that has improved.
"We have got two or three players that we are still waiting on so we will know more over the next 48 hours."
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