Source: Northern_Echo
Quinn is back for Quakers
Darlington will be bolstered by the availability of Adam Quinn and Greg Taylor when they host Eastbourne Borough tomorrow.[LNB] The pair were cup-tied for last Saturday's FA Trophy win at AFC Telford, but both are in Mark Cooper's plans for this weekend, as is Chris Senior.[LNB] The striker, an unused sub last weekend, has benefited from another week's recovery from the knee which has kept him out of action since November 27.[LNB] "We'll have the strongest bench that we've had for a long time on Saturday and there'll be four or five not even getting changed," said Cooper.[LNB] "When we get some of the injured players back we'll be even stronger.[LNB] "The situation means that even in training that they need to show that they're ready to play and put performances in, and they can't just turn up and expect to play on a Saturday, which has happened throughout the season."[LNB] Quinn replaces Dan Burn in the centre of defence but Senior will again be on the bench.[LNB] Cooper had hoped to field Senior, as well as some of his fringe players, in a behind closed doors game today this week in order to give him some much-needed match practice.[LNB] But an illness that affected a small number of players meant the game could no go ahead, and Cooper said: "There was a bit of a sickness bug in the camp - Chris Senior and John Campbell went down with - it so we didn't play a game as we couldn't get enough players."[LNB] Fellow forward Tommy Wright is available for selection after serving a three-match suspension, but the best he can hope for is a place among the substitutes.[LNB] Although Darlington have won five of their last ten matches in all competitions, three have come in the FA Trophy.[LNB] Cooper wants to see his players transfer their cup form to the league, and he said: "The problem this season has been inconsistency, in getting two or three games the same, so that's what we're striving for, and we're trying to bring in players who can achieve that with the ones that we've got.[LNB] "Any game, whatever competition, it's important that we go and play properly and get results. If we keep winning in the Trophy it means the club will go to Wembley and that can only be good for the club.[LNB] "We've had two clean sheets in the last couple of games so things aren't going badly and when we've tended to do OK at the Arena. It can be a difficult place because of the atmosphere, but if the fans get behind us it makes a hell of a difference."[LNB]
