Rangers looking to condemn visitors

Stafford Rangers face a pivotal Easter period with boss Chris Brindley urging his players to drive a stake through the hearts of survival rivals Vauxhall Motors.

The second-from-bottom side come to Marston Road tomorrow sinking fast in the last relegation place and a home win would put the hosts 11 points clear of their opponents with a game in hand.

Beating Rangers on their own turf is about the only chance the visitors have of beating the drop and, should it come to pass, Brindley's men would then go to Solihull Moors on Easter Monday needing a big result to stave off their own survival worries.

His team have found wins hard to come by and it has been 10 games since they last took three points but, with seven draws in that period, are not easy to beat either.

But the manager admits the winless duck needs to be broken to make sure of safety, and has told his side to show no mercy tomorrow.

He said: "It's a big game, they are all big games now, but nothing changes - we need a win. We would like to take at least three points from these two games coming up and it's been frustrating in that respect recently. We have had a lot of draws, and you don't go anywhere with a point here and there.

"Vauxhall are running out of games to save themselves but our destiny is in our hands. If we win one of these games, then those draws will be good points, so that must be our aim.

"After the weekend we can sit down, look at the table and see where we go from there."

Rangers could welcome Jon Patrick to the squad after injury, but the left-back is unlikely to play after a month-and-a-half out.