Darren Wrack vows to bounce back

Stafford Rangers midfielder Darren Wrack has vowed to come back all guns blazing after his suspension and insisted there is "more to come" from him.

The former Walsall campaigner is a game into a three-match ban for a straight red card against Gloucester - manager Tim Flowers' first game in charge - for an alleged elbow on Mike Symons.

Wrack missed Saturday's 3-1 defeat at home to Hinckley and will sit out this weekend's FA Trophy tie at Blyth Spartans along with next Tuesday's game, which will either be a cup replay or a Blue Square North match at Vauxhall Motors.

But the 34-year-old will be back in contention for Rangers' league game at Harrogate on Saturday week, with defender Jermaine Johnson also set to return next Tuesday after a five-match ban.

And Wrack is chomping at the bit to return to playing after admitting his enforced ban has put him back.

He said: "It's obviously frustrating, this suspension has killed me a little bit in that respect.

"But I am still training, I am keeping myself fit in my own time as well, and all I can do is look forward to being available again for the Harrogate game.

"Anybody coming back from suspension is a boost, it gives the manager more options and puts the players in the team under pressure for their places. That said, I have got to earn the right and make sure I deserve my place back in the team.

"I still think I have more to offer and I can be more influential than I have been at times, at this standard the ball is not always on the deck but I am under no illusions to what the league is like."