Levi Reid wants to leave Rangers

Stafford Rangers midfielder Levi Reid is trying to engineer a move to AFC Telford - but the team have received another boost in their Blue Square North relegation fight.

Reid has told manager Matt Elliott he wants to leave this week in the wake of a 40 cent pay cut in his wages and has been in touch with the Bucks, where he knows assistant boss Darren Read from his time as Chris Brindley's No 2 at Marston Road last season.

But Telford last night did Rangers a favour by beating Hyde, giving Elliott's men two games in hand on their relegation rival above the safety line with three points and a place separating the teams.

However, it looks as if Reid will not be a part of the survival fight after expressing his wish to move on, although he is still expected to be out for another week with the ankle injury that caused him to miss Saturday's home win over Blyth Spartans.

And Elliott admits he may struggle to find an adequate replacement, due to only being able to only offer a potential new signing just over half what Reid was earning at the start of the season.

The Rangers boss said: "There may well be one or two casualties in this situation and, if that is the case, so be it.

"The main one is Levi, he hasn't formally left yet but has notified us that he is looking elsewhere.

"He's a good player and a big influence on the dressing room, but things can all of a sudden change.

"I am limited in what I can do in terms of signing a replacement, it's a little bit tricky getting players in at the moment, but there are certain people I am talking to that might be willing to come to the club and are aware of our limited budget.

"It's very much a day-to-day thing."

Elliott kept a keen eye on last night's developments at Hyde, who don't play on Saturday while Rangers go to Gloucester.

But the manager also warned that, unless his side continue to pick up points, it won't matter what their survival rivals do and don't.

He said: "If we don't do our part, than it's all irrelevant.

"With the win on Saturday, we have managed to exert a bit more pressure on the teams above us, it's given us a boost and given us even more incentive to beat the odds."