Carden is back for revenge bid

Stuart Brennan

12/11/2008

ADAM Carden had a big disappointment when a trial match with League Two side Bournemouth fell through this week - and now he is planning to take it out on Cammell Laird when they visit Gigg Lane tonight (7.45pm).

The FC United winger was invited to play for the Cherries' reserve side on Monday night but, after travelling down to the south coast via a visit to his brother's home in Cambridge, the game was a wash-out.

But the good news for the Rebels is that he is now available to play against the Merseysiders, who inflicted FC's first defeat of the season on the Wirral in August.

"Bournemouth asked him to stay down and play in a practice match for the reserves against their first team on Tuesday, but that would have been pointless - if they want to see him play, they can watch him play for us," said manager Karl Marginson.

"But he deserves his chance. Since he got over his ankle injury he has proved to be a really good disciplined winger who gives us good balance."

FC are without three players through suspension tonight, with skipper Dave Chadwick, Simon Garner and Dave Neville all out.

But with Rob Nugent set to come back after a steroid injection eased his knee problem, the loss of Chadwick should not be too big a blow, and Alex Skidmore will continue at left-back.