Defending is a general concern for Parsley (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)

Defending is a general concern for Parsley

9:28am Thursday 12th November 2009 in Sport By Ian Whiting

After dropping back into the bottom three in the Blue Square North last weekend, Farsley Celtic know they must start another unbeaten run soon.

There would be no better time to get back to winning ways than at home to Solihull Moors on Saturday.

A victory for Farsley would take them above their visitors, who are a heady 14th in the table.

The Celts climbed to 16th with a run of four wins and a draw but have slipped down following back-to-back defeats against sides in the top four.

Having erased a minus ten-point start, the Celts have a much better goal difference than Solihull.

Farsley manager Neil Parsley said: “We would be in touch with the play-off sides if we hadn’t had that ten-point penalty, so that tells me that we are doing well this season.

“As well as that, we are playing attractive football, so we are entertaining the crowds down here at Throstle Nest.

"We do need to tighten up at the back though, and that is not directed at the back four or five, if you include the keeper.

“We have got to defend better as a team. It is a collective responsibility to improve that area, and the coaching sessions and training games we have are geared around working on that because we are doing things right in pushing forward as a team.”

Farsley are just two points behind Northwich Victoria, who also suffered the same sanction of a points deduction for entering administration in the close season.

The Vics, like the Celts, are in fine form - as many people witnessed when they beat Charlton in a televised FA Cup tie last Sunday.