Histon boss still unsure of his strongest line-up.
Histon v Hadleigh United
The FA Youth Cup sponsored by E.ON
Preliminary Round
7.45pm, Thursday 9 September
Glassworld Stadium, Histon FC
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Histon manager Brian Page admits he has a selection headache ahead of his side's FA Youth Cup Preliminary Round tie against Hadleigh Town on Thursday.
Speaking on the eve of the game, Page said: "The boys are all very excited, for the last two weeks they have all been competing for their place in the team.
"I have a squad of 26 to choose from and it won't be easy, they have all been working really hard."
Page is also hoping that a handful of players will take on goalscoring duty as he struggles to name his most lethal finisher.
"We tend to share the goals around, without one particularly prolific forward, so hopefully we will have a selection of names on the score sheet by the end of the evening," he added.
Hadleigh will be standing in Histon's way and their manager Mick Payne knows what to expect from their players.
"Histon's ground is a lovely place so we are all looking forward to it," he said. "We know they have a great set up and their first team has a number of academy products that have gone up through the ranks."
In comparison to Page's inability to name a recognised goalscorer, Payne reckons his partnership of Franco Mallardo and Patrick Armstrong will pose enough trouble to worry Histon.
Payne added: "Franco will be playing upfront with Patrick and those two have a really good understanding between each other now and hopefully they will be getting some goals for us.
"We know exactly what we need to do, we are well aware as to how good a youth set up Histon have, they are well known for bringing through quality young players in their area.
"We have prepared well and if we do what we know we are capable of then I think we will give them a real good game."
