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Truro City urged to fight to the end by Lee Hodges

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Truro City boss Lee Hodges will urge his side to enjoy their final Blue Square Bet South match of the season today.

Relegated City are at 19th-placed Tonbridge Angels, who edged further away from the basement after Tuesday's 1-1 home draw at home to Eastbourne Borough.

Hodges said: "It's the last game of the season. It's our last game in the Conference South for a while and you always want to win your last game.

"I shall be telling the boys that a lot of fans are probably travelling up to see them play and it would be nice to end on a winning note, both for themselves and the supporters. It would be great to sign off with a win."

City will be aiming to bounce back from Tuesday's 3-1 defeat at fifth-placed Eastleigh, which confirmed the Spitfires' play-off berth.

Hodges said: "We held them for nearly 70 minutes. I was proud of the lads again because it's been a very long season and yet again they put energy into getting a result."

Barry Hayles – who passed a late fitness test – scored a 39th-minute leveller, before a head injury to talismanic skipper and central defender Jake Ash.

Hodges said: "Ashy had to come off because of bruising over an eye after he headed the back of [Craig] McAllister's head and after that they scored.

"It's one of those things that typifies our season and now all I am hoping is that the swelling goes down over Jake's eye enough for him to be able to play.

"If not it's a case of looking at numbers and who we have got again."

Hodges is waiting on a late fitness check on top-scorer and City player of the year Andy Watkins (ankle).

The Truro boss said: "Andy travelled with us and sat on the bench but there was no way I could have put him on. With a couple more days gone he may be a lot closer now. We will have to wait and see on Andy and Ashy.

"Both are boys who have been through it all with us this season and I can't speak highly enough of them.

"It was Ashy's 300th club appearance on Tuesday and I am hoping it will be 301 at Tonbridge because he is so important to us. That's why he was my player of the season.

"Andy, Les [Afful] and Joe [Broad] were all right up there with him in my opinion but Ashy has proven himself as a leader, an example, both on and off the pitch this season."

Hodges added: "Whichever way you care to look at it, we are still here, playing our last league game of a very draining season."

Truro City urged to fight to the end by Lee Hodges


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