AT the start of the season Guiseley manager Neil Parsley hnad so many players he did not know what to do with them. How things change.

He is now struggling for players in his first team squad due to a spate of injuries and a lack of money within the club.

A serious knee injury sustained by midfielder David Henry was the latest blow to Parsley.

The player was just returning to his best form and was Man-of-the-Match at Marine but cruelly in time added on at the end of the game he fell awkwardly after a challenge and sustained a serious knee injury.

In midweek his knee was still too swollen for the damage to be properly assessed.

He now joins a list of long term injured players such as skipper Jez Illingworth, Andy Lee, Danny Forrest, Keiron O'Brien and Steve Ball.

With Lee Connor having walked out on the club to join table toppers North Ferriby and Simon Parke on a sabbatical to make up his mind if he wishes to continue as a UniBond League footballer at Guiseley Parsley's options are thin on the ground.

With neighbours Farsley Celtic flush with money Parsley is unable to compete in the financial stakes to attract players to Nethermoor.

Last Saturday he relied on youngsters from the club's reserve team with Tom Marsden and Matt Larkins getting further chances and debuts from the subs bench handed to centre-back Askey Jefferies and midfielder Adam Gilroy.

Parsley is trying to make some signings prior to Saturday's home game with AFC Telford United.

Parsley said:"We cannot really tell what injury David Henry has at the moment but from my own experience with knee injuries I fear it is his cruciate that is damaged.

"Andy Lee may be fit to return for Saturday's game but Steve Ball and Keiron O'Brien are only 50/50.

"The manner of Lee Connor's leaving upset me somewhat. I had agreed to release him after the Marine game due to our injury problems but he left me in the lurch."

Parsley adeed: "It is not easy to sign players as I have had my budget cut. This has created some unrest among the players, it seems to have knocked the stuffing out of them. The club is obviously right to cut the money, a lot of clubs are struggling just now but with other clubs paying far more than us it is not easy.to attract players or keep the ones we have got happy.

"I played for nothing when I first came to Guiseley but players are different now and it is difficult to get players. I can't win in this situation.

"I don't mind giving the youngsters a go but not in the numbers we are having to put in at the moment. It is not fair to them."