GUISELEY boss Mark Bower believes all the heartache from the club’s previous play-off failures can finally spur them to victory in Saturday’s promotion decider at Chorley.

The winners of the play-off final will reach the Conference National and the Lions are bidding to make it fifth time lucky.

They have lost in the play-offs for the past four seasons and Bower admits they are desperate to go all the way this time around.

The Lions chief said: “We’ve obviously been at this point before and there has been a lot of disappointment along the way.

“We’ve got another chance now, so hopefully all the previous experience we’ve had in play-off games can get us through.

“People at the club have been working hard for a long time to achieve promotion and I feel that they deserve it.

“It would be fantastic because the players want to play at a higher level and I want to manage at a higher level.

“People in and around the club have been desperate to win promotion for a long time now.

“This game is the culmination of nine to ten months’ hard work.

“When you start pre-season in the summer, it’s with the aim of winning promotion and we’ve got a chance to do that on Saturday.

“We know how it feels to lose in those games, so the previous disappointments should be a spur to drive us on.”

Chorley have home advantage but Guiseley, who booked their final spot with a 2-1 win at AFC Fylde in the semi-final second leg last Saturday, are again set to be backed by a sizeable travelling support.

Bower, who will pick from an unchanged squad, added: “I’m sure there is pressure on Chorley and there will be a bit of expectancy too because they beat us twice during the season.

“But there will be pressure on as well because we want the prize as much as they do.

“In our dressing room, the lads will feel that we’re capable of winning the game. Whoever handles the pressure the best will probably come out on top.”

Bower praised his men for their success on the Lancashire coast last weekend as they overcome Fylde in impressive fashion.

He said: “I thought we were good value over the two legs and were the better side.

“We’ve had an up and down season, and stuff to deal with as we’ve gone through it, but we’ve got a chance now in this one-off game to finally get where we want to be.”