Telford have picked up just two points in five games

Four players and two members of AFC Telford United's coaching staff have been struck down by a sickness bug.

Striker Andy Brown missed Saturday's 1-0 defeat against Stalybridge after feeling unwell the previous night.

Striker Danny Carey-Bertram, midfielder Kevin O'Connor and defender Sean Newton have also been affected.

"Sean Newton had to be substituted because he was unwell at half time," assistant manager Larry Chambers told BBC Radio Shropshire.

"Fingers crossed nobody else will get it. Danny Carey-Bertram was on the bench on Saturday, but there was no way he could have come on."

Telford's hopes of reaching the Blue Square North play-offs were dented by Saturday's 1-0 home defeat against Stalybridge Celtic.

The Bucks are seventh in the league, having played 34 games and are three points behind fifth-placed Droylsden, who fill the bottom slot in the play-off pack.

But most of the teams around them have at least two games in hand on Rob Smith's side.

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