Spencer hopeful of replay role

Robins striker Damien Spencer has had two knee operations in 18 months

Cheltenham striker Damien Spencer wants to prove his fitness so he can push for a starting place in the Robins' FA Cup replay at Oldham on Tuesday week.

Spencer told BBC Gloucestershire: "I've been coming in early and working hard on strengthening exercises in the last three weeks to get my fitness up."

"There is a reserve game on Tuesday and hopefully I can play a bigger part than I did in the game last Monday."

Spencer has yet to play a full game since his knee operation in the summer.

Cheltenham held a 2-0 half time lead at Whaddon Road on Saturday. But Chris Taylor's early second-half penalty, followed by Danny Whitaker's deflected shot a quarter of an hour from time set up a Boundary Park replay on 18 November (1945 GMT).

"The lads are still positive," said Spencer. "Hopefully we can go up there and get a result.

"We went there in 2002 and nicked the game 2-1 and anything can happen in the Cup, so you never know."