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Another striker wanted
The injury to David Brown has made the task of finding another striker that much more urgent. The former Telford United player cracked his collarbone on Wednesday following a training collision and could be out for up to six weeks.
Graham Turner, the Bulls manager, told the Evening News: "We would still hope to get Steve Guinan fit before the start of the season, while Rob Purdie has done well up front in the friendlies. We still need another striker so the situation has not massively changed."
Brown suffered his injury following what Turner described as an "innocuous" collision with team-mate Richard Teesdale.
Turner said: "He actually trained on but we eventually decided as a precaution to take him for an X-ray which revealed the crack, and he will be out for four to six weeks. It is a big blow at this stage. He had worked hard to get his fitness up, had blended in well with the other lads and had shaped up well against Wolves."
It is thought that he may miss at least the first three Conference games, against Tamworth, Forest Green Rovers and Morecambe.
Turner has tried a striker, Danny Bertram, believed to have been with Cheltenham, but it is not known if he will offer him a contract. Bertram scored his first goal for the Bulls against Grosvenor Park on Thursday evening.