Chris Adamson is plotting a Nailsea United overhaul following a "humiliating" period in their proud recent history.

Last season's champions and League Cup winners go into tomorrow's match at Bridgwater on the brink of the drop zone following four defeats and a draw in their last five games.

Last weekend's thumping 4-0 defeat by relegation-threatened Cleeve West Town was the final straw for Adamson, who said: "It was humiliating – there was a lack of heart out there.

"We have some very promising teenagers coming through and it's time we looked ahead to them rather than cling to the memory of our past successes."

Backwell United boss Andy Cooper, whose team entertain Shirehampton boosted by the return of attacking midfielders Ashley Hughes and Josh Boyden, is targeting more firepower in an effort to spark his misfiring attack into life ahead of next season's planned promotion assault.

Shire's 3-1 midweek win at Glastonbury has left them five points adrift of leaders Bridgwater with four to play. But boss Steve Winter warned: "We'll not give up without a fight."

Player-manager Mike Taylor continues his temporary stint in charge of strugglers Cleeve West Town following the departure of Sean McLaughlin as they seek vital points at home to Castle Cary.

Fry Club boss Malcolm Beck is determined to oversee their Division I promotion assault, despite undergoing a hip replacement operation this weekend. His assistants Geoff Dixon and Dave Janney take charge for the crucial trip to Saltford tomorrow but Beck pledged: "I'll be back before the season's out."

Dave Payne is bracing his Brislington battlers for a gruelling run-in as they continue to chase a promotion berth. A run of eight straight wins has catapulted Bris into a top-three place ahead of tomorrow's home clash with Portishead. But they face a gruelling schedule of six games in 12 days and Payne said: "The lads are going to have to dig deep."