Watts Barciela and Neal face a race to be fit for Parkway

WITH two losses from their opening two Southern League Premier Division games, Plymouth Parkway will be hoping it's third time lucky as they host Gloucester City at Bolitho Park tomorrow.

- By JACK HOBBS Football correspondent @JH_Journalism

Parkway suffered defeat at the hands of Weymouth in midweek, losing 0-2 to the former National League side. Despite periods of dominance, Parkway were unable to crack Weymouth's defensive resolve, but manager Chris McPhee saw positive signs from his side's performance.

"The feeling is completely different to what I felt after the game Saturday", said McPhee. "There was a certain sense of pride in the way we went about our business. There was real character, real energy, real heart in our performance, and we knew exactly what to expect from them.

"They came out of the traps relatively quickly and try and stuck a lot of pressure on us. Credit to them, they started brightly, they were on the front foot, physical, and once they scored the goal, I felt that made our boys relax a little bit.