BACUP manager Brent Peters has a problem every manager loves: trying to keep 18 good players happy.

Peters reckons he now has the squad to gain promotion to the NWCL first division - but knows there will always be disappointed players on a Saturday.

"I believe you need a squad of 18 to win the league and I have got that now but with no reserve side it is difficult to keep everyone happy.

"But if any other managers look at my players and think they can maybe have one or two that are on the sidelines they can think again because most of them are on contract.

"But at least opposition managers can never tell which team I am going to play."

Bacup play Ashton Town, who also have promotion aspirations, tomorrow.

"Ashton Town are up there," said Peters. "It is an important game as they all are if you are striving for promotion. If they win they go level on points with us."