LYMINGTON & New Milton - home to Cove in the Hampshire Senior Cup tomorrow - are monitoring Chris Ferrett's situation at Dorchester Town.

Linnets remain keen to strengthen their injury-hit squad and could well make a move for Ferrett if the out-of-favour former Fleet, Basingstoke and Salisbury full-back fails to break back into the Magpies' first-team.

New signing Nick Miles (Achilles), Paul Morris (ankle) and Jimmy Sheppard (ankle) should all be back tomorrow after missing the midweek Jewson Wessex League Cup win over Moneyfields.

Linnets were knocked off the top of the Jewson Wessex League after what manager Derek Binns described as a "brain dead" 2-0 defeat by Thatcham last Saturday.

New leaders Andover also take a break from league duty to entertain RS Basingstoke in the county cup. Lions, last season's beaten finalists, have reluctantly released their former player-coach Leroy Whale because frequent injuries and lack of fitness meant he struggled to last 90 minutes.

Gosport have given themselves a welcome boost ahead of Brading's HSC visit to Privett Park. Goals by Jon Wallsgrove and Simon Fitt clinched Borough a long overdue first league win of the season over Portsmouth RN on Tuesday.

Bournemouth Poppies, who face Bemerton in one of only two JWL fixtures, have signed former Bashley striker Michael White from Christchurch.

Brockenhurst are hopeful of having impressive AFC Bournemouth trialist Ben Thomson available for the JWL trip to basement boys Portsmouth RN.