Hereford United will be out to maintain their third position in the Nationwide Conference table when they entertain Morecambe at Edgar Street tomorrow (3pm).

Bulls boss Graham Turner accepts that winning the league now looks very unlikely, but is particularly anxious that his players hold on to their current high-riding spot.

They go into tomorrow's clash 11 points behind big-spending Rushden & Diamonds and 15 adrift of Kidderminster Harriers.

The three sides immediately below Hereford -- Scarborough, Dover Athletic and Yeovil Town -- are three points behind Turner's men.

All of them also have a game in hand over the Bulls who helped Kidderminster's title push last Saturday by holding Rushden to a goalless draw at Nene Park.

It was a game in which they could have won had they translated their pressure into goals.

Hereford again look likely to be without their former Kidderminster defender Matt Clarke who is suffering from a hand injury which kept him out of last Saturday's Rushden deadlock.

His expected absence means that Mark Taylor is set to keep his place in the side.

Defender Paul Sturgess has a slight thight strain and a final decision has yet to be made on his fitness.

John Snape, who sustained a head injury against Rushden which needed three stitches, is set to play.

Middle-of-the-table Morecambe, who are managed by former Hereford player Jimmy Harvey, have games in hand over most clubs above them and victory tomorrow could push them towards finishing the season in a top five position.

They beat the Bulls 3-2 earlier in the season at Christie Park.

United, meanwhile, are to have defender Tom White staying for a third month on loan from Bristol Rovers.

Hereford (from): Cooksey, Lane, James, Taylor, Wright, White, Rodgerson, Snape, May, Elms, Parry, Sturgess, Williams, Fewings, Quy, Shirley.