PAUL Carden says Warrington Town may have to consider a change of approach in the absence of striker Tony Gray, writes Matt Turner.

Gray, who has 14 goals to his name this season, was substituted at half-time during the 2-2 draw with Witton Albion on Easter Monday with a knee injury and looks set for a spell on the sidelines.

That leaves Jamie McDonald and Joe Piggott as Town’s only two fit and available strikers as they enter the final stages of the season and Carden says he may have to re-think his tactics to suit them.

“Tony looks like he’s tweaked his medial ligament, which is never good,” he told the Guardian.

“He’s another one who brings that composure for us. He sees a pass, holds the ball up and he makes things happen.

“If Tony’s going to be out, we might have to look at changing our attacking approach. We’re certainly not as threatening without him.

“We’ll have to look at different ways of doing things in training this week to change it up a little bit.”

This week, Yellows take on the same team twice in the space of three days as Nantwich Town provide the opposition.

Town travel to the Weaver Stadium on Saturday, kick off 3pm, before the Dabbers make the return trip to Cantilever Park on Tuesday night, kick off 7.45pm.

Among their number is striker Sean Cooke, son of Dabbers manager Dave, whom Carden has admitted to trying to sign at several points.

“Nantwich are a good side who play some good football,” he said.

“I’ve known Dave a long time and we laugh about the fact I’ve tried to sign Sean off him. He’s definitely one we have to make sure we keep our eye on.

“I don’t think I’ve ever played the same team twice in such a short space of time, certainly not in the league.

“We’ve dropped off it in the past nine days or so. Our results in the past three games have not been good enough.

“We’ve looked okay in spells, but we have to up our levels to get back to where we were.”