RED tape means three players could face an extended wait to make their Cinderford Town debuts.
It was announced last week that Bobbie Dale and James Bowen were joining the club on a month's loan from Cheltenham Town, but there has been a delay in the deal going through and they are unlikely to feature in the home game against Evesham United in Division One South and West of the Southern League tomorrow night.
Cinderford assistant manager Gerry Oldham said: "They're not with us yet for different reasons. There are a couple of minor hitches with paperwork but I'm not 100 per cent sure why."
The club are also still waiting for a response from the Swedish FA to get international clearance for defender Matt Whatley, who joined them two weeks ago.
Oldham said: "The lad's been training hard and will be a good asset to us but unfortunately these things take a bit of time, which is frustrating for us."
While Cinderford's game scheduled fixture against Taunton Town on Saturday was postponed due to a frozen pitch, tonight's opponents Evesham thrashed bottom side Bashley 7-0, making it 12 wins from their last 14 games with just one defeat in that period.
However, Oldham insists Cinderford will go into the game with no fear.
He said: "It is not daunting because on our day we are capable of beating anyone in our league.
"We are either not good at all or excellent but they will come and know they are in a game. We're not frightened of them, our biggest downfall is us.
"It's going to be tough because they are probably the form side in the league and it's a bit of a local derby.
"A few of our players know theirs and vice-versa so we'll have to be at our best to beat them."
