SIMPSON HOPES FOR FRESH ATTACK

Gary Simpson hopes some rest and recuperation will bring about a change in form for his Macclesfield side over the festive period.

The Silkmen made it six npower League Two games without victory when they lost to Shrewsbury at the weekend.
Simpson stated his side looked tired after the defeat and gave them a couple of extra days off before preparations get underway for the Boxing Day clash with Rotherham.

“I just felt the lads needed a bit of a rest,” he told Macclesfield`s official website. “We`ve done a lot of travelling and coming into the busy Christmas programme, I felt a few days off would do them good.

“They`ll be in again right up until Christmas Eve so we`ll still get lots of time to work on things in training before the Rotherham game.”

He added: “We had a tough game at Shrewsbury at the weekend. We didn`t get the result we were after, but by no means disgraced ourselves against a very good team who hadn`t lost at home all season.”