BRIDPORT caretaker boss Shaun Annetts is facing a selection headache ahead of a must-win game at Mousehole on Saturday (3pm).

To avoid relegation from the Toolstation Western League Premier Division, the Bees must win all six of their remaining games and hope 17th-placed Street take no points from their remaining 10 matches.

However, with the Cobblers hosting 18th-placed Ashton & Backwell United, Bridport know a victory may be insufficient if Street and Ashton were to draw.

Should Ashton win, the Bees would need to win all their remaining contests and overhaul a 105-goal deficit in five games – an almost impossible task.

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It means Bridport’s status in Step 5 is hanging by a mathematical thread and, faced with a long trip to Cornwall, many of the Bees’ squad are unavailable.

Annetts’ full focus is on fielding his strongest XI available, relegation picture aside.

He told the Bridport News: “It’s difficult, The trip to Mousehole is a long one.

“It involves an early start and late finish. Some of the players we’ve got are not prepared for that sort of trip due to work commitments in some cases.

“It’s not going to be easy putting out a side, which is a shame after Saturday’s good performance and result (2-2 v Brislington).

“The trip to Mousehole I’m not sure was ever going to be a good time to play it but now is not the greatest. We’ll do the best we can.”

Mousehole are currently in third place in the standings and could leapfrog leaders Tavistock should they win their three games in hand.

Annetts said: “They’re going well and they beat us comfortably at home a number of weeks ago.

“We knew it’s going to be a tough ask but the fact we have unavailability for a number of different reasons has made my life not easy.

“The club have done all they can and arranged that the reserve team haven’t got a fixture.

“Even some of those lads who are doing well are not all available to play on such a long day.

“I don’t know whether it’s the right time to say it but playing at this level involves a certain level of commitment and availability.”

Bees’ skipper Jake Owen (knee) is a doubt, while fellow centre-halves Dan Baggs, Jake Hawker and Ryan Gall are all unavailable.

Annetts added: “The centre of the back four is where I’m struggling a bit but I’ve still got a couple of days to try and pull some rabbits out of hats and fill those positions.”