MARK Bower insists there cannot be another “sob story” as Guiseley bid to end their seven-match winless streak at home to Welling on Saturday.

The Lions were dumped out of the FA Cup on Tuesday night after National League rivals Halifax claimed a 2-1 extra-time win at Nethermoor in the qualifying fourth-round replay.

Bower’s men now face a Welling side who beat them 1-0 on the opening day of the season.

Guiseley have suffered cruel luck during their recent wretched run and Bower is hoping to bolster his attacking options with at least one more loan signing before the weekend.

Guiseley have already signed Mansfield full-back Liam Marsden on a one-month loan and former Hull striker Devonte Morton on a permanent deal.

Lions boss Bower said: “We are working on getting a couple more bodies in, which will make a big difference, and we’ll have players such as Gavin Rothery available again on Saturday.

“We were trying to get a wide player in before Tuesday’s game but weren’t able to get that done in time.

“We are well short at the top end of the pitch and I think that showed in midweek against Halifax.

“When we had good possession of the ball, we lacked options.

“We will assess everyone at training tonight and hopefully we can get a couple of new faces into the squad to give everyone a lift.

“We’re looking at players with pace who can play at the top of the pitch, either out wide or as a striker, and who are a little bit different to what we’ve currently got.”

Guiseley’s recent run has seen them drift towards relegation danger and Bower admits they must show greater quality in the final third as they seek to avenge their opening-day defeat at Welling.

He said: “I don’t think anyone would argue that we should have won that game in terms of chances created and a few decisions going against us.

“We hit the woodwork and we should have won – but we can’t be coming off the pitch with another sob story.

“We’ve got to be ruthless and clinical because that’s the difference at this level.

“It’s certainly a bigger difference than it has been in the leagues we’ve been in during previous seasons.”

Guiseley’s last win was at Braintree in September and Bower said: We’ve had some mixed performances since then and you could argue that we have probably deserved to win one or two.

“But that cutting edge has probably been the fine line between us not being able to turn draws into victories. We need to rediscover that.”