FOLLOWING his dismissal at the end of the first half during Tuesday night's draw with Altrincham, defender Frank Sinclair is likely to face a four-match ban.

While we await official notification from the Football Association of Wales, his red card will almost certainly have been for 'serious foul play', which brings with it an automatic three-game suspension.

With this being Frank's second early bath of the season, he will see that total increased by an additional match.

As suspensions in the first team now start immediately, it is expected that the former Chelsea man will miss our fixtures with Luton Town (a), Barrow (a), Cambridge United (h) and Gateshead (a).

Time wise his ban will be over fairly quickly and Frank should be available again for the home BSP match with Histon on Saturday, 27 March.

A strange twist of fate this season has seen red cards for Frank Sinclair (x2), Christian Smith, Silvio Spann and Lamine Sakho, while manager Dean Saunders has also been ordered to the stands - all concerned have surnames starting with an 'S'!

Talking of suspensions, former Wrexham defender Dave Bayliss, now co-manager at Barrow, has started his own four-match sideline ban and will be forced to watch the action from the stands when we visit Holker Street next Tuesday.