FAILURE to beat Weymouth tomorrow would be “a disaster”, says York City boss Martin Foyle.

The Minstermen manager has dubbed the KitKat Crescent clash with the crisis-hit club as a “must-win” for his struggling troops following their 2-0 capitulation at Rushden and Diamonds in midweek.

Foyle, who was furious with his side following that defeat at Nene Park, has insisted it is time for his players to “come out fighting”.

With City expected to comprehensively beat a Weymouth side which will almost certainly include a number of youth team players – and who lost 9-0 to Rushden last time out – Foyle said York needed to dig out results to ensure Blue Square Premier survival.

When asked whether a loss to Weymouth would be a disaster, the City chief said: “Of course it would. We know we are right down there. I know some results went for us the other night but I don’t care about anyone else. It is about what we do.

“It has got to that stage. People are saying we are playing kids. I don’t care if we win 1-0. I just want to be greedy and get the three points. It gets to the stage where pretty performances have got to go out of the window.

“There is a style of play I want but usually you can cement that at the start of the season. When you are struggling, you can’t get across what you want to because confidence is a little bit low.

“We are going to have to dig results out.

“That’s what we have done in the past few weeks but, after Tuesday, it is a must-win game.”

David McGurk will not be back in time for Weymouth, although Foyle said the centre-back was now “doing a lot of running”.

The City chief said he would have to think about whether to include Ben Purkiss, who has just about recovered from a stomach strain, in the squad.

And he declared the Minstermen fans wanted to see his side “roll their sleeves up” and get stuck into a Weymouth team nobody expects to win at KitKat Crescent tomorrow afternoon.

“I think they have let themselves down (at Rushden). They have let me down.

“I will take the flak – that is part and parcel of being a manager – and I will protect them but they have got to come out fighting,”

Foyle said.

“If the crowd get on their back it is for a reason and it is the right reason.

“The crowd want to see players who roll their sleeves up, who put in as lot of effort and commitment and, for me, that is basic – before you even get into the game – and then the ball work will take care of itself.”