Vigilante force will get York City out of trouble and turn their Bootham Crescent home into a fortress.

So declared manager Neil Thompson, who has charged his drop-threatened ranks with a desire to 'have-a-go' starting tomorrow against City's Wembley-bound visitors Millwall.

City have seven games left - four at home - in which to rescue their Division Two status, which has jeopardised by a run of 11 defeats out of the last 14 outings.

All season City have prevailed just four times on their own turf and currently they are cursed by a club record-equalling run of five successive losses at headquarters.

That has to change, insisted Thompson. And City have the wherewithal to initiate the about-turn in fortunes.

"Our home record is poor. Winning four games is plainly not good enough - that's been our biggest problem this season," he said.

"We have got to make Bootham Crescent a place where people don't want to come to play. We have to force the issue. We have got to be confident enough to take responsibility."

Thompson reflected back on the midweek distress at Luton and the reaction of the travelling fans.

"Their response was to give us a standing ovation and that's because they appreciated that we had a go. That's what we've got to do more - have a go. That's all I ask from now until the end of the season."

The loss of on-loan Matthew Hocking to suspension for five bookings garnered at Hull City will force another change, but Thompson was giving no clues as to how his side would line-up against the Lions.

He does have the combative Mark Tinkler available with a reserves' outing under his belt. Tinkler could come in to central defence with Barry Jones switching to right-back.

Another alternative would be to push York-born teenager Andrew Dawson from wide right to right-back to accommodate Tinkler in midfielder. And Thompson also added that Scots flier Gordon Connelly had been impressive in the last two reserves' games.

"Hocking was terrific at Luton and it's unfortunate for him to be miss out," said the City caretaker-boss. "I want to see how some of those lads who played in the reserves come through before I decide on the final line-up. But I don't think it will be too far away from the other night.

"With two games a week for almost the rest of the season all the squad will be called upon. All have got to show the same commitment and character because it will turn around, I am sure of that."

Millwall may be excused being distracted by the Twin Towers and the Auto Windscreens Shield final at Wembley in nine days' time.

But three wins on the spin have re-ignited the embers of a play-off tilt, with the Londoners in ninth place, albeit nine points adrift.

Defender Lucas Neill is out with hamstring damage while promising striker Richard Sadlier is with the Republic of Ireland team in the World under-20s tournament in Nigeria.

But back is former Arsenal striker Paul Shaw, whom City boss Thompson rates highly alongside top scorer Neil Harris.

York City intermediates head for Stoke City, whose scalp they captured on their surge to the FA Youth Cup last 16, for a Youth Alliance game tomorrow, kick-off noon.

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