DEPLETED Harrogate Town's injury ills may be showing no signs of abating, but the last thing that Simon Weaver will entertain is a sense of victimhood.

Tom Bradbury is the latest addition to the treatment room after second-from-bottom Town's narrow Boxing Day loss at Salford City, with the defender's injury all the more galling given that he only recently returned from a similar calf issue.

Weaver, who confirmed that senior midfielder Levi Sutton's spell on the sidelines with a torn muscle is likely to extend to at least seven weeks, said: "It's a trying time. But I refuse to be drawn into 'victim mode' or depression mode. It's important to remain level and keep the spirits up.

"We have one less with Tom Bradbury. We'll see if anybody who is injured or nearing fitness can be involved; whether it's on the bench or starting against Accrington.

"We need players back and hopefully when they come back, they are in the right condition to make an impact."

Towns' latest reverse extended their winless league sequence to 12 matches.

Despite the fresh blow, Weaver admits to being heartened by his side's determined efforts with their recent performances on the road at least providing a modicum of encouragement in a season which will now plainly be about securing their EFL status for another year.

The Sulphurites boss continued: "I think we have been good away from home now for the last four games and it's a good trait to have when you are in a basement battle and a dogfight.

"We showed the correct desire and approach (at Salford) in terms of the percentage game and grinding it out."