CWMBRAN'S manager Brian Coyne has admitted that his side face a mammoth task when they take on Maccabi Haifa tomorrow evening (5.45pm).

The game takes place at Cwmbran Stadium and despite Coyne trawling through various tapes of the Israeli side he knows that their UEFA Cup first qualifying first leg will still be a tough test for his side.

"I've had all the tapes of their Champions League games sent over and I'll be watching them," admitted Coyne. "Hopefully I'll be able to learn a little bit more about them from what I see.

"But to be honest with you there is no point worrying about them, we just have to concentrate on what we are trying to do first before we start thinking about the threat they will pose.

"I will look at tapes of games against Manchester United last season as well as the other Champions League games they played in last season.

"However, the gap in standard is so vast and we've really got a mountain to climb. "But if we stay disciplined and organised then we've got every chance of getting something out of the game."

And former captain Sean Wharton who is helping out Coyne on the coaching side feels that his side every chance.

"At the end of the day, I know it's a clich but while it's eleven against eleven we've got a chance," said Wharton.

"If we can keep our shape then I'm confident that on set-pieces we can cause a problem. "The heat will obviously be a factor, suiting them more than us. We need to be patient as we know that there will be times when we have long periods without the ball but again that is where discipline comes in.

"It would be nice to have to go to Turkey with something to play for and that is definitely our motivation.

"But we are not getting carried away and we realise that we are massive underdogs, we are part-time and they are full time. While they will spend the few days before the game in a hotel most of out players will be working and they've probably trained more in a week then we have in a month."

Wharton also paid tribute to chairman John Colley's decision to keep the game at Cwmbran's Athletics Stadium.

He said: "John has shown that he has a lot of respect for the community in keeping the game in Cwmbran.

"The easy option would have been for him to switch the game to a larger venue and cash in, but he's remained loyal and that speaks volumes of the guy."

Meanwhile, Cwmbran return to domestic action on Sunday afternoon, opening their Welsh Premier League campaign at Welshpool (kick-off 2.30pm).