MANAGER Dave Mehew says claiming silverware at Ashton Gate tonight will be the perfect end to the season for Gloucester City.

The Tigers travel to Bristol City in the final of the Gloucestershire Senior Cup for the second consecutive season, looking to avenge last year's 5-1 defeat.

Mehew, who has seen his side follow up last season's promotion with a solid first campaign in Blue Square North, believes his side are better equipped to deal with the threat posed by the Championship club this year.

"They beat us last year, but to be absolutely honest a lot of us still had headaches after the play-off win at Farnborough," said Mehew.

"We had about four or five first team players missing that day so we will want to put in a better performance this time around and hopefully bring some silverware back to the city."

After securing league safety with five games remaining, Mehew was disappointed in the way his side stumbled to the finishing line.

They lost four of their last five fixtures and only drew the other, at already relegated Harrogate, by way of a last minute equaliser.

Disappointment at the results aside, the City boss said he learned valuable lessons from the run.

"One thing that I can take from that into the rest of my managerial career is that I will always play my best available side," said Mehew.

"I gave a chance to people and made wholesale changes and it simply didn't work.

"They had their chance, including in last week's game against Mangotsfield and they've not done it and like it or lump it they will have to wait for another chance.

City scraped through to the final by beating Mangotsfield United 4-3 after extra time in the semi final a week ago.

The Mangos, from two divisions below Gloucester, put in a spirited performance against their more illustrious opponents and the City boss wants similar from his men tonight.

"We have to enjoy playing at that ground," he said. "My lads can have no complaints about the pitch so there will be no excuses.

"It will be interesting to see what side they will put out, but we want to go there and win."

Mehew will give late fitness tests to skipper Tom Webb and versatile defender Jack Harris ahead of the game while another defender Lee Molyneaux is struggling with a groin problem.

■ City have appointed Robin Eaves to the role of Commercial Manager.

Eaves has previously worked in similar roles at both Forest Green Rovers and AFC Telford United.