YORK City boss Russ Wilcox will not be treating the Johnstone's Paint Trophy with contempt by fielding a weakened side.

The Minstermen's record in the competition is miserable with Denis Smith in charge when the club enjoyed their longest-ever run - reaching the Northern Area quarter-finals.

That modest achievement can be matched should the Minstermen negotiate a passage past Doncaster at Bootham Crescent tomorrow night, having received a bye in the first round.

Wilcox has already revealed that he will not be making the maximum number of five changes permitted to protect the integrity of the tournament, as he looks for a first win in six matches and keeps the club's most realistic opportunity of reaching Wembley alive this season.

He said: "It's a massively important competition to us and every game is important when you're not on a good run. We're not in a position to rest people like other teams and I won't be making five changes, although we do have more options than we had on Saturday which is pleasing.

"Financially, progression could be lucrative to the club and there's also the big carrot of Wembley, so we will be giving everything. York City are not going to reach the Capital One Cup or FA Cup final but you can get to the final of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy and that can not just set you up for months, it can help the club for forthcoming seasons.

"A win would also generate a better feeling going into the league game at Luton on Saturday."

Wilcox is also expecting Sky Bet League One strugglers Doncaster to treat the tie seriously, reasoning: "It's a really tough game because Doncaster still have a lot of Championship players in their team and people like James Coppinger and Ritchie Wellens jump out at you.

"Some teams can disrespect the competition which is wrong but I don't think that will be the case with Donny. They haven't got a game at the weekend due to the international break and they've also got a caretaker manager in Rob Jones who's desperate to get the job, so we will be massive underdogs but that can help, as it did against Bradford in the Capital One Cup."

City will be forced into one change with on-loan Oldham striker Rhys Turner cup-tied having played earlier in the competition for his parent club, but fellow frontman Vadaine Oliver is available again after serving his three-match ban.

Dave Winfield is also in contention following his one-match suspension and Michael Coulson has a chance of starting his second game in four days after returning to the fold from groin surgery.

"We just need to manage Michael," Wilcox pointed out. "But he played 45 minutes for the reserves and 65 on Saturday and he's feeling good."

Midfielder James Berrett, meanwhile, is one yellow card away from receiving a one-match ban but Wilcox is likely to run the risk of losing the player for Saturday's league trip to Luton, adding: "We'll think about that but James is a key player for us.

"He's settled in well, has scored three goals, can play in a few positions and was our Player of the Month in September."

Tomorrow's game will be decided on penalties if the scores are level after 90 minutes but, having practised spot kicks before their Capital One Cup shoot-out triumph over Bradford, Wilcox has decided to concentrate on other aspects of the game on the eve of this contest.

"We haven't practised penalties this time but we do, in general, because it's important to have one or two different options," the City chief explained. "Scotty (Flinders) has also shown in the Bradford and Stevenage games that he's very capable of saving them."

Having been subjected to calls of "You're Getting Sacked in the Morning" during the last two home games, meanwhile, Wilcox has stressed the destabilising effect such chants are having on the squad and his surprise at the severity of some of the abuse.

He said: "In the current situation, players start wondering whether the manager is going to change so it can affect stability at the club but I can't control that. I can only control putting a team out that I believe will get results for this football club.

"Everybody wants to be successful but there are only so many clubs that can be every season. At our level, we're in a different ball park to clubs like Portsmouth, Northampton and Oxford and I would find the criticism easier to accept if we were in the bottom two.

"I obviously want to be in that top half of the table but we moved a point further away from relegation at the weekend, even though I take full responsibility for the fact that it wasn't three further."