"It's not as bad as we thought it was when he came off last Sunday," Angell said, adding the captain would be the best person to make a final decision.
In the likely case Milne doesn't play, vice-captain Cory Chettleburgh will slip on the arm band, as he did last Sunday.
As centrebacks go, he was pleased with the efforts of striker-cum-centreback Martin Ramos Canales who substituted him.
"We chucked him into the deep end very quickly and he did his job admirably with keeping possession."
Malaysian-born Jones and Sole, who last played for Northcote City, Australia, offer Angell some latitude on the paddock considering TV coverage now means there's few secrets teams can hide from each other.
Angell, who is happy with undefeated Bay United's efforts in just their second game last Sunday against Southern United, will be looking for continuity from his troops.
He acknowledged a key variable was WaiBOP would be a different opposition and only after tonight's final whistle would they know of the impact of a quick turnaround.
He praised his team's clean sheet on Sunday but the Otago franchise's finishing was appalling.
WaiBOP, with Rovers striker Stephen Hoyle and hat-trick kid Wade Molony, should rattle the the Bay storm shutters.
