RADCLIFFE Boro boss Kevin Glendon has a conundrum to solve and quickly!

How does he get his talented squad back to winning ways without breaking the Stainton Park bank.

It's a puzzle that is certainly keeping Glendon occupied after Tuesday night's 3-1 home reverse at the hands of Altrincham made it four league defeats on the trot.

Yet there's nothing radically wrong with the way Glendon's charges are performing, especially going forward, but individual errors are proving costly as the goals against column proves.

"It's very difficult situation at the moment," admitted Glendon.

"I'm not disappointed about the way the lads are playing, in fact other teams are always remarking on our good football, but that's no good when we want to put some points on the board.

"It's individual mistakes that are undoing, just as they were against Altrincham."

The three conceded against the Moss Lane side took the goals conceded tally to 27 for the Boro - the highest in the UniBond Premier League.

Fortunately goals are still being scored at the opposite end but Glendon's dilemma isn't helped by an inability to match other clubs' valuations of players.

"Our goals against tally isn't good enough and anyone can see that's where our problem lies," added Glendon.

"But we've scored 22 which isn't far behind the team at the top of the division.

"I could go out and try and get someone but teams don't give away their best players so we can't afford that.

"And if I start looking at the lower level for players will they be any better than the lads we've got?

"The club is doing fabulously off the field with a lot of progress being made in that direction so if we could match those strides on the field it would be great.

"Hopefully the silly mistakes which are costing us will stop and we can get kick-started back on course."

Harrogate Town are the visitors to Stainton Park on Saturday (3pm) and will provide another stern test.

The high-flying Yorkshire side had Boro watched on Tuesday night although their scouting report may be rendered useless if Glendon is tempted to tinker with the formation of the team.

"We may go back to a tried and trusted formation and see if players feel more comfortable that way," he said.

"To be honest I fany us against any team in this league it's just disappointing to be making the mistakes we are.

"That's the frustrating thing, it's how patient I can be without making wholesale changes."