THE news is good on the rest of Radcliffe's formerly injured or absent stars.

David Bean was on the bench for last Saturday's FA Trophy tie against Eastwood Town as was Mark Dempsey, defender Nicky Spooner has been granted permission to play in the FA Cup by Leigh RMI and Ian Lunt will be back from holiday.

Kissock sees Dempsey as the key man, if available, for Boro. The former Radcliffe skipper has been back in the fold, albeit on the bench, recently, but his job as a coach with Manchester United's Academy youngsters is expected to continue to restrict his availability.

"If Mark Dempsey plays he will be Boro's ace," says Kissock. "They play through him and aren't the same side without him.

"David Bean will also be a big plus if he's back and Neill Hardy, when he's fully fit, will be the best player for them by a mile in that division.

"I am looking forward to the game. It should be a good one. Radcliffe were a great side last year, certainly in the first half of the season. They are struggling a bit so far this time, but they like to play good football.

"As for Colwyn Bay, we have not had a good start. I know they say the league table can't lie, but I think we are in a false position. There have definitely been five or six games so far this season that we haven't deserved to lose," claimed Kissock.

"We don't create too many chances, so it's been hard, but we have a few players ourselves, so we will see if we can match Boro.

"I have scored four goals so far and, hopefully, I will get a few more on Saturday!"

It's Boro's stiffest test in this season's FA Cup competition. So far, they have faced three sides from lower leagues, scoring 15 goals in the process.

It will be the first time Radcliffe and Colwyn Bay have met since Boro were in the Unibond Premier Division and while Boro haven't been pulling up any trees in the league this term, Colwyn Bay's poor form is underlined by the fact that they have managed just three points from 11 games and have conceded almost three goals a game in the process.