VISITS to Edgeley Park will always have a very special place in the hearts of Acc-rington Stanley fans.

On August 18, 2006, the 5,291-strong crowd wouldn't have expected so see a wonder-strike as Michael Welch chested the ball down just inside the County half and strode forward.

But Welch, now at Northwich Victoria, let fly from all of 40 yards to leave James Spencer clutching at thin air to score what was officially voted the second best goal of 2006.

And Stanley boss John Coleman was hopeful of seeing something similar when he takes his side to Stockport tomorrow.

He said: "It was one of the moments that you can say I was there when it happened. It was a fantastic goal and one that will be talked about for the next 20 or 30 years.

"It was something special and something he'll be able to tell his grand children about."

But minor miracles aside, Stanley take their impressive away record to Cheshire hoping to strengthen their play-off hopes against a side who haven't had the best time at home, winning just four times in front of their home fans in the league.

He said: "We've had some good games against them in the past.

"We were disappointed that we lost against them here, I don't think we turned up that day, but we certainly gave a good account of ourselves at Stockport last season and hopefully we can do the same against them this time.

"We've had them watched, Jimmy (Bell) went to watch them at Grimsby on Tuesday, and we've got a fair idea of how they'll set up and how they'll play and it's up to us to try and combat that and find out a way of being able to work our offensive options.

"I think they were expected to be in the play-offs so maybe they're a touch disappointed with where they are at the moment.

"But there's still a lot of games to be played and whoever can put a consistent run of games together can make the play-offs and they'll be thinking that they're one of those teams."

The 3-3 draw with Chester City last weekend, it took Stanley's goal conceded column to 39 for the season - a situation which is of concern to Coleman.

The Reds boss moved swiftly yesterday to sign centre half Mark King from Blackburn Rovers on a free transfer.

And he's hoping the new inclusion will help to add strength to a porous rear-guard.

He added: "We want a clean sheet in the league, sooner rather than later, and that's got to be down to the lads concentrating for 90 minutes and defending properly as a team and not conceding twos and threes.

"I think when we can do that, we can start competing in this league and moving up.

"Everybody is aware that we're a very good attacking side so we've got to be able to concentrate on that and not that we're a bit brittle at the back."

He added: "I was disappointed with the way we conceded the goals, all three of them were wholly avoidable, and I know the players are as upset as I am.

"We've let in three silly goals, in my opinion, and I've likened it to a golfer who three putts from three feet and that's what I felt like on Saturday."