By Matt Lawton
October 8 2004

Leigh RMI will be looking to recover from their recent poor form when they take on mid-table outfit Stevenage Borough at Hilton Park on Saturday afternoon. Leigh boss Phil Starbuck has reacted to his side's poor defensive record, which has seen them concede ten goals in their past two games alone, by completing the signing of former Burnley and Grimsby Town goalkeeper Paul Crichton on a short-term deal from Conference rivals York City, who is set to make his debut in the place of young goalkeeper Ian Martin, who has conceded one (or six!) goals too many for the liking of Starbuck.

Although Starbuck has no new injury worries to contend with, he looks set to ring the changes after Tuesday's 6-1 humiliation at home to high-flying Carlisle, with Gary Williams set to continue on the right wing after an impressive performance on Tuesday evening, while Chris Robertson is also likely to continue at the heart of the defence.

Former Scarborough striker Karl Rose could be set to be replaced by Chris Simms as he continues to fail to hit the net on a consistent basis, while former Bolton left back Martin Moran could be set to drop to the bench and be replaced by Andy Roscoe.

Visiting manager Graham Westley has finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel as far as his side's injury worries are concerned, with a huge list of fifteen players on the treatment table now dropping to just two, in the form of long-term absentees Jon Brady and Mark Rogers, with 'Boro having no other injury concerns.

After Tuesday night's highest crowd of the season, thanks in large to Carlisle's large travelling army, Saturday afternoon could see a complete contrast, with a low crowd expected because of it's direct clash with the England v. Wales World Cup qualifier down the road at Old Trafford, meaning that fewer Stevenage fans than normal are expected to travel north, while the home support will be further dwindled with many possibly opting to watch England instead of Leigh, in light of RMI's recent poor performances.