Table-topping Grays Athletic await Scarborough in Essex for what will be another stern test for Nicky Henry's troubled side.

Henry has been trying to strengthen his squad but has had little success.

"I have been turned down by clubs for defenders, midfield players and strikers this week and the only players I am offered are young players - and it is experienced hands we need at the moment," he sighed.

All that rejection has left Henry no choice but to include five teenagers in the squad to face unbeaten Grays.

Jake Speight and Chris Hughes are both some way from returning to the side and Mark Quayle and Steve Baker have hamstring injuries which could rule them out.

Henry is cheered by the news that three-goal leading scorer Brian Wake has trained all week and could go straight into the side.

Henry is having a close look at 6 foot 5 inches tall goalkeeper Scot Bevan as reserve glove-man Antoni Pecora has a knee injury.

"Scott is an experienced player and we are thinking about a loan move for him if Pecora is going to be out of contention with his knee injury for a few weeks."

The 26-year-old Bevan has played 70 senior games and has had loan spells at Huddersfield and Wycombe as well as two stints at Woking

Boro probable side: Walker, Lyth, Foot, Weaver, Cook, Coulson, Bishop, Beadle, Nicholson, Clark Wake, Subs: Redfearn, Bevan, Elebert, Eccles, Blott.

Updated: 09:35 Friday, October 14, 2005