RADCLIFFE Borough coach Dave Powell wants his side to make the most of home comforts as they bid to kick-start their campaign at the Belvoir Stadium on Saturday.

Boro’s scheduled match at home to Droylsden on Boxing Day became the latest to be hit by the weather.

They have not played at the Belvoir Stadium since a 1-1 draw against Lancaster City on November 21, but now face a run of four straight games at home.

The first will be against Glossop North End this weekend, before a Manchester Premier Cup quarter-final against Premier Division side Ashton United next Tuesday.

Further home matches follow against Kendal Town, Colwyn Bay in the Doodson League Cup and a key relegation clash against Harrogate Railway Athletic at the end of the month.

Saturday's opponents Glossop are fourth in Evo-Stik First Division North and will be looking to maintain their promotion push.

Boro, meanwhile, are fourth-bottom following a 12th defeat of the season at Kendal on Monday.

But Powell, assistant to manager Danny Johnson, believes his squad has the quality to kick off the new year in style.

“If you look at this game on paper then yes, it is a tough start for us,” he said.

“But ran them very close in a narrow defeat at their place earlier in the season so the game should hold no fears for us.

“I also think that home advantage is crucial. We have a decent record at home this season, the majority of our defeats have been away.

“If we can continue our good home form in January then I am sure that we can start picking up the points we need to move away from trouble, but the players have to show the determination to do that themselves.”

Powell admits to being disappointed with their performance at Kendal, after watching his side twice surrender the lead before going down 3-2.

Goals from Jamie Forbes and Matty Davies, either side of a strike from Kendal’s Charlie Bailey, gave Boro a 2-1 lead at the break. But two more from Bailey in the second half condemned them to their ninth league defeat of the season away from home.

The loss followed a promising victory at Bamber Bridge the previous week.

“What I saw from my players in the second half at Kendal was made all the more disappointing because of what it followed at Bamber Bridge, where we were excellent,” he added.

“At Kendal we let out standards and concentration levels drop.

“After getting our noses in front, individual mistakes cost us.

“The players have to understand that teams are not going to hand us results on a plate, they are going to make us work for the points.

“But if they show the kind of hard work, determination and desire that the Kendal players did in the second half then I know they have the quality to move away from danger in this league.”