BLACKPOOL are taking a long hard look at Kendal Town's attacking midfielder Mike Garrity.

The Third Division side have twice given him a run out in the Reserves, against Sheffield a fortnight ago and on Wednesday night against Darlington.

If the Nationwide League side decide to take him on they will have to apply to Kendal for transfer of his registration, but sadly there will be no cash in it for Town as Garrity is a non-contract player, says manager Bryan Griffiths.

"All we can hope is that Blackpool would make some sort of donation to the club," said Griffiths.

Meanwhile Griffiths' attention is focused on the need to get six points from home games against Farsley Celtic on Saturday and Witton Albion the following week.

"We beat Farsley away, but they are a big, strong and awkward side," said Griffiths.

"Witton were chasing for the championship early in the season.

They have fallen away a bit now, but they are still in with an outside chance."

Injury problems have eased slightly for Griffiths since last weekend when, but for the frost, he would have been short of seven key players.

Full-back Steve Hodgson is still injured and striker Dave Foster has a groin strain which prevented him training this week.

Striker Lee O'Keefe is still recovering from a small hernia operation and is likely to be out for another two weeks, but first-choice keeper Greg Price is likely to play despite a slight groin strain.

Winger Lee Catlow and midfielder Mark Howard are now available, but centre-half Craig Allardyce starts a three-match suspension this week.

To boost his defensive options Griffiths has signed central defender Pat Johnson from high-flying Vauxhall Motors.

Johnson, 20, was released after a year as a pro with Oldham Athletic and played a few games for Kendal at the end of last season.

This season he signed for current Unibond Division One leaders Vauxhall, whose ground is only about five miles from his home, but failed to get a regular place in the team and has returned to the Kendal fold.