BORO boss Kevin Glendon this week showed his ruthless streak by getting rid of three players prior to Tuesday night's home clash with Wakefield-Emley.

"I have released Simon Carden, Karl Marginson and Rory Patterson," he said.

"We are at a critical point in the season and we need to change things around if we are to be successful in our bid for a Conference North place next season.

"Sometimes you have to make tough decisions and this is one of them, but it has not been taken lightly."

In a bid to shake things up he also announced three of the players he is targeting as immediate replacements.

"I am currently speaking to John Coleman at Accrington Stanley about taking centre-back Steve Halford on loan from a month," he said.

"I am also looking at midfielder Andy Gouck. He's competitive and has a lot of experience."

Twenty-four-year-old former Bury and Chester defender Halford has just returned to fitness after recovering from a hairline leg fracture.

Gouck, now 32, was released by Accrington in the summer, and the former Blackpool and Rochdale player is currently without a club.

Target number three is Droylsden's Irish striker, Ciaran Kilheeney.

His chances of a place in the Bloods' starting line-up have been severely dented recently with the signing of former Boro hero Jody Banim.

Glendon is looking to bring him back to Stainton Park initially on loan as cover for Steve Foster and Phil Denney.

"I am also going to have the young lads popping in and out of the side, which will do them good," he added.

To prove the point he named the youth team's McMahon brothers, Chris and Adam, along with Rob Massey, as substitutes against Wakefield-Emley