Billingham Synthonia will continue their fight for Northern League First Division survival without Nathan Porritt after allowing the former Boro winger to join Thornaby.
Porritt has scored 13 of his 29 Synners goals this season but has been unable to train or play in midweek games lately due to work commitments.
Thornaby will be the 25-year-old’s sixth Northern League club following his Boro exit in 2010 and brief spells in Portugal and Belgium.
Synners manager Conrad Hillerby said: “Nathan has left because his work means he hasn’t been able to fully commit to football lately, not because of his ability.
“He’s a lovely lad and when he’s on his game he can look like a world-beater.
“But we’ve got to be realistic. We need all hands on deck where we are at the moment.”
Synners are at Penrith tomorrow with Hillerby seeking the intensity they missed in last week’s shock 2-0 Durham Challenge Cup defeat at Wearside League Hartlepool.
The result was an eyebrow-raiser following back-to-back league wins against Celtic Nation and Jarrow Roofing.
“We had a disappointing result and workrate in bad conditions,” Hillerby said.
“We need to have that work ethic for everything we are going into a game for because, hopefully, we are starting to get somewhere towards where we can get safe.”
Stevie Huggins and Andrew Burton will be among those back in the starting line-up.
Form side Guisborough can make it nine league games unbeaten at home to Newcastle Benfield tomorrow, but the Priorymen are going to be without top scorer Danny Earl until the back end of February or early March.
Earl has scored 18 in the league this season but tore a medial ligament at Bedlington.
Promising teenager Connor Smith scored Guisborough’s third goal and his first for the club after replacing him in that game and will take Earl’s starting spot tomorrow.
“Losing Danny is a blow without a doubt,” said Guisborough boss Chris Hardy.
“He was scoring week in, week out. But it provides an opportunity for others.
“Nathan Mulligan is back in the squad tomorrow but has been out a while, so Connor will start.”
Marske have Danny Brunskill back from a ban at Morpeth, although Josh MacDonald is still out for another two games following his Boxing Day red card against Guisborough.
Second in Division Two Norton will revert to full strength at Heaton Stannington even though they put five past Thornaby in the Ernest Armstrong Cup on Tuesday.
Captain Michael Jameson and defender Jack Proctor will be among the returnees, although the game may come too soon for Karl Charlton (knee).
Thornaby will give Porritt his debut at home to Ryton and will make a change in goal as keeper Michael Duff is unavailable.
Billingham Town’s perfect start to 2015 will be tested at Bedford Terrace by leaders Seaham Red Star.
Fit-again Ian Bishop, Thomas Sweeney and Joel Callender could all be drafted into a winning team.
Stokesley will have new signing Joe Carter in their squad at in-form Hebburn and they will travel well with only Ryan Grier, Paul Clements and Greg Peel on the missing list.
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