COLWYN BAY will go level on points with Lancaster City at the top of the Unibond Division One North table if they can make it four league wins in a row away to Woodley Sports on Tuesday (7.45pm).
And manager Neil Young is contemplating one or two changes for the game on Woodley's plastic pitch.
"Some players are little more suited to playing on astroturf than others," he said.
"There were also some tired legs after playing with 10 men for the whole of the second half at Bamber Bridge last Saturday and we will need to check how everybody is feeling before deciding on the team."
That could possibly mean Russell Headley, who is a former Woodley player, being involved at some stage on a surface he knows well.
Woodley may be seventh from bottom after losing 3-1 away to Harrogate Railway last weekend, but they have won their last five home games on the Neil Rourke Stadium's plastic pitch, including a 4-1 victory over league leaders Lancaster and a Cheshire Cup success against Conference side Vauxhall Motors.
Colwyn Bay suffered a 1-0 defeat there last season in their only defeat in a run of 15 games that lifted them into the play-off places, but Young commented: "We have a better squad now than we did then with technically better players and that is what you need on that surface."
Young striker Alex Titchiner, who has scored in each of Bay's last three games, is fit to play after having treatment on an ankle injury that forced his substitution last Saturday, and Crewe Alexandra have also agreed to extend his loan period to the Seagulls for a further month.
Tom McGill returns to the squad after work commitments, but Neil Black and Danny Grannon are both unavailable again.
Colwyn Bay: (from) Sanna, Denson, Lynch, Meadowcroft, Challinor, Sheehan, Sheridan, Kelly, Titchiner, Stones, Williams, Brandreth, Ablett, Olsen, Headley, McGill, Graves.
Neil Young also reports that Jamie Dunn is rejoining the squad after completing his university studies and he will be back in training on Thursday.

COLWYN BAY produced battling display to win 2-1 at Bamber Bridge with 10 men on a day when leaders Lancaster were beaten again and Halifax were held to a draw.
Anthony Lynch got a straight red card just before half-time for a challenge that put James Heywood out of the game with a shin injury, but manager Neil Young - who was also sent to the stands at half-time after confronting the referee over a number of decisions - said it could prove a very significant day in Bay's bid for automatic promotion.
And he was full of praise for the effort the players put in.
" I asked them at half-time to give me everything they had in the second half and every single one of them has done that to get us a fantastic result.
"I don't think we got the rub of the green with the majority of the decisions and I didn't think it was a sending off. Both lads have gone in over the ball and although I admit Anthony was high, so was their lad - but I felt the commotion that their bench and players caused got Anthony sent off.
"Up until then I thought we were bossing the game. Then we showed great fighting spirit in the second half with 10 men and deserved the win."
The Bay had Danny Meadowcroft making his debut alongside Dave Challinor in defence in place of the unlucky Tim Brandreth, and they made a slowish start with Ryan Williams clearing off the line from Ashley Dunn from a corner with Chris Sanna beaten, while Steve Aspinall (playing at left back) fired a shot wide from distance.
But the Seagulls gradually started to take control and took the lead with an opportunist goal from Alex Titchiner after 25 minutes.
The young striker robbed defender Michael Welch on the left edge of the area and cut inside to rifle an angled shot past keeper Ben Hinchcliffe into the bottom far corner of the net.
Titchiner should have scored a second shortly aftewards when Luke Denson pulled the ball back perfectly for him, but he snatched at the shot and pulled it wide from eight yards.
Colwyn Bay seemed in control at that stage, but were hit by a double blow in the final five minutes before the break.
Lynch's sending off was bad enough, but from the resulting free kick the ball came through to new signing Chris Thompson and although Sanna got a hand to the ball to half-stop the shot, Peter Wright slid in to force the ball over the line for the equaliser.
Colwyn Bay came out with a 4-4-1 formation in the second half with Titchiner up front on his own before he had to limp off with an ankle injury, and Ian Sheridan took over the role - with both players putting in tremendous stints as lone front runners.
And it was Sheridan who won the game with a super goal on 70 minutes.
Anthony Sheehan, who had an excellent game in midfield, played a clever pass to put Greg Stones free on the right, and he put over a peach of a cross for Sheridan to run in and power a header past Hinchcliffe from 12 yards.
Stones had earlier shot over the bar with a good chance from a corner and fired another effort narrowly wide from 30 yards after a good run.
The Bay were forced to defend defiantly for the last 20 minutes, led by the outstanding Dave Challinor, but apart from a couple of shots from substitute Phil Denney, Chris Sanna was not tested as the home side were forced to shoot mainly from outside the area and most of their efforts were high or wide.
In the end it was a gritty win for the Bay, who are now three points behind Lancaster, who have one game in hand, and six ahead of Halifax and Skelmersdale.
Colwyn Bay: Sanna, Denson, Lynch, Meadowcroft, Challinor, Sheehan, Sheridan, Kelly, Titchiner (Ablett 62mins), Stones, Williams. Subs not used: Brandreth, Olsen, Headley.
It was nice to see Farai Jackson back in the fold and helping Chris Sanna with his pre-match preparations.

COLWYN BAY have finally completed the on-off loan deal with Northwich Victoria and secured experienced centre back Danny Meadowcroft for the next six weeks.
He goes straight into the 17-man squad for Saturday's away game at Bamber Bridge (Feb 6).
The former Stockport, Morecambe and Halifax stopper is coming back after injury, but manager Neil Young said: "He is a fit lad and is looking forward to his spell with us."
The manager is also hoping to extend the loan period of Crewe Alexandra's young striker Alex Titchiner, whose initial one month spell expires after Saturday's game.
Greg Stones, signed from Rhyl last weekend, will also make his league debut today and is likely to continue the attacking midfield role he played in the midweek friendly against Llandudno which Colwyn Bay won 4-0.
"With Greg in the team we can get back to where we were when we had Adriano Rigoglioso and were starting to play some of our best football of the season prior to him joining FC United," said the manager.
"We used the Llandudno game to return to that style and Greg did well in a game in which we played some excellent football. Hopefully we can carry that on at Bamber Bridge.
"I watched them beat Chorley on Tuesday and they are a very hard-working side who will be keen to turn us over. We need to be aware of that, but if we play the way we can then I would expect to us win."
Goalkeeper Chris Sanna, who this week signed a new contract that will keep him at the club next season, will be bidding to keep a fourth consecutive clean sheet and victory would keep the Bay second in the table - four points clear of third-placed Halifax who dropped points in a midweek draw at Mossley.
The Seagulls will be without Neil Black, Tom McGill and Danny Grannon, who all have work related commitments, while Stuart Graves will need a late fitness test on a thigh injury, but Anthony Lynch and James Olsen have declared themselves fit after shaking off slight muscle strains.
Bamber Bridge have former Bay favourite Steve Aspinall in their ranks and will have been boosted by the midweek win which ended a run of five consecutive league defeats - although they were all against top four sides (Halifax twice, Lancaster and Skelmersdale).
They will have a new signing in their squad in ex-Grimsby and Barrow striker Chris Thompson who has been signed this week from Leigh Genesis.
Colwyn Bay: (from) Sanna, Denson, Lynch, Brandreth, Challinor, Sheehan, Sheridan, Kelly, Titchiner, Stones, Williams, Meadowcroft, Headley, Olsen, Graves, Ablett.

COLWYN BAY played some excellent football, particularly in the first half, on a very heavy pitch to beat Cymru Alliance title challengers Llandudno 4-0 in Tuesday night's friendly.
Alex Titchiner scored two goals, set up another and had chances to complete a hat-trick, while Greg Stones had a good debut playing in a forward midfield role and helped set up two of the first three goals before half-time.
Manager Neil Young was delighted with the way the side passed the ball about and commented: "Considering the conditions, some of the football we played, the chances we created and the goals we scored were excellent and we certainly got what we wanted out of the game.
"Llandudno are doing very well in their league but we've opened them up on numerous occasions and if the pitch had been a little bit firmer I think you would have seen an even better performance from our team.
"Before the game we told the players we wanted them to keep hold of the ball, pass it, move and open the opposition up and we did that against a good team."
The manager added Titchiner's two goals will have helped his confidence and he was also pleased with Stones' debut.
"Greg did very well. He is clever, he knows the game, he knows when to hold the ball and when to pass it and he can bring us some extra quality going forward."
Stones himself said he enjoyed his first game for the Bay.
"Obviously the pitch was very heavy, but I thought some of the football we played was excellent and if we can do that on a good pitch then we will rip teams apart," he said afterwards.
The Seagulls lost Anthony Lynch with a muscle strain after only 10 minutes, but went in front two minutes later when Luke Denson played in Stones and his cross was turned into the net by Ryan Williams.
Llandudno keeper Andy Rooney saved from Ian Sheridan and Greg Stones (twice) and then turned a fierce Titchiner shot round the post before the Bay increased their lead on 35 minutes.
Denson ran onto Anthony Sheehan's defence-splitting pass and pulled the ball back for Titchiner to score, and two minutes before half-time, smart inter-play between Williams and Stones set up the chance for Titchiner to rifle in his second.
Colwyn Bay's passing lost some of it sharpness as the Bay made a number of changes in the second half, but they made it 4-0 on 69 minutes when Titchiner chased and won the ball on the bye-line before pulling it back for Sheridan to score.
Sheridan then rounded Rooney but saw his shot cleared off the line by Alun Roberts, and Titchiner missed a great chance to complete his hat-trick when he blazed a shot over the bar after another superb passing move had opened up the Llandudno defence again.
Llandudno, who included ex-Bay favourites Paul Roberts and Neil Coverley in their starting line-up, worked hard, but Chris Sanna had only three saves to make in the game, with Lee Davey (on loan from the Bay) forcing the best of them.
Colwyn Bay: Sanna, Denson, Lynch (Olsen 10 mins, Ablett 45 mins), Brandreth, Challinor (Grannon 60 mins), Sheehan, Sheridan, Kelly (Headley 60 mins), Titchiner, Stones, Williams.

NEW Colwyn Bay signing Greg Stones says he is really looking forward to playing for the Seagulls, and will be giving his all to try and help the club win promotion this season.
The 6ft 4ins 27-year-old from Heswall on Wirral, who is the brother-in-law of Bay assistant manager Gary Jones, tells me he was really impressed by the way Colwyn Bay played when he scored the winning goal against them for Rhyl in the North Wales Coast Cup in December.
"I am big mates with Anthony Sheehan and I said to him afterwards how impressed I was with the way Colwyn Bay moved the ball about," he said.
"I also used to play with Jimmy Kelly and he plays football the way I like it to be played. I am really excited about teaming up with him again.
"I am not sure yet where Youngie wants me to play, and I'll be happy to play anywhere - in the back four or anywhere down the spine of the team - but my favourite position is probably just off the front two. That's where I played when I was at TNS and I enjoyed it there and got a few goals.
"People say that my main goal threat is from set pieces, but actually the majority of my goals have come from open play - in fact, at Rhyl I rarely went up for set pieces.
"I had a great time at Rhyl and am sad the way things have happened there, but I am ready for a new challenge. I've worked with Neil Young before and I am really looking forward to helping him and Gary take Colwyn Bay as far as we can go.
"I still believe that automatic promotion this season is not out of the question, but if that doesn't work out then we certainly want to win the play-offs and I can promise the fans I will be giving everything I have to try and ensure we do that."
Greg went on trial with Crewe Alexandra after his full-time stint at TNS and when that didn't work out he played for Stafford Rangers in the Conference before going to Rhyl, so he comes to the Bay with experience of playing football at the top non-league level.
The manager certainly sees it as a very important signing for the club.
Greg is set to make his Llanelian Road debut in Wednesday night's friendly against Llandudno (7.15pm kick off; £3 admission and £2 concessions).
More good news for the Bay is that goalkeeper Chris Sanna has signed a new contract to stay at the Bay next season.

COLWYN BAY have announced that they have completed the signing of 6ft 4ins Greg Stones from Rhyl, but have been stunned by the 11th hour collapse of the transfer of Mark Connolly.
The 25-year-old Connolly, who has scored 21 goals for Rhyl this season, had agreed personal terms and was due to sign today (Sunday), but Bay manager Neil Young got a text just after 5pm on Saturday evening to say that the move was off.
Apparently cash-strapped Rhyl have found a backer who is willing to help pay Connolly's contracted wages until the end of the season and the club have now refused to release him.
"It is very frustrating because Mark and I both thought we had a deal," said the manager. "Mark really wanted to come and was looking forward to the challenge, but it is Rhyl's prerogative to say no because he is still under contract to them until the end of the season and we have to respect that and get over it."
But the manager is delighted that the Stones deal HAS gone through.
"It is a really good signing for us and at 27 he has a lot of experience including a spell as a full-timer at TNS. He is another versatile player who can play in defence or just off the front two and I am delighted to have got him."
Stones, who scored the only goal when Rhyl beat Colwyn Bay in the North Wales Cup in December, will make his Bay debut in a friendly against Llandudno arranged for Wednesday night (February 3rd, 7.15pm kick-off).
The manager is also working hard to try and bring in a new striker and is in talks at the moment with a couple of possible candidates.
Meanwhile the Seagulls have released full-back Lewis Corrigan who has been unable to get in the team recently and wants regular football.

TWO goals in the last 14 minutes gave Colwyn Bay an important 2-0 win over Harrogate Railway on a day when league leaders Lancaster City lost 4-1 and the other three top five sides all had games postponed due to frozen pitches.
They struggled to create anything up front in the first half on a heavy pitch that had been waterlogged less than 24 hours earlier, but the introduction of young Alex Titchiner after 56 minutes changed the game.
The 18-year-old loan signing from Crewe immediately started putting the Harrogate defence under pressure with his pace and skill, and he capped his cameo performance with a tremendous finish to get his first goal for the club - and clinch the man of the match award.
Manager Neil Young admitted it hadn't been a great performance but the side had ground out a result with another battling display and kept a second consecutive clean sheet.
But he added the game had showed how badly the side needs a big, strong forward who can hold the ball up and compete with opposing centre backs.
"Harrogate are a a big strong side who are much improved from when we played them at their place, and they set their stall out to get in our faces and close us down.
"But we said to our lads at half-time to up the tempo, be a little more direct and the introduction of Alex certainly started to stretch them.
"It is good to have that option on the bench. When defenders are starting to tire and you can throw somebody on with that ability and pace you've always got a chance of getting something out of the game.
"People may say we should have started with him, but he is a young lad and we have a duty to look after him and make sure he is physically ready.
"The tackles were flying in there today and we lost Neil Black early on after what I thought was a dreadful challenge which has left him with a horrible gash on his ankle. That meant we were left with three teenagers up front in Ian Sheridan (19), Tom McGill (19) and then Alex Titchiner (18) and all things considered they have done well to get us two goals and win a game we could have lost."
In fact, although McGill headed against the bar from a Dave Challinor cross, it was Harrogate who looked the most likely side to score in the first half.
Aaron Hollindrake was very unlucky with a header which bounced down off the underside of the bar and was scrambled clear and then Chris Sanna made an excellent save at the feet of Paul Stansfield in a one on one situation.
Ian Sheridan might have had a shout for a penalty when he was pushed in the back inside the area, but apart from McGill's header, a Luke Denson header over the bar was the only other effort at goal that the Bay could manage before half-time.
With Black already off the field with that ankle injury, Neil Young brought on Titchiner from the bench 11 minutes into the second half and his pace up front immediately brought a new attacking threat to the home side.
Harrogate started to be stretched defensively and McGill had an overhead kick saved by keeper James Mann before Colwyn Bay made the breakthrough on 76 minutes.
A long throw into the area by Dave Challinor fell to Sheridan who neatly sidestepped a defender before coolly threading a shot from 16 yards into the bottom corner of the net.
Ten minutes later Sheridan led a good Colwyn Bay break down the left after a good layoff by McGill, before playing in Titchiner who struck a superb angled shot past Mann and just inside the far post for a super finish.
I thought new signing Anthony Lynch did OK on his debut at left back, but Russ Headley struggled to get in the game, and although he did get in one good shot from 25 yards that was narrowly wide early in the second half, he was substituted shortly afterwards to make way for Titchiner.
Colwyn Bay: Sanna, Denson, Lynch, Brandreth, Challinor, Olsen (Sheehan 75 mins), Sheridan, Kelly, Black (Williams 19mins), McGill, Headley (Titchiner 56mins). Subs not used: Ablett, Grannon.
Attendance: 374

BANGOR CITY have agreed to pay an undisclosed fee to sign Eddie Jebb, with the transfer expected to be completed by tonight (Friday, Jan 29).
Colwyn Bay paid a four figure fee for the winger from Cammell Laird last year and he has sc ored seven goals for the Bay this season.
Bay manager Neil Young said: "The decision to sell Eddie was mine and mine alone. His contract was due to run out at in the summer and although he had been offered a new one he said that he wanted time to think it over.
"It was by no means certain he would have signed one in the summer and so I felt it was right for the club to accept the offer from Bangor City as we have other players coming in now who can play in that position.
"He has been a bit inconsistent this season, but that is the nature of a winger and I would like to thank him for the effort he has put in. We all wish him well."

FOR Saturday's game against Harrogate Railway, the Bay will again be without Stuart Graves (thigh) and Carl Clampitt (knee) due to injury and loan signing Danny Meadowcroft from Northwich is still unavailable.
Ryan Williams, however, is back with the squad after joining up with the England Futsal team last weekend and new signing Anthony Lynch is in line to make his league debut for the Seagulls.
Second-in-the-table Colwyn Bay will be expecting a win against a Harrogate Railway side who they beat 3-1 at Station View in October and who have won only three of their 20 league games so far - but the Seagulls will need to be on their guard.
The Yorkshire side have made five new signings this week in a bid to pull away from the foot of the table, including Nathan Cartman, who was in Leeds United's reserve side for three years.
The Railwaymen will also have been boosted by an excellent 2-1 victory over top six side Leigh Genesis last Saturday which ended a run of 16 league games without a win - dating all the way to back to August when they had successive home wins against Rossendale and AFC Fylde.
"They will have been lifted by their win last weekend and we will need to be on our toes," warned Neil Young.
Colwyn Bay: (from) Sanna, Denson, Grannon, Lynch, Brandreth, Challinor, Olsen, Headley, Kelly, Black, Sheridan, McGill, Titchiner, Williams, Sheehan, Corrigan, Corris, Ablett.
Lee Davey is not included has he has gone on loan to Llandundo.

COLWYN BAY have scooped a major signing by agreeing terms with Rhyl's Mark Connolly who has hit 19 goals for the Belle Vue club so far this season.
The 25-year-old, who broke a modern day Rhyl club record by scoring in eight successive matches earlier this season, will join Colwyn Bay on Sunday after playing his final game for Rhyl in the Welsh Cup this Saturday.
Neil Young described it as "a significant signing for the club" and said it showed how far Colwyn Bay had come that they were now attracting players of that quality to the club within budget.
"We have not had to extend our budget at all to get Mark," reported Neil.
"He has had bigger offers from clubs higher up the pyramid, but has taken a drop in the wages he was on at Rhyl to join us.
"We have worked together before and have a good relationship which has helped his decision, but he also likes the ambition we have at the club and wants to help us push for promotion."
Neil said he is a versatile player who can play in a number of positions and his record this season shows he is a goal scoring threat wherever he plays.
The manager is also in talks with another League of Wales player and a centre back, and is hopeful that a deal on at least one of those players can be completed over the weekend.
He added: "If these come off then on paper I think we will have one of the strongest squads that the club has had here in recent years."
With these latest additions, plus full-back Anthony Lynch completing his move to the Seagulls from Cammell Laird this week, it is inevitable one or two players will be leaving - and I understand the club have received an offer for one of the current squad which the manager is considering.

A HEADED goal from Danny Grannon gave Colwyn Bay a valuable 1-0 win at Warrington (Jan 23) to keep them second in the table.
And with Curzon Ashton and Skelmersdale United holding each other to a 1-1 draw and Leigh Genesis losing at Harrogate Railway, the Bay have further consolidated their challenge for a top three finish - and a home tie in the play-offs.
They are now four points ahead of Curzon Ashton, who could still have five points deducted for disciplinary reasons pending an appeal, and six ahead of fifth-placed Skelmersdale from the same number of games.
The top five are now six points clear of sixth-placed Leigh Genesis and 10 clear of seventh-placed Prescot.
The Bay got off to a flying start at Warrington with the only goal of the game coming inside the first three minutes.
A long throw by Dave Challinor was only half cleared and Challinor followed up to send a deep cross to the far post for Grannon to head his first goal for the club.
Grannon, however, had to be substituted with concussion 10 minutes later after sustaining a head injury as he went in for a tackle, with Fraser Ablett coming on for his league debut as replacement.
Despite that, the Bay were in control for much of the first half with James Olsen and Jimmy Kelly dominating midfield and Tim Brandreth and Dave Challinor looking solid at the back, with Chris Sanna hardly troubled.
At the other end Richard Mottram denied the Bay a second goal with a good save from Eddie Jebb.
Warrington stepped up their game in the second half, but The Bay defended well with Tim Brandreth having a particularly good game alongside the solid Dave Challinor in the centre of defence, while Ablett also did well.
Warrington had a goal disallowed for offside and Chris Sanna made a tremendous save late on from substitute Richard Chetcuti to ensure the Seagulls held out for three very precious points.
Alex Titchiner came on for the last 10 minutes for Neil Black and managed to get the ball in the net - only to be ruled offside.
Colwyn Bay: Sanna, Denson (Sheehan 70mins), Grannon (Ablett 12mins), Brandreth, Challinor, Olsen, Jebb, Kelly, Black (Titchiner 80mins), Sheridan, McGill. Subs not used: Headley and Corris.
Seagulls boss Neil Young was delighted with the win, despite injuries to Grannon, Luke Denson (thigh) and Black (cramp), who all had to substituted.
"It was a difficult, bobbly pitch, but we had the better of the first half and should have been more than one up at half-time," said the manager.
"The second half they have come at us and we had to dig in, but we defended well with Chris Sanna making two great saves, and to keep a clean sheet was a real bonus because we haven't been doing that too often."