Leo still figures in Peters' plan

The much-travelled Fortune-West has had limited impact since arriving on loan from Rushden & Diamonds at the start of November although he did score in his only start in the 3-3 draw at Accrington Stanley.

But Peters believes that Fortune-West can still play a part in his side's play-off push.

"I don't think I have been fair to Leo since I brought him in and that's my fault," said the Town chief.

"When he came in we hadn't scored for four games on the trot but since then Michael Symes and Andy Cooke have gone on to 12 and nine between them.

"They have been going at better than a goal a game and that's an excellent record for any striker. So Leo hasn't had much of a chance.

"But he scored at Accrington and was a handful when he came on against Hartlepool to get us back into the game.

"He has never had a brilliant scoring record but he does a very good job and collects players. Centre halves struggle to deal with him and then use midfielders in front of him as a shield and that opens up space."

Peters revealed that, owing to Fortune-West's inactivity, he had received inquiries from two unnamed clubs over the giant forward.

"There have been a couple of clubs phoned us about him to see if they can do something with Leo," he added. "They know he is on loan to us but that was the same when we brought Leo in.

"He was at Torquay but we asked Rushden if anything could be done and it went on from there."

Meanwhile, Town are still waiting to confirm their future plans for goalkeeper Scott Shearer whose loan from Bristol Rovers has expired.

By James Garrison