CAPTAIN Ian Clarkson returns to Kidderminster Harriers' squad for tomorrow's Nationwide League Division Three clash against Scunthorpe United at Aggborough (3pm).

The experienced defender has recovered from hamstring trouble to help ease Harriers' injury problems.

Adie Smith is rated as having an "80-20" chance of being available after an Achilles tendon problem while his fellow midfielder Paul Webb is still ruled out with a groin injury.

Striker Ian Foster is also regarded as being "highly unlikely" to figure tomorrow because of hamstring trouble.

Webb was at the centre of a fiery match at Scunthorpe back in August, when Harriers lost 2-0.

Skipper Nigel Pepper broke a leg in a clash with Webb and was then sent off for violent conduct against the long-serving Aggborough campaigner.

Kidderminster boss Jan Molby said: "That incident will not feature in my team talk. We will be going into the game hopefully to get our revenge for losing at Scunthorpe. But one thing is for sure it's going to be difficult because they are one of the best outfits in the Third Division.

"Losing there against ten men was disappointing, but I'm sure if the same thing was to happen again we wouldn't go on and get beaten.

"Scunthorpe have done very well, but we expected that when they beat us up there. They have got a very dangerous front line. Steve Torpey is probably the best target man in the Third Division and then there's Guy Ipoua who's on fire at the moment."

Molby, however, is heartened by his side's recent overall improvement which has put them on the fringe of a play-off spot.

"We said a while ago when we beat York at Aggborough in the league that we felt we had a starting point and since then we've taken ten points in four games. So that's good and on Tuesday when we beat Mansfield 1-0 it was the best we've played in those matches.

"The only thing missing was the goals, but that was down to hard luck, nothing to do with being shot-shy. We created so many chances and the crosses into the box by Andy Ducros and Neil Mackenzie were excellent. It put Mansfield under a lot of pressure."

Molby, meanwhile, has offered a new three-and-a-half year deal to defender Craig Hinton even though his present contract still has a another 18 months to run.

The Harriers chief said: "I felt it was right because of the progress he's made and also to show the fans that we want to try to keep our better players. I promised the majority of players that when they signed contracts in the summer.

"I've told Craig to go away and think about it because it's also a big decision for him. I'm sure he'll come back to us in due course and let me know."

Kidderminster (from): Brock, Stamps, Medou-Otye, Hinton, Shail, Bogie, Horne, Mackenzie, Ducros, Hadley, Durnin, Clarkson, Bennett, Clarke, Bird, Davies, Smith.