Crook have clinched the signature of keeper Paul Bennett in time to play in their FA Vase second qualifying round tie at Scarborough on Saturday.
Manager Brian Maitland moved quickly to clinch Bennett's signing once he learned that first choice Ian Myers will be ruled out for several weeks with a broken rib, sustained in their League Cup defeat at North Shields in midweek.
Ironically, Bennett only became available after he quit as manager of First Division West Allotment nearly a fortnight ago.
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