SCOTT Naylor sees tomorrow night’s game at Keighley Cougars (8pm) as a chance for Oldham to prove their season is back on track after narrow defeats by Hunslet and Workington Town.

Clearly disregarding last week’s stroll-in-the-park 18-try win against bottom-club West Wales Raiders as a barometer of current form, the Roughyeds boss said the result at Keighley would tell him a lot more.

“It’s always tough going there,” he added.

“But we’ve got to win games like this to show people we are serious about our intentions and about our play-off ambitions.

“It’s no good winning at home (by a club record 102-6) and then going to Keighley and losing.

“I know they’ve had financial problems in the last two or three weeks and have lost some players as a result, but that kind of thing can often galvanise the rest and make them stronger as a group.

“We expect nothing less than a very tough test.”

Still injured and definitely out are Danny Langtree, Matty Wilkinson, Adam Neal, Kyran Johnson, Kenny Hughes and the latest victim, Matt Reid, who has a groin problem.

He didn’t play against the Welsh side and he is still sidelined.

Phil Joy, who’s had a rib injury, trained as usual on Tuesday night, but Naylor and his medical team are now waiting to see whether he suffers an adverse reaction.

Naylor has confirmed that he will again have dual-reg personnel available from Leigh Centurions, but he won’t have Jordan Dezaria, who hurt a shoulder in his Oldham debut against West Wales.

Victory would give Oldham their second double of the season, following their 32-18 win at the Vestacare Stadium in April.

Naylor will pick from his only available 19 plus dual-reg.

Oldham (from): Bent, Bridge, Briscoe, Crook, Davies, Eccleston, Hewitt, Holmes, Hooley, Jones, Joy, Kershaw, McComb, Nelmes, Nield, Owen, Rasool, Spencer, West plus unnamed dual-reg from Leigh.