Stevenage striker Anthony Elding has cast more doubt on his future with the promotion chasers by telling manager Graham Westley he will stay at home this Christmas.
Elding, whose love-hate relationship with Westley has already taken several twists this season, has told the club that he will remain at home with a sick grandfather than play for Stevenage.
With Darryn Stamp struggling for fitness, and Dino Maamria unavailable through suspension, Stevenage will be desperately short of strikers for todays trip to Cambridge. But the long term implications of Eldings decision may see the striker leave the club in January.
Graham Westley, in his "Christmas Card" to the fans on the official Stevenage site, refused to go into the situation further but did outline his intention to bring in three new faces - adding that to do it three players would have to leave.