Stockport boss Gary Ablett has been given a much-needed boost after striker Nicholas Bignall was passed fit to face Torquay in the FA Cup.

Stockport manager Gary Ablett is hoping to bolster his threadbare young squad in January, when the club could be out of administration.

Stockport County manager Gary Ablett said he could not fault his players after they were beaten 2-0 at high-flying Colchester United.

Colchester United boosted their promotion hopes and piled more misery on struggling Stockport County with a 2-0 victory on Tuesday evening.

Stockport County boss Gary Ablett will again be without strikers Oli Johnson and Nicholas Bignall against Colchester United on Tuesday night.