ALAN LEE is set for a sharpener at Middlesbrough today as manager Lee Clark continues the countdown to Saturday’s Roses duel with Oldham at the Galpharm.

As it emerged that the club have turned down a six-figure offer for Jimmy Spencer, the striker currently on loan at League II Cheltenham, the boss will take a team to Boro’s Rockliffe Park training complex on Teesside for a lunchtime development match.

Lee, who was an unused substitute for Friday’s sparkling 6-0 win at Wycombe, is likely to be partnered by Danny Cadamarteri as Clark assesses his options for the League I clash with the Latics.

Robbie Simpson, the Town frontman on loan at Oldham with a view to a permanent move, will not be eligible on Saturday.

Academy product Spencer made his 25th Cheltenham appearance in Saturday’s 3-0 FA Cup third-round defeat by Tottenham at White Hart Lane.