Five Things We Learned - w/e Saturday 22nd October 2016
Mon 24th October 2016 | General | By Ian Templeman
Yellow goal fever
You can’t argue with a side that racks up 6-0 wins in successive games, so it’s hats off to Ashton Athletic, who followed up their six-goal win over Nelson in midweek with another at Cammell Laird 1907 on Saturday.
It was a fine way to bounce back from two successive defeats in their previous games, and it rounded off a week that also saw extensive improvements carried out on the approach road and car park to the club’s Brocstedes Park.
If the Yellows keep up this form, the journey to the car park will be the only comfortable aspect of a visit to Brocstedes for future opponents in the coming weeks.
Nine fine on the road for Alport
We’ve touched before on Whitchurch Alport’s form this season, especially on the road, but it’s worthy of a mention once more after their 3-0 win at Silsden on Saturday.
The victory was Alport’s ninth in succession away from home, and their fifth straight win, form that has not surprisingly propelled them back to the top of the table.
With six of their next seven games scheduled to take place at Yockings Park, the challenge now is for the Shropshire men to prove that they can deliver the same sort of form consistently on home soil.
Widnes on a roll
One team quietly going about their business at the moment are Widnes, who had a blank day on Saturday, but continued their good form in midweek with a fine 2-1 win at promotion chasing City of Liverpool.
That victory made it five wins out of six for Joey Dunn’s side, and if that form continues, combined with games in hand on those above then in the table, they will be a force to be reckoned with in the second half of the season.
Charnock on fire – anyone not terrified?
League or cup, home or away, it doesn’t matter to Charnock Richard at the moment.
Saturday’s FA Vase win over Premier Division Barnoldswick Town extended their winning run to ten successive wins, and in those games they have only failed to score less than three goals on one occasion – and that was at Evo-Stik League side Bamber Bridge when they won 2-0 in the Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy.
A Twitter message on the club’s Twitter feed after Saturday’s win said: “Draw for the next round of the FA Vase is Monday at 1pm, anyone fancy playing us?”. Only the brave would say yes at the moment.
Sandbach looking good
Another of the newcomers who have adjusted quickly to life in Division One are Sandbach United, whose win at Carlisle City on Saturday continued a run of for that has seen them win four of the last five games and keep three clean sheets in the process.
It’s now just two defeats in ten for Andy Hockenhull’s men, and with Daniel Bartle’s two goals on Saturday taking him to five in the last five games, United are looking like a side who will be amond the promotion contenders.
Five Things We Learned - w/e Saturday 22nd October 2016
Mon 24th October 2016 | General
By Ian Templeman
Yellow goal fever
You can’t argue with a side that racks up 6-0 wins in successive games, so it’s hats off to Ashton Athletic, who followed up their six-goal win over Nelson in midweek with another at Cammell Laird 1907 on Saturday.
It was a fine way to bounce back from two successive defeats in their previous games, and it rounded off a week that also saw extensive improvements carried out on the approach road and car park to the club’s Brocstedes Park.
If the Yellows keep up this form, the journey to the car park will be the only comfortable aspect of a visit to Brocstedes for future opponents in the coming weeks.
Nine fine on the road for Alport
We’ve touched before on Whitchurch Alport’s form this season, especially on the road, but it’s worthy of a mention once more after their 3-0 win at Silsden on Saturday.
The victory was Alport’s ninth in succession away from home, and their fifth straight win, form that has not surprisingly propelled them back to the top of the table.
With six of their next seven games scheduled to take place at Yockings Park, the challenge now is for the Shropshire men to prove that they can deliver the same sort of form consistently on home soil.
Widnes on a roll
One team quietly going about their business at the moment are Widnes, who had a blank day on Saturday, but continued their good form in midweek with a fine 2-1 win at promotion chasing City of Liverpool.
That victory made it five wins out of six for Joey Dunn’s side, and if that form continues, combined with games in hand on those above then in the table, they will be a force to be reckoned with in the second half of the season.
Charnock on fire – anyone not terrified?
League or cup, home or away, it doesn’t matter to Charnock Richard at the moment.
Saturday’s FA Vase win over Premier Division Barnoldswick Town extended their winning run to ten successive wins, and in those games they have only failed to score less than three goals on one occasion – and that was at Evo-Stik League side Bamber Bridge when they won 2-0 in the Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy.
A Twitter message on the club’s Twitter feed after Saturday’s win said: “Draw for the next round of the FA Vase is Monday at 1pm, anyone fancy playing us?”. Only the brave would say yes at the moment.
Sandbach looking good
Another of the newcomers who have adjusted quickly to life in Division One are Sandbach United, whose win at Carlisle City on Saturday continued a run of for that has seen them win four of the last five games and keep three clean sheets in the process.
It’s now just two defeats in ten for Andy Hockenhull’s men, and with Daniel Bartle’s two goals on Saturday taking him to five in the last five games, United are looking like a side who will be amond the promotion contenders.
