Sartorial eloquence was not always in evidence among the travelling support who followed Atherton Collieries up to Shildon for the FA Vase tie:
Utter buffoonery!! pic.twitter.com/U7w5Rjq1Iu
— Atherton Collieries (@ACFC1916) January 7, 2017
Here weeee goooooooo..... pic.twitter.com/Lj24dmRbch
— Zach Pierce (@ZachPierce98) January 7, 2017
But after the match the plaudits were raining in from all sides after their outstanding 4-1 win:
Too proud and emotional to comprehend what we've achieved together as a club. A massive thank you to all for their messages and support!
— Atherton Collieries (@ACFC1916) January 7, 2017
And of course the journey back on the coach was a noisy one:
A classic from our trip to Eccleshall. The lads celebrating today's win. Everyone did the club proud today. pic.twitter.com/KLBTTd31cW
— Atherton Collieries (@ACFC1916) January 7, 2017
St Helens Town Chairman John McKiernan enjoyed his side's win over Holker Old Boys:
Good to see @sthelenstownfc get back to winning ways against a hard working @Official_HOBAFC side. Nice to have a few lads back!
— John McKiernan (@JohnMcKiernan) January 7, 2017
There was a succinct summing up of the afternoon's events on the Silsden Twitter feed after their win over Prestwich Heys:
A superbly taken brace from @chris_wademan and another winner for @Eastwood06 in as many weeks secured the 3 points!#UpTheSils pic.twitter.com/mzTWinDpAm
— SilsdenFC (@SilsdenFC) January 7, 2017
And New Mills striker Nathan Neequaye enjoyed getting off the mark for his new club despite the result at West Didsbury & Chorlton:
Buzzing to get my first couple of goals for @newmillsafc today! The result didntgo our way but plenty of positives to work with!! #Millers
— Nathan neequaye(@nathanneequaye) January 7, 2017
Meanwhile Whitchurch Alport got down to the bare bones when discussing their impressive away form:
You have to spare a thought for this poor soul. He's not eaten a thing since the last time we lost away #5MonthsAndCounting #AlportAway pic.twitter.com/FGaDhez8Qx
— Whitchurch AlportFC (@alportfc) January 7, 2017
