Five Things We Learned - w/e Saturday 11th February 2017
Mon 13th February 2017 | General | By Ian Templeman
Bucks goals keep flowing
We have referred several times on these pages this season to Bootle's goalscoring power, but their recent exploits are worthy of mention once again.
The 6-1 win over Padiham on Saturday was the latest goal fest in what has been a season of enjoyably monotonous net-bulging regularity for anyone following the Bucks.
What's more, they are far from relying on just one player to deliver the goods - the 22 goals they have scored in their last three games have been shared among nine different players.
They are now averaging over 3.5 goals a game in the league, and in total have scored 138 goals in 40 league and cup games this season.
No matter what way you look at it, the Bucks are a goal machine that keeps on producing.
Tom on form
One man whose shooting boots are working well at the moment is Tom Bailey of 1874 Northwich, who kept up his impressive recent run of goalscoring form with another two in the Greens' 4-1 win over Squires Gate on Saturday.
Tom has now scored ten times in the last seven games, in a run which has seen the team record five wins and a draw to propel them into second place in the Premier Division table.
With some big games coming up, the Greens will be hoping there's plenty more to come from their top striker.
Cobbydalers' goalscoring show on the road
One team who have delivered plenty of entertainment on their travels this season are Silsden, who added a 6-2 win over St Helens Town on Saturday to an already bulging portfolio of goal ridden games on the road this season.
In addition to Saturday's result, the Cobbydalers have drawn 6-6 at FC Oswestry Town, won 8-2 at New Mills, won 6-0 at AFC Blackpool and lost 5-4 at Daisy Hill, and with ten away games still to play, future hosts can prepare for the prospect of plenty more fun to come when the Yorkshiremen come to town.
Remy continue to roll
Their form this season has meant they have been a regular feature on these pages in recent months, but no apologies for mentioning once again that Litherland REMYCA are in a seriously menacing mood at the moment.
Eight successive wins - only once scoring less than three goals - and nine wins and two draws in their last 11 games is a run that that no one can ignore, and it's moved them from the play off places to the top of Division One with a five point lead.
With 12 games to go, Phil Stafford's men are within touching distance of Premier Division football next season.
Mean defence the key for Sandbach
A team on a good run of form are Sandbach United, whose 3-1 win over fellow promotion contenders Charnock Richard moved them up into fourth place in Division One.
Having been around the play off places since the early stages of the season, Andy Hockenhull's men have now recorded eight wins in the last ten games, and it's a success that has been based on a mean defence as they have only once conceded more than one goal in a game since mid-November.
United have clearly adjusted well to life in the league, and will surely be in the shake up for a play-off place as we approach the business end of the season.
Five Things We Learned - w/e Saturday 11th February 2017
Mon 13th February 2017 | General
By Ian Templeman
Bucks goals keep flowing
We have referred several times on these pages this season to Bootle's goalscoring power, but their recent exploits are worthy of mention once again.
The 6-1 win over Padiham on Saturday was the latest goal fest in what has been a season of enjoyably monotonous net-bulging regularity for anyone following the Bucks.
What's more, they are far from relying on just one player to deliver the goods - the 22 goals they have scored in their last three games have been shared among nine different players.
They are now averaging over 3.5 goals a game in the league, and in total have scored 138 goals in 40 league and cup games this season.
No matter what way you look at it, the Bucks are a goal machine that keeps on producing.
Tom on form
One man whose shooting boots are working well at the moment is Tom Bailey of 1874 Northwich, who kept up his impressive recent run of goalscoring form with another two in the Greens' 4-1 win over Squires Gate on Saturday.
Tom has now scored ten times in the last seven games, in a run which has seen the team record five wins and a draw to propel them into second place in the Premier Division table.
With some big games coming up, the Greens will be hoping there's plenty more to come from their top striker.
Cobbydalers' goalscoring show on the road
One team who have delivered plenty of entertainment on their travels this season are Silsden, who added a 6-2 win over St Helens Town on Saturday to an already bulging portfolio of goal ridden games on the road this season.
In addition to Saturday's result, the Cobbydalers have drawn 6-6 at FC Oswestry Town, won 8-2 at New Mills, won 6-0 at AFC Blackpool and lost 5-4 at Daisy Hill, and with ten away games still to play, future hosts can prepare for the prospect of plenty more fun to come when the Yorkshiremen come to town.
Remy continue to roll
Their form this season has meant they have been a regular feature on these pages in recent months, but no apologies for mentioning once again that Litherland REMYCA are in a seriously menacing mood at the moment.
Eight successive wins - only once scoring less than three goals - and nine wins and two draws in their last 11 games is a run that that no one can ignore, and it's moved them from the play off places to the top of Division One with a five point lead.
With 12 games to go, Phil Stafford's men are within touching distance of Premier Division football next season.
Mean defence the key for Sandbach
A team on a good run of form are Sandbach United, whose 3-1 win over fellow promotion contenders Charnock Richard moved them up into fourth place in Division One.
Having been around the play off places since the early stages of the season, Andy Hockenhull's men have now recorded eight wins in the last ten games, and it's a success that has been based on a mean defence as they have only once conceded more than one goal in a game since mid-November.
United have clearly adjusted well to life in the league, and will surely be in the shake up for a play-off place as we approach the business end of the season.
