Five things we learned - w/e Saturday 30th September 2017
Mon 2nd October 2017 | General | By Ian Templeman
Twin strike force the key for Town
The apparently unstoppable footballing juggernaut that is Runcorn Town continues to rumble on menacingly, with the 5-2 win at home to Congleton Town on Saturday maintaing their 100% start to the league season.
One of the key factors in Town's success is the fire power of Mark Reed and Craig Cairns, who have collectively contributed 24 of the 38 goals Town have scored so far - 15 for Cairns and 9 for Reed. In fact, there has been only one game - the away defeat at Frickley in the FA Cup - where neither of them got on the scoresheet.
Clearly it's a team effort that has got them to where they are, but with a twin strike force in form like these guys, Town will take some stopping.
Cobbydalers back to winning ways
An important attribute for any team is the ability to bounce back after a setback, and Silsden AFC demonstrated that they were suffering no ill effects from their FA Vase exit at West Auckland Town when they won 3-1 at Stockport Town on Saturday.
The Vase defeat has been the Cobbydalers' only reversal in an otherwise winning start, and clearly Danny Forrest's men soon got over their cup hangover when they returned to league business to keep up the pace at the top of Division One.
Away days are good days for AFC Blackpool
Every year, thousands of people head to the Fylde coast to take in the local attractions, but for AFC Blackpool, getting away from home soil to play their football seems to be the preferred option at the moment.
Saturday's impressive 4-1 win at Sandbach was the latest good away result for Dave Worthington's men, and they have now racked up four wins out of five on the road so far this season.
The contra side of the story is that they have picked up 12 of their 15 league points on the road, so the challenge now is to start delivering the same types of results when playing at the Mechanics Ground.
Pattern emerging on the road for Remy
Litherland REMYCA continued their good start to the season with a 4-1 win at FC Oswestry Town, and for those who like their statistics there is a pattern emerging to Remy's league results on the road.
Saturday's game was Remy's fourth away in the league, and the run of results is - Sandbach (won 2-0), Cammell Laird 1907 (won 4-1), Daisy Hill (won 2-0) FC Oswestry Town (won 4-1).
A run of cup and home league games now means at the moment that Remy's next away games in the league are at Nelson and Carlisle City in November, so we have to wait until then to see if the pattern continues.
Time to tread warily at Alport
With crowds on the up, plenty of local backing from businesses in the town, continued and progressive development of the facilities and the team playing well, there's plenty of good reason to visit Yockings Park to watch Whitchurch Alport at the moment - except if you are an opposing team.
In six games played there this season, only Abbey Hulton United have kept a clean sheet, and in the other five games played, opponents have conceded 19 goals.
As was the case last season, the Yockings Park off the field experience is a good one, but it looks like visiting teams will once again have their work cut out to emerge with points from their visits.
Five things we learned - w/e Saturday 30th September 2017
Mon 2nd October 2017 | General
By Ian Templeman
Twin strike force the key for Town
The apparently unstoppable footballing juggernaut that is Runcorn Town continues to rumble on menacingly, with the 5-2 win at home to Congleton Town on Saturday maintaing their 100% start to the league season.
One of the key factors in Town's success is the fire power of Mark Reed and Craig Cairns, who have collectively contributed 24 of the 38 goals Town have scored so far - 15 for Cairns and 9 for Reed. In fact, there has been only one game - the away defeat at Frickley in the FA Cup - where neither of them got on the scoresheet.
Clearly it's a team effort that has got them to where they are, but with a twin strike force in form like these guys, Town will take some stopping.
Cobbydalers back to winning ways
An important attribute for any team is the ability to bounce back after a setback, and Silsden AFC demonstrated that they were suffering no ill effects from their FA Vase exit at West Auckland Town when they won 3-1 at Stockport Town on Saturday.
The Vase defeat has been the Cobbydalers' only reversal in an otherwise winning start, and clearly Danny Forrest's men soon got over their cup hangover when they returned to league business to keep up the pace at the top of Division One.
Away days are good days for AFC Blackpool
Every year, thousands of people head to the Fylde coast to take in the local attractions, but for AFC Blackpool, getting away from home soil to play their football seems to be the preferred option at the moment.
Saturday's impressive 4-1 win at Sandbach was the latest good away result for Dave Worthington's men, and they have now racked up four wins out of five on the road so far this season.
The contra side of the story is that they have picked up 12 of their 15 league points on the road, so the challenge now is to start delivering the same types of results when playing at the Mechanics Ground.
Pattern emerging on the road for Remy
Litherland REMYCA continued their good start to the season with a 4-1 win at FC Oswestry Town, and for those who like their statistics there is a pattern emerging to Remy's league results on the road.
Saturday's game was Remy's fourth away in the league, and the run of results is - Sandbach (won 2-0), Cammell Laird 1907 (won 4-1), Daisy Hill (won 2-0) FC Oswestry Town (won 4-1).
A run of cup and home league games now means at the moment that Remy's next away games in the league are at Nelson and Carlisle City in November, so we have to wait until then to see if the pattern continues.
Time to tread warily at Alport
With crowds on the up, plenty of local backing from businesses in the town, continued and progressive development of the facilities and the team playing well, there's plenty of good reason to visit Yockings Park to watch Whitchurch Alport at the moment - except if you are an opposing team.
In six games played there this season, only Abbey Hulton United have kept a clean sheet, and in the other five games played, opponents have conceded 19 goals.
As was the case last season, the Yockings Park off the field experience is a good one, but it looks like visiting teams will once again have their work cut out to emerge with points from their visits.
