Weekend words
Mon 6th August 2018 | General | By Ian Templeman
Flying starts for new boys
There was plenty of evidence on Saturday to suggest that the new teams that have joined our league will not be around to simply make up the numbers in the coming months.
Among a host of good opening day performances, special mention should go to Avro for their 5-0 win over Ashton Town, Rylands winning 5-1 at Ellesmere Rangers, and comeback of the day was at the Mike Riding Ground, where Longridge Town were two goals down to AFC Liverpool after 24 minutes but came storming back to fire in five themselves, eventually winning 5-3.
To re-use the old saying, it's a marathon not a sprint, but based purely on Saturday's results and performances, the signs are that we are in for intriguing promotion chases in both Division One North and South this season.
Craig's shooting boots still firing
Craig Cairns was one of the leading marksmen in the league last season when playing for Runcorn Town, and his summer time switch to City of Liverpool appears not to have dulled his goalscoring prowess.
The striker hit a hat trick on his competitive debut for the Purps in their eye-catching 6-3 win at 1874 Northwich, which suggests that defenders around the Premier Division will once again need to be on full alert when Craig's name appears on the opposition team sheet
More of the same from Carl
It would, however, be churlish when talking about the league's top marksmen to ignore last season's leading scorer, Charnock Richard's Carl Grimshaw.
The Charnock talisman is showing no sign of giving up his leading goalscorer crown without a fight, scoring both goals in his side's 2-0 win over Barnoldswick Town, a sign that it is very much business as usual in the Charnock attacking strategy.
Town off to a flying start once again
Runcorn Town set the pace early on at the start of last season, and it looks like once again Chris Herbert's men are going to be quick off the blocks.
An impressive 5-2 win at Padiham, having been five up just after the hour mark, is a decent start by any standards, and with five different players sharing the goals, the signs are that the loss of Craig Cairns to City of Liverpool is being overcome by Town' goalscoring class of 2018-19.
Bosses lead from the front
Two of the league's managers who are still registered as players showed their charges how it should be done by getting on the score sheet on the opening day of the season.
Stuart Wellstead has a well-established reputation in our league for his goalscoring form at the likes of Winsford United, Runcorn Linnets and 1874 Northwich, and he certainly made an impressive start to his league career in his role as joint-manager at Rylands, scoring a hat trick in the 5-1 win at Ellesmere Rangers.
Meanwhile, up in West Yorkshire, Silsden manager Danny Forrest introduced himself to the action as a second half substitute in the game at home to Squires Gate with his side trailing 1-0. It proved to be an inspirational move too, with Danny firing home the equaliser to salvage a point in the 86th minute for the Cobbydalers.
Weekend words
Mon 6th August 2018 | General
By Ian Templeman
Flying starts for new boys
There was plenty of evidence on Saturday to suggest that the new teams that have joined our league will not be around to simply make up the numbers in the coming months.
Among a host of good opening day performances, special mention should go to Avro for their 5-0 win over Ashton Town, Rylands winning 5-1 at Ellesmere Rangers, and comeback of the day was at the Mike Riding Ground, where Longridge Town were two goals down to AFC Liverpool after 24 minutes but came storming back to fire in five themselves, eventually winning 5-3.
To re-use the old saying, it's a marathon not a sprint, but based purely on Saturday's results and performances, the signs are that we are in for intriguing promotion chases in both Division One North and South this season.
Craig's shooting boots still firing
Craig Cairns was one of the leading marksmen in the league last season when playing for Runcorn Town, and his summer time switch to City of Liverpool appears not to have dulled his goalscoring prowess.
The striker hit a hat trick on his competitive debut for the Purps in their eye-catching 6-3 win at 1874 Northwich, which suggests that defenders around the Premier Division will once again need to be on full alert when Craig's name appears on the opposition team sheet
More of the same from Carl
It would, however, be churlish when talking about the league's top marksmen to ignore last season's leading scorer, Charnock Richard's Carl Grimshaw.
The Charnock talisman is showing no sign of giving up his leading goalscorer crown without a fight, scoring both goals in his side's 2-0 win over Barnoldswick Town, a sign that it is very much business as usual in the Charnock attacking strategy.
Town off to a flying start once again
Runcorn Town set the pace early on at the start of last season, and it looks like once again Chris Herbert's men are going to be quick off the blocks.
An impressive 5-2 win at Padiham, having been five up just after the hour mark, is a decent start by any standards, and with five different players sharing the goals, the signs are that the loss of Craig Cairns to City of Liverpool is being overcome by Town' goalscoring class of 2018-19.
Bosses lead from the front
Two of the league's managers who are still registered as players showed their charges how it should be done by getting on the score sheet on the opening day of the season.
Stuart Wellstead has a well-established reputation in our league for his goalscoring form at the likes of Winsford United, Runcorn Linnets and 1874 Northwich, and he certainly made an impressive start to his league career in his role as joint-manager at Rylands, scoring a hat trick in the 5-1 win at Ellesmere Rangers.
Meanwhile, up in West Yorkshire, Silsden manager Danny Forrest introduced himself to the action as a second half substitute in the game at home to Squires Gate with his side trailing 1-0. It proved to be an inspirational move too, with Danny firing home the equaliser to salvage a point in the 86th minute for the Cobbydalers.
