The team will be looking to make up for the weekend’s unfortunate result by putting in an improved performance at 3pm this coming Sunday.
I now have 2 Carter boys in America, and a Marshall in a sling. Greenie jets back into the country at 9pm Saturday night.
All in all, this means that Scad if you are available we could probably use you. H, if you fancy turning out for 1 game then this week could be the one!
no problems robbo i shall definately mke sure i will be there this week nefin in particular that i need other than the fee for playing?
Robbo dont want to get your hopes up but my last outing was nearly 15 years ago at Hyde , I was tagging along for the beer but got conned into putting the strip on , after a few pints and playing in my shoes I was subbed and made way for the then witton starlet big Gaz Fallows !
I think that you better not rest all your hopes of actually winning a game on me , If it counts for anything I’m sure you can turn it around ( I think that Gaghan/Jones/Warlow/ are all out for tuesday perhaps a quiet word with Jim ? ) I mean surely it cant get much worse than 5-0 can it ?
Scad, i have possibly got a spare kit. But witton shirt, red socks and shorts is about it. ?3 fee.
H, you could always stand on the touchline looking menacing!!
rite ok i think i mite be able to get a kit together if not i shall let you know in plenty of time! is it 2.30 at northwich rowing club car park then on sunday?
H - Your country needs you!
Oh it all seems like yesterday when you were 6 stone wet through at Hyde!
They said you needed to fill out a bit, and not one to disappoint - you did!
Look on the bright side you can’t be worse than Yox/Robbo!
Is it really 15 years since that game at Hyde? oh happy days… If I remember right didn’t that team finish undefeated? 2 wins against Hyde and a game against Kettering
Im all ready for my long awaited debut with borrowed witton kit and intensive been put in sat in frnt of the tele watching match of the day! 
half 2 at northwich rowing club see you there init!
Good luck today lads,its gonna be a tough ask without me there
Im sure you can do it!!
Witton Team;
GK - Haspell; DF - Gregory, A.Knight; MF - Green(c), Prew; FW - Scad.
Subs - Robinson; Blundell; Crouch.
Team Rating ****
Match Rating ***
Man Of The Match - Mike Blundell.
Missing talent such as Chadwick, Carter, Carter, Johnson, Wilson, Yoxall, Marshall and - as the team kicked off - Blundell and Crouch, Witton had every right to feel aprehensive going in to yesterday’s game against strong opposition. However, just as the teams were due to kick off spirits were lifted as someone shouted 'Here’s Mike Blundell!, and then just 5 minutes into the game ‘Here’s Crouchy!’. However by this point Witton had already found themselves a goal behind.
With a new-look back line of Gregory playing alongside debutant Adam Knight, Witton took too long to settle, and were undone by some slick passing by their opposition. Barely 5 minutes had past when the boys found themselves 1 - 0 down. After last week’s drubbing, and with the pressure unfairly mounting on manager Robinson during the past week, Witton could so easily of let their heads drop. However, with influential skipper Tom Green returning from his American adventure, and new signing Graham Prew pulling the strings in midfield, Witton were soon beginning to find their passing game. Chance after chance was fashioned, but Witton could not find that elusive equaliser - despite dominating for large periods. However, when eventually it came, it was well worth waiting for. After great work by Prew in the middle of the park, Green made a fantastic forward run and was picked out expertly by his team-mate. Brilliant finish - 1 - 1.
Within minutes it could of been 2 - 1 to the Albion, as Robinson broke from the back and was fed brilliantly by Scad. However, as Robinson’s rasping shot appeared to be arrowing into the bottom right-hand corner, the opposing keeper somehow managed to get a hand to it and push it away for a corner. That boy Robinson certainly can hit a ball.
As half time came and went it remained even. Witton continued to fashion the better opportunities, but with the roving figure of Crouch now playing upfront, they just couldn’t find the breakthrough goal. Eventually frustration got the better of Green who became involved in some pushing and shoving in the far corner. As players from both sides came together, angry and petulant words were exchanged all round. Eventually, with Blundell acting as peace-maker, the whole sorry mess was cleared up and play continued. Unfortunately with just seconds remaining on the clock, Witton’s back 2 found themselves with 4 players to deal with and conceded the winning goal.
Depite the obvious set-back of another defeat, Witton can take great heart from this game. With greater experience Witton will be able to cut out the errors that resulted in them conceding a goal both within the first few minutes of the game and also within the last. For the bulk of the game Witton were the better team, and now have a midfield that should be able to compete with any other at this level. If a natural goal-scorer can be found amongst the growing number of Witton Albion Supporters, then this team could really go places!
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