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I saw Gap Connah's Quay early last season with both Short and Disney playing (and Wes Baynes captaining the team). They won 1-0, which was a very typical score last season, when they did well, but were dull to watch with their strength all based on defence . 
Given that strong defence, I suggest their loss is our gain, so welcome to the club!

Quote from: Sale Holmfield on May 13, 2017, 12:23:00 PM

Welcome to the club. I seem to recall John Johnston playing very well for Leek against us.

Very well ? He ripped us a new one that day !

I was being restrained! He also had a good game at Salford against us, although I am trying to erase last season from the memory.

No direct relevance to us, but, as has been rumoured for a while, Worcester City have taken a voluntary relegation to Step 5 Midland League Premier. I think this means Harrow Borough get a reprieve to stay at Step 3 as reprieves are decided over the step as a whole once the season has finished.

http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/worcestercity/news/board-of-directors-statement-league-allocation-1799538.html

Agreed. Although he wasn't great last season,  he has been outstanding in previous years, so I am glad to see that he is still around.

That's right.  Although legendary status is sometimes gained too easily nowadays, being the second (or even possibly the third) highest goalscorer of all time for the  club must qualify as a genuine legend.
Also, at 31, which is the age Colin Little was when he first joined us, there can be plenty more goals in a player who has tended to remain free from injury, so all the best for the future!

Quote from: Sarf London Alty on April 25, 2017, 09:41:06 PM

Good results tonight to be fair.

We keep Nantwich as a local day out and Witton now one game away from joining us. Spennymoor to do Stourbridge please on the weekend and that'll do me.

Had no idea that Spennymoor were big spenders this year (until just told).  

My only memory of Spennymoor away was there being more people in the social club than at the match the last time I went as I think Newcastle were on the dodgy satellite.

Did we beat them 4-0 that year? That was Spennymoor United who folded mid-season a few years later, and then Evenwood Town of the Northern League moved into the vacant ground and steadily rose up through the leagues, seemingly with some money behind them, after changing their name to SpennymoorTown.

Hmm, it wasn't great today but as far as the actual state of the teams go, 2nd place side plays relegated bottom side, so it was about par with what I expected.

The difference between two relegated clubs and how desperate they are to regain that status and the way they set themselves up how to do so however...

Very telling.

Yes, very telling. Around January 2016 or so, Kidderminster accepted they were going down and began planning for the new season, and a swift return, as a priority.

That wasn't appropriate for us last season, as we weren't doomed, but it was this year. At least Harry Cain got a run out (and I can appreciate it's better for him to be getting games in for Prescot Cables in their successful fight against relegation rather than warming our bench) alongside yet another good performance by Laurence Taylor.

Quote from: Darren on April 16, 2017, 06:25:31 PM

https://jactal.wordpress.com/2017/04/16/overweight-centre-back-booed-off-as-altrincham-claim-another-doughty-win/

my favourite bit was:

After the game, a few fans chanted for the Warrington-born manager to ‘stay’. But it’s unlikely at this stage. Although the pressure on Rowley has stabilised, with the RowleyOut campaign coming to a halt, the contempt is still there, bubbling away under the surface, and potentially prompting him into another rash, dangerous call – to be rid of Doughty

Who the f**k chanted for Doughty to stay?

Also I thought the RowleyOut campaign was merely on hold until/if Rowley stands down at the May board meeting?

I didn't hear any chants for Doughty to stay, but, then, I was following Clayton McDonald  out of the ground straight after the end of the game.

As Malty G says, you might think there is a deliberate campaign to make Doughty look good, irrespective of the club's interests.