Tomorrow's Opponents: Stalybridge Celtic

This is the blog's 100th post!
To those of us who have kept more than a weather eye on the North West non-league scene over the years, Stalybridge Celtic need very little introduction.

'Celtic have spent most of their non-league life in the very top levels of the non-league pyramid, making them (on paper at least) a formidable opponent for Cheadle Town tomorrow evening. They currently reside in the Conference North which - hang on whilst I give my mental abacus a flick - puts them four leagues above our beloved CTFC.

Of note is their assistant manager Mark Atkins who of course has plenty of football league experience: he won the Premier£hip with Blackburn Rovers in 1995 and has also kicked balls for Wolves, Reading, Doncaster Rovers and Hull City before becoming number two to John Reed at 'Celtic.

CTFC were guttered 1-7 at the same stage of this cup competition last season. If they play like I know they can and have a little bit of luck to boot, then a shock result just might be on the cards and revenge just might be served as cold as it comes. This is cup football, anything's possible.......