Holker Old Boys 1-0 Cheadle Town

Cheadle Town's woeful record at Rakesmoor Lane continued with this 0-1 reversal in an utterly dire match.

In a period of ninety minutes where goal-bound chances are at a premium, it's usually a defensive error that breaks the stale deadlock. And so it proved today as - three minutes after the restart - Cheadle were the unlucky creditors as two of our defenders got in each others' way to a through ball, allowing a Holker forward with the easy task of popping the ball into the net.

Without that one abberation from our defence this game would have got the scoreline it deserved. Holker didn't really have any clear-cut chances apart from their goal and Cheadle - despite carving out some really attractive passages of play at times - didn't have a shot on target all match.

There really isn't much else to say about the match, so I'll move on to other matters. For the second time in succession we were treated to glorious weather for our longest journey of the season (it makes the 200-mile drive that little bit easier!) and Holker were gracious and friendly hosts once again. To the Holker fan who has left a comment on the previous post, we might just stick around for a bit longer post-match next season!

One more thing...and it proved to be the football-related highlight of the day. Cheadle Town's traditional colours of white-black-black may be making a comeback for next season. Watch this space.

Scrub this one from the memory banks. Onto next Saturday and the League Challenge Cup Quarter-Final versus Maine Road....

Photos from the day can be seen by clicking here

TEAM: Mellor, Heath, Hussain, Cotterill, Fellows, Brocklehurst, Riley, MacDonald, Flanagan (Brokenbrow), Martin, Lindon. Subs: Myers, Brokenbrow.