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32. Comeback Kings

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  Match 21: Irlam v Morley Town- First Division Cup Third Round Irlam. Just a couple of miles away from Old Trafford in West Greater Manchester and the place where Michelle Keegan grew up.. although I’m sure she has long since moved away. They are doing very well and are top of the NW Counties Division One South, while we are in 4 th place, so we could not have asked for a tougher draw. I retain the 4-3-3 formation Team: Thompson, Cotteril, Wilkinson, Bentley, Morley, Broadhead, Wright, Henderson, Wood, Ellis, Smith Subs: McLachlan, Clery, Brooksby, Stead, Gutzmore Irlam: Hartley, Cousins, Saidy, Edwards, Hatton, Molikinov, Foley, Green, Walker, Williams, Bangoura Match Action Things don’t start well. Williams sends Green down the left and his low cross is tapped in by Bangoura..   Irlam look good in possession but we can’t keep the ball for toffee and keep giving it away. Williams once more gets down the left with Cotterill nowhere to be seen and another low cros...
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31. Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold

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  Match 15: Ryburn United v Morley Town – First Division Cup Second Round Once again we enjoy a bye to the second round of the intra North West Counties Division 1 League tournament as we travel to mid-Pennine side, Ryburn United. In league stakes, not that it matters, Ryburn are down in 15 th , while we are in 5 th . Morley Town: Thompson, Brooksby, Wilkinson, Cotteril, Clery, Broadhead, Henderson, Bett-Wildsmith, Greenwood, Wood, Gutzmore Subs: McLachlan, Preston, Smith, Bentley, Morley Ryburn United: Kennedy, Taylor, Ohene, Cooper, Spencer, Convery, Kirk, Lord, Moore, Proctor, Whitehouse Match Action The home side attack first and they sting the palms of Thompson early on. Then we win a throw in. Clery crosses in and Wood heads the ball up in the air which causes panic in the Ryburn defence. The ball falls to Jack Greenwood who swivels and fires the ball low and hard into the corner. Good goal from the youngster. Ryburn attack and have a goal disallowed for offside. ...
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30. Making Friends

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  Match 8: Lepton Highlanders v Morley Town I see the Highlanders as kindred spirits because they have followed us on a similar path out the Yorkshire amateur leagues and into the foreign territory that is the North West Counties Leagues and Lancashire. The Huddersfield based outfit are having a decent season and lie in 7 th place, after a 3-1 win at struggling South Liverpool. I also look forward to a pint in their lovely little social club after the game. I have decided to change formation to a 4-3-3. Team: Thompson, Wilkinson, Sapanora, Bentley, Morley, Broadhead, Wright, Henderson, Smith, Ellis, Stead Subs: McLachlan, Clery, Grantham, Greenwood, Gutzmore Lepton Highlaanders: Moumen, Wheater, Brown, Schulz, Bailey, Allison, Chapman, Butler, Thirkell, Louis, Friar We dominate the opening ten but again cannot score with Wilkinson having a shot well saved and Lennon Stead shooting just over. The same player then has a low drive brilliantly blocked by the keeper. At the o...
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