By Liam Price We go again for Stalybridge on Tuesday (7.45pm kick-off) after the previous game was called off in November. Be Stayl My Beating Heart Stalybridge are on a run of 4 wins from their last 6 league games after a bit of a patchy spell before what would have been the last date…
By Liam Price It’s a quick reunion with the Motormen for the Dabbers on Saturday (3pm kick off) as we play our first reverse fixture of the campaign. Motor-vated Vauxhall have hit a real hot streak in recent weeks, winning 4 on the bounce in the league coming into this one. Those wins have come…
By Liam Price, photo by Jonathan White The last game of a long month for the Dabbers sees us host Wythenshawe Town on Saturday (3pm kick-off). Are You Wyth Me? For the second season in a row last season, a team was reprieved from relegation from the NPL West at the end of last campaign…
By Liam Price, photo by Jonathan White It’s another tough home game for the Dabbers as we face Shifnal Town at home on Saturday at the slightly delayed time of 3.03pm. More on that later… Not to be Shif-ed at Shifnal are doing a great job since being promoted from the Midland Premier League via…
By Liam Price The Dabbers make an earlier than planned trip to Newcastle-under-Lyme on Saturday (1.30pm kick off) to face a currently floodlight-less Newcastle Town. Just Light New No team in the NPL West has a bigger gulf between their home and away form than Newcastle. Away from the GRG Stadium, they have won none,…
By Liam Price, photo by Jonathan White The busy schedule continues for the Dabbers as we host Clitheroe on Tuesday night (7.45pm kick-off). Clith or Clithout You There’s been no shortage of action in Clitheroe’s recent games. They recently went from a run of 4 wins on the bounce in all competitions to 3 bruising…
By Liam Price, photo by Jonathan White The Dabbers head to what in the past couple of years has been a bit of a bogey ground in Trafford FC on Saturday (3pm kick-off). Traff Luck Trafford’s stumbling start to the season has unexpectedly continued since we faced them last (more on that below). In the…
By Liam Price, photo by Jonathan White After an unusual gap of 9 days, the Dabbers are back in action on Wednesday night (7.45pm kick-off) against Chasetown, in a game that was moved back a day due to the Words and Music Festival concert from John Bramwell at the stadium tonight (Tuesday). Chase-ing Shadows Chasetown…
By Liam Price, photo by Jonathan White It’s the end of August, which must mean it’s bank holiday football time. The Dabbers have 2 challenging fixtures, first at home to Mossley (Saturday, 3pm) then away to Stafford (Monday, 3pm). I love a party with a happy Staff Moss-phere Mossley – The Lillywhites are yet to…
By Liam Price A season that started for the Dabbers in Sheffield 266 days earlier ends in Wythenshawe on Saturday (3pm kick-off). Wyth-out Me Wythenshawe FC’s relegation was recently confirmed after a season of just not quite being able to keep in touch with those above them. They are guaranteed to finish 20th out of…