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Blyth Spartans centre back Danny Parker revealed that a half time ticking off from manager Tom Wade and his assistant Lee Picton helped their side to a win over Halesowen Town. A lacklustre, uneventful first half was played out between the two sides with neither Spartans, or their opponents imposing themselves on the game. However, after strong words in the home dressing room Wade’s side looked more alert during the…
Manager Tom Wade was left reflecting on yet another drawn game after seeing his side draw 1-1 with Ashton United on Tuesday. “We actually deserved to win,” he said. “Yes it was a point but some of the other recent draws we should have lost and some we should have won. We had chances to win this game but we sometimes show a lack of experience to see games through…
This year the club’s annual ‘Sportsman’s Dinner’ will be slightly different than previous times as we pay homage to our Captain Robert Dale as part of his testimonial season. Robert was described earlier this season, in The Times newspaper, as “the best non league player never to turn pro.” There will be a panel of speakers to take part in a question and answer session. The panel will be Tom…
Saturday’s victory at King’s Lynn could have been by a bigger margin than the 3-1 scoreline, suggested manager Tom Wade. “After Robbie[Dale} put us ahead in the first minute we could have scored another two or three before King’s Lynn got into the game,” he said. “They put us under the cosh for 20 minutes and we weren’t helped when we lost Ryan Hutchinsion mid-way through the half with an…
Blyth Spartans midfielder Neal Hooks paid tribute to team mate Dan Maguire after the in-form striker put in a hardworking performance in the win over Kings Lynn Town. Maguire has been in fine form recently, with recent braces against Ramsbottom United and Marine, as well as the killer third goal in the win at the Lanes. Hooks admitted that the striker is a key part of the side and was…
Debutant Stuart Bramley was a happy man after making his Blyth Spartans bow in the impressive win at Kings Lynn Town. The defender replaced the injured Ryan Hutchinson at the heart of the back four midway through the first half and settled quickly to put in a solid display alongside Danny Parker. Bramley admitted that it was “disappointing” to see Hutchinson come off but stated his determination to make an…
New Spartans coach Lee Picton may be a chemistry student but his approach to football is by no means formulaic. Performance Analysis Videos, Aggregation of Marginal Gains and a strong belief in sports science are among the elements he dispenses to achieve a potent mix aimed at footballing success. But more of that later. After a short time at Proctor and Gamble Lee decided not to pursue a career in…
It’s possible that Blyth boss Tom Wade was actually looking forward to the peace and quiet of lying back in the dentist’s chair to have a tooth extracted the day after his side’s hurly-burly, event-packed 3-3 draw away to Marine the evening before. Minutes after Marine had hit the post in the opening seconds the Spartans scored. The home side equalised before going into the break ahead. After the restart…
Spartans manager Tom Wade thought his side did well on Saturday against Stourbridge at Croft Park in the face of several challenges. “There was a degree of tension around the ground before kickoff,” Wade said. “We were a little nervous. Maybe the pressure was on us. Most of the players have only played a season or two at this level and the need to win the game maybe influenced the…
After playing each and every minute of Blyth Spartans four games in the last eight days you may forgive full back Alex Nicholson for letting his standards drop. However with seven minutes remaining of the last of those four games against Stourbridge, the former Newcastle United academy product lashed home his first goal in the green and white to seal, not only three points for his side, but also a…