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Spartans skipper Wayne Buchanan reflected on his side’s 1-2 defeat at home to title favourites Hednesford Town and believed that Spartans’ failure to come out after the break and replicate their first half showing cost them. He said “We were better in the first half and it was great coming in with a lead, but we came out in the second and didn’t get going and that was disappointing. After…
Blyth Spartans are delighted to announce that when we welcome Hednesford Town tomorrow we will also be holding a day of fundraising for local lad Callum Brown. Eight year old Callum lives in Seaton Sluice and suffers from Cerebral Palsy and is in the process of trying to raise £50,000 to allow him to have an operation in St Louis, USA which will enable him to walk for the first…
Spartans manager Tommy Cassidy was delighted by his side’s performance in their 5-0 dismantling of Stocksbridge Park Steels at Croft Park last night. But he wasn’t getting carried away. Asked if he could have foreseen such a convincing win he said:”Well, I thought if we could play as well as we did in the first half at Witton Albion on Saturday we would have a chance. However when Joe Kendrick’s…
After playing his part in his first ever competitive win in a Spartans shirt, midfielder Tom Berj has set his sights on making it a great Bank Holiday weekend for his team mates and Spartans fans alike. The tenacious midfielder was taken off midway through the second half after taking a blow to the top of his foot but said “I just took a knock on my foot but I’m…
Whilst much of the focus in the coming days will be about the attacking display and goalscoring efforts of the likes of Craig Farrell and Robbie Dale, Spartans Captain Wayne Buchanan hailed his defensive counterparts and they gave the side a solid base and kept a first clean sheet of the season. He commented “You look at yourself as a defender when goals are conceded and on Saturday I wondered…
Spartans midfielder Shaun Vipond hailed his side’s efforts in their 5-0 win over Stocksbridge Park Steels tonight and was delighted to see them bounce back from the opening day defeat at the hands of newly promoted Witton Albion. The former Carlisle United man said “It was an excellent result and just what we needed after the weekend. It’s great to bounce back and to do it winning 5-0 was all…
On Saturday’s humid afternoon Blyth Spartans were found wanting and wilting at Witton. The sweltering circumstances did nothing for a tepid game. “In the first half we were ordinary and in the second we were very poor,” was Blyth manager Tommy Cassidy’s honest analysis. “We showed exactly what we lack as a team – guile, experience and a leader in the middle of the pitch,” he said. “It stood out…
After finally breaking three figures in terms of goal scoring for Spartans in the defeat at Witton Albion yesterday, Robbie Dale put personal issues aside and insisted that his side would improve before the visit of Stocksbridge Park Steels on Tuesday night. A fourteenth minute chip from Dale got Spartans back on level terms but a last minute penalty for the home side meant Spartans came away with nothing. Dale…
After completing his first competitive ninety minutes as a permanant member of the Spartans squad, defender Joe Kendrick believes that the side as a whole we second best in the 2-1 opening day defeat at Witton Albion yesterday. The former Mansfield Town and Darlington left back said “We were miles off, just not good enough and we can’t complain and they deserved to win. Individually we were poor and as…
Spartans defender Carl Jones says that everyone involved at the club has to stay upbeat despite the last minute defeat in the season opener at Witton Albion yesterday. The big centre back made his comeback from injury in the game at the Help for Heroes Stadium and looked all set to have helped his side come away with a point, only for Anthony Gardner’s last minute penalty to snatch all…