Spartans skipper Wayne Buchanan felt that the clean sheet kept in the 1-0 win over Stafford Rangers today was as important as the three points. After conceding eight in midweek at Worksop Town, Spartans newest centurion Buchanan was delighted with his defensive colleagues and thinks lessons have been learnt. The Ulsterman said “I was just speaking to Tom Wade and we know Wednesday wasn’t good enough. Simple things for any…
Hooks enjoying change of style
Spartans midfielder Neal Hooks was delighted to bounce back from the heavy defeat at Worksop Town during the week after his side won a hard fought contest against Stafford Rangers at Croft Park today. The performance of Hooks was one of the highlights of the 1-0 win and he feels his side are starting to feel the benefit of the new passing style managerial duo Paddy Atkinson and Tom Wade…
Blyth Spartans 1-0 Stafford Rangers
In association with: ALAN McLEAN FCMA CGMA Chartered Management Accountant Blyth Spartans 1-0 Stafford Rangers Saturday 3rd November Evo-Stik Northern Premier League Croft Park Attendance: 317 Ryan McGorrigan’s second goal in a Spartans shirt ensured that his side put the midweek loss at Worksop Town behind them in the best possible manner. There was a clean sheet for Spartans, three points and a performance that can best be described as…
Stafford Rangers(h) Match Preview
In association with: ALAN McLEAN FCMA CGMA Chartered Management Accountant After Wednesday’s heavy defeat away to Worksop Town, Spartans will be hoping to make the most of home comforts as they return to Croft Park to face Stafford Rangers. Paddy Atkinson and everyone connected with the club will be looking for a reaction following the embarrassing loss to the Tigers and look to make it four games unbeaten on their…
Blyth Spartans v Stafford Rangers Programme Preview
Paddy Atkinson will be hoping for a fireworks display from his side this weekend – after their midweek Halloween horror show. After winning 4-2 at home to Frickley Athletic last Saturday, Spartans travelled to Worksop in good spirits. However, a ghoulish defensive display helped Town to inflict Blyth’s heaviest defeat for 10 years – since a 0-7 away loss at Droylsden in November 2002. And the caretaker manager will be…
Worksop game – reaction
Spartans manager Paddy Atkinson spoke after last night’s 8-1 defeat at Worksop. “You wouldn’t see some of our play at school-boy level,” he said. “I felt for our front three in the first half because their movement was good but missing the penalty early on knocked everyone’s confidence. We just weren’t good enough in terms of the goals we gave away. I’ve spoken to the back four who were awful…
Worksop Town 8-1 Blyth Spartans
In association with: ALAN McLEAN FCMA CGMA Chartered Management Accountant Worksop Town 8-1 Blyth Spartans Wednesday 31st October Evo-Stik Northern Premier League Windsor Food Service Stadium Attendance: 305 After winning their first game since mid September with the 4-2 win over Frickley Athletic on Saturday at Croft Park, Spartans were brought down to Earth with not so much a bump but more of a crashing. An 8-1 hammering at the…
Worksop Town(a) Match Preview
In association with: ALAN McLEAN FCMA CGMA Chartered Management Accountant Spartans will travel to Worksop Town tomorrow night hoping to inflict a Halloween horror on the Tigers as Paddy Atkinson will hope his side will give him two wins in a week following Saturday’s 4-2 win over Frickley Athletic. That win brought to an end a nightmare run of form for Spartans and they will look to leave Nottinghamshire in…
Frickley game – reaction
Following a week of James Bond celebrations and fervour including the 50th anniversary of the first Bond film –Dr. No, Blyth Spartans referenced the mood on Saturday at Croft Park not, sadly, with Pussy Galore but with goals galore. Strip away the six goals however and this wasn’t a blockbuster of a game although it did see Blyth picking up a very handy three points. Spartans manager Paddy Atkinson was…
Ryan happy to be a Spartan
After scoring his maiden strike in a Spartans shirt recent signing Ryan McGorrigan revealed he was settling into the club quickly and stated he hopes for more goals to come. The striker was signed from Gateshead two weeks ago and made his debut in the 1-1 draw with Rushall Olympic last Saturday but played his part in a first Spartans win since mid September in the 4-2 win over Frickley…