VIew from the press box
With Jack Jones Nantwich Town ’ s Press Officer
Welcome to the Weaver Stadium for our home game against fellow promotion chasers Whitby Town . It ’ s a long old trip down from the North East , so safe travels to the Seasiders on both legs of their journey today .
Points raised by Blyth Spartans : In our last match against the league leaders on Tuesday , I felt both teams put on a fantastic advert for lower league football . An excellent crowd of 531 saw the teams battle out a thrilling 2-2 draw . Both sides displayed great quality , passion and determination and showed why they are currently the top two teams in the league .
The game had a bit of everything , with both teams going ahead and having to come from behind . It had bags of excitement and four quality goals on show . The best of the bunch had to be a superb overhead kick from Josh Hancock , who showed a great bit of improvisation to squeeze the ball under the cross bar . It added to the plethora of quality goals the Dabbers have scored this season and I am going to have a
hard time picking a shortlist of the best ten for our Goal of the Season competition !
I hope the fans that braved the awful conditions were rewarded for their efforts and can help spread the word about non-league football and hidden quality it possesses .
The opposition : We now go into our final eight games of the season in a fantastic position , well placed to secure a play off spot . That won ’ t be easy though , with a host of teams close behind us in the table .
First up is a visit from Whitby , who are one of the surprise packages this season . It was only 11 months ago that they finished two points above the drop zone in 19th . This season , they have been in and around the play off spots all season and currently sit just outside the top five by a single point .
Manager Chris Hardy plays a similar style of football to Nantwich , so this should be an attractive and attacking game , with both teams looking to play football the right way .
Home comforts : With Blyth and now Whitby , our tough run in continues until the end of the season , with the games coming thick and fast . Particularly important are our home games . After todays game , we have four more games on home soil , against Matlock Town , Ilkeston , Ashton United and Workington . With crowds and noise on the rise at the Weaver Stadium , we are going to need your backing now more than ever .
Lets get behind the team and roar them on to three points !
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