The Glasshoughton Welfare committee meet this evening to discuss the way forward in depth for the first time since Rob Hunter’s shock resignation last Saturday. It is decision time and there are three questions that have to be answered. One: Who will take charge of this weekend’s trip to Armthorpe? Two: Should we appoint internally read more→
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Pontefract Collieries secure “massive” 4-0 victory over second placed Cleethorpes Town
Pontefract Collieries’ Toolstation NCEL Division One promotion hopes remain alive after a deserved 4-0 win over second placed Cleethorpes Town and joint manager Nicky Handley described it as a “massive result”. Pontefract were in terrific form and first half goals from Kyle Hawthorne and Kingsley Wetherald put them into a fantastic position at half-time. Both read more→
Glasshoughton taken by suprise by Rob Hunter’s resignation, admits chairman Phil Riding
Glasshoughton Welfare were not expecting Rob Hunter’s resignation, club chairman Phil Riding has admitted. It has been officially announced today that Glasshoughton are searching for a fourth manager in four years after Hunter quit his post at Leeds Road on Saturday immediately after the 2-0 defeat to Parkgate. Welfare waited until today to publicly reveal read more→
Glasshoughton beat Liversedge 2-0 – 72 hours after Rob Hunter’s shock resignation
Interim boss Jon Miles threw his hat into the ring to be Rob Hunter’s permanent successor as Glasshoughton Welfare manager after leading them to their first win of 2014, writes James Grayson (Twitter: @jamesAgrayson). Hunter resigned after the 2-0 defeat to Parkgate on Saturday and reserve team chief Miles took charge for the Toolstation NCEL Premier read more→
Shaw Lane boss Craig Elliott hits back at critics after verbal attack
Craig Elliott has hit back at his critics who claim his move to Shaw Lane Aquaforce was motivated by financial gain, writes James Grayson (Twitter: @jamesAgrayson). Elliott was confronted and verbally abused by a spectator during the first half of Aquaforce’s 7-2 win over Teversal on Tuesday and the incident was the straw that broke read more→
Unlikely victories after managerial changes
Ossett Town are not the first team to record an unlikely victory after managerial departures. Here are some examples of clubs winning in extraordinary circumstances. Salford City 1-4 Harrogate Railway – 31st March 2012 – NPL Division One North Nigel Danby had been sacked after a string of poor results and Railway had appointed Denis read more→
Evo Stik and NCEL clubs well-placed to cope with potential fixture pile-ups
The Southern Leagues may have a case for extending their seasons because of the recent poor weather conditions down South, but the NCEL and Evo Stik Leagues do not have an excuse to do that. Last season both leagues had no choice but to add an extra seven days into season. This year, until the read more→
Player Profile: Glasshoughton Welfare defender Alex Low
Name: Alex Low Age: 23 Current Club: Glasshoughton Welfare Previous Clubs: Wembley FC, Dunnington, Lancaster Uni 1st Team Best mate in football: Andy Milne (Scarborough Athletic) Career Highlight: Training with Terry Venables, David Seaman, Brian McBride, Martin Keown, Claudia Caniggia and Ray Parlour at Wembley FC. Most Memorable game: An East Riding U18s game which read more→
Nostell Miners Welfare are confident of staying up, says Darren Holmes
Nostell Miners Welfare have sent out a message to fellow Toolstation NCEL Premier Division strugglers Winterton Rangers and Parkgate – we are coming to get you. Tuesday night’s 2-0 deserved victory over Garforth Town propelled Nostell off the foot of the table for the first time in a couple of months and has given manager read more→
Promotion race will go to the wire, predicts Shaw Lane chief Simon Houghton
Simon Houghton believes the battle for a Toolstation NCEL Premier Division place will go to the death, writes James Grayson (Twitter: @jamesAgrayson). Shaw Lane Aquaforce boss Houghton is a veteran of the Division One promotion battles having been involved in the last six. Houghton lifted Pontefract Collieries out of the doldrums and turned them into read more→