NATIONAL league NORTH
SPENNYMOOR Town manager Graeme Lee has urged his side to ‘keep pushing’ as they look to continue their impressive form at home to Gloucester City today.
The Moors are the form team in the National League North after winning eight of their last ten games and going unbeaten in their last eight games to move to within four points of the play-off spots.
With a home fixture against a Gloucester side in the relegation zone lying in wait, Lee has issued his demands of his players and insisted maintaining their form is down to themselves.
He told Moors TV: “It’s on us, I keep saying it’s on us. If we keep putting in the effort, desire, intensity and workrate with the understanding of the shape we want, we are going to cause any team in the league problems.
“We are starting the show that now so we don’t stop, we keep pushing, we keep working, we keep going and if we do that we will get our rewards.”
Jon Lufudu will miss out for the Moors as he serves the final game of a two-match ban but Glen Taylor is aiming to return to the starting XI after returning as a substitute in last weekend’s win at Curzon.
Darlington have confirmed Adriano Moke has left the club ahead of their visit to Rushall Olympic.
The former York City and Spennymoor midfielder made 74 appearances after joining the Quakers two years ago but will now head elsewhere in the search for regular game-time.
Tommy Taylor is expected to return in goal for Darlington at Rushall as on-loan Sunderland youngster Matty Young is on England Under-19 duty.
However, Watson is without Ben Liddle and Jonny Ngandu and Andrew Nelson is rated as a doubt with a hamstring injury.
Blyth Spartans manager Jon Shaw wants his side to enjoy a positive end to the season and hand a boost to his summer recruitment plans.
After claiming wins against Southport and Buxton over the last seven days, Shaw was named as National League North manager of the week and he will now hope his side can maintain their upturn in form with a win at Peterborough Sports today.
As he prepares for his first summer in charge at Croft Park, Shaw admitted talks with potential signings are already under way but stressed his job in adding to his squad will be made easier if his squad can end their season on a high.
He told The Journal: “We are talking to players already, you do, you start that recruitment process early and talk to players that will look at Blyth thinking they’ve been fighting relegation for the last few years.
“If we pick up some wins and play the way we do ... I am happy saying players will want to come to Blyth.”
South Shields face a major test of their play-off credentials when they visit a Chester side already sat in the top seven ahead of the final weeks of the season.
Elliott Dickman’s men will travel to the Lookers Vauxhall Stadium in good heart after taking maximum points from a home game with Chorley and last weekend’s visit to Buxton.
The Mariners manager could hand a recall to on-loan Newcastle United forward Dylan Stephenson.