Lynch wants to keep the home support happy
MORPETH Town manager Craig Lynch wants his side to display the same ruthlessness as on Saturday to draw more supporters through the turnstiles after hammering Worksop Town 4-0 at Craik Park.
Jack Foalle, Sam Hodgson, Will Dowling and on-loan Middlesbrough youngster Fenton John all found the net as Lynch’s side exacted revenge for the 7-0 defeat they suffered at the hands of the Tigers earlier this season.
But there were more pressing matters at hand for the Highwaymen boss as he assessed his side’s performance.
He said: “We’re not a charity, we need to make sure we’re getting every inch out of the club and that’s what we did.
“We’ve got a good home following and those types of results keep them coming back. For me, the home form is very important. We’ve got to make it hard for teams to come here.
“We went through a spell where the opposition were turning up and beating us – it was embarrassing.
“You need 11 people that are going to go above and beyond and that’s what we’ve done. I’m nothing without the lads on the pitch and they’ve been outstanding.”
There was a major twist in the East Division title race as Hebburn Town moved to within five points of leaders Stockton Town.
Not for the first time this season, captain Amar Purewal was the hero for Daniel Moore’s side as his welltaken hat-trick helped the promotion-chasing Hornets to a relatively comfortable 3-0 win at Grimsby Borough.
There was a double boost for the Hornets as an Adam Bartham goal condemned Stockton to a surprise 1-0 defeat at Winterton Rangers.
Hebburn head into the final fortnight of the season knowing they will be crowned champions if they can take maximum points from their five remaining fixtures and condemn their former Northern League rivals to the play-offs for a third consecutive season.
Dunston UTS remain in the top five despite falling to a defeat by the odd goal in five at Sheffield.
In-form striker Jack Maskell netted two penalties for Jon McDonald’s side but it was their hosts that took the honours thanks to a Finn O’Boyle brace and a Stephen Brogan strike.
Newton Aycliffe slipped out of the top five as they fell to a 3-1 home defeat against Carlton Town.
The visitors had the points wrapped up by the hour-mark thanks to two goals from Niall Davie and a Nathan Watson effort eight minutes into the second-half.
Liam Jarvie netted a late consolation for Aycliffe, who remain in contention for a play-off place despite their defeat.
Consett remained firmly in mid-table after they battled their way to a share of the points in their home game with Liversedge.
Ben Ramsey scored a goal in each half to put the Steelmen in front on two occasions but his efforts were cancelled out by a brace from Liversedge striker Eddie Church.
And there was a home defeat for Ashington as Elliott Walker’s goal gave Grantham Town all three points at Woodhorn Lane just 24 hours after the Colliers confirmed that their home had met ground criteria in order to continue playing at step four of the non-league pyramid.