Fully-fit Mossley challenged to make an impact

SEEL PARK TUSSLE . . . match-winner Tom Pratt (right) tangles during Mossley’s 2-1 victory against Ossett Town. PICTURE by TIM BRADLEY.

NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY joint-boss Peter Band has challenged his players to go on a long unbeaten run in Evo-Stik League Division One North.

This time last year the Lilywhites hovered mid-table - then went on an undefeated streak that lasted until March. By the end of the season they missed the play-offs by two points.

Band said: “We’ve no suspensions or injuries to worry about so there’s no reason we can’t put a run together.”

The Lilywhites host fourth-placed Ossett Albion tomorrow in what promises to be a tough game.

Last weekend Band’s men hung on to beat Ossett Town 2-1 at Seel Park. Band said: “We should have been five or six up by half-time (the scorewas 2-0).

“We hit a post, the crossbar, missed one-on-ones. They should have been dead and buried. In the end we were hanging on.

“Hopefully we can start as well against Albion, but they’re a team who have done well recently.

Mossley were beaten 3-2 at Albion earlier this season.



CHADDERTON’S recent mini-revival was halted last weekend when they were beaten at Northwich Manchester Villa.

But the Broadway outfit has a great chance to bounce back tomorrow when playing host to an Atherton LR side that has lost its last four matches.

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