Comeback Kings ...

... last night ... Stalybridge Celtic (0-2 down ... win 3-2) and Mossley (0-2 and 1-3 down ... win 4-3) ...

I chose the former game last night - and at 1950hrs was starting to wonder if I'd picked a wrong 'un - One quarter of the floodlights were in total darkness (the same old dodgy pylon at Bower Fold where there has been previous probs).  Eventually it flickered on and the game got underway rather late !!  Within 10 minutes there were people looking to sabotage said pylon as Celtic found themselves 0-2 down to a fast and incisive Harrogate Town.  However ... one could say the game turned on the award of a penalty to the home side with the added red card for the 'keeper.  This gave Celtic the requisite "kick up the *rse" - and they even contrived to miss another penalty before eventually getting the winner with 10 minutes to go.  Pictures from the (rather damp) game at

Stalybridge Celtic 3 Harrogate Town 2

Throughout the game I was getting text updates from the Mossley game (thanks Graham !) - sounds like a similar good 'un with Mossley nicking a winner in the 89th minute.  Other results from last night saw Hyde lose 0-2 at home to Woking, and Ashton United going down 1-2 at Blyth Spartans.

Once again - throughout Non-League World - bloody TV put the mockers on attendances last night (Mossley crowd given as 47 on the Evo-Stik website !!) ... although I'm sure one can also blame the incessant rain ... reckon it's getting towards time to dust off the bobble hats and rugged overcoats ...
.