Mossley v Lancaster City

The Mossley "defensive mantra" - unfortunately !!

... it was the "same old story" at Seel Park yesterday - profligate in front of goal, and over-generous at the back. For 35 minutes Mossley more than matched their higher-placed opponents - but then it all went wrong when Rothwell scored an absolute screamer to put Lancaster in front - and to lose a second goal just before half-time gave Mossley a mountain to climb (albeit playing "downhill" second half). This wasn't helped by some "Santa Claus" defending 10 minutes into the second period when Kenworthy effectively finished the game as a contest. Credit Mossley though - they kept plugging away up front and were rewarded with a couple of cracking "consolations" - but there was a fourth goal (with more comic cuts defending) for Lancaster sandwiched in between. Pictures at

Mossley 2 Lancaster City 4

Home after the game to an enormous "home-grown curry evening" (there were eight of us scoffing bhajis, samosas, chicken curry, cauliflower and potato curry, chick pea curry and red kidney bean curry) - followed by some of those "sticky sweets" (they were bought not made !!) - all washed down with a few ales (me and Andy) / wines (everyone ese). A fine evening ... and guess what WE'RE eating for tea tonight ...

Had actually been looking forward to an afternoon's footy today (had "time off for good behaviour" !!) with Mossley Youth playing Prescot Cables Youth - but it has been postponed for reasons unknown -bugger ! The "roller-coaster" continues on Tuesday night however when our "old friends" Trafford are the visitors to Seel Park - it's about time Mossley turned some of these so-called "games in hand" into three points - let's see what Tuesday brings ...
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