NORTHERN PREMIER
By John Lyons

UPBEAT boss Steve Cunningham reckons he’s adding the firepower needed to give Ashton United a genuine shot at NPL Premier glory this season.
The 44-year-old led Buxton to the title a couple of years ago, but aims to take a leaf out of the book of current champions Radcliffe in the coming campaign.
“They scored 103 goals last season and that’s why they won the league,” he told The NLP. “Their approach seemed to be ‘if we concede goals, we’ll outscore you’.
“We need more goals in our team &...