By Andrew Simpson

WHEN Whitby Town hosted Ashton United on a sunny Saturday in mid-September, there was an interested observer sat in the main stand.
Prescot Cables were not in action, so boss Ste Daley decided to make the near 300-mile round trip from Merseyside to take in the game.
His side had lost in midweek, a fourth defeat in their opening eight matches since securing a return to the Northern Premier League’s top flight.
“I’ll watch a game of footy anywhere, even if it’s on a field while I’m stopped at a set of traffic lights!” he told The NLP.
“Seriously, as a management team we’ve...