Gateshead assistant manager Ian Watson wants to give the local community ‘something to be proud of’ when his side face Barnet in the FA Trophy semi-final on Saturday afternoon.
Barnet’s players and fans lauded a performance that fully warranted their hard-earned point against a Notts County side whose body language, in contrast, depicted that of a team that had wasted an opportunity in their title bid.
It’s not often I have a concrete plan in mind for a Saturday but this one falls nicely into place. Edgware announce they are kicking off at 7pm and Best Wife is out with her mates. Match 3 sorted.
Dean Brennan admitted Lady Luck was on Barnet’s side as they edged past Maidstone United in a nervy penalty shoot-out to reach the semi-finals of the FA Trophy.
A stunning second half strike by Danny Whitehall, which lit up a tight, pretty ordinary affair, earned depleted Eastleigh a tenth single-goal victory of the season and cemented their place in the National League play-off zone.
AWAY from the rigours of a promotion push or relegation dogfight, March is normally the time of year when players, managers and the like dust down the holiday brochures in search of a well-deserved summer getaway.