Unfortunately for the lads, they didn't get what their performance warranted on the day. We travelled up with a depleted squad due to injuries, illness, and unavailability, but the lads, to their credit, were first class.

However, not for the first time this season, key decisions at key times in the game made things very difficult to get all three points. Instead, we had to settle for a draw and the points being shared on the day.

Our goals came courtesy of a George Cody strike, a James Henton tidy finish, and an Adam Williams goal – his first for the club. This would prove not quite enough on the day, but a draw away from home isn't the worst result when there are so many positives to come from the game. That, coupled with another two 16-year-olds making the starting XI again from our U18s squad, proves another positive for the football club, providing the pathway for more young players to get into senior football in our already young squad.

We now have a week off before we entertain Mile Oak FC at home the following Saturday, 1st February, KO 3pm.