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1 - Nickname:
Macca.

2 - Position:
Left back or centre back.

3 - Previous clubs:
Middlesbrough and Billingham Synthonia.

4 - Best moment in football:
That’s easy. Playing against Ajax in a pre season tour of Holland for Middlesbrough U18s, which we won 2-1!!

5 - Best goal:
I don’t score many so this should be easy! I enjoyed the free kick against South Shields, but for me it was the last minute free kick against Leeds for Middlesbrough that we won 1-0!

6 - Best player:
With: will have to be Jonathan Woodgate - great player to play along side. And against is Ruben Loftus-Cheek - unbelievable talent for his age.

7 - Best and worst trainers:
Best is Larks: treats every training session like a match! Worst has be Adzey; he’s gifted technically, but doesn’t want to move in training.

So our run comes to an end! In all honestly, the boys have been great for us, over the past few weeks, we’ve worked hard, dug in and stuck together but unfortunately, that came to an end on Tuesday night. We seemed, flat, quiet and we didn’t seem to ‘click’ on the night. Second half, the work rate was definitely there but having to play 65 minutes with ten men just made our jobs harder. Obviously the past connections with RCW for myself, Gee and some of the players, made it tough to take.

Today we welcome Shildon to Park. A fixture that’s always a difficult one. Shildon have always had a good side over the past few seasons, but have lost their last few games, however it’s never easy against Shildon. They, like us, will be looking to get a reaction from their players and get back to winning ways. It’s really tight at the top of the league, so I expect this to be a really challenging game, but I’m confident, in my absence, that my exceptionally talented staff, Mark, Gee, Larks and Lenny, will be celebrating a win on Saturday night.

Finally, I’d just like to thank Rachel Davison, who’s decided to leave the club, for all her time and effort with me and the lads. It‘s much appreciated and everyone at the club wishes her all the best for the future.

Our Durham County Challenge Cup game against Sunderland will now be played at Meadow Park on Tuesday, 23 October, with a 7:30pm kick off.

Where do I start? After a bit of an indifferent start to the season, we look like we have finally turned the corner. Some great results over the past seven games and one not so good!

Beating our neighbours Seaham 5-0 away, beating Ashington with 10 men, a ‘blip’ in the FA Cup against Clitheroe - a game we should’ve won - but for me, the turning point was the game against West Auckland. Going to their place midweek, with six or seven players missing and digging in against a top side in the league, was a massive boost for us. Followed by the great win on Saturday against Benfield, showed the character of everyone involved. From a poor first half we came out and got the win, which was fully deserved. Got to say, a lot of credit must go to Gee, who is unbelievable at getting a reaction out of the lads.

It’s been hard for us lately, with players being injured, suspended or unavailable, but you’ve got to give credit to the whole squad. Players have come in, and not just ‘done a job’, they’ve been excellent. It was hard to leave young Sam Lilley out of the starting 11 on Saturday, and something I wasn’t looking forward to telling him, as he’s been fantastic for us lately. Obviously, Sam was disappointed but took it on the chin and took his chance when he came on. Both Sam and Dom (Moan) have been top draw since coming to the club and will be top, top players over the next few years. Good signings, again, credit to Gee for that.