31 Aug 2018 by Admin

Alty are back in action on Saturday as they make another trip up to the North East to face Blyth. Having already made similar trips to Spennymoor and Darlington, Phil Parkinson will be hoping his men can replicate the performances produced in those matches which were arguably the best of the season so far.

The Robins are not helped by injuries however as two important members of the squad have received some bad news this week.

Ben Harrison has had a relapse of the knee injury that he picked up towards the end of last season and requires another scan. He may ultimately require an operation which will see him out of action for yet another lengthy spell.

Similarly Connor Hampson has received some negative news on his hand injury and he is expected to be out for 3-4 weeks.

In the plus side, Tom Peers and Simon Richman are fit again and make the trip to Blyth on Saturday while Josh Hancock rejoins the squad and he will make his 50th league appearance for the club.

Blyth have had a difficult start to the season with plenty of injuries to contend with themselves as they have had injuries to four central defenders with Nathan Buddle the only recognised centre-half available.

That has hampered recent form as they have lost their last three matches to Alfreton, Chorley and York but they will be looking to bounce back on Saturday. Their home form has typically been strong in recent seasons and they gave a glimpse of what they are capable of three weeks ago when they hammered Chester 8-1.

Match Day Admission

Full – £12

65 years & above – £7

11-16 years & Students with valid student ID – £5

Up to 10 years (accompanied by adult) – Free

Transfer to Port of Blyth Stand – £2

Supporters with registered disability will be included in the same price bracket as 65+, unless of course they are aged 11-16, when they will be charged the lower price.

Last meeting

Alty last faced Blyth in the FA Trophy in December 2016. The first match at The J.Davidson Stadium was a 2-2 draw but the Robins travelled up to Blyth four days later for the replay and emerged victorious, winning 3-2.

Through The Years by Howard Watts & Mike Garnett - September 1st



1906 Tonge H ML W 5-0 1923 Runcorn A CCL L 1-3 1926 Runcorn H CCL W 1-0 1928 Middlewich H CCL L 2-4 1934 Winsford United H CCL W 3-1 1937 Winsford United H CCLC D 1-1 1948 Chester Reserves A CCL L 0-5 1951 Northwich Victoria H CCL W 3-0 1954 Congleton Town A CCL W 4-1 1956 Stafford Rangers A CCL W 3-2 1962 Ashton United A ILC L 0-1 1971 Scarborough A NPL D 1-1 1973 Great Harwood A NPL W 2-1 1975 Bangor City H NPL W 1-0 1979 Worcester City A APL L 2-3 1984 Nuneaton Borough H GL W 1-0 1990 Wycombe Wanderers A GMVC L 0-3 2001 Lancaster City A ULP D 1-1 2007 Aldershot Town H BSP L 1-2 2012 Histon H BSBN W 5-0

Coverage

Live Commentary on Radio Robins, sponsored by Ashley Mowers Garden Machinery, and the broadcast starts at 2.40pm.

The match commentary sponsor is Kids Disco Parties.

The commentators are Mark Simpson, Niall Flynn & Brian Flynn & the match summariser is John Edwards.



You can listen to Radio Robins in any of the 5 following ways:



a) Visit our MatchCentre and click the 'Radio Robins' tab in the Blyth Spartans match where the Mixlr player is embedded and just press play



b) The Radio Robins website www.radiorobins.com. Open the page in any web browser and the broadcast should start automatically.



c) Download and install the Mixlr app on Android devices from the Google Play Store - start the app and search for 'Radio Robins'.



d) Download and install the Mixlr app on Apple devices from the Apple Store - start the app and search for 'Radio Robins'.



e) There is a temporary WIX website at https://rr5977.wixsite.com/radiorobins



Due to unforeseen circumstances, we are unable to provide live text updates for this match but the service will resume against Curzon Ashton. We apologise for the inconvenience.

