Who was supposed to be writing this one up eh? Answers on a postcard - Roger:

It didn't look too promising as the Reserves inspected a partially frozen pitch at last year's champion's ground. But the sun was out and the game went ahead, but perhaps crucially Newcastle City didn't look like the fancied it much as the turned up in dribs and drabs. By contrast manager Pollard keep reiterating the need for focus during the warm up. By the end of the first half, the Reserves were 2-0 up deservedly so, both from Hopkins, despite keeper Hepburn having to pull off a solid penalty save.

Newcastle City came back stongly in the second half, only to be expected as they needed a win to keep alive any hope remaining champions. As the pitch became increasing like a skid pan, they pressed hard and scored following a corner. Fortunately our dynamic left midfielder finally scored one of the several chances he had in a hurry. We ran out 3-1 winners on the day. A massive result.

Team: F.Hepburn, P.Miller, R.Turner, M.Campbell-Wonders MoM, A.Martin , C.Ossavy, L.Walker, B.Holmes (G.Hopkins), D.Robinson (C.Watson), C.Dawson 3 (M.Pollard), B.Mallie -Not sure about who came on for who, Roger