Author Archives: Alan-McIntosh

Needing to win the match, to give us the best chance of promotion, we fielded our strongest side of the season. As a result we out graded Huddersfield on every board, but there wasn’t much in it on the higher … Continue reading →

With Wakefield on the wrong end of an 8-0 score against Bradford Central last week and yet to score a point in the league, it was likely that we would have an easy victory. Undeterred, Wakefield arrived with nine players … Continue reading →

First a short report on our match against Netherton on the 3rd of March. Netherton are not one of the strongest teams in the division and, as they struggled to field a team on the day – their captain informing … Continue reading →

Before I give the match report, a few words about the previous round. Calderdale B were supposed to come to us but it was the day the snow was predicted, which did come, and they called the match off early … Continue reading →

First, a few words about the Sheffield B v Wakefield B match. Despite Wakefield having no other reason than not being able to field a side, I agreed to a postponement. The match is now to be played on the … Continue reading →

Mike Dow rang on the Friday night before the match to tell me that they could only field seven players, so I let Norman know that he wouldn’t be required. It’s always disappointing when this happens but a point start … Continue reading →

This match was going to be our first real test and a good indicator of our promotion prospects. Mike Hankinson was unavailable, a major blow considering he is our highest graded squad member and he has been playing so well … Continue reading →

We had a few extra grading points on most boards but, there wasn’t that much between the teams so, it looked as though it was going to be a close match. I was first to finish, with a rather dull … Continue reading →

On realising that a few of the regular top half players (Tristram, Chris and Bob) were unavailable, I began to think we might struggle. But, when Mark Allison (who had a good season last year and moved his grade into … Continue reading →