Speaking after Whitley’s 2-0 defeat at Billingham Town, manager Nathan Haslam said that it had been a frustrating afternoon. “We’ve done enough to win it, we’ve hit the post and crossbar, the keeper’s had a good performance; we’ve dominated the game, but this has happened a few times this season. We’ve come away with nothing...Continue reading
Nathan Haslam had no doubt that the game turned on two key incidents in the first half, the goal that was not given and the sending off. “The result was convincing in the end but the keeper has openly admitted that the ball’s gone over the line. He hasn’t done anything wrong, he’s done what...Continue reading
Nathan Haslam was obviously delighted with his team’s performance after their 6-2 win against Sunderland RCA, but when asked if it exceeded his expectations, he replied “The scoreline did, but as I’ve just said to the management team, they played just as well against Shildon but didn’t put chances away. After going one goal down...Continue reading
Nathan Haslam agreed that it was a case of ‘job done’ in the League Cup tie against Second Division strugglers Durham City but acknowledged that his team need to be more clinical in front of goal. “It’s always a potential banana skin, this type of game. We’ve gone with a strong team and brought some...Continue reading
It was a very disappointed Nathan Haslam who gave his thoughts on yesterday’s 2-1 defeat at Newton Aycliffe, when a stoppage time penalty gave the home side a narrow victory. “It was massively disappointing. We just didn’t have a good start, there was the back pass that put us under pressure and that was the...Continue reading
Shortly after the game, Manager Nathan Haslam gave his reaction to the 1-0 defeat at Guisborough. “Obviously I’m disappointed we lost the game but it didn’t go for us in the final third. We’ve had opportunities to score and I can’t ask any more of the lads. It was their best performance of the season...Continue reading
Nathan Haslam was understandably frustrated and very disappointed when he spoke after Saturday’s FA Vase defeat. “It wasn’t nice, we knew exactly what Barnoldswick were going to do. We knew their set piece routines, we knew the danger men. We went through it extensively before the game but we’ve been unlocked by a player who...Continue reading
Speaking shortly after the game, manager Nathan Haslam was clearly very happy with his team’s performance in the 1-1 draw at Consett on Saturday. “We are delighted, it’s a really hard place to come. They’ve played on the front foot for most of the game but we’ve defended like lions today so I’m really happy.”...Continue reading
Nathan Haslam gave us his reaction to Tuesday’s win at Ashington “I’m really happy with the result, the lads are as well. I think it could have been a little bit more comfortable than it was. We showed a quality tonight that we’ve been looking for which is winning second balls, scrapping and doing the...Continue reading
“I’m disappointed, really disappointed, it was a pretty close encounter. The game opened up a little but after going in 0-0 at half time we knew we had to get a bit closer to them, they’d been more physical than us; we had to penetrate them a little bit more. So that was the message...Continue reading