FC United face nail-biting finale
8:00am Friday 24th April 2009 in Non-League
DANNY Williams’ last-gasp winner means FC United will go into tomorrow’s nailbiting final day of the season knowing victory will all but guarantee them a play-off place.
The super sub’s scrambled 89th-minute strike at title-chasing Ilkeston, coupled with Bradford Park Avenue’s shock defeat at second-bottom Leigh on Tuesday night, kept alive the Rebels’ hopes of a fourth successive promotion.
Three points against rivals Bradford at Gigg Lane will secure Karl Marginson’s side a top-five finish in the UniBond Premier League – unless Kendal Town go goal crazy against Buxton.
Leigh Genesis have nothing to play for but pride, as they are already relegated, but as they showed against Bradford in midweek they will not be a soft touch for Hednesford and can still have their say in the battle for points.
Atherton Collieries go into tomorrow’s penultimate game of the season at home to Colne, knowing they are already relegated. The only thing that can save Dave Conlon’s side from the drop is if they can overtake Flixton and haul themselves off the foot of the table and hope the Vodkat NW Counties League determine that only one team goes down from the Premier Division.
That is unlikely, however, and Colls are essentially resigned to their fate, which was sealed in midweek with a 3-1 defeat at Silsden – 24 hours after relegation rivals St Helens picked up three points.
A plaque to commemorate the Collieries’ 1,000th match in the league will be made before kick off at Alder House.
Daisy Hill will look to bounce back from their 6-0 midweek defeat at Padiham when they take on Cheadle at New Sirs.
Manager Craig Thomas was forced to draft in five under-18s and reserve team players at Padiham after a number of late cry-offs. But he should be able to field a much stronger line-up tomorrow.
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