Blues aim for eighth time lucky
Published Date:
22 August 2008
By Andrew Snaith
WHITBY Town will be hoping for eighth time lucky when they visit Matlock's Geoquip Stadium tomorrow.
Whitby have never once tasted victory at Causeway Lane in more than a decade of trying.
The Blues suffered a 2-1 defeat this time last year after Paul Riley scored a controversial winner that appeared not to cross the line.
The Gladiators enjoyed a 5-1 league victory thanks to Rotherham United-bound Tom Cahill's hat-trick in 2007, and knocked the Blues out of the League Challenge Cup at the same venue after a 5-4 extra-time win.
It wasn't the first time Matlock have halted Town's progress in that competition, with another extra-time win, this time at the Turnbull Ground, achieved in the second leg of the 2004/05 final.
Both teams have endured a difficult opening to the season, with Whitby yet to find the net after losing 2-0 to Buxton 1-0 and Frickley.
Matlock were denied all three points at FC United of Manchester on Saturday and then suffered a 4-0 drubbing at home to Bradford Park Avenue on Tuesday night. If Whitby are successful, it will be their first win in Derbyshire since March 1998.
Kick-off tomorrow is 3pm.
A bus leaves the club house at 9.30am.
The Blues entertain Kendal Town on Monday, 3pm kick-off and then travel to FC United of Manchester a week tomorrow – book now as the bus is likely to be over-subscribed.
The full article contains 254 words and appears in Whitby Gazette Friday newspaper.
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Last Updated:
21 August 2008 2:28 PM
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Source:
Whitby Gazette Friday
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Location:
Whitby