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Get Yer Coates: Prescot Cables v Runcorn Linnets, 18th April 2022

Get Yer Coates: Prescot Cables v Runcorn Linnets, 18th April 2022

Apr 22, 2022 | Football Writing

Happy Easter! It is a slightly surreal feeling to think that this afternoon we welcome Runcorn Linnets for the final scheduled home match of the current season. It’s not impossible that we might yet be gathered here at the IP Truck Parts Stadium but a draw or better...
Get Yer Coates: Prescot Cables v Runcorn Linnets, 18th April 2022

Get Yer Coates: Prescot Cables v Trafford, 9th April 2022

Apr 13, 2022 | Football Writing

In my last column, I described our remaining fixtures as ‘Cup Finals’ due to their importance in terms of the club’s destiny. After all, this is the time of year when clubs at all levels, all over the land, get to play at prestigious venues for trophies of all kinds....
Get Yer Coates: Prescot Cables v Workington, 26th March 2022

Get Yer Coates: Prescot Cables v Workington, 26th March 2022

Mar 27, 2022 | Football Writing

After the late fireworks of last Saturday’s win over Kendal Town, we now know that the spectre of automatic relegation has been banished. That means today’s match against promotion-chasing Workington is important as Cables aim to escape the bottom three completely or,...
Get Yer Coates: Prescot Cables v Workington, 26th March 2022

Get Yer Coates: Prescot Cables v Kendal Town, 19th March 2022

Mar 27, 2022 | Football Writing

It feels a bit odd to be saying so before St Patrick’s Day, but this season has reached what Sir Alex Ferguson called ‘squeaky bum time’. In fact, for our visitors this afternoon, this is quite literally a must-win game. The maths is simple; Kendal Town arrive at the...
Get Yer Coates: Prescot Cables v Workington, 26th March 2022

Get Yer Coates: Prescot Cables v Leek Town, 26th February 2022

Mar 27, 2022 | Football Writing

Regular readers of this column will be aware that I am, to put it bluntly, a massive nerd. As such, I take an interest in the history of football and of the club, particularly on the statistical side. When Jed Ward joined recently from Bristol Rovers, I started to...
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