The Shakers go into this game against Charnock Richard lying second in the league. That’s largely thanks to four goals in four games from loanee DJ Pedro – and the fact that the top two were playing in the Isuzu FA Vase at the weekend.
We beat Charnock Richard 2-0 on their own ground barely three weeks ago, and this game is the second in a run of three against sides we have faced in the reverse fixture already, with Longridge the visitors to Gigg this Saturday. DJ made his debut four days later when we beat Colne away by the same score.
He didn’t score in that match, but has made up for it by scoring four in the next three – the 2-0 home win against Pilkington; the 1-1 home draw with St Helens; and one in each half in our 2-0 weekend victory at AFC Liverpool.
He was just what was needed as the Shakers of late have struggled to turn the number of chances created into goals. So the message is…more of the same against the Villagers, please.
This is due to be the last league game under lights for 2024, with the under-23s likely to feature heavily next Monday night in the Macron Cup, come on down and make a noise. Come on you Shakers!!!
You can relive all the action from Saturday and hear post match reaction from Tim Lees and Gaz Peet below.
In Opposition – Charnock Richard
Charnock Richard lost 3-1 away to North Shields in their weekend Isuzu FA Vase match, following a 3-1 home win against Barnoldswick Town in the league last Tuesday.
They’re currently 13th in the table – two places lower than when we beat them at Mossie Park three weeks ago. They’ve won just nine of their 23 matches and lost the same number.
The Villagers won promotion to the Premier Division in 2017, just a year after joining the NWCFL.
On the Day & In the Ground
Our Matchday @ Gigg guide is available to read to find out everything you need to know going on in and around the ground.
Match Tickets can be bought online HERE.
Stevie Johnson will be our guest in Starkies, which will be free entry. Q&A from 7:10pm.
Match Coverage & Live Stream
If you are unable to make it to the action at Gigg Lane, we’ll have all the live coverage across our media platforms.
Live Stream: The game will be broadcast live from Gigg Lane via our new streaming service accessed via TicketCo. The cost is £7.29 (inc.VAT & fees).
Season ticket holders can gain access to live streams for FREE as part of their season ticket purchase. Enter your 5-letter reference code from your season ticket receipt in the ‘Promocode’ box and click apply.
Your link to access the game will be provided in your receipt following the transaction.
Live stream tickets will be available to purchase very soon from our ticket webpage HERE.
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Audio Commentary: Roch Valley Radio will be providing commentary for this game. Join the team from the press box at Gigg Lane. Click here ahead of kick-off to listen live. Audio commentary will be provided for every game of the season, so you will never miss a piece of the action.
Social Media: Our team will also bring you in-depth text commentary via the club ‘MatchDay Live‘ Twitter feed, with team news and half time and full time updates available also on Facebook and feel like you are there with our match galleries and imagery available over on Instagram.
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Up the Shakers!
