It was FA Cup heartbreak for The Shakers on Tuesday as we were on the wrong side of 2-0 scoreline in what was a tough encounter against a very strong Stalybridge side.
We are back into league action this Saturday and Dave and his Team will be looking to right the wrongs from Tuesday night as we travel to Cheshire to face Congleton.
The Bears almost won promotion last season so we know that it will once again be another tough game against a strong side, which will be followed just 48 hours later by a third in nine days against none other than Celtic.
As we face these challenges, we must take encouragement from the results of our two previous league matches. We had no great problem in defeating Newcastle Town at home and earned a creditable draw away to Avro.
So please – let’s tame the Bears. Let’s have noisy numbers at the Cleric Stadium, and then at Gigg Lane on Monday. Get behind the lads. Up the Shakers!
In Opposition – Congleton Town
Town have been around as a notable force in regional leagues since 1901 and last season narrowly missed out on promotion to the NPL Premier Division.
They finished third in the league – top of the four play-off places. In the semi-final they beat Chasetown 4-3 on penalties but lost 2-0 to Hednesford Town in the final.
So far this time round they’ve lost 3-1 away to Sporting Khalsa, drawn 2-2 with Mossley at home and on Tuesday lost 1-0 at Stafford Rangers.
Admission & Tickets
This fixture is ALL TICKET & SOLD OUT. No tickets will be available on the day.
Travel & Parking
Address: Ivy Gardens, Congleton, CW12 4GA
Public Transport: Congleton train station (1.5 mile walk – 31 mins away from the ground). An hourly train service runs from Manchester Piccadilly.
Driving: North from the M6: Leave at J18 (A54) and follow signs to Congleton. South from M6: Leave at J17 (A534) and follow signs to Congleton. Head towards the town centre and at the roundabout at the Fire Station, follow football signs to the ground. North via the A34, A54 or A536, follow signs to A34 Newcastle, past McDonalds and at the Fire Station roundabout follow football signs to the ground.
SatNav Postcode: CW12 4GA
Parking Facilities: No parking for spectators is available at the stadium. All other parking is street parking.
For spectators we strongly recommend the nearest car park (less than 5 minutes walk) is West Street CW12 1JR.
Match Coverage & Live Stream
If you are unable to make the game, we’ll have all the live coverage across our media platforms.
Live Stream: For this game, we will have no live stream. Keep up-to-date with all our video content via the club’s YouTube Channel. Click to subscribe and never miss highlights and match reaction across the season.
Audio Commentary: Roch Valley Radio will be providing commentary for this game. 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.
Whatever the weather, wherever you are across the globe, we have you covered.
Up the Shakers!