League Match 16/01/10Norton Athletic- 5
Pot Black F.C- 0
Match Overview- The old saying is "It never rains but it pours" and by god there has never been a truer word spoken.
After almost a month without any football it was always going to be difficult for all players to get going but for Pot Black, having only played 7 matches this season as unbelievably we enter our 5 month it is worse than for most.
On top of this having 14 players unavailable (+2 retiring this season), and Manager Danny McKinley unable to attend due to illness this was always going to be an up hill struggle.
In order to get this match played L'Orange brought in 4 faces new and old, as Stuart Canham and Alex Ingles signed on the day and Will Denton also made his Pot Black debut, all in the starting line up. On the bench a more familiar face made his return as Rob Sterry marked his return from Oz as he not only kicked his first ball since May 2009 but also took over the reigns as caretaker manager.
In fairness to our strong opponents they were initially made to work for the spoils as the opening encounters saw gilt edge chances for both sides go to waste, before the in form Norton side took the lead with a good header before being gifted a penalty after a reckless challenge saw the outcome sealed. Norton added one more before the interval and went some way to revenging two 5 goal defeats they under went last season with 2 more goals added in the second half.
