Gavin Cowan says it’s clear that Brackley Town don’t need a big overhaul in order to bounce back from their promotion near-miss – but he’ll be looking to make his own mark on the St James’ Park hotseat.
Brackley Town’s fourth straight top-four finish in National League North – a club-high of second – without getting through the play-offs means the predators will be circling.
Brackley Town remain in second place and AFC Fylde in fourth after this narrow win for Saints as the race for automatic promotion and play-off places hots up.
BRACKLEY’S watertight defence lived up to its reputation as the meanest in National League North to lay the foundations for a valuable win that took them to the top of the table.
THIS contest took time to heat up after a delayed kick-off owing to a motorway incident which held up not only the visitors but also two members of the Chorley team.
PART of an innovative, three-team inter-Northamptonshire tournament, The Newlands Shield, this pre-season friendly was competitive and just what both managers wanted with the National League North season two Saturdays away.