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2nd January 2008
Review Of The Holiday Period

WITTON ALBION, whose only defeat of the season had come on the first day of the season, promptly lost their first game of 2008 when they went down at EASTWOOD TOWN today but their 100% home record was maintained over the festive period with wins against ASHTON UNITED and BUXTON and that enabled them to stay twelve points clear of FLEETWOOD TOWN who dropped points in a 1-1 draw at KENDAL TOWN. Fleetwood, however, have four games in hand. It wasn't a good holiday period for third place MARINE who only picked up four points from their four games whilst Eastwood with ten points over the holidays move in to the play-off spots at the expense of GUISELEY who picked up a solitary point. At the opposite end of the table bottom club FRICKLEY ATHLETIC got in to high spirits with two wins from three games and are now only three points adrift of LINCOLN UNITED and KENDAL TOWN with the former having just one win in their last seventeen matches.

First Division leaders CURZON ASHTON had the stuffing knocked out of them losing both their games that survived the weather but still lead by two points as nearest challengers BRADFORD PARK AVENUE won only one of their three! The big gainers were SKELMERSDALE UNITED who move in to third after making it six wins on the bounce with a comfortable New Year's Day 4-0 win over BAMBER BRIDGE who have seen their promotion hopes take a dive with three successive defeats over the holidays. Moving back in to the play-off zone are OSSETT ALBION and FC UNITED of MANCHESTER both of whom were unbeaten during the season of goodwill.

Bottom club RADCLIFFE BOROUGH also had a superb time gaining their first home point before winning their first league game of the season in their last fixture of the year and then doubling up on the first day of the New Year. After being marooned they are now within touching distance of BRIDLINGTON TOWN whilst WOODLEY SPORTS will be looking anxiously over their shoulders as they continue to drop like a stone and their pointless holiday programme leaves them with just one win in eighteen after a promising start. ROSSENDALE UNITED twice snatched a point after being two down with two minutes to play first against CHORLEY and then at CLITHEROE on New Year's Day.

RETFORD UNITED continue to lead the First Division South despite drawing three of their four holiday games but CAMMELL LAIRD who won three and drew one of their four games are now only three points adrift whilst GRESLEY ROVERS had a 100% holiday programme and move in to third.

Down in seventh SHEFFIELD are a big danger to all with lots of games in hand. Bottom of the table before Christmas BRIGG TOWN, like their counterparts in the other two Divisions, had a fantastic time and surged off bottom spot with three wins and an incredible 4-4 draw against ALSAGER TOWN after leading four times!

They seem to have unearthed a gem in Rick Day who has scored in each of their last five games since signing from local football. CARLTON TOWN staged the comeback of the year winning 4-3 at COLWYN BAY after being three down but the Welsh side learned their lesson to ensure there was no such recovery by WARRINGTON TOWN who they hit for seven to celebrate New Year in style.

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