On Saturday in a lacklustre opening match of the season, Yellows conceded in the final minutes and Blackstones walked away with all three points and Whitman was frustrated by the performance and result.

"Saturdays first game of the season at home to Blackstones turned out to be very frustrating. I think initially both teams showed signs of nerves and uncertainty in their play, however I felt after 20 minutes we found our rhythm and dominated large parts of possession. However, and very similar to some of our pre-season games we lacked in our decision making and movement, which on occasions meant we didn’t offer any real threat in the final third and on occasions forced balls which led to turnovers which allowed Blackstones to counter. We were especially disappointed with our crossing and finishing at times where we felt we could have been more clinical in our final actions.

"As the game went on we made changes to try and find a breakthrough but left ourselves vulnerable at the back which ultimately cost us in the final minutes of the game when Blackstones capitalised off a counter down our left side resulting in a free kick which they took full advantage of. We did create a couple more chances in the final moments of the game but again we lacked any real conviction. Overall a disappointing end to our opening game".

Move forward a few days and the performance against Belper was a large contrast. Yellows played with conviction and were clinical in front of goal. We ran out 4-1 winners with goals from Joe Ashurst, Brad Wells, Niall Towle and Luis Parkes. The Manager was pleased with the performance.

"Last night we were able to quickly bounce back from Saturday's defeat with an impressive 4-1 win over Belper United. Unlike Saturday we demonstrated a more clinical edge to our play in the final third which resulted in 4 well worked goals. We started the game brightly and took an early lead but the hosts quickly equalised through their direct play. The lads showed good composure and control to gain momentum and we finished the half strongly going in at 3-1.

"After the break Belper came out in the second half with more urgency but we controlled the game well and scored late on to cap a good night of football with a positive win"

We move now to the FA CUP (EP) round on Saturday as we host Yaxley FC.