No time to rest for The Robins, who face a quick turnaround from Wednesday’s 3-2 defeat away to the high-flying Avro.

A positive second-half display saw Charlie Naylor claim his first Robins goal with fifteen minutes remaining, before Mikey O’Neill reduced the deficit further. However, the mountain the Robins had created for themselves, after falling three goals behind inside the opening nineteen minutes, proved too steep to climb.

A Word From The Gaffer

Speaking after Wednesday’s defeat to Avro, Steve Cunningham said: “I can only apologise because that first 20/30 minutes has won them the game.

“When we came out of the traps in the first five/ten minutes in the second half, I thought wow this is a different team. We had energy, we had legs, we were jumping on people, we were passing the ball properly, there was just a good intensity about us.”

Looking ahead to tomorrow’s FA Trophy clash with Redcar Athletic, the gaffer said: “Saturday is a good time to play one of the best teams in the league, let’s go and match them again and see if we get a win.”

Opposition Watch

The Steelmen enter Saturday’s fixture in fine form, currently occupying the summit of the Northern Premier League after fifteen fixtures played, winning ten, drawing four and falling to just one defeat.

Redcar continue to be fearless in the final third, notching up fourteen goals in their last five outings.

Last Time We Met

Redcar’s last outing ended in a 2-1 victory at Hurst Cross last Saturday, as the Steelmen extended their advantage at the top of the league, courtesy of first-half strikes from Bradley Fewster and Adam Boyes.

Matchday

This is an all-ticket match, season tickets are not valid for this fixture.

Tickets for the game are available via cash and card turnstiles or online, priced at £14 for Adults, £9 for concessions, £5 for 12-16-year-olds, and under 12's go free!

Please note, ID will need to be presented for any concessionary tickets if requested by a turnstile operator.

Turnstile 3 (on Surrey Street next to The Cross Bar) will be open from 12pm, for cash, card and pre-paid tickets.

The Cross Bar will be open from 12pm and access is from inside the ground only, there will be no access from the main entrance on Surrey Street.

We welcome both sets of fans into The Cross Bar for refreshments both prior to and after the match.

Alcohol not purchased from Ashton United is not permitted in the ground and stewards will be conducting bag searches on the turnstiles at their discretion.

At 2pm, the remaining turnstiles on Surrey Street and on Rowley Street will open as normal, as will the Robins Nest and the Robins Beer Hut inside Hurst Cross.

50/50 draw tickets will be on-sale both in The Cross Bar and on the ground, with match day programmes also available at the programme stand.

The AUFC Supporters club shop will open at 2:15pm, with memorabilia available to purchase from throughout the years.

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