LAMBES TO SLAUGHTER


DEVA CHAT FC player-boss Nath Auty has been dealt a blow ahead of tomorrow's visit of high-flying Halifax with the news that brothers Phill and Stef Lambe are ruled out.

The Chatters welcome their Yorkshire opponents, who sit second in the 79-team IFA and could go top with a victory, to the BT Cellnet River Deeside Stadium in Queensferry for a 10am kick off.

And they will have to do without forward Phill and centre back Stef for the clash, yet Auty remains upbeat.

"It's never nice to see any member of our squad unable to take part, and we have four or five players who have featured recently missing tomorrow, but on the flip side we have 17 lads that are well capable of getting us a result.

"Halifax are going to be a tough proposition but if we approach the game as we did the Tranmere and Buxton matches - both of which we won comfortably, then we give ourselves a good opportunity.

"I'm looking for character and belief in the players, and obviously to do the basics right. The pitch isn't great at the best of times but we have coped very well of late at the back.

"We will need to keep our concentration levels at the maximum from the first whistle to the last to ensure we don't give Halifax a sniff."

Auty welcomes back defensive trio Matt Darlington, Joe Mills and Jon Mulligan into the fold and tricky attacker Bobby Fellows is also in contention.

Deva Chat FC (from): Hill, Auty, Mills, Holliday, Cartwright R, Ephgrave, Hitchin, Mulligan, Dolan, Wall, Gresty, Cartwright J, Fellows, Darlington, Ingram, Mort, Sheehan.

Good luck.

I'm predicting you've lost because when you have won their is a big match report on here?

We got beat 4-3. Not bad against a very strong Halifax side.

A very strong Halifax side !!! you must be joking with these 3 up front:

They just had something EXTRA on us.

Thanks for the continued INTEREST though C Block

Sorry, I have things to do at weekends. Shouldn't you, too? You're quite obsessed with our fortunes really, although I notice you never, ever comment when we win.

Our match reports always follow in the week - you will see that from our victories over Tranmere and Buxton lately. Needless to say, a 4-3 defeat to an 87th minute goal against a side who have just gone top of the 79-team league is nothing to be ashamed of. To say we were very unlucky to lose is an understatement and it shows how far we have come in such a short space of time.

Match report to follow...

I have actually, I play for Vicars Cross in the chester and district league every saturday, thank you.

And I have congratulated DCFC on many of occasions for winning.

I'm sorry Scott, let's take a look at some more of your predicitions...

1st January, Grimsby Town (Home) WIN - lost
5th January, Accrington St. (Away) WIN - drew
12th January, Mansfield Town (Home) WIN - lost
19th January, Notts. County (Away) DRAW - lost
26th January, Rotherham Utd. (Home) DRAW - lost
29th January, Rochdale AFC (Home) WIN

You had to get one right...

I don't think Scott will get a prediction right anytime soon. If Chester actually followed his predictions we would be about 15 points clear at the top of the table.

Congratulations, Scott. Predict-a-score champion!

WTF has this got to do with Devachat football club.

Like you said "predict"

That's when Chester were on form aswell.

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mancot, i see your theory didn't work, it was very noble of you to throw this game, (as you obviously did ) so that chester could win but it didn't work. I expect you can return to your winning ways in your next game without feeling any guilt when chester lose.