Billy Barr has been in the Borough Park hot seat for a month now and his pragmatic approach to the task in hand seems to be working. Although still at the foot of the Premier Division table, Reds have shown a noticeable improvement recently and one defeat in six outings is a marked improvement on the half dozen matches prior to that. Reds won at Stocksbridge, under the final game of Brian Dawson’s tenure, and have added another six points under Barr’s watch.  With a bit of lu

Whatever happens on Saturday, Reds will still occupy the bottom rung of the Premier Division ladder so the objective is to reduce the points gap between themselves and their fellow strugglers.

It has been a very strange season for Warrington Town and their supporters. In recent weeks, they have been producing the results that the majority of Northern Premier League followers expected of them from the outset.

Reds and Guiseley go into Tuesday’s Premier Division encounter hoping they can continue their improved run of results following a recent change of managership.

Reds will spend much of Saturday travelling up and down the M6 with an important NPL Premier Division fixture sandwiched in between.

Reds have been playing without a permanent manager in recent weeks, following the departure of Darren Edmondson a month ago. But our opponents have also been operating under similar circumstances with both Whitehaven (Cumberland Cup) and Stocksbridge Park Steels (NPL) also ‘managerless’ at the time. It should be pointed out that Hyde United do have a managerial team in place but Martin Coyne, Harry Bunn and Co are relatively new to the job having taken over from the Nick Spoo

It is twenty-one years since we last crossed swords with Stocksbridge Park Steels so it will be good to reacquaint with the Steels.

Workington and Whitehaven will be hoping to put their poor league form to one side when they launch this season’s Cumberland Cup campaign.

It seems an eternity since Reds tasted victory against Gainsborough Trinity and it would be a major upset if this happened on Tuesday.

The NPL Premier Division table doesn’t make good reading for supporters of both Morpeth Town and Workington.

Reds and FC United of Manchester have plenty of incentive to succeed in Tuesday’s re-staged FA Trophy tie at Borough Park.

Reds will launch their FA Trophy campaign with a first ever cup-tie against FC United of Manchester.

Having already completed four of their five shorter journeys, Reds face a long day on Saturday as they travel to play at Ilkeston Town.

Workington’s excellent record against Prescot Cables will be put to the test on Saturday in the NPL Premier Division clash at Borough Park.

After a weekend off, Reds resume their Northern Premier League campaign with a Tuesday evening trip across the A69 to face Hebburn Town.

Premier Division leaders, FC United of Manchester, come to Borough Park on Tuesday (7.45pm) with Reds hoping to build on their first win.

What would the Reds give for a repeat of their win at Irongate earlier this year?

The new season will see a return to Lancashire League football for Workington, five and half years after their previous game at that level.

The young Reds get their turn in the FA Youth Cup when they face neighbours Penrith in a Preliminary Round tie under the lights (7.30pm).

Reds start their FA Cup campaign on Saturday but do so nervously after a wretched start to the season.