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ALTRINCHAM will kick off the new Blue Square Premier League season at Woking.

FC UNITED chief Andy Walsh says the club will not jeopardise its future by trying to compete with the big- spenders in the UniBond League.

FC UNITED have bounced off the ropes after losing three of their stars by signing “Rocky”.

FC UNITED manager Karl Marginson has warned his players that “the grass isn’t always greener” at other clubs after midfielder Josh Howard followed star striker Rory Patterson out of the club at the weekend.

STAR striker Rory Patterson has dealt FC United a blow by leaving the club for UniBond League premier division rivals Bradford Park Avenue.

FC UNITED are looking to bring in fresh blood for the start of the new season.

IT was a campaign of widely contrasting fortunes for the region’s semi-professional clubs, with FC United’s completion of a promotion hat-trick among the highlights and a third successive relegation reprieve for Altrincham one of several major talking points.

ALTRINCHAM fans are celebrating after it emerged their team are to receive a third successive relegation reprieve, keeping them in the top flight of non-League.

FC United manager Karl Marginson has set his sights on what would be an amazing four successive promotion.

FC UNITED kept their hopes of a third successive promotion alive by beating Bamber Bridge 3-2 in a thrilling play-off semi-final at Gigg Lane.

STALYBRIDGE Celtic face an uphill task at Bower Fold on Sunday after going down 1-0 in the first-leg of their Blue Square North promotion play-off semi-final at Southport last night.

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KARL Marginson has described tonight’s UniBond Division One North playoff semi-final against Bamber Bridge as the biggest match in FC United’s history.

ALEX Ferguson’s Manchester United may still be on course for a Premier League and Champions League double.

FC UNITED’S title dreams were left in tatters last night after a shock draw with Unibond First Division North strugglers Woodley Sports at Gigg Lane.

ALTRINCHAM’S hopes of Blue Square Premier survival were left hanging by a thread last night as neighbours Northwich Victoria completed their great relegation escape by winning 2-1 at Stevenage.

FC United’s Unibond League First Division North title dreams are back on after a thumping win at Newcastle Blue Star.

FURIOUS Altrincham boss Graham Heathcote questioned the strength of his players’ desire to remain in non-League soccer’s top-flight after seeing them stumble to the very edge of a relegation precipice.

FC UNITED boss Karl Marginson is expecting a “blood and thunder” clash when the Rebels take on Radcliffe Borough in tonight’s President’s Cup final.

RORY Patterson struck a hat-trick as back-to-form FC United stepped up their promotion assault in the UniBond League First Division North.

AILING Altrincham gave themselves a badly-needed New Year’s Day tonic with a precious victory at nine-man Northwich.

STALYBRIDGE came from behind to complete a quickfire double over their Blue Square North neighbours Hyde United with a repeat of their 3-1 Boxing Day victory against the Tigers, who led through Gareth Seddon at the break.

DROYLSDEN remain rock-bottom of the Blue Square Premier after tumbling to visiting York.

FC United manager Karl Marginson regards Saturday’s trip to leaders Curzon Ashton as a chance for his faltering Rebels to blast their way back into the UniBond first division north championship race.

PROMOTION-chasing Hyde United marched to the top of Blue Square North with first-half goals by Gareth Seddon and Matthew Tipton giving them a 2-0 win over Nuneaton.

DROYLSDEN boss Dave Pace is set to make sweeping changes at the Butcher’s Arms despite steering the Bloods into the FA Trophy’s last 32 for only the second time.

ALTRINCHAM boss Graham Heathcote is seeking to infect the Robins with an early dose of Wembley fever ahead of their FA Trophy first-round clash with Blue Square Premier rivals York City at Moss Lane.

FC United have urged their supporters to boycott the crunch promotion clash at Curzon Ashton on December 29 after a row with the UniBond League.

D-DAY is just 48 hours away for Prestwich Heys as they seek to overturn a ruling which will otherwise almost certainly wreck their hopes of a fourth successive Bridgewater Office Supplies Manchester League title.

FC UNITED boss Karl Marginson is urging the Rebels to seize the chance to get their faltering UniBond first division promotion bid firmly back on track when they entertain struggling Chorley tomorrow.

FC United stay fourth despite ending a run of three successive defeats with a 2-1 home victory over Rossendale.

KARL Marginson has urged FC United fans to rally round the team as they try to halt the worst run of results in the club’s short history.

TEN-man FC United were left counting the cost of rookie defender Adam Turner’s controversial dismissal as they suffered another blow to their UniBond First Division North promotion hopes in crashing at Mossley.

KARL Marginson will be happy to stick by his makeshift back four as his team head to Mossley for a derby match on Tuesday night.

FC UNITED have been stunned with news that skipper Dave Chadwick could be out for the season with cruciate ligament damage.

ROBBIE Fowler and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink beware - Aaron Burns is after your jobs!

HAT-TRICK man Aaron Burns turned up the heat on leaders Curzon Ashton after tantalising supporters with a hint that he may stay beyond January.The former United reserve ace is meant to be at the club until the transfer window, when his registration - held by Cardiff - can be transferred and he is expected to be picked up by a league club.

KARL Marginson is predicting a thrilling finish to the UniBond first division north title race as his side gear up for Rossendale United’s visit to Gigg Lane tonight (7.45pm).

RED-faced Hyde United shot themselves in the foot with two own-goals helping gift fellow Blue Square North promotion hopefuls Southport a bizarre 3-1 victory at Ewen Fields.

ALTRINCHAM were knocked out of the FA Cup despite giving League One Millwall a scare.

RORY Patterson has been given some odd advice by his FC United boss Karl Marginson: “Grow your hair and smile a bit more!”

VETERAN striker Colin Little is backing Altrincham to produce a huge shock and dump Millwall out of the Cup - whether he’s playing or not.

FC UNITED have top spot in their sights after racking up a sixth successive win and pulling off their first league double of the season.

HYDE United produced few fireworks as they slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Nuneaton which puts a dampener on their Blue Square North promotion charge.

KARL Marginson has warned his FC United players that they cannot afford any complacency as they travel to face lowly Bridlington Town.

GOAL-happy FC United gave Bamber Bridge the Hallowe’en horrors as they ended their cup hoodoo with a 5-0 victory at Radcliffe last night.

PETER Thomson will get his first start for FC United as the Rebels take on Bamber Bridge in the President’s Cup at Radcliffe tonight (7.45pm).

PROMOTION-chasing Hyde United showed no mercy for ailing Blue Square North neighbours Leigh RMI as they romped to a 5-1 victory over the struggling Railwaymen at Hilton Park last night.

FC UNITED’S bid to build their own stadium has received a major boost from Manchester City Council.

FC UNITED recovered from a nightmare start to leapfrog Ossett Albion into second place in UniBond division one north.