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This is it folks, the end was in sight, just six games remained at the beginning of May so sit back with a brew and relive the last month and a bit of the season.  We're diving straight into the action as the month started with a difficult game over the Pennines at The Shay (and doesn’t it seem like ages ago now?!). Will Collar started in place of Elliot Newby in the County starting lineup, although with the club joining the countrywide social media boycott and Halifax's stream being filmed from four miles away it really could have been anyone playing in a County shirt! Other than that change, Simon Rusk, once again trusted the personnel who had put County in a solid position to finish in the semi final play off places. This game would have seen a big County following making the short journey and given the circumstances, it will no doubt have been a huge disappointment to fans and players alike. The game itself would not only be another huge test of County’s recent hot streak,

Hello and welcome to the penultimate review of the season, well let’s hope it’s the penultimate review, should our season be extended into June next month’s review will be a bumper six-week affair. Lucky you. Anyway, back to the present (or should that be ‘the past’?!), April started with the news that Richie Bennett had joined Hartlepool United on loan until the end of the season. The statement released by County said that he wanted to play regularly, something he hadn’t been doing a lot since Simon Rusk took over as manager. One wouldn’t begrudge Bennett the opportunity to join a top National League side, but the timing and Hartlepool’s close proximity to County in the league make the move somewhat frustrating. As we subsequently found out in the interview between Jon Keighren and Simon Wilson, Hartlepool were only one of a few clubs who could afford to take a player of Bennett’s stature on loan, hence the reason for his move there, but it’s a risk and one County will certainly be ho

Welcome back, folks. March started with an away game at Weymouth, with County looking to build upon a much-needed victory over Chesterfield in our last game of February (for the full round-up of the last few weeks of February click here ). Elliot Newby started for County on the south coast in the place of John Rooney who was injured. Still injured too were Mark Kitching and Macauley Southam-Hales, their creativity and attacking acumen would be sorely missed once again. The home side managed to do what very few others have done recently, actually score a goal against County, after some poor defensive work on the right-hand side. County, though, had 88 minutes to find an equaliser, and arguably more than enough time to grab the three points.  The problem, once again, was that County's attack was disjointed and lifeless and although Newby and Tom Walker breached the home defence on more than one occasion, a combination of stout defending and poor finishing contributed to a very frustr