UniBond League

Having already suffered five home league defeats and then the floodlights going out on them when they did appear to be on the way to three points against Whitby Town plus a home defeat in the FA Trophy by Kings Lynn who weeks later went out of business allied to three players sidelined with broken legs Marine manager Kevin Lynch has turned to God for help.

Convinced that not all is well at the Arriva Stadium Lynch, a parishioner at St Aloysius Church in Roby, asked Father Ealey from the church to bless the pitch in a bid to drive off the evil spirits that he believes have also contributed to the numerous occasions this season that his side have hit the woodwork. Fr Ealey blessed the pitch by conducting a short prayer before sprinkling holy water in the goalmouths and across the rest of the playing surface.