'Each point now is massive,' says Morpeth Town boss Craig Lynch

The amber and blacks are back at home to promotion-chasing fourth-placed Warrington Rylands this Saturday, and find themselves back in the bottom three after results elsewhere.

The Highwaymen’s long trip down to Cleethorpes Town last weekend was postponed due to a sodden pitch and they’ll now have to travel for the rearranged fixture in mid-week.

“The Rylands game earlier in the season epitomised the saying a game of two halves, so we have shown what we are capable of and what they are capable of, so we going to have to be on our game,” said the gaffer.

“Each point now is massive and we need to get a run going to keep tabs on the teams a couple of places above.”

Town were beaten 4-3 in a thriller down at Rylands back in October when they had Will Dowling, Luke James and Cyril Giraud on target in a superb fightback that came mightily close to earning them a precious point.

The injury situation at Craik Park is ongoing and Lynch cannot see any players returning to the squad in the foreseeable future.

“Luke James, Sam Hodgson, Jordan Hickey, Dan Myers and Joel Holvey will all miss the next few weeks at least,” he said.

Town are in 19th spot on 28 points and have a game in hand on a couple of the sides around them with 13 games still to go.

Hyde United, Rushall Olympic, Whitby Town, Prescott Cables, Ilkeston Town, Cleethorpes and Leek all remain within striking distance while basement side Workington – who Town visit in a fortnight – gave themselves a lifeline with a vital 1-0 win over Ilkeston.

Stocksbridge Park Steels, the other side below Morpeth in the table, earned themselves a point in a 1-1 draw with Hyde as the season starts to gear up towards the run-in.

Town were recently boosted by the return of midfielder Danny Barlow after a long-term injury and have used the loan system to their advantage by bringing in promising young academy players from Football League sides to bolster them.