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Hungry Highwaymen show ruthless streak

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Vincent
Published date14 April 2024
Publication titleSunday Sun
A Pitching In NPL Premier Division encounter that had a tame start sprung into life in the second half, as four Highwaymen goals - including three in 11 minutes - saw the home side stroll to victory against a side pushing for a play-off spot

For Lynch, not only was it a healthy portion of revenge after a 7-0 defeat in the reverse fixture earlier in the campaign, it was a glimpse of what may lie ahead as he seeks to keep an increased crowd coming back with entertaining football. "We're not a charity, we need to make sure we're getting every inch out of the club and that's what we did," said Lynch after a fine victory that moved Morpeth closer to a targeted 50-point mark.

"We've got a good home following and those types of results keep them coming back. For me, the home form is very important. We've got to make it hard for teams to come here.

"We went through a spell where the opposition were turning up and beating us - it was embarrassing. You need 11 people that are going to go above and beyond and that's what we've done.

I'm nothing without the lads on the pitch and they've been outstanding. No one would have had us down to win against Worksop but we've shown that when we have an XI and the subs hungry to do well for Morpeth Town we have a chance.

"We absolutely owed them one after they beat us 7-0 last time. We had 11 players who had that mentality, intensity on and off the ball, it was all spot on.

"We have to grow into games - we tweaked it at half-time to punish them and the second half was magnificent."

Both sides looked industrious in possession in the first half, without fashioning a real opening of note other than...

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