After all the vase excitement for Cleethorpes, it is back to the "bread and butter" and the team priority - League football. What a better way to get back into league football as Clee welcome Pickering the side who are chasing Clee hard in the league.

In recent weeks Pickering have caught up on games and past Cleethorpes on games played. Having played a game more to go 2 points behind Cleethorpes put's an extra factor in this intriguing game. As an away win will see them go top something Cleethorpes will be working hard to prevent.

Cleethorpes though have some recent results against Pickering that they will want avoid a repeat. The last meeting in November in the return fixture Pickering won 2-0, last season at Bradley saw Clee lose 3-2 to Pickering. So Cleethorpes will not want 3rd defeat in a row against their visitors.

Cleethorpes will take their players into the game full of confidence and self belief as they go into there 2nd league fixture in February due to the weather earlier in the month. The progress in the vase has provided competition for the starting places in the eleven. New players have arrived bolster the squad since the new year.

The last 6 league games have seen Cleethorpes lose once but that was last year as they won the others. Whilst Pickering have won 5 drawn 1 in the last 6 league games all in 2017 as they have played more in the league.

Cleethorpes will know a win will restore some breathing space between the 2 teams, with 2 league games at home in 4 days a 100% return has to be target.

Please come down to Bradley and support the owls in their quest

C'MON U OWLS