By Brian Bennett | Photo: Ian Brodie

Ashington have two games remaining in the Pitching In Northern Premier League East Division before their rescheduled semi final tie against Newcastle United U21s in the semi final of the Newcastle Flooring Northumberland Senior Cup – and manager Ian Skinner admitted that it is difficult not to have an eye on the latter.

The Colliers make their final journey of the season on Saturday when they are away to Liversedge before pulling the curtain down with a home fixture the following weekend against North Ferriby.

The semi final date is booked for Thursday May 2 – and Skinner admitted that most people will be looking ahead to that clash “It’s probably wrong but the semi final tie – whereby we could end the season with a cup final – is what most people will be looking towards now,” he said, “We’ve secured our status at this level in the Northern Premier League East Division which is great and we still owe it to the clubs in and around us – and the teams we have still got to play – to make sure we take it serious and do things properly. However, it’s difficult not to have one eye on that cup tie now.”