By Brian Bennett | Photo: Ian Brodie

Ashington manager Nick Gray said at the weekend that his squad need to ‘box on’ in the second half of the season.

Gray gave his players the weekend off after Saturday’s home clash against Bridlington Town was postponed due to a frozen and waterlogged surface. It was the third game in a row where the wintry weather had the final say after previous matches against Heaton Stannington and Consett were also cancelled.

The match against the Stan at Willow Park has been rescheduled for Tuesday January 20 whilst the game versus Consett will take place at Woodhorn Lane on Tuesday February 3.

Gray said: “I have spoken to the lads and for the second half of the season we need to box on – it’s as simple as that. Our squad is the strongest it has been. However winning games doesn’t come easy and we’ve got to put the hard yards in.”

He continued: “We had some encouraging results and performances in November but our last game was the disappointing 1-0 defeat against Blyth Spartans on Boxing Day. We have competition for places having signed the likes of Charlie Aitken, Liam Wotherspoon and Chris Reid recently.”