By Brian Bennett

Ashington skipper Karl Ross has said that the players at Woodhorn Lane will not just go through the motions when the Colliers host Lincoln United in their final game of the season on Saturday.

Last weekend, the Colliers booked their place in the East Division of the Pitching In Northern Premier League next season when goals from Josh Gilchrist and Chris Reid wrapped up a 2-0 win over Brighouse Town in West Yorkshire.

With the Wansbeck side finally safe from the drop and Lincoln in mid table, the clash could be classed as being a ‘dead rubber’ with nothing at stake – but Ross refuted those suggestions: “Yes we are now safe from the drop – but we want to go out on a high,” he said, “There’ll be a good crowd watching so we can’t just sack the game off. It’s been a long old season so now that we are 100 per cent clear of the relegation zone, we can go out; relax a little bit and play some good football with the fans behind us on hopefully a nice sunny day. We can certainly enjoy it a bit more rather than having the pressure on us of what the consequences would be if we were to win or lose.”