Hucknall, Hucknall, Hucknall

Arguably, the end of season in the Conference North has become a somewhat farcical affair and the culprits, if that's the right word, are Hucknall Town.

Their success in reaching this season's FA Trophy final has meant the postponement of a significant percentage of their league fixtures, which left them with the ridiculous task of playing 10 matches in 28 days. If the outcome of these catch-up matches only affected Hucknall themselves it might not be such a big deal, however, the reality is they are affecting not only the title and the play-offs, but also relegation.

Playing twice or (as in this week's case) sometimes three matches a week, leaves them with the problem of fielding their strongest side each time. How fair is it that one team faces a stronger Hucknall eleven, yet their rivals face a much weaker eleven in terms of first choice players.

Hucknall went down 1-0 at Southport on Saturday, they face relegation threatened Stalybridge Celtic on Monday, title contenders Droylsden on Wednesday and then play-off hopefuls Altrincham on Saturday. Who knows which side will turn out each time and even if Hucknall tried their hardest to field a strong team each time, wouldn't they be on their last legs by their 4th league game in eight days!!

Conference North run-in

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Conference North run-in

Hucknall through to Trophy final

Hucknall Town cruised through to the FA Trophy final after winning both legs of their semi-final against Bishop's Stortford. After winning the first leg at Bishop's 2-1, they finished the job at Watnall Road with a 3-2 victory, making the aggregate score 5-3.

They will undoubtably have to be at their best however to beat the other Trophy finalists, Conference South champions Gray's Athletic, who hammered Conference National outfit Burton Albion 5-0 at home and 2-0 away to go through 7-0 on aggregate over their two legs.