In the run-up to Town’s vital derby clash at home to Southport on Boxing Day, the tidings are certainly not those of comfort and joy. Linwood has had a second operation on a knee, which means a lengthy spell on the sidelines. Manager Micky Mellon said:...

But I would like to keep hin.” Fleetwood have a ready-made replacement for Charnock in club skipper Stephen McNulty, who is now clear to play after a one-match ban saw him miss the Newport match. Fleetwood have had disappointing news regarding another...