ALSAGER Town have lost striker Adam Wilson to Burscough.

Wilson gained a reputation of scoring important goals for the Bullets and his two this season helped them earn a win against St Helens and a draw with Runcorn Linnets.

But manager Neil Gill cannot guarantee Wilson a regular place, so he has moved on to the Evo-Stik Premier Division club.

Gill said: "Adam did well enough for us but I have four good forwards so there's competition for places."

Gill has assembled a bigger squad this season and was able to give a game to those in need when they played Leek in a friendly behind closed doors this week. Alsager won 1-0 with a goal by Jordan Neild and Gill added: "The game served its purpose.

"We have a decent squad and I didn't risk a few of the lads, but we played really well.

"Young goalkeeper Joel Dovey was a bit nervous but was happy to keep a clean sheet."

Alsager are at home to promoted Barnoldswick Town in the Premier Division tomorrow.

FA Cup heroes ECCLESHALL come back down to earth with a home game against bottom side Rochdale Town in Division One.

Eccleshall were on cloud nine after last week's 1-0 FA Cup shock win at Leek, but manager Dave Dale warned: "The party's over.

"We had a lot of nice phone calls and emails, but we don't want tomorrow to be after the Lord Mayor's Show, otherwise our win at Leek will look like a flash in the pan.

"The Rochdale game is just as important."

Eccleshall, second from bottom with one point, have signed defender Mark Bradbury, formerly with Stone Dominoes, and he is poised to make his debut.

NORTON manager Dave Johnson has stressed the importance of picking up points, even though his side are involved in both the FA Cup and FA Vase.

Norton's win at Kirby Muxloe earned them a visit to Tipton Town in the FA Cup, but before then they have league games against Atherton Collieries and Eccleshall.

Johnson said: "Cup ties will come and go, and while we want to do well we don't want to build up a backlog of league fixtures.

"Our priority is three points against Atherton Collieries at home tomorrow to take forward to Eccleshall on Wednesday as we look to a good week going into the FA Cup.

"Six points could see us in the top four or five, so we have to be focused."

With a squad of 20, Johnson will be in a position to shuffle the pack to keep his players fresh.

He added: "We will need them all if we're to do well and they'll all get a good run of games."

But Tom Fogg is a couple of weeks away from fitness while Tom Winkle is still suspended.