Brighouse Echo Sport – All the latest news from the Heffernan Utilities Stadium by Dave Parker

Not the best of weeks for Brighouse Town with two defeats, away to Emley in one re-arranged game and then at home to Liversedge in a second re-arranged game.

The 2-1 defeat at Emley was rather unfair on a battling and at times skilful Town, and a draw would have been a fairer result. Town went a goal down from tricky winger Amir Birchill and then replied with a Romario Dunne strike shortly afterwards, and they had more chances to even take the lead coming up to half-time. Their strike-force just couldn’t get on the end of crosses from the right by Dunne and Curtis Peters, coming back after a long back injury.

Early in the second half Town soaked up some early pressure as Emley came back at them and from a second successive corner from the right centre-back Adam Clayton headed home.

Town came back at their hosts in front of a 549 crowd and could have scored an equaliser but Bailey Thompson failed to out jump home keeper Declan Lambton with not a defender in sight.

On Saturday in a second derby with Liversedge, Town did not look the same side and lost 3-0 in what could only be described as a lacklustre performance.

The previous day the visitors had parted company with their long serving manager Jon Rimmington and in the warm up they looked as though they had come to lift their game after some poor results this term.

On 14 minutes debutant Jack Degruchy opened the scoring for his new club and that is how it stayed until half-time.

Town had little to offer and Liversedge got their second on the hour mark when Omar Sanyang tucked the ball home when Adam Clayton’s free kick had been parried.

Liversedge completed the scoring when former Town player Jack Crook lobbed Paul Cooper.

Last Wednesday night’s re-arranged home game with Dunston had to be postponed due to electric cabling problems with the floodlights. The matter was resolved within 24hrs, but unfortunately not in time for the game to go ahead.

On Saturday Town are at home to inform Grimsby Borough (3pm) before three games on the road.

Town have arranged their West Riding Senior Cup home first round draw with Garforth Town for Wednesday, October 30th (7.45)

Striker Jack Normanton has left the Heffernan Utilities Stadium for Bradford Park Avenue where his former boss Vill Powell is now working as assistant manager.

Coming in from Hyde United is fullback Ethen Vaughan.

Town’s U-18 side lost 8-1 at Guiseley in the FA Youth Cup first round last Thursday evening.