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Contrasting fortunes for Church.


ALVECHURCH Alvechurch is a large village of Bromsgrove district, in the north-east of the county of Worcestershire, England. Lying in the valley of the River Arrow, the nearest city is Birmingham. At the time of the last UK Census in 2001 the population was 3333.  were trying to digest two wildly contrasting performances this week.

Battered 7-0 by early season leaders Barwell last Saturday, the Church responded by hammering Cradley Town 5-0 in midweek.

Joint manager Jamie McWilliams admitted: "We were looking for a reaction after the Barwell game but contrary to what people might think, we didn't go and make wholesale changes. In fact, the decisions were virtually made for us as two or three of the lads were unavailable.

"Against Barwell, we simply didn't turn up. They're a very good side and we were miles off it.

''If you combine the two, then it didn't fare very well for us.

"However, we didn't go mad. Both Paul Hall Paul Hall may refer to:
  • Paul Hall (footballer) (born 1972), Jamaican footballer
  • Paul Hall (labor leader) (1914–1980), American labor leader
Paul Hall (choreographer from New Haven Conn.)
 and Matt Gasper gasp·er  
n. Chiefly British Slang
A cigarette.
 were unavailable against Cradley so Nathan Waite came in while Aaron Daniels returned from Redditch United."

Waite responded by netting twice, as did Callum Gittings, while Tom Stone added the other.

"We asked the lads for a bit of character and they gave it," said McWilliams.

"We're a bit up and down as a side at the moment. Once we take the lead, it seems to set our tails wagging. We'll have a few players coming back today."

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Date:Aug 29, 2009
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