With all today’s rain it comes as no surprise that tonight’s game at Boldon has been called off due to a waterlogged pitch. We’ll let you know when the re-arranged date is once it has been rescheduled.

Albion are scheduled to play at Boldon CA tomorrow night but with heavy rain forecast tomorrow the game at ‘The Villa’ may be in some doubt. Boldon’s twitter account advises checking their social media for updates before heading off, & their home derby game with Jarrow on Easter Monday was a victim of the weather. Should the game go ahead, kick off is at 7:30pm & the postcode for the stadium is NE35 9AL if you fancy a trip to South Tyneside to cheer on the Black & Blue

Newcastle Blue Star got their revenge over RACA for Tuesday’s defeat in Scotswood with a 2-1 win at an overcast and drizzly Kingsley Park. After a fairly even but scrappy opening period, Star were harshly awarded a penalty on 31 minutes but Dan Lanning’s strike from the spot was superbly saved by Brogan Colquhoun & the sides remained at 0-0, though eight minutes later Star did open the scoring when substitute Reagan Patterson fired home. The lead lasted just three minutes until Aaron Costello scored his 30th league goal of the season to restore parity for Albion. Before the interval Star should have been awarded a penalty due to a blatant push in the box but thankfully for RACA the referee waved play on & the sides went into the interval at 1-1.

The second half saw Blue Star dominate possession & went 2-1 up in the 50th minute from a corner when Shaun Ryder bundled it home amidst a sea of bodies in the box. Dan Lanning was denied his goal when Colquhoun pulled off another fine save, and there were to be no further goals as Albion spent most of the rest of the game on the back foot & Star made the short trip home deservedly with all three points. Not a bad bank holiday crowd considering the cold and drizzly conditions but the home fans maybe saw their team’s slim play-off hopes extinguished.

FT RACA 1 NEWCASTLE BLUE STAR 2 Attendance 302

In a late deadline swoop RACA have signed striker / winger Lucas Lowery-Matondo from West Allotment. The Northern League transfer window closed yesterday at 5pm so Lucas will be our last signing until next season. Welcome aboard the good ship RACA Lucas.

Just a quick reminder that Albion and Newcastle Blue Star meet for the second time in a week on Easter Monday with a 12:00pm kick off at Kingsley Park. It promises to be a good occasion with hopefully a sizeable Bank Holiday crowd and we’d love to see you there if you can make it to cheer RACA on to a third straight win.

Both Ryan Smith and Paul Dudgeon have left Albion to join Division 2 rivals. Smith who played 11 times for Albion this season scoring in the 7-1 win over Brandon United has gone to Bedlington Terriers, while Dudgeon who made ten appearances this campaign has gone to Newcastle Blue Star and might be eligible to face us on Monday. We wish Ryan & Paul good fortune at their respective clubs.

RACA put in a solid defensive display to come away from Denton Road with a 2-0 victory in the first game of the Easter double header with Newcastle Blue Star. Aaron Costello scored his 30th goal of the season after just 9 minutes, taking advantage of a defensive mix up to slot home. Both sides had goals ruled out for offside before Lucas Hildreth scored a superb solo goal running rings round two Star defenders before firing the ball in the back of the net to ensure Albion took a two goal lead into the interval.

The second half saw Blue Star camped in the RACA half as they pressed to reduce the deficit but Albion held firm repelling the home side’s attempts to score despite having Costello sin binned for the final few minutes of the match. That’s four unbeaten for Ryton whose next game is the reverse fixture with Blue Star on Easter Monday

FT NEWCASTLE BLUE STAR 0 RACA 2 Attendance 198

After the disappointment of Saturday’s late postponement at Bedlington, Albion make the relatively short trip to second placed Newcastle Blue Star for our first game of a quick double header against them. This was originally the Boxing Day fixture that was called off & is now being played at Scotswood, Denton Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne NE15 7HB kick off at 7:30pm if you fancy cheering on the Black & Blue.

This afternoon’s Ebac Northern League fixture at Bedlington Terriers was postponed due to unsafe playing areas at Welfare Park.

With no official inspection organised, the decision was made just an hour before kick off by the match official.

A new date will be announced in due course.

Next up for RACA is a trip to the Dr Pitt to face second placed Bedlington Terriers who have already comfortably beaten us at HQ with a 3-1 victory back in October, a game in which Alfa Djalo got our goal. The Terriers have won their last four league games without conceding a goal so we have our work cut out.

If you’re wanting to head up to Bedlington to see if RACA can build on Tuesday night’s win over Washington, the address is Doctor Pit Park, Park Rd, Bedlington NE22 5DP