Against a spirited, newly merged for this season, Cheadle/Wilmslow team, and playing against the appaling conditions, Mellor impressed.

A perfect way to bounce back after last weeks narrow defeat. Today's final score was a fair reflection of the balance of the game.

It was the opposition who opened the scoring, but after that they never really threatened.

It's early into the season and we've got a lot of work ahead of us, but today there was enough on show to suggest we will hold our own.

Really encouraging to see all of the boys who have moved up from last season get plenty of game time and have their moments to impress.

The grim conditions, put pay to my efforts to keep pace with the goal scorers. Turns out paper gets wet in driving rain! But what I can say is that the goals were shared amongst the midis and attack. There were solo goals and team goals, scrappy goals and well taken goals.

The penalty bench had a few visitors from the home team, so a little bit more discipline will be required moving forward but at least we're a team who compete.

It was cold, it was wet, but when those boys ploughed into those hotdogs at the end of the match, victorious, they were buzzing.