NOT one to hand out praise lightly, Wealdstone manager Gary Waddock felt his players deserved the utmost credit after pushing Enterprise National League title hopefuls Rochdale all the way on Saturday evening. A scoreline which might read like a routine 2-1 win for the high-flying hosts belies just how well Stones went about their business - including taking a deserved lead only to be pegged back and, ultimately, defeated with a late Dale winner. "We should be really proud of

Wealdstone suffered a late defeat at the Crown Oil Arena as Rochdale struck twice in the final stages to overturn a deserved Stones lead. With little riding on the result for the visitors, but everything at stake for a Rochdale side chasing the title, it was the Stones who produced a composed and disciplined performance for large periods, only to be denied at the death. Rochdale started brightly, and an early scare saw Dante Baptiste unable to fully claim a corner, however it

The Stones face a tough test on Saturday evening as they travel up to Greater Manchester to take on a title-chasing Rochdale AFC in front of the DAZN TV cameras.   The Basics   Date: Saturday, April 11 Venue: Crown Oil Arena, OL11 5DR Competition: The Enterprise National League Kick Off Time: 5:30 pm Broadcast Information : The game will be available to watch live via DAZN   News From The Vale   Big news came out of The Vale earlier this week, as tickets for the FA Trophy Fi

THE euphoria of the Stones sealing a first visit to Wembley Stadium since 1985 is still sinking in among supporters, that's for sure. And while the excitement builds among players and fans, Wealdstone FC staff have been busy building a dedicated Wembley web portal, which will be updated regularly with key information about Sunday May 17th's Isuzu FA Trophy Final. The website address is wembley.wealdstone-fc.com  and it's definitely one to bookmark for these days & weeks ahead