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Hopes of survival continue to falter as defeat at Bradford pushed the Silkmen closer to the brink. Barnet’s Friday night defeat had left the door open for Macclesfield to exit the relegation zone, but on current form the three point gap may as well be thirty. Confidence amongst the players and the fans is close to [...]

The Silkmen are still searching for an end to the winless run that has now spanned twenty games, but their point from the Cheshire derby keeps hopes of league survival alive. The game was actually fairly entertaining and under different circumstances could have been described as enjoyable. Crewe looked a very talented side and carved openings [...]

Into April we go and time appears to be running out for Macc to save their league status. Another defeat, away to Gillingham this time, has left them further adrift of safety with only six games remaining. Perhaps little could have been expected from the long journey to Kent against a side which, despite a recent slide, [...]

A week has passed since the departure of Gary Simpson and Macclesfield’s change of management has yet to see any change in fortunes. Just one point from two games, combined with another two injuries, is not the start Brian Horton would have wanted. With his side now dropping into the bottom two he faces a massive [...]

Saturday saw the Silkmen slump to defeat against the league’s bottom side. It proved a costly result for Gary Simpson, who was asked to step down on Sunday. With one win in the past twenty-two league games leaving Macc sitting outside the drop zone only by virtue of goal difference, the board’s decision came as no [...]

For the third consecutive home game the Silkmen came from behind to earn a point, this time combining the dramatics of the previous encounters to both come from two down and score in the dying moments of the game. Despite the pressing need for a win, most Macc fans would have taken a point against Crawley [...]

There is a distinct sense of déjà vu as I write this week – two more games, two more draws for the Silkmen. Even their manner bears a stark resemblance, grinding out a point on the road before being forced to come from behind against a relegation rival. The Bristol game was undoubtedly a poor spectacle, [...]

Another week, another seven days of anguish for fans of the Silkmen. Two defeats taking the run to eight consecutive losses has turned up the pressure on Gary Simpson and his team, as Macc’s football league status begins to look more than a little fragile. The latest setback, going down 3-2 at Sixfields to fellow strugglersNorthampton, [...]

It wasn’t supposed to be like this! The enforced break not only offered recuperation from the litany of injuries, but also the chance to restart the season and put the poor run behind us. Sean Brisley was playing his last game in a Macc shirt – surely he was set to power home a last minute [...]

There was no game for Macclesfield as the cold snap wiped out the greater portion of the lower leagues’ round of fixtures. Their Sixfields showdown was called off mid-morning due to a frozen pitch and thus offers a fortunate and welcome respite to the injury-plagued Silkmen. But while the week off is no doubt a positive, [...]