This was literally a game of three thirds – each lasting half an hour and we had the usual swathes of substitutes in the roll on, roll off fashion. Hitchin tonight employed the Development squad, academy players and reserves, call them what you will, but it was vital to see how these youngsters were developing…
After a 157 day break without playing a match, Hitchin Town made their return with an emphatic pre-season victory over local side Letchworth Garden City Eagles on Thursday evening. As Mark Burke had pointed out in his pre-season interview prior to the game, this was seen as more of a training exercise for the squad…