We caught up with Youth Boss Eric Kinder to get reaction to the 2-1 win over Macclesfield on Saturday:

"It was a good win, and I'm pleased with it. However, the big word from the day is commitment.

If we had played like that, and if we had been as committed as that, in all of our games since the turn of the year, then we'd have at least another 16 points on top of the tally that we have now.

It was our last game of the season, which means that it was the last game for our second years, as Youth players, and they finished it all off very well.

We conceded a penalty after 6 minutes. It was a silly foul by Matthew Wood, and I have no arguments with it at all. They scored from that, and you do wonder if you are about to go down to a defeat after a start like that.

We really picked things up after that, though. Gary Madine got himself some space and he played Tom Aldred through in to a good position. He kept his head and slotted it across the keeper for what was a very, very good goal.

Then, a few moments before half time, Gary has put the ball through for Steve Hindmarch to get on to. Steven has drawn the keeper, sat him on the floor, taken the ball round him and then popped it in the back of the net.

To be fair, I thought they were two fantastic goals. I thought that Gary Madine was outstanding today, and his development over the 7 months that he has been here has been astounding. He needs to keep his feet on the floor, keep working hard and, if he does, then he has a bright future.

The back four were solid, and the whole team has played well in front of them. I actually don't think that we deserve to be in that position in the League table. They do say that the table never lies, and we have to admit that we have had some sloppy games, but it was good to be with those lads today.

I told them before hand that I wasn't going to shout and give instructions, I was going to stand on the side and let them play their game. I just wanted them to get out there and enjoy it. They did that, and they gave it everything they had, and they looked really good for it.

We know that we've lost points this season because we have introduced young lads. Hopefully, by doing that, it will stand us in good stead for the next few years ahead.

It can be a strange feeling at this time of the year, because you get to know these older lads and you work with them, and you know that a decision has to be made on their future. The manager will know what he intends to do with them, and it's a part of the job that we all get used to. Having said that, it doesn't get any easier if you are releasing a player, but it's fantastic to tell a lad that he is getting kept on.

Most of these boys have been with the Centre of Excellence since they were 9 years old, so they have worked towards a professional contract for a lot of years. The worst part of being a Youth coach, by far, is having to tell one of those boys that he hasn't made it. You make friendships, you watch them run out of their skin for you, and then you have to give them bad news. That isn't nice at all. However, it's the way the game is, and I've been doing it for 12 years now, so although I will never be 100% used to it, I accept that it has to be done."

Team: Mitchell, Brown, Wordsworth, Stewart, Blake, Aldred, Wood (Lakeland 58), Tinnion, Hoban, Hindmarch, Madine. Sub - Carson.