Silkmen Manager Danny Whitaker has stressed how much his team will need the backing of the fans this Saturday, as we face Bamber Bridge in the Isuzu FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round.

After last week's heartbreaking NPL West Division defeat at the hands of Bootle, Danny will be looking for another positive response - despite the visitors being a league higher.

We caught up with Danny this morning, in order to learn his plans for the coming week and just how big Saturday's game is.

Here's the interview in full.

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The Silkmen surrendered their perfect home league record yesterday, as a late Ben Hodkinson strike handed Bootle a 2 - 1 victory.

Joe Bunney had given Macc the advantage in the 18th minute with his third goal in as many games, yet Hodkinson was to draw the two sides level with his first strike just after the hour mark.

With the home side pushing for a winner, Bootle launched a clinical counter-attack deep into added time - from which Hodkinson swept the ball home to give the visitors maximum points.

Here's our match highlights package, courtesy of Tom Beresford.

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The Silkmen suffered their first home league defeat of the season this afternoon, as Bootle claimed a 2 - 1 victory at the Leasing.com Stadium.

Joe Bunney had given Macc the lead during the first half, yet the visitors struck twice during the second period to claim the victory.

After the game, we caught up with Danny Whitaker for his post-match analysis.

Here's the interview in full.

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The Silkmen opened up a five-point lead at the NPL West Division summit on Tuesday evening, courtesy of a 5 - 0 victory against Kidsgrove Athletic.

James Berry opened the scoring with a sublime solo effort, with Joe Bunney, Neil Kengni, Tom Clare and Neil Danns adding second half strikes.

Here are the match highlights, courtesy of Tom Beresford.

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