Guiseley 0

Frickley Athletic 0

Guiseley were held to a goalless draw at home to struggling Frickley Athletic in the UniBond League Premier Division.

Nethermoor welcomed Olympic silver medallist Debbie Flood before Guise-ley's Yorkshire derby.

The locally-born rower got a warm reception from both sections of the crowd.

Flood met the players in the dressing room before kick-off and watched the

game before presenting the man of the match tokens in the clubhouse afterwards.

If she was hoping to gain some inspiration from the athletes on show, she must have left disappointed.

Guiseley maintained their unbeaten start to the campaign but it was more a

case of dropping two points against a very average side.

The match had a strong feel of a Brad-ford Park Avenue old boy's reunion. The home side, whose assistant manager is Clive Freeman - former player, coach and assistant with Avenue - fielded Keiron O'Brien, Neil Grayston and

Scott Jackson.

The opponents with links to Avenue were Phil Lindley, Mark Vickerage, Richard Tracey and former skipper Wayne Benn.

Despite the talent within their ranks, they had obviously come for a draw - an exercise in damage limitation.

They were prepared to defend stoically, with Benn, in the sweeper's role, at the heart of that, and raid only on the break.

Guiseley wanted the win and made most of the running but lacked the

inventiveness to turn possessional dominance into a match-winning display.

"We huffed and puffed but I was very disappointed by what I saw," said

Guiseley manager Neil Parsley.

"I would think the supporters have gone home very unhappy after that and I

can't disagree with them.

"Yes we had more of the ball and yes we were in their half more than they were in ours.

"But I thought the game was very flat - typical of a derby when teams know so

much about each other.

"On the plus side we are still unbeaten, but three draws from five games is not going to put us up there. Frickley should have been beaten but they deserved their point."

The goal that condemned Farsley Celtic to another defeat, this time against lowly Gateshead who have been beset by all manner of problems this term, was the only incident of note in

their dour struggle at the International Stadium, home to some great moments

of athletic history. Not so the latest football fixture in the impressive arena.

A 44th-minute strike from Simon Colligan, a well-placed lob over Celts keeper Andy Wood from just inside the area, was scant reward for the fans.

"You could say it was a surprise defeat in that we could have and should

have won. But it was not the best advert for UniBond football," conceded

Celts boss Lee Sinnott. "As an attacking force we were never in gear, and that is not just down to the forwards.

"You have to be on the offensive as

a team. It was a frustrating afternoon but I was more annoyed than anything else."