Quotes of the week

The clock is ticking until the return to pre-season training and that subject plays a key role in this week's Quotes of the Week with the likes of Lee Picton and Ryan Hutchinson talking about that.

Ryan Hutchinson on his injury frustration

"Obviously missing the last eight games, with the play-off push and the Senior Cup Final, was frustrating. I think back and it feels like I have already had my summer break so I can't wait to get back to pre-season training and make up for lost time"

Lee Picton on his hopes for pre-season

"It is a massively important time and it is something I have been looking forward to for a while now. It is a big opportunity for me as a coach to lay the foundations and the principles of how I see us moving forwards on the pitch"

West Allotment Celtic press officer Craig Dobson on Spartans new signing, Sean Reid

"Blyth Spartans have plucked more than their fair share of players from the Northern League, but in Sean Reid, they might just have found something truly special. Those who attended Blue Flames at any point in the last four years could not have failed to notice Sean's potential."

General Manager Ian Evans on the club's volunteers, who were honoured at a Rotary Club dinner this week

"As everybody knows without the thirty or so volunteers on matchday we simply would not be able to put on a game"