Double pleasure for manager Black

Not only did his team win their third game on the trot; he also came out on top against his former employer from last season.

“It was a tough test for us especially as we are down to the bare bones in terms of squad numbers”, he said.

“When they scored their second at the start of the second half, clearly what we had been doing wasn’t working.

“I was proud of the way the lads came back at them, we started to turn their fullbacks and things started to happen for us.

“We turned the game on its head and when Danny South headed the third goal, Ossett looked dejected and out of ideas.

“It was important to keep their striker Tom Greaves quiet and we did a great job on him and that was crucial for us.”

Cameron Clark was substituted after only 10 minutes despite not having sustained an injury and Black explained why he had done this.

“We felt that we needed to change things because Cameron was finding it difficult to contain their winger and he had already received a yellow card, so we thought it was best to take him off rather than risk going down to 10 men.

“Cameron understood the situation and his reaction was very professional.”

The club has completed some important business in the last week or so by securing the services of George Milner (pictured) and more recently Danny South on contracts.

Milner is committed to staying with the Nailers until the end of the 2019/20 season and South until 2020/21.

It is all very good news for the club especially as Grant Black and his assistant Mick Norbury have committed themselves for at least two more seasons.

‘We are obviously very pleased that the club have been able to offer George and Danny deals to keep them at Belper,” said Black.

“We have spoken to all of the players who have indicated a willingness to stay with us for next season and we have also targeted potential additions with the aim of strengthening the squad.’”

The Nailers will have a say in the race for the play-offs and the relegation battles as they faced Sheffield FC on Easter Monday and Spalding United on the last Saturday of the season.

However Spalding may benefit from AFC Mansfield’s resignation from the league due to ground grading issues.

There seems likely to be a different league format for next season which could see the Nailers returning to clubs such as Newcastle, Market Drayton and Kidsgrove, however details have yet to be confirmed.