tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42251487302076252942024-03-27T23:53:26.080+00:00Damage In The Box!The continuation of a footballing odyssey across home and abroad.... Chris Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07875225025599535177noreply@blogger.comBlogger404125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225148730207625294.post-54444602796866894502024-03-23T15:00:00.205+00:002024-03-26T17:39:29.483+00:00REAL BEDFORD (McMullen Park)<span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>SPARTAN SOUTH MIDLANDS LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION, REAL BEDFORD 5-1 DUNSTABLE TOWN, ATTENDANCE: 162</b></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfU1nC0_WoaiRF7oNJaJNiUUs0qe3kAyNbDNa-0NT6-DVKhRMNCBiHc2TDDQxT_epoLm4Zz9kdtEL9q7hWDQlbc5LFQ7Wgy_vfYn_sBz5Xi9NvVkcWcrW7Z3WPEtvGL-pt9oajwKq4th2Nx2cITkeng3QRdPAE045B7oZ7hmGLxHvJ3AXVsM7JVYeDTIz/s1024/-7kwik9.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="677" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfU1nC0_WoaiRF7oNJaJNiUUs0qe3kAyNbDNa-0NT6-DVKhRMNCBiHc2TDDQxT_epoLm4Zz9kdtEL9q7hWDQlbc5LFQ7Wgy_vfYn_sBz5Xi9NvVkcWcrW7Z3WPEtvGL-pt9oajwKq4th2Nx2cITkeng3QRdPAE045B7oZ7hmGLxHvJ3AXVsM7JVYeDTIz/w133-h200/-7kwik9.jpg" width="133" /></a></div>For Non-league Day 2024 I headed to McMullen Park for a Bedfordshire Derby between Real Bedford and Dunstable Town in the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The Pirates dominated the game and it was a convincing victory, which maintains their current position at the top of the table. It's between Real Bedford and Milton Keynes Irish for the title, and promotion, with Bedford currently having the points on the board but Milton Keynes having the games in hand. It's going right to the wire this one.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This afternoon's game was effectively over by half time with Real Bedford 3-0 up thanks to goals from Archie Jones (30) and a brace from Joey Evans (40, 45). An own goal (56) made it 4-0 before Dunstable netted a consolation through Alfie Osborne (69). The Pirates completed the scoring with a fifth goal through Ben Stevens (71).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Fg-XvnoQN1bbqJdZy3YgDi0ZZdnGd2oYOVcDZz_J4ZxESd7WpMWat9o0KBE3g68dY-RVpC820cvXjce3N1yTgJy6toWwnUhWGhVBKWnmc94Z5z0Q_v_6T85ubzoW3SNAVzM6_w5TADRDqnk6oQs4eL7HkfIwK683OByeVIJfhVmGz0QkJrFBnqKJrcEM/s1024/13ei75.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Fg-XvnoQN1bbqJdZy3YgDi0ZZdnGd2oYOVcDZz_J4ZxESd7WpMWat9o0KBE3g68dY-RVpC820cvXjce3N1yTgJy6toWwnUhWGhVBKWnmc94Z5z0Q_v_6T85ubzoW3SNAVzM6_w5TADRDqnk6oQs4eL7HkfIwK683OByeVIJfhVmGz0QkJrFBnqKJrcEM/w400-h300/13ei75.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7RRM_vOoPYarrHZXXhuiQtSmt0KNZXKEjvL_hqdBVsFkkiR_QhNOkTsg8q5HHQwKHs98Q3Sqx9cC5nQyjV2KG16pI0KnSh1t4jTQAVKD2lP71OSbWkhZCovhNgaWxXIJZNS_ffYjafacvw6jMmR6YjdfC6PIqpiteyi-FiqWUC7K_QjN-eMFgfd0J4fRt/s1024/zad7g1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7RRM_vOoPYarrHZXXhuiQtSmt0KNZXKEjvL_hqdBVsFkkiR_QhNOkTsg8q5HHQwKHs98Q3Sqx9cC5nQyjV2KG16pI0KnSh1t4jTQAVKD2lP71OSbWkhZCovhNgaWxXIJZNS_ffYjafacvw6jMmR6YjdfC6PIqpiteyi-FiqWUC7K_QjN-eMFgfd0J4fRt/w200-h150/zad7g1.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbXYFOWCec0WuCPF8m1Ua3tRphfNa4wLREEQlEtLt7HDgRTCmJGBaeXRvr3-mEcLx88OQWcgtY4HUh3Po7WRWQWeSt_P_Pjhy220X1xXMcvl9-kSMfX5RaJcKUFXYGUFuCPSNcvUgLl5f_RInGTbP2Vz0t57VmtXblTe_39WsC-h9Djc69QPdxTeyvtl-G/s1024/-35eumy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbXYFOWCec0WuCPF8m1Ua3tRphfNa4wLREEQlEtLt7HDgRTCmJGBaeXRvr3-mEcLx88OQWcgtY4HUh3Po7WRWQWeSt_P_Pjhy220X1xXMcvl9-kSMfX5RaJcKUFXYGUFuCPSNcvUgLl5f_RInGTbP2Vz0t57VmtXblTe_39WsC-h9Djc69QPdxTeyvtl-G/w200-h150/-35eumy.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Real Bedford were formed in 2002 with a merger of Bedford United and Unione Sportiva Valerio. Valerio were a Sunday league team formed in 1995, whilst Bedford United were established in 1957 as the works team of the printing firm Diemer & Reynolds. After the merger the club took Bedford United's place in the Spartan South Midlands League as Bedford Valerio United before becoming Bedford FC in 2007.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In April 2022 Bedford were taken over by over by bitcoin podcaster Peter McCormack, who stated that he intended for the club to reach the Premier League. The club's name was changed to Real Bedford prior to the 2022–23 season, which was a successful campaign which saw them lift the Bedfordshire Senior Trophy and the Division One title. They are currently on course for back-to-back promotions.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">McMullen Park has been home to Bedford since 1996 when, after a nomadic existence, the club set up base on land between the main A421 trunk road and Bedford Town's ground, <a href="https://groundhoppersdiary.blogspot.com/2022/01/bedford-town-new-eyrie.html?m=0"><b>The New Eyrie</b></a>. McMullen Park is named after lifetime founder-member and former Vice Chairman Jim McMullen. How long the club will stay at McMullen Park remains to be seen as there is currently a dispute between the club and Bedfordshire Council over the lease of the ground (<a href="https://www.bedfordindependent.co.uk/real-bedford-fc-owner-claims-foul-play-in-renewal-of-mcmullen-park-lease/">click here</a>). 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1uIGPds6WCxgagEzRaYX62_Iy2GX3kDgr4uCHlLsX_yUeNIHrAlmqitvF1tg8LGhTXQorhygRlnbVagMN7sjM_8EBASWOhbXZU6ksXkeWgMXAJ-bVyGYUFJ79-T-tVb23DKV5eLugVxgnlhpNoLbBx5LrRGpz1r7B2Ehb-vFxIRT8hzNIuuKLOsZWWtR/s1024/-kfjasr.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1uIGPds6WCxgagEzRaYX62_Iy2GX3kDgr4uCHlLsX_yUeNIHrAlmqitvF1tg8LGhTXQorhygRlnbVagMN7sjM_8EBASWOhbXZU6ksXkeWgMXAJ-bVyGYUFJ79-T-tVb23DKV5eLugVxgnlhpNoLbBx5LrRGpz1r7B2Ehb-vFxIRT8hzNIuuKLOsZWWtR/w400-h300/-kfjasr.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Archie Jones opens the scoring for The Pirates. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Chris Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07875225025599535177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225148730207625294.post-55333145687922690222024-02-25T12:30:00.000+00:002024-03-05T19:34:30.689+00:00JUVENTUS FC (Juventus Stadium)<span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>SERIE A, JUVENTUS FC 3-2 FROSINONE CALCIO, ATTENDANCE: 40,719</b></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9UHkvvzPl211wuPdTjrbZfy_tfeedbtv7KVkYlK0GZRTUt9eOKpBHFPEdkhmDbpUi76xfhzNWsJgucpLl9Xbs7qjP0iV2JvWAPB1Pfrd9zHDHMsMquGsosi7QJ6nEZLgGsbrmNKUz6WTybs4E81LLuozzAL035P6ClpLsH5gXf40xuq5G-pU2TyZ7UOPt/s1024/-9rpzzw.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9UHkvvzPl211wuPdTjrbZfy_tfeedbtv7KVkYlK0GZRTUt9eOKpBHFPEdkhmDbpUi76xfhzNWsJgucpLl9Xbs7qjP0iV2JvWAPB1Pfrd9zHDHMsMquGsosi7QJ6nEZLgGsbrmNKUz6WTybs4E81LLuozzAL035P6ClpLsH5gXf40xuq5G-pU2TyZ7UOPt/w200-h150/-9rpzzw.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Ciao! This was the fourth, and final, game of a four day trip to Italy. Today I headed back to the city of Turin, <a href="https://groundhoppersdiary.blogspot.com/2024/02/torino-fc-stadio-olimpico-grande-torino.html"><b>where this adventure started last Thursday</b></a>, as Juventus welcomed Frosinone to the Juventus Stadium.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The 'old lady' of Italian football, Juventus were founded in 1897 and are the second oldest football club in Italy behind <a href="https://groundhoppersdiary.blogspot.com/2024/02/genoa-cfc-stadio-luigi-ferraris.html?m=1"><b>Genoa CFC</b></a>. They are the most successful club in Italian football with 36 league titles, 14 Coppa Italia and 9 Italian Super Cups. They have also won the European Cup (twice in 1985 and 1996), UEFA Cup (three times in 1977, 1990 and 1993) Cup Winners Cup (in 1983) and the Super Cup (in 1984 and 1996).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Juve famously play in black and white striped shirts, these colours were adopted in 1905 after being inspired by Notts County. For people of my vintage, the Juventus side of the 1980's led by legendary Frenchman Michel Platini, and also containing Zbigniew Boniek and Marco Tardelli, is the one that sticks in the mind. Of course there have been a couple of Welsh legends who have turned out for I Bianconeri in the shape of John Charles and Ian Rush, who infamously claimed he couldn't settle in Italy as "it was like living in a foreign country".</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The Juventus Stadium was opened in 2011 and was the first modern, club owned stadium to be built in Italy. For sponsorship purposes it is currently known as the Allianz Stadium. The ground has a capacity of 41,500, was built on the site of the old Stadio Delle Alpi and is approximately 5 miles from the city centre of Turin; I'd bear that in mind if you ever need a quick getaway after a game!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I'll be honest and say that after the atmosphere of last night's game at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris, this stadium felt a little sterile by comparison.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This afternoon Juventus laboured to a 3-2 victory over struggling Frosinone and it took a 95th minute winner from defender Daniele Rugani to cruelly deny the visitors a deservedly point.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Dušan Vlahović put Juve ahead after just 3 minutes before Walid Cheddira headed home an equaliser after 14 minutes. Frosinone silenced the stadium when they took the lead after 27 minutes, Marco Brescianini firing home. Vlahović levelled after 32 minutes with a sublime left foot finish. All square at the break. Juventus dominated the second period but despite creating a few decent chances they didn't look like breaking the deadlock. Frosinone thought they had earned a deserved point but Rugani's intervention, with the last kick of the game, finally broke their resistance and their hearts.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">That concluded a fantastic trip. A liitle bit hectic at times but well worth it. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Chris Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07875225025599535177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225148730207625294.post-44586167569774416662024-02-24T20:45:00.253+00:002024-03-04T15:11:40.260+00:00GENOA CFC (Stadio Luigi Ferraris)<span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>SERIE A, GENOA 2-0 UDINESE, ATTENDANCE: 31,126</b></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghUvDeFKeY2dLDznl8_Z_Hizhs4nYbTWT2Jk0yJWkon9rcLNl69JOazrWef-Oj3Xo8_cMtFvTPn607N7mIQpy_KowNe9zGvUKSR7To1v_AcWh-aJCBMvVhqsfqsyYxw3xcTnbuAPktr6jZDoauI01pFnItmvLfz8reHDIK0F4yjL52iAsR0K7LkW7tSkWu/s1024/dp6fm9.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghUvDeFKeY2dLDznl8_Z_Hizhs4nYbTWT2Jk0yJWkon9rcLNl69JOazrWef-Oj3Xo8_cMtFvTPn607N7mIQpy_KowNe9zGvUKSR7To1v_AcWh-aJCBMvVhqsfqsyYxw3xcTnbuAPktr6jZDoauI01pFnItmvLfz8reHDIK0F4yjL52iAsR0K7LkW7tSkWu/w200-h150/dp6fm9.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Ciao! This was the third game of a four game, four day trip to Italy. Today I headed back across country to the city of Genoa as Genoa welcomed Udinese to the Stadio Luigi Ferraris.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The first thing you notice when you step outside the main Piazza Principe train station is the statue of Christopher Colombus as the famous 15th century explorer, the man who 'discovered the new world', was born in Genoa. This port city is on the UNESCO World Heritage list and the old town, with it's narrow streets, is certainly worth visiting.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1nTSN6qRBzg4Ukhuat6n-1nzpNWOzy86K3IDUwqIQpJWC9whrQNxkrHLeFsfGg-pTCwSPcHyuSsTEz2NkT2urnrNpMZR0ysCtMKQRuL_AvVDJk2jytaLWgdxWQKNQ7iXzIUL7UegPkJHcVHRdJ-9GReJorN_DL576EnVNlPNAi4cdMZd-AgvGhw2qWj_/s1024/l5augf.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1nTSN6qRBzg4Ukhuat6n-1nzpNWOzy86K3IDUwqIQpJWC9whrQNxkrHLeFsfGg-pTCwSPcHyuSsTEz2NkT2urnrNpMZR0ysCtMKQRuL_AvVDJk2jytaLWgdxWQKNQ7iXzIUL7UegPkJHcVHRdJ-9GReJorN_DL576EnVNlPNAi4cdMZd-AgvGhw2qWj_/w150-h200/l5augf.jpg" width="150" /></a></div></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Founded in 1893, as Genoa Cricket and Athletic Club, the club has a long sporting heritage. They are the oldest extant club in Italy. The club was set up to represent England abroad and they initially played in white shirts. The football club came to prominence in 1897 when Londoner James Spensley became the club's first manager and </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Genoa then won the the first ever Italian championship in 1898. Whilst he was in charge of the football club, now named Genoa Cricket and Football Club, they won the league a further 5 times. In total they have won the title on 9 occasions, the most recent though was in 1924. They are the fourth most successful club in Italian football.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOwN1DmjVc0xbGEhDUwrILI57S1RsoacBcYRUkjGK-XF2AWOgAJEFF19qW3uDZ7NjEHUQPuP6XeOYZXRgAsXfIUj_u3yQNaXB4iLmrKg76vw72NnCcvfqlqWz5hrjiAEnYE4dnujqzFjPr9Ejm_ABa0by-SMvb9F1hSmGonLsJokxT-hDCUfxs-JBMLDm9/s1024/-jwz3x3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOwN1DmjVc0xbGEhDUwrILI57S1RsoacBcYRUkjGK-XF2AWOgAJEFF19qW3uDZ7NjEHUQPuP6XeOYZXRgAsXfIUj_u3yQNaXB4iLmrKg76vw72NnCcvfqlqWz5hrjiAEnYE4dnujqzFjPr9Ejm_ABa0by-SMvb9F1hSmGonLsJokxT-hDCUfxs-JBMLDm9/w200-h150/-jwz3x3.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSOfXp2PIz1yBtbXlzGI2hWzFTULKbmtDQDVKDEFgVoYUnN47DC2eEcerSTpu33MXYvUGqHcflm7-4h7eMNDBbaylZF9fnFNj8yJh41LcILgjmdedStTdmlhqXU6FJiR5SQARyA7Te0mSSWyZS5wSHelYQbbZVCpW7ghQX-4COxPwR-CQF6-gAOQQ2b8L/s1024/n18l9h.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSOfXp2PIz1yBtbXlzGI2hWzFTULKbmtDQDVKDEFgVoYUnN47DC2eEcerSTpu33MXYvUGqHcflm7-4h7eMNDBbaylZF9fnFNj8yJh41LcILgjmdedStTdmlhqXU6FJiR5SQARyA7Te0mSSWyZS5wSHelYQbbZVCpW7ghQX-4COxPwR-CQF6-gAOQQ2b8L/w200-h150/n18l9h.jpg" width="200" /></a><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTgmOY7101YO2N7mok0cdyl1Eb45r3eUnQsjgEbZWMcm2NQYsVe1_h9_4TLSgQdbJIJF3-IMfd-FRnen2mtcFGjkcXzFjaWzeeZ4-Wlt_rvD8_ijH1no2DR8MJ4XIfHd41zx-UtPFyDee84tuP8t51SNvYQTYi0ikrRq3HZDelSMeUfowrRHYrkke675a0/s1024/-8r18vz.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTgmOY7101YO2N7mok0cdyl1Eb45r3eUnQsjgEbZWMcm2NQYsVe1_h9_4TLSgQdbJIJF3-IMfd-FRnen2mtcFGjkcXzFjaWzeeZ4-Wlt_rvD8_ijH1no2DR8MJ4XIfHd41zx-UtPFyDee84tuP8t51SNvYQTYi0ikrRq3HZDelSMeUfowrRHYrkke675a0/w400-h300/-8r18vz.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">View of the ground from outside Mackenzie Castle</span> </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Genoa have played at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris since it's inauguration in 1911. The 'Marassi' is the oldest stadium in Italy still in use and is, of course, shared with city rivals Sampdoria. In 1933, the stadium was named in honour of Luigi Ferraris, a footballer and engineer who perished in World War One. His Silver Medal of Military Valor was later buried under the "Gradinata Nord" where the Genoa ultras congregate.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The Stadio Luigi Ferraris had been on my radar since it was used in Italia 90, it's striking design standing out in my Panini sticker book. This was the ground where David O'Leary scored the winning penalty for Ireland against Romania to send the Irish into the last eight of the tournament.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Whilst the ground is showing its age, well the section of ground I was in was certainly lacking in spectator comforts, it didn't disappoint in terms of a football theatre. The home fans are incredibly passionate and the scenes inside were absolutely fantastic.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In this mid-table encounter it was Udinese that started the brightest but they failed to take their chances. Both teams had been denied by the woodwork when, somewhat against the run of play, Genoa took the lead thanks to a superb overhead kick from Mateo Retegui (36). Cue scenes. The game was effectively won just four minutes later when Mattia Bani headed home Albert Gudmundsson's cross. Cue more scenes. A second yellow card for Thomas Kristensen on 49 minutes sealed Udinese fate and, in truth, for the rest of the second half it was more entertaining watching the Genoa ultras go about their business. Genoa should certainly have added to their goal tally and Udinese had a late effort ruled out for a foul, but 2-0 was how it finished.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Absolutely fanatical support from I Rossoblù and I would definitely put a visit here on your groundhopping bucket list!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm74r25FHk9PEMJsCnBkWKWyzl3wuyAKC_0VQgUoDuKTeyNV2IX0Q6ve3Nx2aSMSY0G73_R-WHrIEFbaCrXHnpE-J3J4GSlkP53VzznU0n1owvuwDhpYeW6HbOUF4uv4tqBdbueRqwwLXv3aA_vaRfk2bLC-u8lmdQniFK1V6bLI6Fztfez4qGWweXp4Pt/s1024/-u098o6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm74r25FHk9PEMJsCnBkWKWyzl3wuyAKC_0VQgUoDuKTeyNV2IX0Q6ve3Nx2aSMSY0G73_R-WHrIEFbaCrXHnpE-J3J4GSlkP53VzznU0n1owvuwDhpYeW6HbOUF4uv4tqBdbueRqwwLXv3aA_vaRfk2bLC-u8lmdQniFK1V6bLI6Fztfez4qGWweXp4Pt/w200-h150/-u098o6.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFW14T15ru6nTQSHAuv7Aso02x0AT2yS48jm49dMUMKtYk-EYEwNAXK7MWUO84hIlKeW_ZaJZyWNAnYZyWZY3LpWD1h6M6XVx0QPcGImJMnftbrpKgVK3KpAdcm7PZkIok6vWLW70SebwUlATFqJjN8lvAfI_Os7gZOpMxzrK0zdASZpKhzlOQPKaHF1Ok/s1024/c5vsyb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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This was the second game of a four game, four day trip to Italy. Today </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I headed across country to the city of Ferrara, famous for it's renaissance architecture, as SPAL welcomed Arezzo to the Stadio Paolo Mazza.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Unfortunately the game was an insipid goalless draw in which neither side looked capable of breaking the deadlock. Even when Arezzo were reduced to 10 men on 56 minutes, Lorenzo Masetti recieving a second yellow card, I</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Biancazzurri could not make their man advantage count.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></div><div><div>Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor (which is Latin for Sports Club Society of Art and Work) were originally founded in 1907 and have spent the majority of their history in the lower divisions. The most successful period in the clubs history was between 1951 and 1968 when the club played in the top flight for all bar one of these seasons. They achieved their highest ever finish (5th in 1960) and reached the Coppa Italia final in 1962 (losing to Napoli in the final, this after thrashing Juventus 4-1 in the semi-final). Fabio Cappello began his career at SPAL, playing 49 games between 1964 and 1967 before moving to Roma.</div><div><br /></div><div>The club went bankrupt and reformed twice in modern times, in both 2005 and 2012. The second time it occurred the club were demoted to Serie D and they were eventually saved in 2013 when the Colombarini family, who had been funding AC Giacomense, became main shareholders. They changed the name Giacomense to SPAL and moved the club to Ferrara. Lifelong SPAL supporter Walter Mattioli was installed as club president and the club rose from Serie D back to Serie A. The club lasted four seasons in the top flight before suffering relegation to Serie B in 2020 and then to Serie C in 2023.</div><div><br /></div></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The home ground of SPAL is the Stadio Paolo Mazza, which was opened in September 1928 as Stadio Comunale and has undergone numerous redevelopments over the years. In February 1982 it was renamed in honour of former club president Paolo Mazza, who had died two months previously. A neat and tidy ground, it put me in mind of a mini- Hillsborough.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The stadium is a straightforward 10 minute walk from the train station and about a 15 minute from the city centre so, as like <a href="https://groundhoppersdiary.blogspot.com/2024/02/torino-fc-stadio-olimpico-grande-torino.html">last night in Torino</a>, there was plenty of time for a wee nightcap, and yet more pizza, before retiring for the night.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFUROaM3ykprCPhLrI2i__9gVIHSgLPCspsiHx8K5Kjb0HFSEcePn8_daUwtxR-HnByOLq_94ZyxnWF68-6omtFWJxvvfpkJQRSY7lnRn6vJ5QQpSi_ArtVR80MXYl-NXYxrW8_9RnVN1qziBrS3T5lAXsOlpNJx0SR4DykliwYnp1lUahCqhZxQLcCQ9T/s1024/-slyizo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFUROaM3ykprCPhLrI2i__9gVIHSgLPCspsiHx8K5Kjb0HFSEcePn8_daUwtxR-HnByOLq_94ZyxnWF68-6omtFWJxvvfpkJQRSY7lnRn6vJ5QQpSi_ArtVR80MXYl-NXYxrW8_9RnVN1qziBrS3T5lAXsOlpNJx0SR4DykliwYnp1lUahCqhZxQLcCQ9T/w400-h300/-slyizo.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This was the first game of a four game, four day trip to Italy. I started in the city of Turin as Torino welcomed Lazio to the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It was a textbook away performance from I Biancocelesti. Torino created, and missed, a plethora of chances before Lazio's Mattéo Guendouzi (51) scored with their first effort on target. A second from Danilo Cataldi followed 5 minutes later and that was effectively game over.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The visitors were reduced to 10 men, after Mario Gila recieved a second yellow card, but Lazio were able to comfortably see the match out. Ex-Everton man Nikola Vlasic lined up for Torino and was probably their best player on the night.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Founded in 1906, Torino Football Club are among the most successful clubs in Italy with seven league titles, including five consecutive league titles during the 1940s. The Grande Torino, as the team was nicknamed, were regarded as one of the strongest footballing sides of the period until the entire team was killed in the 1949 Superga air disaster. In truth, the club has never really recovered.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Torino play their home games at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, renamed in honour of the 1940's team in 2016, which has been home since 1963. The ground was originally built in 1933 and named after Benito Mussolini before changing name to the Stadio Comunale after the war. The ground was redeveloped for the 2006 Winter Olimpic games and subsequently known as the Stadio Olympico.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Tram number 4 from the main station takes you to and from ground, so post match it was back into town where there was just about time for a quick snifter and a slice of pizza before heading back to the hotel.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrz1fR9fQikGGIvpnVfk1iwI2B5BIoYPN-cYPVthwddBdFR_yY-zRLGrHGqgZ0tr-43spwZR1Ryl8fmNH5u22BpN7WHx6QAY2ywhoNIn74cUNc4jqpCYO9k7ZzQuMKhWVqv2y_65KJ1ffKBsWPaxB1Nqqb10LZXPaiNZ3_PzPA2sp4Zvbc1AWghg69Z4JJ/s1024/lyoj1y.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="1024" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrz1fR9fQikGGIvpnVfk1iwI2B5BIoYPN-cYPVthwddBdFR_yY-zRLGrHGqgZ0tr-43spwZR1Ryl8fmNH5u22BpN7WHx6QAY2ywhoNIn74cUNc4jqpCYO9k7ZzQuMKhWVqv2y_65KJ1ffKBsWPaxB1Nqqb10LZXPaiNZ3_PzPA2sp4Zvbc1AWghg69Z4JJ/w400-h211/lyoj1y.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div></div>Chris Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07875225025599535177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225148730207625294.post-63922176588638768742024-02-17T15:00:00.173+00:002024-02-19T16:48:41.822+00:00LITTLEHAMPTON TOWN (The Sportsfield)<div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">ISTHMIAN LEAGUE SOUTH EAST DIVISION, LITTLEHAMPTON TOWN 0-0 THREE BRIDGES, ATTENDANCE: 223<br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xExxURlOByVQh9rrGglw2LPHBjVxCwYer31xDcKJN9dStaN6_0pfonYRHzAlG_Y2Xk5cetbH9CzWDcmHwXVHGRzjN34ZQoE7EoIqZDd3oOXZDDO6s25LAiVpXH4Ug6hzXJfyMwzYDsgEhBoJcmWWNH8WNr9mf_aH9zj3B0cpLakNrAIjGiNfIW9KKtnz/s948/hqeg6g.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="948" data-original-width="679" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xExxURlOByVQh9rrGglw2LPHBjVxCwYer31xDcKJN9dStaN6_0pfonYRHzAlG_Y2Xk5cetbH9CzWDcmHwXVHGRzjN34ZQoE7EoIqZDd3oOXZDDO6s25LAiVpXH4Ug6hzXJfyMwzYDsgEhBoJcmWWNH8WNr9mf_aH9zj3B0cpLakNrAIjGiNfIW9KKtnz/w143-h200/hqeg6g.jpg" width="143" /></a></div>I made a very long journey this Saturday to the south coast. As you do. The West Sussex seaside town of Littlehampton was my destination and it involved a very early start. Crazy, but needs must!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I was actually heading to Littlehampton last October, but the game was postponed due to stormy weather and I therefore ended up diverting to <a href="https://groundhoppersdiary.blogspot.com/2023/10/wimborne-town-new-cuthbury.html">Wimborne Town</a> instead. I could have met with the same fate today but fortunately The Sportsfield pitch passed an 11am inspection, so it was game on!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">So, why the urgency to visit Littlehampton Town you ask? Well it was simply to see the old, mostly, wooden main stand in all it's glory before it is demolished, and replaced, at the end of the current season. The way the fixtures have dropped with Everton, this was probably my last chance to visit and time is certainly running out.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The main stand at The Sportsfield has stood for over 100 years but is now a dilapidated state. The Ivy is crawling over, and through, the stand whilst the roof is being held up with scaffolding. Unfortunately with ground grading regulations, especially the higher you go up the pyramid, the stand is no longer fit for purpose.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A crowdfunder was set up to help towards a replacement structure but in late 2023 it was announced that a grant of £100,000 from the Football Foundation Premier League Stadium Fund had been awarded to cover the costs of the new build. The club have stated that demolition of the stand will take place as soon as the 2023/24 season ends and it is hoped the building of the new 154 seat stand will be completed by J</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">une, allowing the ribbon to be cut with a pre-season friendly in July.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-HsiaY_9nYpohq_HPexIuDxgjv68oSWKgRYSOLIj2_qZUxYC1q1VCV4qAAteB1_unNq2ul3RyEWmeAQOPwZRF_h1to21Gu4kLvBrlzZDH6146e3Bv0yWd-c8pE6qKwecxe_BlXyvb7Rn_XPt6yu2aFEuJKgvIBLpQSlr5MSs5wSco9ybOGJEh9w1Hq9Dj/s1024/-rus3na.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-HsiaY_9nYpohq_HPexIuDxgjv68oSWKgRYSOLIj2_qZUxYC1q1VCV4qAAteB1_unNq2ul3RyEWmeAQOPwZRF_h1to21Gu4kLvBrlzZDH6146e3Bv0yWd-c8pE6qKwecxe_BlXyvb7Rn_XPt6yu2aFEuJKgvIBLpQSlr5MSs5wSco9ybOGJEh9w1Hq9Dj/w400-h300/-rus3na.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDsmXLhPleiaI6POR_4Fd7x_2EK2g7P9ySV7jgJArsTlb7NOF9jq34XhdrIB3duYeV7PLzDIBNr67wVSihM8S5F6HNXt4uWQdbzcsVU8qBTPLQePB9S_vojK8ubqe81o6ZMUCzw-ZQE1EhTYB-p3XHIfYEeUZfKS9UcmQPS2_th1XmwHeZZMevdwJ7B0RW/s1024/am07r4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDsmXLhPleiaI6POR_4Fd7x_2EK2g7P9ySV7jgJArsTlb7NOF9jq34XhdrIB3duYeV7PLzDIBNr67wVSihM8S5F6HNXt4uWQdbzcsVU8qBTPLQePB9S_vojK8ubqe81o6ZMUCzw-ZQE1EhTYB-p3XHIfYEeUZfKS9UcmQPS2_th1XmwHeZZMevdwJ7B0RW/w200-h150/am07r4.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ-MRAE9wO15quyeFULRy3USbTBpKOrEGy5eDjQXeeloY9PwZK8gE2Uv-i4cyPJ1wL37k1bXAwjuaM0SHIfum046rqB_YhROS3gzx3KGzLuxf4nbnXNdXtLWzPfjO5kTy6Wm7teGpYFFotqCnhNU3yynBucoiisoZCruCkE-ZgYCQ4jwpDvFD9Dy8kOWdR/s1024/voc3l.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ-MRAE9wO15quyeFULRy3USbTBpKOrEGy5eDjQXeeloY9PwZK8gE2Uv-i4cyPJ1wL37k1bXAwjuaM0SHIfum046rqB_YhROS3gzx3KGzLuxf4nbnXNdXtLWzPfjO5kTy6Wm7teGpYFFotqCnhNU3yynBucoiisoZCruCkE-ZgYCQ4jwpDvFD9Dy8kOWdR/w200-h150/voc3l.jpg" width="200" /></a><br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Littlehampton FC were formed in 1896, the Town suffix being added in 1938, and the club were founder members of the West Sussex League the same year before joining the Sussex County League in 1928. The club moved into The Sportsfield, which is shared with cricket, around the turn of the last century. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Littlehampton didn't win their first ever Division One title until 1991 and they then won the final ever Sussex County title in 2015, when the league was renamed the Southern Combination. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Despite winning these titles, the club never achieved promotion to the Isthmian League, maybe due to ground grading, until they won the Southern Combination in 2022. This was on the back of an FA Vase Final appearance at Wembley, where they were beaten 3-0 by </span><a href="https://groundhoppersdiary.blogspot.com/2022/01/newport-pagnell-town-willen-road.html" style="font-family: helvetica;">Newport Pagnell Town</a><span style="font-family: helvetica;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Season 2022/23 was Littlehampton's first ever campaign at Step 4 and they finished in 12th position. They are currently on course for a similar finish this season.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOMLRWj0P3V1s7MGaJTCFAX-jujX7Z-saQayhacDGq9DLCfKq3o8SrlDZJHOa8YAVygyDZLz2BbtUc9mWLbzgUSs2YPcLGXATTXGvYZwkx-AB1Pksc7GDVcuiyG4W4B9ugtqwPp69zQYakyU__9UgoBcYVlGwkB_XJKGtQ3WIqMozWaxKoiMnpKQgFB7ba/s1024/-wtd569.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOMLRWj0P3V1s7MGaJTCFAX-jujX7Z-saQayhacDGq9DLCfKq3o8SrlDZJHOa8YAVygyDZLz2BbtUc9mWLbzgUSs2YPcLGXATTXGvYZwkx-AB1Pksc7GDVcuiyG4W4B9ugtqwPp69zQYakyU__9UgoBcYVlGwkB_XJKGtQ3WIqMozWaxKoiMnpKQgFB7ba/w200-h150/-wtd569.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSO5ydIP-Nqbh5QTTP2MCqM-J5BARvILuh8cRxOjYOVGBl6Vg0W-uoxrdT-yhsWDYVZEY0qEjuy0bnD1egRPavrB7WSNJc-ZhBulWHooMdq_-hWkjTSCcsB6zFnZa2ZgiH8Rc9bh_rp-LEGDV2qfFnXjV7l77XFL9EufL__7VLsXNark6NNcIwZwV7h9y3/s1024/-8m8h6q.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSO5ydIP-Nqbh5QTTP2MCqM-J5BARvILuh8cRxOjYOVGBl6Vg0W-uoxrdT-yhsWDYVZEY0qEjuy0bnD1egRPavrB7WSNJc-ZhBulWHooMdq_-hWkjTSCcsB6zFnZa2ZgiH8Rc9bh_rp-LEGDV2qfFnXjV7l77XFL9EufL__7VLsXNark6NNcIwZwV7h9y3/w200-h150/-8m8h6q.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDYnt0kRPVVVI08VfiMkCzdFw1pWPG1szGpezT806fCsLfTHs6rh4lzuPV2_lT0ajeAHkhdb8x6krKnvz-3KVklH4AIXxGojd26nYaklyD4HABtBmRY3B8ZkU-nbpIbXOi0QwqDIzXUPDW86hGJsqdDhArQfnCjPA3-D4cZy5Jnv02DjAeVIXFzXysMfq/s1024/yc4m4x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDYnt0kRPVVVI08VfiMkCzdFw1pWPG1szGpezT806fCsLfTHs6rh4lzuPV2_lT0ajeAHkhdb8x6krKnvz-3KVklH4AIXxGojd26nYaklyD4HABtBmRY3B8ZkU-nbpIbXOi0QwqDIzXUPDW86hGJsqdDhArQfnCjPA3-D4cZy5Jnv02DjAeVIXFzXysMfq/w200-h150/yc4m4x.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCf97eElCxwNoLx7asaSAeY2IulG_XnGchkpqt_faxwGkmbX30AFinIug4g22OIPsiUDt32dWqwRg-lOhCGMSxmzKXUbwRnzhsv9WYjIg4U2k36gB_7j7UoQJuYpE82DLfe7YT_BYQMH6XyHwcpIl6aoalSw1-SSqg7LzjPqVMauQqekAirOY-gyz3v67w/s1024/-ein4m2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCf97eElCxwNoLx7asaSAeY2IulG_XnGchkpqt_faxwGkmbX30AFinIug4g22OIPsiUDt32dWqwRg-lOhCGMSxmzKXUbwRnzhsv9WYjIg4U2k36gB_7j7UoQJuYpE82DLfe7YT_BYQMH6XyHwcpIl6aoalSw1-SSqg7LzjPqVMauQqekAirOY-gyz3v67w/w200-h150/-ein4m2.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div>It was a cold and damp Sportsfield this afternoon and the game versus Three Bridges was a tight affair. It ended goalless but it was a hard earned point for The Golds as they played the last 30 minutes or so with 10 men. Around the hour mark Dion Jarvis recieved a second yellow card but despite lots of pressure Three Bridges couldn't find a way through. The visitors best chance of the game came just after half time when they were awarded a penalty but Ibrahima Jollah saw his effort save by James Binfield (pictured below). </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Overall the draw was a fair result. Something inside told me today might finish goalless after Littlehampton drew 4-4 with Hythe Town last week. The nul-nul meister strikes again!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiGWOHhOKely3_uFer-h7q4_ielfBm4gTYCASa8wS2KIy8Fqou0XiPB29XqQgIn40irm6MzOl9D8p77hCvMFuCO_N7OK_kiA9FvmUk_6mTdQqYUfxKzyqwjR-Re03GHV4GFR_YBae9uFHhyphenhyphen1296WzX4bKABM_E-ExugcT13RQ6XPzvkHW_bOjLNk1oENes/s1024/-hvf42u.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="1024" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiGWOHhOKely3_uFer-h7q4_ielfBm4gTYCASa8wS2KIy8Fqou0XiPB29XqQgIn40irm6MzOl9D8p77hCvMFuCO_N7OK_kiA9FvmUk_6mTdQqYUfxKzyqwjR-Re03GHV4GFR_YBae9uFHhyphenhyphen1296WzX4bKABM_E-ExugcT13RQ6XPzvkHW_bOjLNk1oENes/w400-h239/-hvf42u.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Chris Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07875225025599535177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225148730207625294.post-79742640843781274942024-01-13T15:00:00.010+00:002024-01-16T17:25:34.453+00:00RADFORD FC (Selhurst Street)<span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUE DIVISION ONE, RADFORD 2-1 BLACKSTONES, ATTENDANCE: 90</b></span><div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3HgKG3E_0fNmHlWjIwV1bGKCNRsHKoi22czZCPZhMJEuunODZLVZZAUvu10vObR7aXWwUq8DIrmVP7T7wVy4_zC4BD6oFSsuJILfg8CQTsBiKoLpLgAcOVNT5vmC6E_StNFNHteh_ywIQUY03zbvoRkRRqahvudWK4zjjTBRVzEM0BunkHoSC5ZfmXFiq/s621/-4wddzt.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="621" data-original-width="433" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3HgKG3E_0fNmHlWjIwV1bGKCNRsHKoi22czZCPZhMJEuunODZLVZZAUvu10vObR7aXWwUq8DIrmVP7T7wVy4_zC4BD6oFSsuJILfg8CQTsBiKoLpLgAcOVNT5vmC6E_StNFNHteh_ywIQUY03zbvoRkRRqahvudWK4zjjTBRVzEM0BunkHoSC5ZfmXFiq/w139-h200/-4wddzt.jpg" width="139" /></a></div>I was originally heading to Selhurst Street prior to the Nottingham Forest vs Everton game back in December but a frozen pitch put paid to that plan, so today was the perfect opportunity to try again.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Radford is part of Nottingham and is a couple of miles north of the centre city. The football club was Founded in 1964 as Manlove & Alliots FC, who were an Engineering firm situated in Radford. After the firm transferred to Scotland in 1970/71, the club changed its name to Radford Olympic before moving to Saturday football for season 1979/80, joining the Central Alliance League. The club were one of the first amateur teams to carry a shirt sponsor, a local pub, the Pheasant Inn, hence the nickname of The Pheasants.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Radford then joined the East Midlands Regional League the following season and then moved into their own home at Selhurst Street for season 1981-82. In season 1982/83 Olympic finished Champions of Division One and moved over to the Central Midlands League. The club remained in this league until 2008 when they became founder members of the East Midlands Counties League. Now known as Radford, after dropping the Olympic in 1987, the club remained in the East Midlands Counties League until it was disbanded in 2021, when the club became members of the United Counties League.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQky_DGvCdVjC1r6FJEOOps5Ekzr4oxS_NmqaGKhM8Goi_HiOkZUc_lj9xYN2W4rZzq3oSPsV1k3xG_y9ob7e-Y3acaH364xlMQKyVecHcN7iuGfiEN5HPn3eK7T5DbWy7n9wrlOwTucY9D-aORTGNtpS5yHBKJfzTKsou41mVNhfNpbiS5i-8j5oDNkxu/s1024/7rymdz.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQky_DGvCdVjC1r6FJEOOps5Ekzr4oxS_NmqaGKhM8Goi_HiOkZUc_lj9xYN2W4rZzq3oSPsV1k3xG_y9ob7e-Y3acaH364xlMQKyVecHcN7iuGfiEN5HPn3eK7T5DbWy7n9wrlOwTucY9D-aORTGNtpS5yHBKJfzTKsou41mVNhfNpbiS5i-8j5oDNkxu/w400-h300/7rymdz.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2wFhu-ejzwGtKt49n6jEvE8Ws4pdg3bamr5TLDmbqhJ0OpVMphmtFNF8YXCMbxtvZ4u5cePnNeelMywN-O_coServiK7GY9XhaKvMcUQgLoOhrAMPISluQxPZRDWjQGFPUaT2LN7W2Bq62Wdn9awqfsx2ZRGSfGygldMwrLnGx7LWiaRk8mgX6iVzJ0U/s1024/pbubrt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2wFhu-ejzwGtKt49n6jEvE8Ws4pdg3bamr5TLDmbqhJ0OpVMphmtFNF8YXCMbxtvZ4u5cePnNeelMywN-O_coServiK7GY9XhaKvMcUQgLoOhrAMPISluQxPZRDWjQGFPUaT2LN7W2Bq62Wdn9awqfsx2ZRGSfGygldMwrLnGx7LWiaRk8mgX6iVzJ0U/w200-h150/pbubrt.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPUV8LJT4MyDh1uCmA6Ro7LOJvSSgL_dQ3Zhd-kC4_KeF9E2rfPnK22sHGqkXpTJy1Ra6eorlbxVajF06bB5bjBhIYAWxB5g1WA85gTYdFgyCpeDp9UiLGu8h5DbXWD4C0tv_ZZKS11JDj_k1d61aIZvg-IhBZGGLgx-Ak1Kt3nc0KiMx0zwjMz-5rNUV/s1024/-uj43vd.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="1024" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPUV8LJT4MyDh1uCmA6Ro7LOJvSSgL_dQ3Zhd-kC4_KeF9E2rfPnK22sHGqkXpTJy1Ra6eorlbxVajF06bB5bjBhIYAWxB5g1WA85gTYdFgyCpeDp9UiLGu8h5DbXWD4C0tv_ZZKS11JDj_k1d61aIZvg-IhBZGGLgx-Ak1Kt3nc0KiMx0zwjMz-5rNUV/w200-h153/-uj43vd.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Stamford based Blackstones were the visitors to Radford this afternoon in this United Counties League Division One encounter and the question 'who'd be a goalkeeper?' was definitely asked today!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">There wasn't a lot between the teams (8th vs 7th at start of play) but the unfortunate Simon Dalton certainly helped Radford this afternoon. The Blackstones no1 misjudged a cross from Mitchell Tait (after 3 minutes) and the ball sailed into the back of the net. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicbKn-oQL_-sQYMOlYLwxIzpymOlx6YSGCPPWp9jsw5uNCb64Xzbw0lRpenJTZ1M9sB8wIi4huWd4jTpeEZdikq8ZsFplD1LkkK0Zlga7Zp7N7mAEp1GtXhyphenhyphen9ZEw93rW0Kb0hc4-gPg1nD_eD6RJ7RTWCq9Qp8b7JgUDabotYgrOlDt8SMjBP5VrH5sE_U/s1024/2cehk9.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicbKn-oQL_-sQYMOlYLwxIzpymOlx6YSGCPPWp9jsw5uNCb64Xzbw0lRpenJTZ1M9sB8wIi4huWd4jTpeEZdikq8ZsFplD1LkkK0Zlga7Zp7N7mAEp1GtXhyphenhyphen9ZEw93rW0Kb0hc4-gPg1nD_eD6RJ7RTWCq9Qp8b7JgUDabotYgrOlDt8SMjBP5VrH5sE_U/w200-h150/2cehk9.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>The worst was yet to come. A tame effort, from outside the box, from Josh Gardner (25) appeared to be comfortably gathered by Dalton but somehow the ball squirmed underneath his body and trickled over the line.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Inbetween the goals Radford's Conor Moore made a tremendous clearance off the line when it looked like certain goal.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3Fki52r7wbjm_ecxKEk-oXpqs7yXyzLM8I8GXeeVNYG2THbkufEsbSqQJIs7VI6GnVXOlBJdHT2HLGJgtNMl8dVhC7O1VU2PbbKc-U1GhJMV_jrF4EEoAIUzpS-l2Vs6BDfjbMu1yCHcd3e_Tp253YKoXgpvglM2Hg3LIwrYPNnvNSW0kG-xfTo3Io7K/s1024/-b3rkub.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3Fki52r7wbjm_ecxKEk-oXpqs7yXyzLM8I8GXeeVNYG2THbkufEsbSqQJIs7VI6GnVXOlBJdHT2HLGJgtNMl8dVhC7O1VU2PbbKc-U1GhJMV_jrF4EEoAIUzpS-l2Vs6BDfjbMu1yCHcd3e_Tp253YKoXgpvglM2Hg3LIwrYPNnvNSW0kG-xfTo3Io7K/w200-h150/-b3rkub.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>To be fair to Dalton he kept his side in the game in the second half as Radford countered as Blackstones pushed forward. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>Chris Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07875225025599535177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225148730207625294.post-87081335185818566642024-01-06T15:00:00.036+00:002024-01-09T20:59:08.913+00:00SHAWBURY UNITED (Shrewsbury Town Community Pitch)<span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>MIDLAND LEAGUE DIVISION ONE, SHAWBURY UNITED 2-2 HEATHER ST JOHN'S, ATTENDANCE: 49</b></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVJC5X6ypF0rY8qRg159bZuZLuerOakPjHTHnJTdowcSm7rpZs-NMVUlJl7Xze56D32qyFBWOiiHVLopTP9Zaw-NyNW9apw5U8XOi9Oi4SSM5aMJJ3M1hMQrz1jwxYPC9-dvxI6L-0SMs1civX1bdyFmtYbKLvGDWY7YMEr725ueq4IBK39xOVFUdo6cR/s660/-1eel6i.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="559" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVJC5X6ypF0rY8qRg159bZuZLuerOakPjHTHnJTdowcSm7rpZs-NMVUlJl7Xze56D32qyFBWOiiHVLopTP9Zaw-NyNW9apw5U8XOi9Oi4SSM5aMJJ3M1hMQrz1jwxYPC9-dvxI6L-0SMs1civX1bdyFmtYbKLvGDWY7YMEr725ueq4IBK39xOVFUdo6cR/w169-h200/-1eel6i.jpg" width="169" /></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>First and foremost, Happy New Year! All the very best to those of you taking the time and trouble to read these words.</b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">With storm Henk wreaking havoc over the first few days of 2024, I decided to play it safe and head for a game on an artificial surface. There were plenty of matches taking place inside these ubiquitous cages and the one I opted for was the Midland League encounter between Shawbury United and Heather St John's at the Shrewsbury Town Community Hub, located at the back of the South Stand at The New Meadow.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOovHIy1epELhmuA29rl8er39tzkFK5vVdFXmi7GZ3vUZSesnHZu6hJ_Y14SBRWfXTSgSmp6gk0-439fInRVjJ_tkVmrNoSvP5af5SZ_KjHUaE747iVZboHeyFlucY9u72OgE19fGsd0q5TOEchIVSOYY5jnNWNnpZRPIbiD_8krCJFUBcEEYI7NR4ZsNW/s1024/4grkl3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOovHIy1epELhmuA29rl8er39tzkFK5vVdFXmi7GZ3vUZSesnHZu6hJ_Y14SBRWfXTSgSmp6gk0-439fInRVjJ_tkVmrNoSvP5af5SZ_KjHUaE747iVZboHeyFlucY9u72OgE19fGsd0q5TOEchIVSOYY5jnNWNnpZRPIbiD_8krCJFUBcEEYI7NR4ZsNW/w400-h300/4grkl3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxt-Siv8XD2agKVhxsOxWZ_WbadQ1jnFnvQ1EVITL6izPW5LN1ovRYUlC-iVed3cBdb1Xe2gD-rWZNElOzKaFQzMxPApg3qnMsbIhaUA4_YYA5dUIS_oIIiWTF-FBkGvYpBNr9fD-x1qyFfSimnlR-c7wywTUZ4iD5UzGhcYRFAT9WyTVuqEykNKGOIOK/s1024/yxcl5a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxt-Siv8XD2agKVhxsOxWZ_WbadQ1jnFnvQ1EVITL6izPW5LN1ovRYUlC-iVed3cBdb1Xe2gD-rWZNElOzKaFQzMxPApg3qnMsbIhaUA4_YYA5dUIS_oIIiWTF-FBkGvYpBNr9fD-x1qyFfSimnlR-c7wywTUZ4iD5UzGhcYRFAT9WyTVuqEykNKGOIOK/w200-h150/yxcl5a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3iR5tAEoSM5023uWB-Rwz1xEXQH3lPIB3B7vLr2qJXS_IySvjO5o5PofQlc_ZoPRCryfbV6918IPkMGFI_KQhiZExnp3SQ0RT975lWyzAr4rlU9ArSqrs1ux4zViQYmYxfrQl6_Nxa1ijkro-JQG02UKNKp-izbfmBkLelEIikL1fjeFViAFQdeYhvAd/s1024/8vwhtc.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3iR5tAEoSM5023uWB-Rwz1xEXQH3lPIB3B7vLr2qJXS_IySvjO5o5PofQlc_ZoPRCryfbV6918IPkMGFI_KQhiZExnp3SQ0RT975lWyzAr4rlU9ArSqrs1ux4zViQYmYxfrQl6_Nxa1ijkro-JQG02UKNKp-izbfmBkLelEIikL1fjeFViAFQdeYhvAd/w200-h150/8vwhtc.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Shawbury is a village about 10 miles north of Shrewsbury and the football club was formed in 1992. After initially playing in local Shropshire leagues, the club joined the pyramid system in 1999 when they became member of the West Midlands (Regional) League.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The club have led a nomadic existence in recent times playing home games at Wem Town, Ludlow and now Shrewsbury. There are plans in place for the club to return to Shawbury as land has been gifted to the club on a 99 year lease and the club are continuing to raise money to build a new football facility in the village.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGv7OcAmTcMd6GLWIqpiLOGXLSTCLHJdAKRXQNOiKL8gqAHP2WZEi1U5PdA5Q0QSFlyXQpQy7hF32D6I2WXLgNrYQt-hKWkg5u60D5XeAyRKuk139hjS3_4Sj8tzropAcEmhNb5w29f__5mDhIrkzy8_IJJveg4oi-LNf-aTSrPWPo7Pom0yX17nhl7z5T/s1024/-2npt21.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGv7OcAmTcMd6GLWIqpiLOGXLSTCLHJdAKRXQNOiKL8gqAHP2WZEi1U5PdA5Q0QSFlyXQpQy7hF32D6I2WXLgNrYQt-hKWkg5u60D5XeAyRKuk139hjS3_4Sj8tzropAcEmhNb5w29f__5mDhIrkzy8_IJJveg4oi-LNf-aTSrPWPo7Pom0yX17nhl7z5T/w200-h150/-2npt21.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Today was mid-table encounter but it turned out to be an entertaining game which finished all square. The visitors came from behind twice, despite having their goalkeeper Matthew White sent off for (what was presumed to be) dissent after the award of a penalty, which Eric Mensah converted for Shawbury. He continued to argue the toss after the penalty had been scored and the referee obviously must have had enough.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFFdYe60Kxn4aDYcxTXOwS7lDdqxVGX_gH6WOQEmmJYLsJRsrWmGwkOdQH7_R2bFhd4YXG1Ao_ZuWCEENGssc9tgFgA9PnGgYhiP2HDEUBlZj36MLdUnZ0xNzLuCc3b_NreBc1KqbH_7Bb7rHqduWwR4lKvj6GWG-udIzVRbSkc-gB8BfzkqlMAVgSzUB/s1024/-ezyawg.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFFdYe60Kxn4aDYcxTXOwS7lDdqxVGX_gH6WOQEmmJYLsJRsrWmGwkOdQH7_R2bFhd4YXG1Ao_ZuWCEENGssc9tgFgA9PnGgYhiP2HDEUBlZj36MLdUnZ0xNzLuCc3b_NreBc1KqbH_7Bb7rHqduWwR4lKvj6GWG-udIzVRbSkc-gB8BfzkqlMAVgSzUB/w200-h150/-ezyawg.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Kyle Jardine scored the equaliser for Heather St Johns to ensure it was all square at half time before.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jack Howse thought he'd headed home a late winner for the homesters but i</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">n stoppage time Jardine raced through to score a second equaliser. It was a deserved leveller as it was an evenly matched encounter and Heather St John's more than matched Shawbury, despite their numerical disadvantage.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62jyfyA_6qrVw77UIh24hCVOpKD1bzmqStyb93jpjNc6LAJBnOkfJ2H01K5j6ZE8349vB1ImFWMjBm2Hpwlsp0SWYuSx6O7aZUVr2RQfZ-pEEtZrPXgPZC_v7kViJ4xewV4GBLqjjNNvE4LRTpKBQ8i8r9okR3v3Qs1MKuy2O0pO0qu52hwUtEk3MWq6k/s1024/-57b8gn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62jyfyA_6qrVw77UIh24hCVOpKD1bzmqStyb93jpjNc6LAJBnOkfJ2H01K5j6ZE8349vB1ImFWMjBm2Hpwlsp0SWYuSx6O7aZUVr2RQfZ-pEEtZrPXgPZC_v7kViJ4xewV4GBLqjjNNvE4LRTpKBQ8i8r9okR3v3Qs1MKuy2O0pO0qu52hwUtEk3MWq6k/w400-h300/-57b8gn.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Like most people, after the celebration and over indulgence of yesterday, I needed to blow the cobwebs off and what better than a Boxing Day 'double header' of football.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It was actually great to get in a couple of new grounds as it had been over a month since my last newbie, <a href="https://groundhoppersdiary.blogspot.com/2023/11/afc-llwydcoed-ron-jones-stadium.html"><b>in South Wales</b></a>, so it was early start for a trip up to the North East and an 11am kick off on Teeside...</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYK9xdv8gzVQ7rccgNPi7TGulvveHPE22BiHQRd-ow0zACmID79lhwKDw16b3eJHX5ecsKny6rVfq_dUEmnXMg_723TT7NmiiNpGTpJz5hOyjiCPEyDrOLGAHNMH4xtXQZoA_sfJ0l8gNU9WzaJf9Lb1M9SaFCSjmkKOUbKkDcJmAbkGbJGlp0nc2d3vd/s1017/-a9ocd2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1017" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYK9xdv8gzVQ7rccgNPi7TGulvveHPE22BiHQRd-ow0zACmID79lhwKDw16b3eJHX5ecsKny6rVfq_dUEmnXMg_723TT7NmiiNpGTpJz5hOyjiCPEyDrOLGAHNMH4xtXQZoA_sfJ0l8gNU9WzaJf9Lb1M9SaFCSjmkKOUbKkDcJmAbkGbJGlp0nc2d3vd/w142-h200/-a9ocd2.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">NORTHERN LEAGUE DIVISION ONE</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>PHOENIX PARK, TRINITY COLLEGE </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>BORO RANGERS 2-2 REDCAR ATHLETIC </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>ATTENDANCE: 254</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My Boxing Day double began with a very entertaining game at Phoenix Park where it was honours even in the 'A174 derby'. Middlesbrough based Boro Rangers were hosting near neighbours Redcar Athletic in the Northern League division one. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This is Boro's debut season at this level, having won the division two title at the first attempt having gained promotion from the North Riding Football League. This was actually the sixth season in a row Boro Rangers had won a league title having won the Teeside League (2016 & 2017) and the North Riding League (2018, 2019 & 2022). Not bad for a club that only formed in 2003.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The club are based on the 3G pitch at Trinity Catholic College in Middlesbrough and, given the weather over the Christmas period, this was part of thinking as it was virtually guaranteed to be on.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">After a fairly even opening period Redcar took the lead through Donny Holdsworth (35) but a penalty just after half time, converted by Danny Lofts (48) levelled things up. Redcar were then reduced to 10 men when Joe Ferguson (54) recieved a second yellow card but it was the 10-men re-took the lead when Lewis Riston (74) headed home. Lofts (81) then equalised for the second time, but despite late pressure from Boro a winner wasn't forthcoming. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The draw was a fair result in my humble opinion.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZDRZ_YT8gDJV9mUkggcmHkRyxAuylFBnOEvi8zQR0XrEX5apNMomUn2A0WbyN4G1QYD5-I8AWGVRXE9bEr7fHu_sPswHFiAMdFoItADlA2uKn1q5jk9gZE-1Th8O2Tj5p06JzhC1g-iOp7xIqVyqwCmFNfGo25u4Tm3tfUuOSWXciWo8Ez1iBjirejJv/s1024/-ky7rxj.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZDRZ_YT8gDJV9mUkggcmHkRyxAuylFBnOEvi8zQR0XrEX5apNMomUn2A0WbyN4G1QYD5-I8AWGVRXE9bEr7fHu_sPswHFiAMdFoItADlA2uKn1q5jk9gZE-1Th8O2Tj5p06JzhC1g-iOp7xIqVyqwCmFNfGo25u4Tm3tfUuOSWXciWo8Ez1iBjirejJv/w400-h300/-ky7rxj.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i>From Phoenix Park it was then a 40 minute up the A19 to...</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXhJqUpZCF1JZn_6gXjhWI2r70ZmuE7HIIXn8_eynv2F9FFWYvHuMceBhNkg0Cuy5ELNklbr-rDhA2mTcsvpqaKs_vSDA0hqpYSVt_2ACvbOP8M0RIeo_6-I9yeOqC2PjI6UZO25U5xbNLWiqYsbj_6WWK2M2aduccJKdx2YJVS93bWE3nwnrnw5oqUEa/s1024/-c6t4qu.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="675" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXhJqUpZCF1JZn_6gXjhWI2r70ZmuE7HIIXn8_eynv2F9FFWYvHuMceBhNkg0Cuy5ELNklbr-rDhA2mTcsvpqaKs_vSDA0hqpYSVt_2ACvbOP8M0RIeo_6-I9yeOqC2PjI6UZO25U5xbNLWiqYsbj_6WWK2M2aduccJKdx2YJVS93bWE3nwnrnw5oqUEa/w132-h200/-c6t4qu.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">NORTHERN LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION TWO</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>BOLDON COLLIERY WELFARE </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>BOLDON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 3-3 JARROW</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>ATTENDANCE: 144</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My Boxing Day double concluded with a trip to the Boldon Colliery Welfare Ground. I had been next door many years ago to see the now defunct Jarrow Roofing Boldon Community Association but this was my first visit to this ground.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Formed in 1892 as Boldon Star, Boldon CA had been mainstays of the Wearside League for over 70 years before gaining promotion to the Northern League for the first time in their history in 2021, after an appeal to the FA after the season was curtailed due to the covid pandemic.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Boldon Villa was another previous name of club, hence the signage around the ground, and 'The Villa' is the clubs nickname. Legendary Charlton Athletic goalkeeper Sam Bartram was born in Jarrow and played for Boldon Villa in his youth.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Today I witnessed a superb 'South Tyneside derby' which ultimately finished honours even in the but that wasn't half the story!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jarrow were in complete control of the game from the off and goals from Luke Hudson (14) Lutfur Karim (32 penalty) and a brilliant strike from Chris Brennan (36) put the visitors in a commanding position. It was them imperative that the homesters scored the next goal and that is what they did through Levi Collins (39). That lifeline was well and truly grabbed!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The second half saw a complete turnaround and it was Boldon who were the dominant force. Jude Harrison (70) headed home to make it 3-2 and with the clock ticking into stoppage time the homesters were awarded a penalty of their own, which was converted by Collins (90) to bring the score level at 3-3.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A tremendous match for the neutral and a great advert for the Northern League.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7VfVD0EKXMhykjf0TJTWzxCw693oAfVOlwUf-w5EUjVxK4T0pur73NAVIdAIv26H6ThklnfEVSj_MOnfmHtVkbrNuLlHrYPLLdiEksveHLup6nmscwMKZtAye7fuQwYO1n2VO4vqSWitIksXDaeZrHlvMg9tNF4KI7fvtt4HdBd_iLxtF7Bq9n3HfTDT/s1024/-o7hcf9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7VfVD0EKXMhykjf0TJTWzxCw693oAfVOlwUf-w5EUjVxK4T0pur73NAVIdAIv26H6ThklnfEVSj_MOnfmHtVkbrNuLlHrYPLLdiEksveHLup6nmscwMKZtAye7fuQwYO1n2VO4vqSWitIksXDaeZrHlvMg9tNF4KI7fvtt4HdBd_iLxtF7Bq9n3HfTDT/w400-h300/-o7hcf9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">🎄🎅 MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR. SEE YOU IN 2024! ☃️🎄<br /><br /><br /></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Chris Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07875225025599535177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225148730207625294.post-5428554103577504242023-11-25T14:00:00.102+00:002023-12-02T11:45:45.206+00:00AFC LLWYDCOED (The Ron Jones Stadium)<b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">FAW AMATEUR TROPHY 4th ROUND, AFC LLWYDCOED 3-1 NEWPORT CORINTHIANS, ATTENDANCE: 34 (h/c)</span></b><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZu_D33b0enXyaUslBzH2h3Rdnhe_LM4E6BPts7u4J0Hf_cDwvvGi1ue5fP9KFavieK0CP_d-Yz5wU6pYgwQN8IExi7NYZWjpCsuVZGyIOI4dM0Tx48h2Jpmdg1bnqj97rsRYbphtmb7uSQfKA2URcb9eXdsHxa5LHGJD4nz_VBSJahTCl4gCaMbV38oOX/s223/20231201_221942.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="223" data-original-width="223" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZu_D33b0enXyaUslBzH2h3Rdnhe_LM4E6BPts7u4J0Hf_cDwvvGi1ue5fP9KFavieK0CP_d-Yz5wU6pYgwQN8IExi7NYZWjpCsuVZGyIOI4dM0Tx48h2Jpmdg1bnqj97rsRYbphtmb7uSQfKA2URcb9eXdsHxa5LHGJD4nz_VBSJahTCl4gCaMbV38oOX/w200-h200/20231201_221942.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>The fourth round of the FAW Trophy took centre stage this weekend and, not for the first time this season, I was drawn to South Wales. The big attraction was a chance to witness a game at the Ron Jones Stadium in Aberdare where AFC Llwydcoed are playing their home games whilst their Welfare Ground is being redeveloped to meet Welsh Tier 2 standards.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">An historic location having being used for various sports since the late 19th century, the stadium complex was built on the site of the old Ynys Stadium which was the home of Aberdare Athletic, who were members of the English Football League between 1921 and 1927. There is no overlap of the original pitch with the current grass pitch, an all-weather pitch is located on the site of the original football pitch, just beyond the athletics track.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHiQ9BaUE-s5996QWtYMj6D_8UHk4g4EvHJZuqLpcv7b7Vr6olTQiL0D2AtdfEY7_RkMPYKwKzKchnt-GI-81fQhzuTt1arMkHioIQypgaVZlLPpFQimGNPrrvckBuLCNMJxxA5wxP5dVZZHd7Ec0eStXFxEPLp0SxWIF6sKaHF5r2wncRRG9Y_XbpdiW/s1024/-w8qgpt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHiQ9BaUE-s5996QWtYMj6D_8UHk4g4EvHJZuqLpcv7b7Vr6olTQiL0D2AtdfEY7_RkMPYKwKzKchnt-GI-81fQhzuTt1arMkHioIQypgaVZlLPpFQimGNPrrvckBuLCNMJxxA5wxP5dVZZHd7Ec0eStXFxEPLp0SxWIF6sKaHF5r2wncRRG9Y_XbpdiW/w400-h300/-w8qgpt.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The stadium was opened and named in honour of Ron Jones, who still remains one of Wales' greatest athletes having won 12 national sprint titles between 1956 and 1970. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He competed at three Olympic games and was part of the Great Britain 4x110 yards relay team that set a world record in 1963.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Outside of athletics, he became Chief Executive of Queens Park Rangers in 1976, the first Managing Director at Cardiff City in 1980 and then Managing Director at Portsmouth in 1988. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Ron Jones was inducted into the Welsh Sports 'Hall of Fame' in 2013 and passed away in December 2021, aged 87.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This afternoon's trophy tie pitted AFC Llwydcoed, of the Ardal South West League, against Newport Corinthians, of the Gwent League Premier Division. An interesting match up for the neutral as despite the difference in status, Llwydcoed are down near the bottom of the table and in a bad run of form whilst Corinthians sit top of their league, having lost just one game all season.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It suggested an upset but in truth Llwydcoed were always in control of this tie but after creating plenty of chances they were only 1-0 at the interval, thanks to a goal from Ricky Carter after 14 minutes.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It seemed Llwydcoed would pay for their profligacy when Newport equalised within seconds of the restart, Nathan Perkins scoring the goal. The goal, obviously, lifted Corinthians but they couldn't find that second goal and eventually Llwydcoed recovered and once Dewi Abbruzzese restored their lead on the hour, they never looked like losing the tie. Carter scored his second on 75 minutes and that was game over. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">AFC Llwydcoed will now be at home to another Newport team, Newport City, in the next round on 16th December.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmoEGeEBUP0ADh0VvaXbILlSZri47KXsci7xp673Y86iOtS03BwAhLUWXNTrZ3d39w2OQV8k_4rnvDD4vBL51fu4nKIEHybU3PnObQ_UQj88dT-QyRWbbmoUHK9yu2EDlqZJQS-edDfiYUTFJEdTLKeRNSZ6QPJ8Pmu9yLKnoCyYAfQ8Ndo0Gp6O-sflAM/s1024/-5f2wa2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmoEGeEBUP0ADh0VvaXbILlSZri47KXsci7xp673Y86iOtS03BwAhLUWXNTrZ3d39w2OQV8k_4rnvDD4vBL51fu4nKIEHybU3PnObQ_UQj88dT-QyRWbbmoUHK9yu2EDlqZJQS-edDfiYUTFJEdTLKeRNSZ6QPJ8Pmu9yLKnoCyYAfQ8Ndo0Gp6O-sflAM/w200-h150/-5f2wa2.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCqVAul6UlJ0I2hG-dgb6GCBTt5nyPCzpZNDRptrzl-bgdDH69hpYUMz6HitXbt5sKUsmuPRx_F0Ld59mPn2DtZFb_LvtyxYQWKxGFc3XbAPKfskGWQPbmWbHHU3VKOFgGRGV3PSc2r8WL05dJL4M8YkzW7OTXhhF4DAHiBf59VWjU0sPfApcsC8AJTFJ/s1024/-ppj6vv.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>Chris Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07875225025599535177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225148730207625294.post-90079812263742983852023-11-11T15:00:00.190+00:002023-11-15T13:32:04.317+00:00BERKHAMSTED FC (Broadwater)<span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>SOUTHERN LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION CENTRAL, BERKHAMSTED 0-1 TELFORD UNITED, ATTENDANCE: 252</b></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSAoIwZhQzRzIm2xgw621P3Z-5S9jqgqAf7mp9Edc4Qk6UfSVr8xlDE3NGD0zyi8ozH-r1UMRkVoKi4kjfI7EM9WsjKfq4SYRQOzJxtEkDuDWEcZNIBxM9qnP8OChnjAx0mIptOCwShreTweGP8V3ugiggKbi7U7F5mZnI42ipfFDjmnRmx6vW9IrGzYjW/s887/7rg8bt.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="887" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSAoIwZhQzRzIm2xgw621P3Z-5S9jqgqAf7mp9Edc4Qk6UfSVr8xlDE3NGD0zyi8ozH-r1UMRkVoKi4kjfI7EM9WsjKfq4SYRQOzJxtEkDuDWEcZNIBxM9qnP8OChnjAx0mIptOCwShreTweGP8V3ugiggKbi7U7F5mZnI42ipfFDjmnRmx6vW9IrGzYjW/w200-h127/7rg8bt.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>The beauty of this groundhopping lark is that it is fluid so, on some occasions, you never know where you may end up. Today was one such occasion.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">When I left the house this morning, I was actually heading to Somerset but just before I was about to take the junction onto the M5, my passenger checked the app formerly known as Twitter and saw our intended fixture in the FA Vase had been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBa3u_hsztTUzw-alY-JFU5JDhjQ2LVB_mLo_ejOrUnpS6RgXwwt64lkzUQCT-LenWmfA6aPrScWgnzJlhqLrq2hOkRJi7xgHm-fIf80b7S879rT3Hx82oASfok4Jj-JYOz-zVJYWfGoSq057i_hcbZoVInwjpa3TvzBdmzloyyn1_BieHK8E90JGjyMX-/s1024/-4ppyfj.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBa3u_hsztTUzw-alY-JFU5JDhjQ2LVB_mLo_ejOrUnpS6RgXwwt64lkzUQCT-LenWmfA6aPrScWgnzJlhqLrq2hOkRJi7xgHm-fIf80b7S879rT3Hx82oASfok4Jj-JYOz-zVJYWfGoSq057i_hcbZoVInwjpa3TvzBdmzloyyn1_BieHK8E90JGjyMX-/w200-h150/-4ppyfj.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>As my passenger has done a heck of a lot more grounds than I have, this created a bit of a problem as it would be difficult to find a ground we both could agree on. We pulled into the services and began to scan the fixture lists. In the end we came up with a plan where we could each do a ground we both needed. Instead of heading down the M5 to Nailsea, we were now on the M6 south to Hertfordshire.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">After dropping my passenger off at Leverstock Green, which I had visited way back in 2011, I continued with my journey to the town of Berkhamsted, where Berkhamsted FC were hosting Telford United in a Southern League clash. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Founded by supporters in 2009, as a successor to Berkhamsted Town which was dissolved due to it's outstanding debts, Berkhamsted FC play their home games at Broadwater, which is adjacent to the Great Union Canal.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaC0sYkRuFlQ30JeVuXNUZqz4w2ApyjvNU3Ap6O0E3izmdf0H5ZKyxb659oUDIZEPiX5dFBPjuBxXmiGylEF2cBJGo2RxIYISFNIZTIyo5H6oyOEmr-0tllDsKfKVitrlYcaY1ZOT7CxiU2hVidgWpNiKeo-ykUJSjNBJYSQlajMbXE_GxBPyr3MM8OZjj/s1024/gvspip.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaC0sYkRuFlQ30JeVuXNUZqz4w2ApyjvNU3Ap6O0E3izmdf0H5ZKyxb659oUDIZEPiX5dFBPjuBxXmiGylEF2cBJGo2RxIYISFNIZTIyo5H6oyOEmr-0tllDsKfKVitrlYcaY1ZOT7CxiU2hVidgWpNiKeo-ykUJSjNBJYSQlajMbXE_GxBPyr3MM8OZjj/w400-h300/gvspip.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The Comrades, named as such as the original club was founded in 1919 by servicemen returning from World War I, began life after reformation in the Spartan South Midlands League Division Two before winning back-to-back promotions.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The club earned promotion to the Southern League in 2018 after finishing second in the Premier Division behind Welwyn Garden City. In 2020 they were top of the Southern League Division One when the season was declared null and void due to the Covid pandemic. In 2022 they were runners up before losing out in the play-offs but in 2023 they were finally promoted to Step 3 as Champions, winning all bar one of their 23 home games (the anomaly a 0-0 draw).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The opposition this afternoon, Telford United, were relegated from the National League North. So far this season The Bucks are in the mix for the promotion places whilst The Comrades are struggling to adjust to the higher league and are in the relegation places.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The game went to form but Telford were made to work hard for their 1-0 victory. The winning goal was scored by Jared Hodgkiss after 76 minutes when the full back was on hand to fire home from the edge of the penalty area.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The closest Berko came to a goal was through a lack of communication between Bucks defender Sam Whittall and goalkeeper Brandon Hall when Whitall's headed back-pass ran wide, just, of Hall's open goal.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">An unexpected Southern League tick this afternoon and another completed division. Just the three left now to finish off the entire League.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggDjXoriwTqoKRFDoS8QCNs9FN9imBWxOB7T8WtJ-CEaZVV3I56MX9wn9WiihANbcJV82-rVzkQNvmeeP8zS8ygNXmIxPybnsQ1TW6UcoWm-_zivaVag-Jq8xYZQ924uKGID_O1td0S9w6n4oTOmmGPqmXfSRabSyOPT2sb75JOmukjMtmZ-2LLpwLTbFg/s1024/-77a2ff.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggDjXoriwTqoKRFDoS8QCNs9FN9imBWxOB7T8WtJ-CEaZVV3I56MX9wn9WiihANbcJV82-rVzkQNvmeeP8zS8ygNXmIxPybnsQ1TW6UcoWm-_zivaVag-Jq8xYZQ924uKGID_O1td0S9w6n4oTOmmGPqmXfSRabSyOPT2sb75JOmukjMtmZ-2LLpwLTbFg/w200-h150/-77a2ff.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2TLZxqvteTy3-gU9Kz1h1Xr_VQBsFJZic9Swv2EJKm9tjtFsF2aEblLy1qPqfQ6ipLD00m6p_BXLGHllzqM0BlxVXCU4LAznyM0bi3cp0Q9bF2fawCVtnnS5rJ63eFoW8uxEsZ9L02mYUredscIiNVZPOoqwr9Zq36b80bIoW_dOs3k5Ei_sOdkUJrDQ_/s1024/-4nfj51.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The third game of my intended treble did go ahead but by then I had already decided I would rather go and watch something a little higher up the football food chain, and take another step closer to completing another league.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">After perusing the app formerly known as Twitter, Wimborne Town tweeted around 10.30am that, after a pitch inspection, their game with Yate Town was definitely going ahead so, from my overnight base just off the A34, I now headed in the direction of Dorset.</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVWZvw6ZhnfSJmaIFJ3cMHwVeFP7D4awJXWabmIjmiLUACgboZxDe6eA2OSWDPuojiUb9ufvZf31Ins2Qqnlk_HI58j9Vr_G4w3MyUm_Q5RKBhDL6o8DkoY53j7culbPyCus6EPWCiHbCbAkaIL1A7R6AVoG0qcQauTVjRqmYY2QULwibSSEvLXvdQ_5y1/s1024/-mrdys9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVWZvw6ZhnfSJmaIFJ3cMHwVeFP7D4awJXWabmIjmiLUACgboZxDe6eA2OSWDPuojiUb9ufvZf31Ins2Qqnlk_HI58j9Vr_G4w3MyUm_Q5RKBhDL6o8DkoY53j7culbPyCus6EPWCiHbCbAkaIL1A7R6AVoG0qcQauTVjRqmYY2QULwibSSEvLXvdQ_5y1/w200-h150/-mrdys9.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEA5DaKRPaP6BEiV_w9P_anivX1RVtvDw_JiEpfuo3U1J6qO46OF1KDeZrrR_GxuV6NAD34ne984U_jcjmWYfc_SZJ5SqlqWic_IuJMFNVpPSRfyb_QNSdsMO1jNNtty1tQBYabNBgqE7J7JNAceMmazLKydBsUP0ltzTKknterrG_MqYubGbdi4-gfvf/s1024/964qod.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEA5DaKRPaP6BEiV_w9P_anivX1RVtvDw_JiEpfuo3U1J6qO46OF1KDeZrrR_GxuV6NAD34ne984U_jcjmWYfc_SZJ5SqlqWic_IuJMFNVpPSRfyb_QNSdsMO1jNNtty1tQBYabNBgqE7J7JNAceMmazLKydBsUP0ltzTKknterrG_MqYubGbdi4-gfvf/w200-h150/964qod.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white;"> Wimborne Minster takes its name from the town's parish church, which is the burial place of King Æthelred, who reigned from 865–871.</span></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Wimborne Town were founded in 1878 (a great year for new football clubs) and were founder members of the Dorset Football Association. After spending their entire history in county leagues, the club joined the Western League in 1981, after floodlights were installed at their ground. The club entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1982 and went all the way to the first round proper, losing to Aldershot, which still remains their best ever FA Cup run.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The Magpies won a national trophy in 1992 when the won the FA Vase, defeating Garforth Town 5-3 in the final at Wembley. At this point Wimborne were members of the Wessex League where they remained until promotion to the Southern League in 2010.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Wimborne Town played at The Cuthbury, which was a hefty stones throw away from Wimborne Minster, until 2020 before moving a couple of miles away across town to the "New" Cuthbury. The club took possession of the stadium just before Christmas 2020 but, because of the global covid pandemic, they never played their first competitive game at the new ground until August 2021, a 4-1 loss to Taunton Town.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVYidrs847iHpBKfX2bsq54Jwn6XQrG8fnkp4oVYSPkJUpx_nAum1DqEVfGx4WlU3SDZtEd8V94UdrTMkBx7KsS-S_qB35YRkDR3TKW9tTnXt6XLl6BCH4K1upQmpgjLn9eE0nv1yx6PtWEd82mZIx5ZNqjdm68Em3F3pYHHddbJJMFrQJqMsBUTgtcbX8/s1024/b3zza3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVYidrs847iHpBKfX2bsq54Jwn6XQrG8fnkp4oVYSPkJUpx_nAum1DqEVfGx4WlU3SDZtEd8V94UdrTMkBx7KsS-S_qB35YRkDR3TKW9tTnXt6XLl6BCH4K1upQmpgjLn9eE0nv1yx6PtWEd82mZIx5ZNqjdm68Em3F3pYHHddbJJMFrQJqMsBUTgtcbX8/w400-h300/b3zza3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This afternoon Yate Town were the visitors on this wet and windy afternoon and on a heavy, saturated pitch it was The Magpies who won the game with a solitary goal just before half-time.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">On 41 minutes, after an initial headed effort crashed against the crossbar, Harry Baker was on hand to head the ball into an unguarded net. It was no more than the homesters deserved, despite some late pressure from Yate as they searched for an equaliser. The victory was enough to put Wimborne top of league this evening.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">On a day like today I was incredibly thankful to watch any game and thanks to all for ensuring the match went ahead.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijox3HgYwtbhBxmaL1EwAlBPglatJVDnQG3v3YVW4Ptkswv3941XiiJBuFFnMg563tE4llZTm1WnLvcbE6YDlN13wIm8QEjJPBBSj_beABMzzMsL7mu9VaJCpnhTUEQ7PA4x20DQN8py_9rT_Mlnb5PtHbl2YkuyyE-8Jl4lR5siQR-kWET2salCLv51fI/s1024/je7v0s.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijox3HgYwtbhBxmaL1EwAlBPglatJVDnQG3v3YVW4Ptkswv3941XiiJBuFFnMg563tE4llZTm1WnLvcbE6YDlN13wIm8QEjJPBBSj_beABMzzMsL7mu9VaJCpnhTUEQ7PA4x20DQN8py_9rT_Mlnb5PtHbl2YkuyyE-8Jl4lR5siQR-kWET2salCLv51fI/w200-h150/je7v0s.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNihxvchDyilve0sqX1MjJlSc0w4lzlGSxkBRUyc48l5PlMmavA33fMqSfSRkUkKXQudeUe4481l4sc9VgX9rtsNWkqF3fbofsWOXIGXhSjayTTd2D6eML4HDBgvWeitJmNvnXcNlrLlGDX8ivrYp93KWYpA6JgFC6nOZs3X3oO3i_wP-bbgqy8VGaP1hC/s1024/-qlbjc7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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From 1997 to 2009 the stadium was home to city rivals Espanyol, before they moved to a purpose built stadium of their own. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Ironically it was because of the previous tennants of this ground that tickets were easy to come by as many Barcelona supporters are supposedly boycotting games because they refuse to set foot in a ground that was once home to their bitter rivals. Indeed tonight was not a sell out and tickets were readily available to purchase at the ticket offices.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The stadium, originally known as Estadi de Montjuic, was built in 1929 for the World Exhibition and was also to be used as the main stadium for Spain's (unsuccessful) bid for the 1936 Olympic games. The stadium fell into a state of disrepair however when, in 1987, Barcelona were finally awarded the summer games for 1992, it was completely gutted, renovated and expanded, with just the original facade remaining.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGiKhNkpvinsfc4zqcJuyLRmhYrJXLjnrIfy9A_WBW7quXXV2byClBLN07gEWCBiAyMDR34K1Z9G_uQSlNtQ1C20bfEypnab-QAGjBuRK5zSZ9WIa1SfY35Yyw5rwzZbfwE2s_QzngDKlF78346rsKnrXzlq-mB5oG5XvU8b9COCPdvkX2T46ojINzRLG/s1024/2pd5r5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGiKhNkpvinsfc4zqcJuyLRmhYrJXLjnrIfy9A_WBW7quXXV2byClBLN07gEWCBiAyMDR34K1Z9G_uQSlNtQ1C20bfEypnab-QAGjBuRK5zSZ9WIa1SfY35Yyw5rwzZbfwE2s_QzngDKlF78346rsKnrXzlq-mB5oG5XvU8b9COCPdvkX2T46ojINzRLG/w200-h150/2pd5r5.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz6BQfD7FaWmMAJ02-6teWmcEh9dQWSQogUu0-mK9bOOmlOwShmff_fvFXLy8jzpp5tMBMjtQtEQx_xjwsKZdRrQdzrYNcHKNTKKMhwgDeR7sgei9HebHz_5eqXm40CnmwJcOa-c2nN4-kR4v-4UyKeF2UdonJf6HqMnj-rHcHIsLFotG11_B0iIJavCLi/s1024/wcywaa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QPAF0vAI9IxmfJS0YXeYR1BeX_LuCP-I4DxrV0bqqDmM6glo2NEIlhP_mGPwqOKEE2cxikTSmM0ZGJWOYZFIN_87g-tSkmxFAvMjY9kOczyrhhJqZyzv6gFg9aZiadzYAoT_eLjTIWYPWPRMzeUR9Su5z4jSBonHRd1WUpJ9jKC4-D6py8oay-oWHrAc/w150-h200/-77kv8s.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The centrepiece of the 1992 Olympic games it was where Linford Christie (100 metres) and Sally Gunnell (400 metres) triumphed to win gold for Great Britain and also, famously, where Derek Redmond was helped around the track by his father after pulling up with a torn hamstring in the 400 metres semi-final.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJt3lP-h3PAPUY4jj87xAvPWuilaRKw0V8IiGU8I3gFzzYJ3yIosCfcM5ZEiFOQFAA3gileHgGCEim3GMv2DgRBaHQNAa9XfvDLttF4mvh_jjYSqkhut9e6cGzEqPp41JqWCMlKx6CiNhDjZ6I5nF56uRH4RvC5brDy9liWrViFrI2gl2DklzJYIToekWh/s1024/-aajhw4.jpg" style="clear: left; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Chris Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07875225025599535177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225148730207625294.post-53045842513969383662023-10-14T14:00:00.202+01:002023-10-16T19:20:19.098+01:00ABERFAN FC (The Grove Field)<span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>FAW WELSH CUP 2ND ROUND, ABERFAN 0-3 BRITON FERRY LLANSAWEL, ATTENDANCE: 106 (h/c)</b></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWf6wN-QrKclfmERIB1AgQ_-n9LOM1pW5sssQmG05Htu4pX_kX2v7q4_uulElPeYSyumPJO4D0j0S7B0uwsmNUmybzKNbV-eX73zl1DHsSP3xj9Q0pw3eX3Y8EHWGbpRvqUe-qU_gPOpLrB2N4Wg4Oa5MXYIzjum11oW4alGEDLCGyiJ8qMTUi9RO5CUx/s992/-dmai91.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="992" data-original-width="744" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWf6wN-QrKclfmERIB1AgQ_-n9LOM1pW5sssQmG05Htu4pX_kX2v7q4_uulElPeYSyumPJO4D0j0S7B0uwsmNUmybzKNbV-eX73zl1DHsSP3xj9Q0pw3eX3Y8EHWGbpRvqUe-qU_gPOpLrB2N4Wg4Oa5MXYIzjum11oW4alGEDLCGyiJ8qMTUi9RO5CUx/w150-h200/-dmai91.jpg" width="150" /></a></div>It was another round of the Welsh Cup this weekend and the competition has now reached the stage where the 'big boys' enter. There were plenty of ties involving the Cymru Premier clubs but the tie that interested me the most was one that involved one of the lowest ranked teams left.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">After seeing South Wales Alliance League Championship Division <a href="https://groundhoppersdiary.blogspot.com/2023/07/merthyr-saints-ici-rifle-fields.html">Aberfan knock out Merthyr Saints</a> in the 1st qualifying round back in July, they have progressed to this stage thanks to further wins over Tonyrefail BGC and Pontyclun. When they pulled out Cymru South Briton Ferry Llansawel, then heading down the A470 to the outskirts of Merthyr Tydfil seemed a no brainer. A smattering of other groundhoppers obviously had the same idea!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The village of Aberfan is about four miles south of Merthyr Tydfil and is a former mining community in the Taff Valley. The village is synonymous with the worst coal mining related disaster in British history. At around 9.15am on October 21st 1966, a colliery spoil tip collapsed sending a 40ft tidal wave of coal waste down the mountain and onto the village. It was Pantglas Junior School that took the brunt of the avalanche and 116 school children died along with 5 of their teachers. Several houses and a farm were also destroyed and the final death toll was 144. A memorial garden now stands on the site of the school.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw2NdEyTpVez5PWNuuKKEd7wPTG9Kv4hW1xdD5Ay3lOxgKtBT_nsp841JuK5UaPzv2a1lpWiJZ8odBWhA53qw0o_IaOmLKEqEtKVHi7M5kN8juqKilyfgjcYIoj8cpQPBZ8VUuWr8UnGZk8CwiYoyCXzumxn2vYTq4rzbH0IIZc2VuARGkyOiQq-6ASfG-/s1024/-1xf4kp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw2NdEyTpVez5PWNuuKKEd7wPTG9Kv4hW1xdD5Ay3lOxgKtBT_nsp841JuK5UaPzv2a1lpWiJZ8odBWhA53qw0o_IaOmLKEqEtKVHi7M5kN8juqKilyfgjcYIoj8cpQPBZ8VUuWr8UnGZk8CwiYoyCXzumxn2vYTq4rzbH0IIZc2VuARGkyOiQq-6ASfG-/w200-h150/-1xf4kp.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdvUNBjDHqV0NXHIy6-ztTNxm548JVaA3ewhgWhUClbbyIstZTkIzfG46H0-nn9KTFJmCwgN2hyphenhyphen-1iirW4H97IFRG9JruCuRRrjs67d8k21XccPfm1E54ypBpZTnp-sqAsHUniKMdcvmpLOPbboYtjrPyvl9Asb2rP9TerNOkYkhgR-6bWlmTR73r4TvD/s1024/-1hrfwj.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdvUNBjDHqV0NXHIy6-ztTNxm548JVaA3ewhgWhUClbbyIstZTkIzfG46H0-nn9KTFJmCwgN2hyphenhyphen-1iirW4H97IFRG9JruCuRRrjs67d8k21XccPfm1E54ypBpZTnp-sqAsHUniKMdcvmpLOPbboYtjrPyvl9Asb2rP9TerNOkYkhgR-6bWlmTR73r4TvD/w200-h150/-1hrfwj.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIMw8eO12ptUv0mqzND5EPPa7uXI3p9VMsse1m5QgRzqLcuwpu9mODXGYrbseEdpmfvODpOnuEKhkNbdGdothButjO2KfvzzaoUgDXk-7FAs7eWmjpwi2MYUNzskp2PNx8EfWDuOD7MK31fgHN0B2pOi2VB7H4WzUVUYUsbF4aT0blyMWoB7_CaCp6KPg7/s1024/-qeotsd.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIMw8eO12ptUv0mqzND5EPPa7uXI3p9VMsse1m5QgRzqLcuwpu9mODXGYrbseEdpmfvODpOnuEKhkNbdGdothButjO2KfvzzaoUgDXk-7FAs7eWmjpwi2MYUNzskp2PNx8EfWDuOD7MK31fgHN0B2pOi2VB7H4WzUVUYUsbF4aT0blyMWoB7_CaCp6KPg7/w200-h150/-qeotsd.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ub3LlQe5z46mr4hX9Pz9W8SrvYYNnbaRNYwFLqmZUZGnBjvXT3XbTDJAxAAoz1Y-vTQKtJLVdTd8guRpZfoFEIT-Q-kNW70W1C96IpTlMj1EP8bYJlKRtHcQhIuR1LNdm-z8snmwh9RnIShdZnf9rzMhQjJCqapO7FxPz1R0qixoR0Nl9jYGV0EDY_sQ/s1024/1twx7z.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ub3LlQe5z46mr4hX9Pz9W8SrvYYNnbaRNYwFLqmZUZGnBjvXT3XbTDJAxAAoz1Y-vTQKtJLVdTd8guRpZfoFEIT-Q-kNW70W1C96IpTlMj1EP8bYJlKRtHcQhIuR1LNdm-z8snmwh9RnIShdZnf9rzMhQjJCqapO7FxPz1R0qixoR0Nl9jYGV0EDY_sQ/w200-h150/1twx7z.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">After a visit to the garden and cemetery to pay my respects ahead of the 57th anniversary next week, it was back to the trivial matter of a football match, where there was an impeccably observed minutes silence before kick off.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Founded in 1968, Aberfan Football Club play their home games at The Grove Field, on the banks of the River Taff. The main football pitch is railed off, but there is no furniture to protect you from the elements. In the 24 hours prior to the game the weather had been dreadful, with heavy rain, but the pitch held up well, even if it was very squelchy underfoot for us spectators.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">After playing in the local district leagues the club joined the South Wales Amateur League in 2012 and then became founder members of the South Wales Alliance League in 2015, where they currently play in the Championship Division, which sits at level five in the Welsh pyramid.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Visitors Briton Ferry are currently top of the Cymru South (level two in Wales) and were overwhelming favourites to win the tie. In the end a 3-0 scoreline suggests The Ferry did with relative ease but Aberfan made them work hard for their victory and they can take a huge amount of pride in their performance.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Briton Ferry Llansawel dominated the possession from the off but it wasn't until the 20th minute that they made the breakthrough. Kris Evans broke into the Aberfan penalty area before exchanging passes with Jasper Payne before slotting home. Harry Jones in the Aberfan goal made some good saves to keep it at 1-0 at half-time.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The second half followed a similar pattern but as the half wore on Aberfan started to push forward a little more. In the 83rd minute they had their big chance and with just the 'keeper to beat the effort was saved.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Showing how football turns in the blink of an eye, Briton Ferry immediately went up the other end and scored their second goal, when Payne netted to effectively clinch the tie. In the 87th minute Briton Ferry had their third when an attempted clearance by the 'keeper was charged down by substitute Luke Bowen and the ball rolled into the unguarded goal.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Briton Ferry Llansawel march into the next round, the gulf in class was obvious, but Aberfan bowed out of the competition with their heads held high. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Whilst I am here, may I thank Aberfan for going to the effort of producing a programme, in this day and age it is much appreciated.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOVCKa2bJtj2ibf4irfJosSPAzGRIvbVChk-7zRJSj7SJeMFHiNfLOxtGQSie8j7XYZe-K3zwop_m-IhPm6GBA69dukkh1dN0iS75HeNxLM8Cipc6_mfJyta7PScEKZbIlWE1sbY-9kWoXXwxCeLHT3qKSw8uSzmQOmu7UAa5TiACeCPNkwASCTgPGf1R/s1024/-cv7p5t.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I'm happy to report that in the days of Arena stands and 3G cages, Victory Park still remains a proper ground and full of character.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Chorley began life as a Rugby club in 1875 but switched to football in 1883. Victory Park has been home since 1920 and was named to commemorate the end of the First World War.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5guIR1G5V9ACpziRWcO7wuAmEFk_KjhOARolj-HJUAafGuQaOFc4Rxm36cCcT2S7sLwMCPWVotOxsZqF2FnKnKkcde58zCqor1N0QQId6EsFjBuZGT4CEApHRoCL1vx66P-64GMYvE5zG6MCWExakahL4uXK-NRoj9QGsj66pfpXBvoMmj0c_33H7Cqpj/s4000/20230919_184521.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5guIR1G5V9ACpziRWcO7wuAmEFk_KjhOARolj-HJUAafGuQaOFc4Rxm36cCcT2S7sLwMCPWVotOxsZqF2FnKnKkcde58zCqor1N0QQId6EsFjBuZGT4CEApHRoCL1vx66P-64GMYvE5zG6MCWExakahL4uXK-NRoj9QGsj66pfpXBvoMmj0c_33H7Cqpj/w400-h300/20230919_184521.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Chorley are mainstays of the National League North, the second tier of non-league football, and regularly make the end of season play-offs, though they have only won them once, back in 2019, to earn promotion to the National League. Of course, season 2019/20 then ended early due to the covid pandemic and Chorley were relegated back to the National North on a points-per-game average.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DjX6PWEANmV6MMG_5OSn56xeCGfLTsDRuqbj3dEkDOs3lI0eCUBwO87PsSD4DppmreispT9cTXHV82XPv0fR5jSFmhxABy85gtG3fU-4RydZUKu_SBambXU3loAt483XKQZZ1hYVrbxf4GqIVs6yYyHL3jUVxz1SKY5C17E-S4p6J8fH3uGuekrbqn1Z/s1024/-5gb7xj.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DjX6PWEANmV6MMG_5OSn56xeCGfLTsDRuqbj3dEkDOs3lI0eCUBwO87PsSD4DppmreispT9cTXHV82XPv0fR5jSFmhxABy85gtG3fU-4RydZUKu_SBambXU3loAt483XKQZZ1hYVrbxf4GqIVs6yYyHL3jUVxz1SKY5C17E-S4p6J8fH3uGuekrbqn1Z/w200-h150/-5gb7xj.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Tonight The Magpies were hosting Northern Premier League West Runcorn Linnets in an FA Cup replay, after Jack Hazelhurst scored a 72nd minute equaliser at the Millbank Stadium.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Tonight though Chorley eased into the next round with a routine win. All of their goals came in the first half courtesy of headed goals from David Moyo (24) and Harvey Smith (32) then a penalty kick converted by Carlton Ubaezuonu (39).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfI8cHweqcpEPLHbPaBEJDoJWcodMYk6HO7slWzi5cbFWOxn29-YXH7tCN5K_NIYbNbUvcb5VIUe1R5kRFPOxpOTAVYyIY8EUFs-ZwwGiHRuAEESIFxsF_DIiTFpoEk1By2pBWz4ehmQtMkQvfwRm26uizpQA25StmXy0bp6l1Gl1zYZ2WJ_tH8OUfIUx/s1024/-h0vogg.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfI8cHweqcpEPLHbPaBEJDoJWcodMYk6HO7slWzi5cbFWOxn29-YXH7tCN5K_NIYbNbUvcb5VIUe1R5kRFPOxpOTAVYyIY8EUFs-ZwwGiHRuAEESIFxsF_DIiTFpoEk1By2pBWz4ehmQtMkQvfwRm26uizpQA25StmXy0bp6l1Gl1zYZ2WJ_tH8OUfIUx/w200-h150/-h0vogg.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Like most of the crowd I was expecting a second half onslaught but it never materialised as Chorley settled for what they had and The Linnets upped their game. The final goal of the tie arrived in the 93rd minute and was the best of the bunch as Max Woodcock curled an absolute beauty into the top corner, this was not long after Runcorn's Lewis Doyle had recieved a second yellow card.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Chorley will now travel to Curzon Ashton in the next round on September 30th.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdN3SOcVdNQli0Mq5awlkd6Dl_cNM6Eqj8o7JJc9T47s50twNAIY4wnASf1o3sQj-A1GFgFs_Ixoq5J0m82ZftprGe5rtL5dwp1ZCnH_yLf15mSLeZ94H1n0zWoqqbAwkF2RyKc5E0eKyVDhDkUD4b1c2PgTq6UCaAv-H1yVhcNBjAZxgicI9gjPlKuVCq/s1024/-mlnzod.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdN3SOcVdNQli0Mq5awlkd6Dl_cNM6Eqj8o7JJc9T47s50twNAIY4wnASf1o3sQj-A1GFgFs_Ixoq5J0m82ZftprGe5rtL5dwp1ZCnH_yLf15mSLeZ94H1n0zWoqqbAwkF2RyKc5E0eKyVDhDkUD4b1c2PgTq6UCaAv-H1yVhcNBjAZxgicI9gjPlKuVCq/w400-h300/-mlnzod.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Chris Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07875225025599535177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225148730207625294.post-17711222351298581462023-09-16T14:00:00.029+01:002023-09-17T09:48:10.886+01:00RADNOR VALLEY (The Bypass)<span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>FAW WELSH CUP 1st ROUND, RADNOR VALLEY 0-4 GRESFORD ATHLETIC, ATTENDANCE: 102 (h/c)</b></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDymMFyUwBuJOMQoNG2zqVX3Kx1ZUMawCqiMBIYmUj_JuHtXUSo8pDog_l6GHYC9PDN-6cJy7x3Ql0BDmktL75DjlHKhALSi3ZY1xMgVSStTHB55qQvxy_W0uLlY9-HzpqG1HldT0mW5ZULFkVqrtn4V5enc5A9b2rc2_KzCuoRMujPXjIryvUc6j3M8m/s706/Screenshot_20230917-011821_X.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="612" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDymMFyUwBuJOMQoNG2zqVX3Kx1ZUMawCqiMBIYmUj_JuHtXUSo8pDog_l6GHYC9PDN-6cJy7x3Ql0BDmktL75DjlHKhALSi3ZY1xMgVSStTHB55qQvxy_W0uLlY9-HzpqG1HldT0mW5ZULFkVqrtn4V5enc5A9b2rc2_KzCuoRMujPXjIryvUc6j3M8m/w173-h200/Screenshot_20230917-011821_X.jpg" width="173" /></a></div>After travelling to <a href="https://groundhoppersdiary.blogspot.com/2023/09/kington-town-mill-street.html">Kington in midweek</a>, I found myself travelling along the A44 once again this afternoon, this time though I remained firmly on the Welsh side of Offa's Dyke, in the former county town of Radnorshire.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The first round proper of the Welsh Cup drew me to the village of New Radnor, where Ardal North East Radnor Valley were hosting Cymru North Gresford Athletic at The Bypass. This was the first ever meeting between the two clubs, so you could say it was an historic occasion.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The Bypass has been home to The Goats since 2021 when they were forced to leave their previous home at <a href="http://agroundhoppersdiary.blogspot.com/2012/08/mid-wales-groundhop-2012-penybont-and.html?m=1">School Lane</a>. The ground is accessed from the A44 and fortunately, for me, the entrance was marked with a couple of high-viz poles otherwise I would have driven straight past the ground. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The new ground has a small seated stand, plus hard standing down two sides of the pitch, and is a vast improvement on their previous home.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Gresford started as favourites for the tie and those predictions were justified as The Colliers eased into round 2. That said Radnor put up a spirited performance and did have a couple of half chances before James Smith bundled in the opener after 37 minutes.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The game was effectively over just after half time when Toby Gallagher-Keenan (49) made it 2-0. Smith headed home his second goal on the hour mark and Gresford were then on easy street. 12 minutes from time Radnor were awarded a penalty and a chance of a consolation but Joe Price's spot kick was sent over the bar and into the tree behind the goal. Haci Ozlu (81) then made it 4-0 to make it a comfortable win for Gresford.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I was definitely glad to get back in the car after the game after standing out in the cold and wet - this was the first time this season the woolly hat made an appearance - it felt ridiculous after burning in the heat of the hottest day of the year last Saturday!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWlA5AoaapPhsGEQNWnodufONb00EOgGYJD2GO-EGIu79MM_rvCyIhzb4klC3NCcozEKo_6qevpjlhnmwhIqvhYz8uBYyQwrvmPMcqmiPJWZz6du1K-yjT1MPA9sferzlb_loBgNAEN5NJx2U0wETCv3rnw6GSBRIbPLMyRFZ-u7QfuqnpPLY0VGLqaGV/s1024/-jdjkuk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWlA5AoaapPhsGEQNWnodufONb00EOgGYJD2GO-EGIu79MM_rvCyIhzb4klC3NCcozEKo_6qevpjlhnmwhIqvhYz8uBYyQwrvmPMcqmiPJWZz6du1K-yjT1MPA9sferzlb_loBgNAEN5NJx2U0wETCv3rnw6GSBRIbPLMyRFZ-u7QfuqnpPLY0VGLqaGV/w400-h300/-jdjkuk.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfk8ixdbmX1EgJKA8fyYTADHoUbc2mGzjETlamjXHeZ8C3G6QN4sRpfxBDMuaIwyuXOk7FWXAMAQOLJzx-cSBJSw6qu1fbJZx-8jj53cVLSc6yasnKDnLaaUf361Rtt27_sa992QLRrCVotp17aII4g53VinjgjJmFPmLZ_tZnhxaoHz20E-6wQ0-cTc-/s4000/20230912_185041.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfk8ixdbmX1EgJKA8fyYTADHoUbc2mGzjETlamjXHeZ8C3G6QN4sRpfxBDMuaIwyuXOk7FWXAMAQOLJzx-cSBJSw6qu1fbJZx-8jj53cVLSc6yasnKDnLaaUf361Rtt27_sa992QLRrCVotp17aII4g53VinjgjJmFPmLZ_tZnhxaoHz20E-6wQ0-cTc-/w200-h150/20230912_185041.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A midweek journey into Herefordshire as I headed to Kington, just on the English side of Offa's Dyke, for some Tuesday night action as Kington Town hosted Clee Hill United in a Herefordshire League encounter.</span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The town is off the A44, two miles from the border with Wales and the club at one stage played in the Mid-Wales league (where they were champions in 1955, 1964 and 1966). Kington Town, founded in 1875, have also been members of both the West Midlands Regional League (champions in 1999) and the Hellenic League but joined the Herefordshire League in 2022.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">They play at the Mill Street Ground, which is in the town centre, and the set up is superb. This is a ground is definitely ready return to a higher level, should that be on the agenda.<br /></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It was a drizzly evening and the wet surface helped produce an excellent end-to-end encounter where Kington Town beat Clee Hill United by the odd goal in five. In truth the scoreline could have been anything both teams created plenty of opportunities. It was a great game for the neutral.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jack Gittoes and Mike Ruckledge gave the homesters a 2-0 interval lead before Josh Bowen replied for United seconds after the restart. George Andrews restored Kington's two goal advantage before Euan Morgan set up a grandstand finish, however the equaliser did not arrive. 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text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;">to make it 3-2. Unfortunately for them the</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;">equaliser would not come.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div>Chris Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07875225025599535177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225148730207625294.post-68212277890721637622023-09-09T14:30:00.358+01:002023-10-02T21:07:34.983+01:00CORRIS UNITED (King George's Field)<span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>ABERYSTWYTH AND DISTRICT FOOTBALL LEAGUE, CORRIS UNITED 5-3 PENPARCAU RESERVES, ATTENDANCE: 41 (h/c)</b></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1faHz9VbLbsXtY4p9pGvKOzxhMI_ojstqkXvAR10dw7RrjRbnj4QWjYxqbQMnTtUqtAG02lEZBurqpzsM6CvhVxe2xtskTXnpUEhFD1eZNjdv2mksJGUXRcyoKRqm9_4XP5CFYNLC9uwBUSlmgCE_wSg7npz5YFiqNssEXGEMO18lKVN1fwTI0UjTBaac/s1024/n0favo.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1faHz9VbLbsXtY4p9pGvKOzxhMI_ojstqkXvAR10dw7RrjRbnj4QWjYxqbQMnTtUqtAG02lEZBurqpzsM6CvhVxe2xtskTXnpUEhFD1eZNjdv2mksJGUXRcyoKRqm9_4XP5CFYNLC9uwBUSlmgCE_wSg7npz5YFiqNssEXGEMO18lKVN1fwTI0UjTBaac/w150-h200/n0favo.jpg" width="150" /></a></div>This afternoon I took a trip to visit a ground that has been on my "bucket list" for quite a while - King George's Field, the home of Corris United. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Wales is famous for it's grounds with stunning views and Corris' home regularly appears in books, pictorials, articles, or high up in polls, as one of the best, most scenic, grounds in the country. Today the stars finally aligned and I finally headed down to into Mid-Wales to see for myself. It certainly didn't disappoint!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Corris itself is a former slate mining village in the county of Gwynedd and is around 5 miles north of Machynlleth. It is now more famous for the Corris Railway, a preserved narrow gauge railway, with steam trains, that runs on the border between Merionethshire and Montgomeryshire. It was originally built to carry slate from quarries in the Corris area and it first opened in 1859. This was my first port of call pre-match and was an enjoyable way to spend an hour or so.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvLvO45aEZdpBqsWuadjPbEF5IxNbBJ675M5MNfDY1oJgqrv0uNm7Ejv25Aa-BSqppD0NYnC0_hGoVION65DrdOTS9H5lboX3yJNCp0lrXnw8S_ApIZXgPdMyDfDgLqwH9sPFhCB4n7DX8EaVqhKbcJwEZiy0mcV2oezTY0TqdU_RugKwzWKhCMWSwKoE/s3029/20230909_114822.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2272" data-original-width="3029" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvLvO45aEZdpBqsWuadjPbEF5IxNbBJ675M5MNfDY1oJgqrv0uNm7Ejv25Aa-BSqppD0NYnC0_hGoVION65DrdOTS9H5lboX3yJNCp0lrXnw8S_ApIZXgPdMyDfDgLqwH9sPFhCB4n7DX8EaVqhKbcJwEZiy0mcV2oezTY0TqdU_RugKwzWKhCMWSwKoE/w200-h150/20230909_114822.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKyncA4yahzvU3OB2Sk_NFety-2keOGq3wfXmXytTBfySfHBE_BaiV_p_DQvMjNJcvbBx0MKtUZXXPADTZUeRNrng2l9z5b1HTD02ir4K225nhjBaH0sfhpIZE0k469-dYcwx85g3emmr23Qw45IK9gymH1C-cSKfhhrp0itDSoQY-OMREBXPERfXOohTa/s3886/20230909_120257.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2915" data-original-width="3886" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKyncA4yahzvU3OB2Sk_NFety-2keOGq3wfXmXytTBfySfHBE_BaiV_p_DQvMjNJcvbBx0MKtUZXXPADTZUeRNrng2l9z5b1HTD02ir4K225nhjBaH0sfhpIZE0k469-dYcwx85g3emmr23Qw45IK9gymH1C-cSKfhhrp0itDSoQY-OMREBXPERfXOohTa/w200-h150/20230909_120257.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguInjsz5sk6vE8tGaTLOhriY1VWM90_zk-qLyZUH5qCtJZ3hHajNK9tmCiWyYHQvcVxUTckIanikvn5nROBfr3fdjGISdJ0cSMYCAygUYv22IxFmrFxWG-aDZO1aEVMFQzj4Y4xK9fzN_mgBWyJ1fkLORvzB-Yfx87Y3SSWQKLwOmD-BJNvTeD5nq9EEYL/s4000/20230909_123919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguInjsz5sk6vE8tGaTLOhriY1VWM90_zk-qLyZUH5qCtJZ3hHajNK9tmCiWyYHQvcVxUTckIanikvn5nROBfr3fdjGISdJ0cSMYCAygUYv22IxFmrFxWG-aDZO1aEVMFQzj4Y4xK9fzN_mgBWyJ1fkLORvzB-Yfx87Y3SSWQKLwOmD-BJNvTeD5nq9EEYL/w200-h150/20230909_123919.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTrrgP_6W5BhbUJR-WSmbBIMFfYt0Ey-iOaSuip5byBz9YqwS1-8Zrwi6PGgb71yUQcljkbPH0zPT-iLJZDRC_c3qbTb0rYHG5oKxAjVm9BHMEdSKTffy78hpFwbL-YQG24ipUnQ6o9CApVBSTRBFHnkqU_lhk6mYmmMzXjEwr8MZBAJvx8ODVcuQl-dtY/s4000/20230909_121317.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTrrgP_6W5BhbUJR-WSmbBIMFfYt0Ey-iOaSuip5byBz9YqwS1-8Zrwi6PGgb71yUQcljkbPH0zPT-iLJZDRC_c3qbTb0rYHG5oKxAjVm9BHMEdSKTffy78hpFwbL-YQG24ipUnQ6o9CApVBSTRBFHnkqU_lhk6mYmmMzXjEwr8MZBAJvx8ODVcuQl-dtY/w200-h150/20230909_121317.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Corris United are the local football team and they reformed in 2019, after eight years in abeyance. Given the history of the village they are nicknamed The Quarrymen. They play in the Cambrian Tyres Aberystwyth and District League, which is the 5th tier of Welsh football. There are just 10 teams in the division so, despite this being the second weekend of September, this was actually the opening day of the league season.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As the village is in the Dyfi Valley and the pitch can been seen from the A487, and also from the Corris railway, which both overlook the ground. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It all makes a stunning location and an amazing vista. It looked even better in the glorious sunshine that beat down.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_ixTph1BQT9zVFhXT69mTivPL1em69uLtwXkiQAZCUu55lhm4SfFao8NoKTrdSDzDToUawpVfsBlsyD0ZCYxDRKUbBlg8GhEtgCgUo0fpPaK8oFCWd9oloxgUK3bap43onvQdtc0aR1dlAu3wvqWXV2iG_h7ORcfVlYZa3IU6CChsdpGHtMc5Aa9c-5T/s4000/20230909_134110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_ixTph1BQT9zVFhXT69mTivPL1em69uLtwXkiQAZCUu55lhm4SfFao8NoKTrdSDzDToUawpVfsBlsyD0ZCYxDRKUbBlg8GhEtgCgUo0fpPaK8oFCWd9oloxgUK3bap43onvQdtc0aR1dlAu3wvqWXV2iG_h7ORcfVlYZa3IU6CChsdpGHtMc5Aa9c-5T/w400-h300/20230909_134110.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Admission was by donation and included a 4 page programme, which was a very pleasant surprise. As for the football, it was a good game to watch as The Quarrymen beat current Aberystwyth League champions Penparcau Reserves 5-3. Credit to both teams for producing such a watchable game in the blistering heat.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It was the visitors who opened the scoring through Lee Jones (32) before a Dion Kohler double (35 & 41) put the homesters in front. A penalty from Liam Lewis in first half stoppage time ensured it was all square at the break.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Charlie Jellet (62) fired Corris into the lead before an incident in the 77th minute saw both teams reduced to 10-men with Ryan Jones and Liam Lewis shown straight red cards.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jake Hinge (82) extended Corris' lead before Jones grabbed his second for Arky deep into stoppage time. Any thoughts of a dramatic comeback were quashed moments later when Kohler scored once again to complete his hat-trick. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Excellent stuff indeed.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It was a wonderful afternoon in mid-Wales and, if you haven't been here before, I would certainly recommend you putting a visit to Corris United on your groundhopping "bucket list".</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmzK6JQCAm4m1HpRJxJKOJ6J8l4AijF_DissrKUrTzmyM3zXRks1uFQzgnJ_cL1buLybiAOxcQBNgAro0YihiMj3C0l2CJ4IWtWU3bgk77z9VABIK3B_6Wa3AdP-sgWhHgTeAIxWLAOy_6GH61y2VR8KcMt-sTPa6HNeEDIYmAHryr9iahPVeKXj_0F0o7/s4000/20230909_141506.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmzK6JQCAm4m1HpRJxJKOJ6J8l4AijF_DissrKUrTzmyM3zXRks1uFQzgnJ_cL1buLybiAOxcQBNgAro0YihiMj3C0l2CJ4IWtWU3bgk77z9VABIK3B_6Wa3AdP-sgWhHgTeAIxWLAOy_6GH61y2VR8KcMt-sTPa6HNeEDIYmAHryr9iahPVeKXj_0F0o7/w200-h150/20230909_141506.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvxnZjaCuGW4GkaUX5RVy7pop3P_c4dccV_sNeTMynBqRVUGDxAs5Uy0-fSMXbF-NR7n0kWq_Q4MKBDs8DGBgf8SYDKDKdLryOK3D8YFizPZdyeapNVEgb08FHpqQMR-01cSeLgfGpzgRHhaKBYvMibvxKLTP65p-n_JKQfYn5COhxkzJSCfPt-ip0q5g/s4000/20230909_143141.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>EDIT:</b> On 30th September 2023 Penparcau folded their reserve team due to "lack of commitment and attitude shown to managers in recent weeks". Therefore this was one of the games that was declared null and void and expunged from the records. Revisit required then?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div>Chris Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07875225025599535177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225148730207625294.post-29352384978147600262023-09-02T12:30:00.097+01:002023-10-02T21:06:16.962+01:00Acrylic Afternoons - A trip to SHEFFIELD<span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_7QlPJVFmo7zTsnSrZRm2EE6DahtrTzu9kMZXqbnzWHXEDLg8KYAXsplPnlkLLcEiUSJI2k9P26DrpXyH2RgQXBbZmbELJ457qbzZ_uMVFGhgu7m0bl6b3HRdiAsIUpUH_EqxpRPkbn_JjUBKutAa4C1ObZnqkPePXiwropHw2mIYRzun1IscHxRVQxW/s4000/20230902_115854.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_7QlPJVFmo7zTsnSrZRm2EE6DahtrTzu9kMZXqbnzWHXEDLg8KYAXsplPnlkLLcEiUSJI2k9P26DrpXyH2RgQXBbZmbELJ457qbzZ_uMVFGhgu7m0bl6b3HRdiAsIUpUH_EqxpRPkbn_JjUBKutAa4C1ObZnqkPePXiwropHw2mIYRzun1IscHxRVQxW/w150-h200/20230902_115854.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><b>1230 - PREMIER LEAGUE, BRAMALL LANE, SHEFFIELD UNITED 2-2 EVERTON, ATTENDANCE: 31,124</b></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">After 3 winless PL games, with no goals, Everton are at least off the mark...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">...but another potential win got away once more. After taking the lead through Abdoulaye Doucoure, there were more than enough opportunities to put the game to bed.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Instead The Toffees had to come from behind to draw 2-2, Arnaut Danjuma equalising. However right at the end it took some goalkeeping heroics from Jordan Pickford to preserve a point.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Onward Evertonians...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEPzaj-sxVhlGfbF_xAcYiuQ0qpuFTW-3XLTv-mHTMKLlHqro_ktVXZdNL26sfvuJFNenGH_yxpDcbd5xX06XHhvm8dP8jxSAsNJJkRC5JsXWGNY90v23F29f8W_D6B-X5ms2HDmIloNMLNvkXdHaDIqZZfa8Axi3S_2XtRRtG_LKWMYagVykRnlL_4AOe/s2576/20230902_112555.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEPzaj-sxVhlGfbF_xAcYiuQ0qpuFTW-3XLTv-mHTMKLlHqro_ktVXZdNL26sfvuJFNenGH_yxpDcbd5xX06XHhvm8dP8jxSAsNJJkRC5JsXWGNY90v23F29f8W_D6B-X5ms2HDmIloNMLNvkXdHaDIqZZfa8Axi3S_2XtRRtG_LKWMYagVykRnlL_4AOe/w400-h300/20230902_112555.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Thurcroft 3-0 up at the break and absolutely cruising, </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Bradley Mears (x2) and Morgan Corbiere scoring the goals.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Youdon came out for second half and proceeded to dominate. They almost, and really should've, pulled off an unlikely comeback but after goals from Bruce Nkomo and Brandon Chan the elusive equaliser just would not come.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The Olympic Legacy Park, which is also home to Sheffield Eagles Rugby League, and is built on the site of the old Don Valley Stadium. I've been informed there is some overlap with the pitch. Therefore does it count as a new ground "tick" or just a revisit? 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Chris Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07875225025599535177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225148730207625294.post-6454793545345092002023-08-25T19:30:00.035+01:002023-08-29T16:43:39.598+01:00MALMESBURY VICTORIA (The Flying Monk Ground)<span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>HELLENIC LEAGUE DIVISION ONE, MALMESBURY VICTORIA 2-0 DEVIZES TOWN, ATTENDANCE: 127</b></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpyaTST1NvBPNAqivCqmXSwfOsc3eZK4_nWFibKuw-tmCDDsd-3LsC35aELUc_qiCWSMv1xn-MbstvmmZGX3MjQgF9GZKKA9BGCbzULQgOokhd8OU7KffulK3Dg487FA7Pf39xwqReOxml4fAVLj1SLaaHTiO3x0gQZ8IfesLevI_zWmtd2pPBvkBiAD2s/s1282/Screenshot_20230825-190755_Chrome.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1282" data-original-width="719" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpyaTST1NvBPNAqivCqmXSwfOsc3eZK4_nWFibKuw-tmCDDsd-3LsC35aELUc_qiCWSMv1xn-MbstvmmZGX3MjQgF9GZKKA9BGCbzULQgOokhd8OU7KffulK3Dg487FA7Pf39xwqReOxml4fAVLj1SLaaHTiO3x0gQZ8IfesLevI_zWmtd2pPBvkBiAD2s/w112-h200/Screenshot_20230825-190755_Chrome.jpg" width="112" /></a></div><div>I found myself in the historic town of Malmesbury for some Friday night football. I missed out when they hosted a "groundhop" game last year.</div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div>Malmesbury is famous for it's Abbey, a monastery famed for its learning. It was later home to one of Alfred the Great's fortified burhs for defence against the Vikings. Æthelstan, the first king of all England, was buried in Malmesbury Abbey when he died in 939.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">After a very brief stroll around the Abbey, I headed along the banks of the Tetbury Avon to the fabulously monikered Flying Monk Ground, which was named after the previously adjacent pub, which in turn was named after Æthelmær, an 11th-century English Benedictine monk known for his early attempt at a gliding flight using wings. The pub is now gone and is now a Co-Op store.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The ground is compact and quirky to say the least. Right up my street!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5lEEJwq29g81-urw2rjVfzDEUiuKIvuWfN01C1mp8SXKtt2JT7PVspVS5kE3IbtNCzTBtlRyTiQQUvG8-VYNKIsz1635Gc4IgXEj-g4Gz66s9x9RsA6iHV0QynYeXw6CIaYV3qQGbUWA5v_hR_ehg0lJwM8CdiVzkCkezp4xpBTfDdSnN82y0CNP-04P/s4000/20230825_184306.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5lEEJwq29g81-urw2rjVfzDEUiuKIvuWfN01C1mp8SXKtt2JT7PVspVS5kE3IbtNCzTBtlRyTiQQUvG8-VYNKIsz1635Gc4IgXEj-g4Gz66s9x9RsA6iHV0QynYeXw6CIaYV3qQGbUWA5v_hR_ehg0lJwM8CdiVzkCkezp4xpBTfDdSnN82y0CNP-04P/w200-h150/20230825_184306.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The club was established in 1898 as Malmesbury Town but folded in 1936. The club was reformed in 1947 and then renamed Malmesbury United in 1968. In 1975 they merged with Swindon Victoria to become Malmesbury Victoria, taking Swindon Victoria's place in Division One of the Wiltshire Combination in the process. In 1976 the club were founder members of the new Wiltshire County League and remained there until the were promoted to the Hellenic League in 2000.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">They remained in the Hellenic League until 2014, before returning to the Wiltshire League due to financial difficulties. After being crowned champions in 2015 they opted to remain in situ but they were then promoted to the Western League the following year. In 2018 they were laterally transferred back to the Hellenic League where they have remained.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0nBI2-Yluhw8zFejoJWE2hw0R-QPbo8tk5h4uGszf7Z-MoSJEsGl_5OrdaNatTO-yQ_AgjIUREc_X7DuBvH0B_Q_zz0QMt3--0-7OZ5C5x9YrP58OfMB_dxKdcvZWiFZNZC4mv1YTkGBUhrIYDNMRW_4h9all49KHO-w3VU7NUAI-IB2D9H8oC6J_2hE/s4000/20230825_183328.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0nBI2-Yluhw8zFejoJWE2hw0R-QPbo8tk5h4uGszf7Z-MoSJEsGl_5OrdaNatTO-yQ_AgjIUREc_X7DuBvH0B_Q_zz0QMt3--0-7OZ5C5x9YrP58OfMB_dxKdcvZWiFZNZC4mv1YTkGBUhrIYDNMRW_4h9all49KHO-w3VU7NUAI-IB2D9H8oC6J_2hE/w400-h300/20230825_183328.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOe9GvDshqUlkwrPYebP8dcaF-KtoQXIotK-fwRYLQ6q9OtSNhrMuj8iqwYZrNM9mIkHKt9a072CAKvG_voeVga7LUOBo6JNBM4SBK5UYMOAo5_l2CX97s-drYIDrHfXM83r8GvvcaodfCw2SOJkFUFAL0o9kSIy7pZm6F_M8dy1nWbM4E8nNST7NtC6SU/s3500/20230825_183203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2625" data-original-width="3500" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOe9GvDshqUlkwrPYebP8dcaF-KtoQXIotK-fwRYLQ6q9OtSNhrMuj8iqwYZrNM9mIkHKt9a072CAKvG_voeVga7LUOBo6JNBM4SBK5UYMOAo5_l2CX97s-drYIDrHfXM83r8GvvcaodfCw2SOJkFUFAL0o9kSIy7pZm6F_M8dy1nWbM4E8nNST7NtC6SU/w200-h150/20230825_183203.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivGfhtuIJYrruF29kRv6uzuANOsM_1ab0pUYgXTG0Mju67TR48J_oP0jzP4IvQRI2wxKM2VDWXTR0wEX4Y-584LT2qC7jzwClLUb2CTBPES5b_bq-8i1K0JFtFo0w4tYbIb9bkOIHc0CeERu6-DHhxHfxUE9rAIGPJgqP1ibJjLEYv7DpKkv1syZPfvTp7/s4000/20230825_183226.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivGfhtuIJYrruF29kRv6uzuANOsM_1ab0pUYgXTG0Mju67TR48J_oP0jzP4IvQRI2wxKM2VDWXTR0wEX4Y-584LT2qC7jzwClLUb2CTBPES5b_bq-8i1K0JFtFo0w4tYbIb9bkOIHc0CeERu6-DHhxHfxUE9rAIGPJgqP1ibJjLEYv7DpKkv1syZPfvTp7/w200-h150/20230825_183226.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Tonight it was a Wiltshire Derby as Devizes Town were the visitors. An own goal after 5 minutes and a second half strike from Harvey Scholes secured the win for Malmesbury, who remain unbeaten in the league so far this season (P5-W4-D1) and sit top of the table tonight.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It really should have been 3-0 when, deep into stoppage time, Malmesbury broke away and their player rounded the keeper, skipped past two defenders, then fired his shot high into the Co-op car park rather than the open goal. Worse than Neal Maupay! 😂</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjALYCM-kops34tE6Ub_U26yKEwZAJ6v6d6dqv3hIxR1gDpOWfVPVMBvCH3Ty9kN5AAC2bsoEUhpec48gac6evrgUgKjmvpl6xxArmrJcFFDFdZmHUiiW4CTzxFM2rxABILXFRvBJuchXsudraA50XRDeAxYpTDQCLsQs6ardDFIfI3Nwrzx_L-jEPxewxM/s3747/20230825_194145.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2810" data-original-width="3747" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjALYCM-kops34tE6Ub_U26yKEwZAJ6v6d6dqv3hIxR1gDpOWfVPVMBvCH3Ty9kN5AAC2bsoEUhpec48gac6evrgUgKjmvpl6xxArmrJcFFDFdZmHUiiW4CTzxFM2rxABILXFRvBJuchXsudraA50XRDeAxYpTDQCLsQs6ardDFIfI3Nwrzx_L-jEPxewxM/w200-h150/20230825_194145.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2cRHDZ4o9nVNynzszcluiPQvBEWzl1-NGJduod4t0So6SvHe-wm6UZjWB5JIOPuatrwxzZWCDuECuCbmQ1ga21eKQ1S0xtZHv0hkuHEq1HDcF9dKpEF3XeWeUY9ghW3wK0Sj0d_yG_VxmrlefphkP160sCjWlaRzc7RHvPDwPADSEreqfKXqi5i1n8WTH/s3355/20230825_194205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>Chris Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07875225025599535177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225148730207625294.post-23781449455830979492023-08-23T18:45:00.190+01:002023-08-28T18:41:39.621+01:00BRECHIN VICTORIA (Victoria Park)<span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>SCOTTISH JUNIOR FA EAST REGION MIDLANDS LEAGUE, BRECHIN VICTORIA 3-2 DUNDEE VIOLET, ATTENDANCE: 64 (h/c)</b></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1c_QEOOTnA7rjHzGopOAlF1gMK7lBULeTrkwamHwqQJ0__VGBnpx7UThSjRYiKZ5HOVMy1Sg_02NY1gBV8aK60078CyHeNUUdPhlOoI5xw_P9SbHTPCesUjxf38k-ID_cG5VHDEYSkf_sDbaxxAS80HKGDDnedvI3Qv6XWBDNtblzBMb0pz7OQoEd3eA2/s4000/20230823_153237.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1c_QEOOTnA7rjHzGopOAlF1gMK7lBULeTrkwamHwqQJ0__VGBnpx7UThSjRYiKZ5HOVMy1Sg_02NY1gBV8aK60078CyHeNUUdPhlOoI5xw_P9SbHTPCesUjxf38k-ID_cG5VHDEYSkf_sDbaxxAS80HKGDDnedvI3Qv6XWBDNtblzBMb0pz7OQoEd3eA2/w200-h150/20230823_153237.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>I headed up to north east Scotland for a couple of midweek matches, the second being in Angus as Brechin Victoria hosted Dundee Violet at Victoria Park.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Founded in 1917, Brechin Victoria are part of the Scottish Junior FA and were inaugural members of the Midlands League when it was established in 2021.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Tonight was an entertaining encounter but the visitors from Dundee will be wondering how this one got away. They were far the better team but somehow found themselves 2-0 down, Kieran Longmuir (18) and Mitchell Smith (35) scoring for The Vics. Classic counter attacking play at it's best.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Violet did get it back to 2-2 courtesy to two penalty kicks, both converted by A.Lonrente (37) and A.Kelly (67) respectively before Brechin went on to grab a winner when </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Murray Smith (78) prodded home after being left unmarked in the six yard box from a corner. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It's a funny old game.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">For me that was the second night in succession that the homesters had won 3-2 despite the visitors scoring two penalties <b><a href="https://groundhoppersdiary.blogspot.com/2023/08/culter-fc-crombie-park.html"><i>(click here</i>)</a>.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Speaking to The Vics chairman pre-match and it seems there is a possibility they may be going off to groundshare at Glebe Park once the new 4G pitch is installed. Ironically Brechin City played on the adjacent Nursery Park before moving to Glebe Park in 1923.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Should the move materialise, I'd definitely put this wonderful wee ground on your "to do" list before it does happen...</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0XUasfV-SVObblSFSk8ijMj-QVH-9NvHLnqQ51tX-c1R0n2d_keqC40KljgjmQ2TtPAYjBvzDbNvg0dSCaeTsp2rA4WvJyA7UDo1HmqE8ilVe3z3cGm8Na27P28eU980oJo8jOvs9bBbv7LB20G29U9I2pmsYOHhHIjDEhtOVoVTl0IxKlsp0v4hPD3j/s4000/20230823_151922.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0XUasfV-SVObblSFSk8ijMj-QVH-9NvHLnqQ51tX-c1R0n2d_keqC40KljgjmQ2TtPAYjBvzDbNvg0dSCaeTsp2rA4WvJyA7UDo1HmqE8ilVe3z3cGm8Na27P28eU980oJo8jOvs9bBbv7LB20G29U9I2pmsYOHhHIjDEhtOVoVTl0IxKlsp0v4hPD3j/w400-h300/20230823_151922.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4GjHgWlZDg_RuVyc-kK7poMcoC9iFJzkQof_AtfU1cueqrkqunw07SHERqys4xJ0pPAB5OdRO9arKVGnTQadCkXQJwitnmDd87eU4p33b57a_Zt7H4T6H1NmYzyeP3AgAbIyJ63aztm2Y8zDKz6p6GlFAt_RoEAVUf8Jmd8uCs_rVXFJGPCcynovKcLZ/s3184/20230822_173635.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2388" data-original-width="3184" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4GjHgWlZDg_RuVyc-kK7poMcoC9iFJzkQof_AtfU1cueqrkqunw07SHERqys4xJ0pPAB5OdRO9arKVGnTQadCkXQJwitnmDd87eU4p33b57a_Zt7H4T6H1NmYzyeP3AgAbIyJ63aztm2Y8zDKz6p6GlFAt_RoEAVUf8Jmd8uCs_rVXFJGPCcynovKcLZ/w200-h150/20230822_173635.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I headed up to north east Scotland for a couple of midweek matches, the first being in the suburbs of Aberdeen as current North Region champions Culter FC hosted Rothie Rovers at Crombie Park.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Culter FC are based in the village of Peterculter, which is about 8 miles from Aberdeen city centre. The history of the football club can be traced back to 1891 when the local newspaper, the Bon Accord, reported that Culter played out a 2-2 draw with Stanley on New Year's Day 1891.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMyERBbX7yoOQx72p2WkBLr1TlIP7JquVv8w6RCt2rL3odHjssekgMvAozxVyDQdNQwdKHGQljG6x6FI0PU1ahewZO0PSnnlcQ-v7sE1TFa8jJqEpEoAvPiqvTVbx0veYA5eEQTq_2gv9IpvU4YNU__Qtu5vq567N3-19CzTlarp8Q9NJy74ZwvXYJwnyb/s4000/20230822_174756.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMyERBbX7yoOQx72p2WkBLr1TlIP7JquVv8w6RCt2rL3odHjssekgMvAozxVyDQdNQwdKHGQljG6x6FI0PU1ahewZO0PSnnlcQ-v7sE1TFa8jJqEpEoAvPiqvTVbx0veYA5eEQTq_2gv9IpvU4YNU__Qtu5vq567N3-19CzTlarp8Q9NJy74ZwvXYJwnyb/w200-h150/20230822_174756.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Culter were founder members of the Aberdeen Amateur FA in 1947/48 and in May 1948 the pitch at Crombie Park was opened. The club won its first major honour in 1971, the North of Scotland cup and were a top amateur team in the decade that followed, winning 25 titles.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Culter ended 40 years as an amateur club by joining the junior ranks in 1987/88 and won promotion in it's debut season. Culter won four back-to-back Superleague championships from 2004 to 2007 and, as 2007 champions, they became one of the first four junior clubs, and first from the North Region, to be entered into the Scottish Cup. They beat Hawick Royal Albert and Vale of Leithen before losing to Huntly.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It was the Scottish Cup that provided Culter with arguably the biggest day in their history when, in 2011 after winning the Superleague for the 5th time, they ended up playing the mighty Partick Thistle at Crombie Park and, in front of a capacity crowd, held the then first division side to a 1-1 draw. They lost the replay 4-0 at Firhill. The club won another Superleague in 2013 and once again in 2023.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJJELcHxWyCawWcafor1SDQfKjyz3z4s8UvJS_9tppVSNmvoT98oJJg_mIxx-y7chNtaWjoyD1heTh0zZc1XW8bIisblrnR4MBskN2BKG9uuIoh_jTH1yRYbXPkI1M42ExVzKbOEqEQwxFPe4rCTci2Q7UTXw2z4CmH6dxGlqireDImOx04smw2Mqioav/s3936/20230822_174331.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2952" data-original-width="3936" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJJELcHxWyCawWcafor1SDQfKjyz3z4s8UvJS_9tppVSNmvoT98oJJg_mIxx-y7chNtaWjoyD1heTh0zZc1XW8bIisblrnR4MBskN2BKG9uuIoh_jTH1yRYbXPkI1M42ExVzKbOEqEQwxFPe4rCTci2Q7UTXw2z4CmH6dxGlqireDImOx04smw2Mqioav/w400-h300/20230822_174331.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyuOkfNNTa8dKQs2y5gQ36qMD54kciMTWdr2UBjY2O-uFYZvdxsk8CQUW3LYfjO6oACaD3RHhIt4nAymbx8oWQtag_epS0Gmu9NSNgou1Gy5bd0sxW3YKIKSODRvbcTdUf1GE0tFpSR0etUZfnDrAVTnMBx8Ko7nhym96DGaEALXggQWAQHmBl7Zvlwto/s4000/20230822_175604.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyuOkfNNTa8dKQs2y5gQ36qMD54kciMTWdr2UBjY2O-uFYZvdxsk8CQUW3LYfjO6oACaD3RHhIt4nAymbx8oWQtag_epS0Gmu9NSNgou1Gy5bd0sxW3YKIKSODRvbcTdUf1GE0tFpSR0etUZfnDrAVTnMBx8Ko7nhym96DGaEALXggQWAQHmBl7Zvlwto/w200-h150/20230822_175604.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWVwJMT3d518GM-RXK5xYduYKf2LkaFFcobYCjF_EP-RHoAeZCO12-xbTFKY5LxUo0-GEGYdblsmWg3_53dMTcXvc8hh4k1XKKUZD2NVz084G_FP3Kohq70H5mxHiXYBcAdZF9Q0lhekiN0Y9_MZ5bpB4jIE2h-3s5tyJjFi-PUP4oKTv4iErL07WOfQI/s3315/20230822_175208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2486" data-original-width="3315" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWVwJMT3d518GM-RXK5xYduYKf2LkaFFcobYCjF_EP-RHoAeZCO12-xbTFKY5LxUo0-GEGYdblsmWg3_53dMTcXvc8hh4k1XKKUZD2NVz084G_FP3Kohq70H5mxHiXYBcAdZF9Q0lhekiN0Y9_MZ5bpB4jIE2h-3s5tyJjFi-PUP4oKTv4iErL07WOfQI/w200-h150/20230822_175208.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The game tonight was a bit of a slow burner but Champions Culter soon grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck and found themselves 2-0 up thanks to goals from Cammie Fraser (34) and Jack Henderson (45).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A penalty kick from Stuart Hodge (73) looked to get Rothie back into the game but any hopes of a comeback seemed extinguished when Hodge (78) put through his own goal. However another Hodge penalty (87) from Rothie made it 3-2 but this time the visitors went for it, especially with 7 minutes of added time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Culter, from being in cruise control, were now hanging on and Rothie can consider themselves very unfortunate not to come away with a draw at least. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Chris Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07875225025599535177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225148730207625294.post-21598216765009928712023-08-19T14:00:00.017+01:002023-08-19T20:37:47.383+01:00NFA FC (Ffordd Derwen)<span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>FAW WELSH CUP 2nd QUALIFYING ROUND, NFA 4-1 LLANDYRNOG UNITED, ATTENDANCE: 82 (h/c)</b></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaK8Wca6uvUXkVzp7C7Q7Vo0bWAeGRBvA5JJJaDDkN_mec9UhLun1zVjzRLDqPvQJS1mNz9I4tWQaZ6EQ7FnqaieRBSscf6aT4Zi1k_Vr99CrPhkoOPbCfTy-1c0CMWODg6Y-KToJAes2W8NDqhmIgN_bBqTfabmPblBu5Uh_0B6z-z3_Dqf2CZICExL_A/s3424/20230819_133949.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3424" data-original-width="2568" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaK8Wca6uvUXkVzp7C7Q7Vo0bWAeGRBvA5JJJaDDkN_mec9UhLun1zVjzRLDqPvQJS1mNz9I4tWQaZ6EQ7FnqaieRBSscf6aT4Zi1k_Vr99CrPhkoOPbCfTy-1c0CMWODg6Y-KToJAes2W8NDqhmIgN_bBqTfabmPblBu5Uh_0B6z-z3_Dqf2CZICExL_A/w150-h200/20230819_133949.jpg" width="150" /></a></div>I stayed close to home this weekend and headed down the coast to Rhyl.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">NFA FC was formed in 2018 with the purpose to give players a fun, friendly & professional environment to enjoy their football. NFA originally stood for North Football Association but to avoid confusion with any governing bodies, Association was changed to Advance in 2020.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The club are based on land off Ffordd Derwen, which is about a mile or so from Rhyl train station. The pitch is fully railed and dugouts are in the process of being built. There is no cover for spectators but that was fine today as, despite the strong wind blowing across the pitch, sunny Rhyl lived up to it's nickname.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFWkCw-I6nqbrmlK7HkZXt7EqIbFVMkVGplB9Bo_fnKmmNn9-edjS1BEUZBskGz0nKN5ckMIALkAX-LSq2AODPzWGmzzRxbPaoK2alj1PSrYaartxCjpYI_q8OArYyfIH_S09PCpd9wXs_zY0_P6YtQMXuJ_80916HZ_IbGFNucdUrkxI0wAIs0j3eUObk/s2413/20230819_134046.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1810" data-original-width="2413" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFWkCw-I6nqbrmlK7HkZXt7EqIbFVMkVGplB9Bo_fnKmmNn9-edjS1BEUZBskGz0nKN5ckMIALkAX-LSq2AODPzWGmzzRxbPaoK2alj1PSrYaartxCjpYI_q8OArYyfIH_S09PCpd9wXs_zY0_P6YtQMXuJ_80916HZ_IbGFNucdUrkxI0wAIs0j3eUObk/w200-h150/20230819_134046.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>It was NFA who played the conditions best and it was no surprise when James Stead (37) gave The home side an interval lead.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The tie was sealed thanks to three goals in five second half minutes from Antonio Jacovelli (63, 68) and substitute Jordan Bellham (65). Nathan Rose (75) managed a consolation goal for Llandyrnog.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">An enjoyable afternoon of football, all for the bargain admission price of £2.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGC0RMGWmMsZ-kE-MOzEkRhW1WcpsfBgF1UEd3ZkVn3fU2oWZBxI5Vm_KnB4PrO7jzqMqYXYVng1qUvCmM4B_lCWKvUA9mMuQd6dRhubt1esfhtg9Wr8Jm4-wxLCjn2HRoavmbsafd8bF8-2qonPJUnddnw22aPrKUUwcR1p9Ttejg3nrmgipQNvXAJlu3/s1024/-q1fwy5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGC0RMGWmMsZ-kE-MOzEkRhW1WcpsfBgF1UEd3ZkVn3fU2oWZBxI5Vm_KnB4PrO7jzqMqYXYVng1qUvCmM4B_lCWKvUA9mMuQd6dRhubt1esfhtg9Wr8Jm4-wxLCjn2HRoavmbsafd8bF8-2qonPJUnddnw22aPrKUUwcR1p9Ttejg3nrmgipQNvXAJlu3/w400-h300/-q1fwy5.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">James Stead opens the scoring for NFA</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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They were champions of the division in 2023/23, after an epic promotion battle with Holywell Town, losing only once during the season and going on an astonishing 25 game run of consecutive wins.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzy07Hc4VcsbmXADI9GjwWC7KOlVCQDnQ3GYR-_dXQtQhfEseQ4UGs38QsuRlX0AUFF8boS6EHAemqsVvwHQBboH0ZWPVDlXWAkmuf39IGAXx7ei-fZ_hVZ-n861r2d_QPzcTAarg2kqEkBLanz3gj0cNGCE6TzYwvWHhdpHZHULchLniUdwIb4f-lTL7a/s4000/20230813_161016.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzy07Hc4VcsbmXADI9GjwWC7KOlVCQDnQ3GYR-_dXQtQhfEseQ4UGs38QsuRlX0AUFF8boS6EHAemqsVvwHQBboH0ZWPVDlXWAkmuf39IGAXx7ei-fZ_hVZ-n861r2d_QPzcTAarg2kqEkBLanz3gj0cNGCE6TzYwvWHhdpHZHULchLniUdwIb4f-lTL7a/w200-h150/20230813_161016.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Ironically Colwyn Bay could have been founder members of the League of Wales (as the Cymru Premier was once known) in 1992 when they, along with other Welsh clubs in the English non-league system, were instructed to join the newly formed national league. They and other members of the 'Irate Eight' <i>(Bangor City, Barry Town, Caernarfon Town, Colwyn Bay, Merthyr Tydfil, Newport, Newtown and Rhyl) </i>as they were subsequently named, refused and for a period of time were banned from playing in Wales.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Colwyn Bay remained members of the Northern Premier League until March 2019 when the clubs and its fans made the historic decision to return to Wales.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Llanelian Road has been home to The Seagulls since it's inauguration in 1984. For sponsorship purposes it is currently known as the 4 Crosses Construction Arena. Today the brand new stand was open making the ground look absolutely fantastic. Definitely a welcome addition to the Welsh top flight.</span></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRQxeXmYnXsrhS24QAcCrruu9qlFq2k3y4ziuWAUU2EftXrcDTiQuPoS3t27HbbAqqij2MTSXkEmUZ0HrbqUq0xgjyrY5kNutY-BPMUnmYfGzH-TxX1d6UgGqPLjS6OrPpp7b0VETdXGwvBcp4KT2kF6uYZ3O-lUgT17hb74pyzgySxdpsWdTdawsPV0e/s1024/yvbdan.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRQxeXmYnXsrhS24QAcCrruu9qlFq2k3y4ziuWAUU2EftXrcDTiQuPoS3t27HbbAqqij2MTSXkEmUZ0HrbqUq0xgjyrY5kNutY-BPMUnmYfGzH-TxX1d6UgGqPLjS6OrPpp7b0VETdXGwvBcp4KT2kF6uYZ3O-lUgT17hb74pyzgySxdpsWdTdawsPV0e/w400-h300/yvbdan.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The brand new 1,000 seat stand was open today.<br />A tremendous addition to the ground.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Today's game was an all ticket affair, on the advice of police and the FA Wales, and the bumper crowd of over 1,400 saw Caernarfon Town<i> (who rejoined the Welsh system in 1995 after their initial refusal)</i> run out 4-0 winners.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">There was a fantastic atmosphere in the ground and it was an excellent game to watch. Darren Thomas (36) gave Caernarfon an interval lead before further goals from Adam Davies (62, 72) and Chester FC loanee Zack Clarke (67) sealed the win. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The Seagulls had their chances but failed to take them and they were ultimately punished. Hopefully Colwyn Bay will recover from this early setback to compete at this level and there are better days ahead.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vbRbufidv594uZnWMGzYxlOCDDC8P3tXEf1xIzH-b-sB7M6MQi0_4t7GUG59X0lOG6pCTUmjBoNnlRROJPJhRkdgD1BskgjYhLpTs9JO1L1nIyiIeIlItzL3oDO4H-6SDowC4X0vDtRYVRymEIYl6J7xU95_IUT3G9f6Q2KR6WViAWwj5gScQw1JqEt0/s4000/20230813_171204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vbRbufidv594uZnWMGzYxlOCDDC8P3tXEf1xIzH-b-sB7M6MQi0_4t7GUG59X0lOG6pCTUmjBoNnlRROJPJhRkdgD1BskgjYhLpTs9JO1L1nIyiIeIlItzL3oDO4H-6SDowC4X0vDtRYVRymEIYl6J7xU95_IUT3G9f6Q2KR6WViAWwj5gScQw1JqEt0/w200-h150/20230813_171204.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8FV50U7kehu4cdK9yCeLVrVnOHH6vdXvFN0_UR6_7kvLgMdd0Thm5pR5BseJbvKyqh_bsaQ-lLsZRjD3wS688XTTAGYDewGYZ48F3PvXYl2eWtlA0ujZ5EUUQpR_0Xo65hTHA26mXKejKIk4hbN_2NO1TxEAWFxWMfmNs2_rL7rmvfhfNuP13456sDUO/s4000/20230813_181810.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>Chris Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07875225025599535177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225148730207625294.post-90140085202835169282023-08-06T15:00:00.155+01:002023-08-10T10:16:17.725+01:00HALLAM FC (Sandygate Road)<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>FA CUP EXTRA PRELIMINARY ROUND, HALLAM 3-3 IRLAM, ATTENDANCE: 638</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd6dVi4R_nyLqYG0UaaJVVfSXmOTkqOQfY3RZ7vkhEZggztDtSF82_6Z3FvoI5I34VdJlO11nZfk0z1Z3mGJ_ISHdBr9PSKStGr5TS27YoqjuzXJnuhXjbX5y7QW9r2OfGeKYsmQVYq_DX_Vhxl16k_nNMLfDZvReQ4ne-8nA5oQgN-I5N2wrgDbIJ04cY/s2028/20230809_164522.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2028" data-original-width="1371" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd6dVi4R_nyLqYG0UaaJVVfSXmOTkqOQfY3RZ7vkhEZggztDtSF82_6Z3FvoI5I34VdJlO11nZfk0z1Z3mGJ_ISHdBr9PSKStGr5TS27YoqjuzXJnuhXjbX5y7QW9r2OfGeKYsmQVYq_DX_Vhxl16k_nNMLfDZvReQ4ne-8nA5oQgN-I5N2wrgDbIJ04cY/w135-h200/20230809_164522.jpg" width="135" /></a></div>The FA Cup got underway this weekend as 416 clubs headed off on the road to Wembley. I managed to watch two of the 208 ties and for the second of my choices, I headed the suburbs of Sheffield.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Founded in 1860, Hallam is the second oldest football club in the world. Hallam have played at their Sandygate since their formation, with the ground being officially recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as "The Oldest Football Ground in the World". The ground is three sided as it is shared with cricket, which is the reason this game was being played on a Sunday. The fixture attracted a bumper crowd and there were a few familiar "groundhopping" faces in attendance.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqSGxlVuYprME3tIBl-GWtsiit7rkRtLoxZbhSs0EC4_zkJ-ZsqnDXboAQlOUtE3PRHUr8xAmrIh06Fq4mwSgagNp_OopsQAhPXOPFuNEuauKiP62aEGBnXBiM49fcZVljLLvXCkasx5QoU78EJ8tP1E0RaVoNVFGQaEoXIy3ieEA8Cf_4cxufFeb99HLf/s1024/-yb1pu.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqSGxlVuYprME3tIBl-GWtsiit7rkRtLoxZbhSs0EC4_zkJ-ZsqnDXboAQlOUtE3PRHUr8xAmrIh06Fq4mwSgagNp_OopsQAhPXOPFuNEuauKiP62aEGBnXBiM49fcZVljLLvXCkasx5QoU78EJ8tP1E0RaVoNVFGQaEoXIy3ieEA8Cf_4cxufFeb99HLf/w400-h300/-yb1pu.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The tie was an an absolute humdinger, complete with a grandstand finish. Kicking up the slope, Nicholas Taylor (16, 18) and </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Declan Daniels (37) gave Irlam a 3-0 lead before Daniel Pudill (41) netted to give Hallam a lifeline.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hallam gave it a good go in the second half but, in truth, rarely troubled Toby Hurst in the Irlam goal. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">When the homesters were awarded a penalty in the 90th minutes, converted by Oliver Fearon, the partisan crowd sensed an unlikely comeback. The Shed End roared on Hallam and in the 95th minutes </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Kieren Watson duly equalised. Cue scenes. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>TUESDAY 8th AUGUST 2023, FA CUP EXTRA PRELIMINARY ROUND REPLAY, SILVER STREET, IRLAM 5-2 HALLAM, ATTENDANCE: 350</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHX_j1B_yFUfgIMBDR9LSO7PsVDnLZZ8wwLxhDWKlavqTv9emrAcoSfPTUBQborM--kTI9M_5ONFhKB2epSiD2FC8ZZ4JRybYOTyU-qZE1daBlvJFE3OvspMIbPYpV0Fqzs63cJ-reCKu1Q9PVht-5_vncGS_fuiUUeJUyhXsP24n6htVm-Qrsig2-IKuj/s960/qp8vhs.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="667" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHX_j1B_yFUfgIMBDR9LSO7PsVDnLZZ8wwLxhDWKlavqTv9emrAcoSfPTUBQborM--kTI9M_5ONFhKB2epSiD2FC8ZZ4JRybYOTyU-qZE1daBlvJFE3OvspMIbPYpV0Fqzs63cJ-reCKu1Q9PVht-5_vncGS_fuiUUeJUyhXsP24n6htVm-Qrsig2-IKuj/w139-h200/qp8vhs.jpg" width="139" /></a></div>After Sunday's superb FA Cup tie, I simply had to head to Silver Street for the replay. Once again the two teams produced another excellent game.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">To my amazement, it had been thirteen years since my last trip to Irlam so to say this visit was long overdue would be an understatement. The most obvious change at the ground in those intervening years is the construction of a clubhouse, which was pretty busy this evening. As a non-drinker these days I contented myself with a coffee to wash down the pie, peas and gravy.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLn3qwNesJLpcSPfOp7tdoR7UXPuV77y4cKVEuqZNTBh4IfR_PYKPwpMrrcug2l2HJIO1E2bB-onk4joswQoZYjRn5tO_sQ506qST087F_7Qt3EqTwaAVIeNiseWVRFAw8liGtplUboO9RY3rOMAvahf57sbhsgNDEUvg4FpFMDJyboPp7XFv6Iw36rR76/s4000/20230808_202834.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLn3qwNesJLpcSPfOp7tdoR7UXPuV77y4cKVEuqZNTBh4IfR_PYKPwpMrrcug2l2HJIO1E2bB-onk4joswQoZYjRn5tO_sQ506qST087F_7Qt3EqTwaAVIeNiseWVRFAw8liGtplUboO9RY3rOMAvahf57sbhsgNDEUvg4FpFMDJyboPp7XFv6Iw36rR76/w400-h300/20230808_202834.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The game followed a similar pattern to the first tie with Irlam playing quick counter attacking football. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Declan Daniels (2) and a cracker from Alfie Walker (18) got the homesters off to a flying start before Keiren Watson (23) halved the deficit. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Nicholas Taylor</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> (40) scored to restore Irlam's two goal advantage but on the stroke of half time Iren Wilson made it 3-2. A pulsating opening half of football.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hallam came out in the second half on the front foot and to be fair, did everything but equalise, even the woodwork denied them. Irlam were still threatening on the break and in the 88th minute </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Walker broke and unleashed a rasping shot into the bottom corner to seal the tie.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">There was still time for a bit more drama as in stoppage time Nico Digirolamo conceded a penalty and was deemed last man, so was shown a red card. In the arguments that followed goalkeeper Hugo Warhurst spoke out of turn to the linesman and was also shown a red card. 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