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01 Thursday Dec 2011

Posted by laurencereade in B

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Bedfont Sports, CB Hounslow, Combined Counties League, Football, goals, groundhopping, League

Wednesday 30th November 2011 ko 7.45

Combined Counties League Division One

BEDFONT SPORTS 6 (Watts 12 67 81 90p Kanani 43 Ventour 90)

CB HOUNSLOW 2 (Peters 59p Stewart 86og)

Att 31 (h/c)

Entry & Programme £4

Tea £1

Its almost a groundhopping rite-of-passage that when a visit is paid to Bedfont Town FC you place yourself at the far side and take pictures of planes flying low over the ground as they land at nearby Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 4. Incidentally the ground was used as base by the Unite Union during their dispute with British Airways.

Bedfont Sports play next door, albeit at right angles, and if, anything the potential for the aeroplane shot is even greater, as the planes seem to fly over the top of the clubhouse! Mind you on this occasion the potential was lower as it was dark! Nevertheless a regular occurance was the roar of a transatlantic jet coming into land. Continue reading →

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Perspectives

01 Thursday Dec 2011

Posted by laurencereade in L

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Football, goals, groundhopping, Laverstock and Ford, Salisbury, The Dell, Wessex, Winchester City

Tuesday 29th November 2011 ko 7.45pm

Wessex League Premier Division

LAVERSTOCK & FORD 1 (Wykes 58)

WINCHESTER CITY 4 (Smeeton 54 Allen 74 81 Dunford 82)

Att c50

Entry £5

Programme £1

The small town of Laverstock lies on the River Bourne, a mile opposite the city of Salisbury. Although it predates it more famous neighbour, its clear that the city has completely dwarfed this rural settlement.

The Dell lies in Church Road, and reveals both the club’s ambitions and limitations. Its at one corner of a large area of common land, and as late as 2004 the club were playing in the Hampshire League, on a roped off pitch. The pitch has now been rotated through 90 degrees leaving a large net previously behind a goal rather redundant. A homeowner behind has hung bird-feeders on it! The club are rather proud of what they’ve done to the ground, with the lights, 100-plus seats, and hard standing on all 4 sides. The two quirky bits are the fact that the seats are via two prefabricated stands set across one corner, and the burger bar, built as a block with the dugouts at the half way line. Neither are ideal but still do their respective jobs. The club are pleased to have made it this far, and maintained their status. Continue reading →

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