Daily Archives: August 17, 2012

Competition in other places

17 Friday Aug 2012

Posted by in T

≈ 1 Comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , ,

Wednesday 15th August 2012 ko 6.30pm

Gloucestershire County League

TAVERNERS 3 (Spring 50 58 Lees 70)

LONGLEVENS 1 (Dunn 51)

Att 20 (h/c)

Entry FREE

Programme £1

Tea-in-a-mug 70p

I knew this one was going to be tight, from a 5 o’clock start a few miles north of Banbury, a 6.30 kick off just south of Stroud was a big stretch. I used every short-cut I knew, it does help having worked in Cirencester, and lived in Banbury! I made it to Nympsfield Road was seconds to spare. Continue reading →

Pass for passes sake

17 Friday Aug 2012

Posted by in O

≈ 4 Comments

Tags

, , , , , ,

Tuesday 14th August 2012 ko 7.45pm

Football League Cup First Round

OXFORD UNITED 0

AFC BOURNEMOUTH 0

Att 3,788 (691 away)

Entry £15.50

Programme £3

I seems like an age since I last watched a game at Grenoble Road, a mere shade under 3 months, 52 games and 3 countries ago. A lot has changed at OUFC, a new chairman, and new players, with others still missing. Michael Duberry is out long-term, having just had a worrying neck operation, Andy Whing’s injured too, and no one seems to know what Peter Leven’s prognosis is. On a trivial note what were the club doing charging £3 for a drastically thinner programme? Continue reading →

Lycidas

17 Friday Aug 2012

Posted by in M

≈ 1 Comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , ,

Monday 13th August 2012 ko 7.45pm

Hellenic League Divison One East

MILTON UNITED 3 (Parker 13 Fowler 20p 56)

PENN & TYLERS GREEN 1 (Hurst 77)

Att 68

Entry & Programme £3

After a weekend of football I’d made a mental note to have a day off. However there I was at work, when firstly Peter Grant asked how to get from Didcot Parkway station to Milton Heights, then Chris Powell from Flint phoned for suggestions for good pubs in Oxford. The answer to the first was easy, get a lift from me, and second, I suggested the Turf Tavern (where Bill Clinton didn’t inhale) and the Bear, with its cut-off tie collection. It was clear my evening had been organised for me. Amongst others we were joined by Les Bull, the former Wealdstone FC kitman, and Phil Annets, press officer for the North Berkshire League. It was a most convivial evening Continue reading →