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Daily Archives: July 16, 2014

Sunset

16 Wednesday Jul 2014

Posted by laurencereade in U

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Edward VIII, Fareham Town, HMS Temeraire, Paul Proctor, pillar boxes, Portsmouth, post box, Spinnaker Tower, Splodge, United Services Portsmouth, US Portsmouth., USP, wessex league

Tuesday 15th July 2014 ko 19.30

Pre-season Friendly

UNITED SERVICES PORTSMOUTH 2 (Coker 9 Dark 26)

FAREHAM TOWN 5 (Neal 22 Houks 53og Robinson 55 A T Rialist 83 90)

Att 13 at 3G pitch HMS Temeraire, Portsmouth

Entry FREE

Programme- You are joking aren’t you?

I visited USP’s Victory Stadium around 4 years ago, and it too is in HMS Temeraire, near Portmouth Docks. There’s no great security here, just a contracted-out guard, who seemed to be about as interested in me as I was in him! When I found out about this fixture, two things immediately struck me, firstly that I now had the camera to do the backdrop justice, and secondly that I was banned!

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Self-Esteem

16 Wednesday Jul 2014

Posted by laurencereade in F

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Cherrywood Road, Danny Hylton, Farnborough, Goal, Graham Westley, half way line, Josh Ashby, Lucas Enrique, oxford united., Paddy Power Park, Wonder goal

Saturday 10th July 2014 ko 14.00

Pre-season Friendly

FARNBOROUGH 1 (Lucas Enrique 77)

OXFORD UNITED 2 (Roberts 71 Ashby 76)

Att 278

Entry £10

Programme £1.50

Sometimes you re-visit a ground and find the place almost completely different from your previous visit. My first visit to Cherrywood Road, I’m sorry but I can’t get used to Paddy Power Park, was during Graham Westley’s time as owner/manager here. Continue reading →

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