09 Friday Jun 2017
Posted in C
Sunday 14th May 2017 ko 15.00
North Devon League- Senior Division
COMBE MARTIN 3 (Taylor 6 Z Humphries 25 32)
STRATTON UNITED 0
Att 24
Free Entry
There are no end of hoppers who simply wouldn’t have discovered this little gem. Why I hear you ask? The North Devon’s second tier nominally slots in at the 9th step of non-league and so many hoppers’ radars won’t register below Step 6. Their loss…… Continue reading
07 Wednesday Jun 2017
Tags
100th final, Abingdon United, Berinsfield, Berkshire, Cup Final, North Berks Cup, North Berks League, Saxton Rovers
Saturday 13th May 2017 ko 19.00
North Berkshire Cup Final
BERINSFIELD 2 (D Murphy 23 78)
SAXTON ROVERS 1 (Bloomfield 57)
Att c500
at Abingdon United FC
Entry £4
Programme 50p
I could have got involved in a few leagues over the years, let’s face it the North Berkshire League isn’t the only league I help organise hops for. But I found, and continue to find something incredibly endearing about this off-pyramid village competition. Yes, I still hear a few hoppers’ comments about “Fields” but what’s more important, an “Arena”stand or values like friendship and camaraderie? Continue reading
06 Tuesday Jun 2017
Posted in P
Tuesday 9th May 2017 ko 18.30
Coventry Alliance Premier Division
PEUGEOT MILLPOOL 3 (Nesden 36 70 Kalu 68)
STOCKTON 3 (Grudzinski 45 R Cole 53 56)
Att 16 @ Henley College, Coventry
70 minute game
In recent years the FA Fulltime site has made the Coventry Alliance far more accessible to the occasional spectator, having all the information at your fingertips is a boon to the groundhopper. But with any low-level game you do have to build in the possibility of last-minute changes, and this game was a case in point. Continue reading
01 Thursday Jun 2017
Posted in C, Uncategorized
Sunday 7th May 2017 ko 12.00
Championship
BRISTOL CITY 0
BIRMINGHAM CITY 1 (Adams 16)
Att 24,404
Entry £16
Programme £3
This one had been pencilled in for some time, as it was my girlfriend Robyn’s team’s last home game of the season, and when the tickets were artfully discounted, the chance to explore the new Lansdowne stand too. Robyn and I had watched the reverse fixture back in November, Birmingham won 1-0 and we departed thinking that Bristol City would probably need to win the final game to guarantee safety. Little did we know… Continue reading
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