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Wild Wild West

26 Monday Jan 2026

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Bristol, Broad Plain House, Burnham United, Football, groundhopping, Ian Marshall, Knowle West, League, Marshall Walk, Non League, soccer, Somerset County League, Sports

Saturday 25th October 2025 ko 14:00

Somerset County League Division 3

BROAD PLAIN HOUSE 5 (A Hemmings 4 14 Tucker 5 15 50)

BURNHAM UNITED RESERVES 2 (Harding 33 Edenshaw 80)

Att 12 at the main pitch, Filwood Fields, Knowle West, Bristol

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Just about anyone who knows my wife Robyn and I know that I’m from Oxford, and she’s from Bristol. In the case of Robyn the accent does rather give the game away! So for the last 10 years I’ve become used to regular drives to Knowle West to see “Muvver” and to nearby Whitchurch to see my sister-in-law Kelly and her family. The routine involves driving up Novers Hill and glancing to my right to catch a glimpse of the Clifton Suspension Bridge before parking up. In truth this part of South Bristol has become close to a second home, and for those in the know- if you think Robyn has a Bristol accent, try speaking to her when she’s back in Knowle West!

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