Thorogood the Destroyer

17 Thursday Nov 2016

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Ashby de la Zouch, Ashby Ivanhoe, East Midlands Counties League, Football, Gedling Miners Welfare, groundhopping, Hood Park, Lower Packington Road, NFU Ground, NFU Sports Ground

Tuesday 15th November 2016 ko 19.45

East Midlands Counties League

ASHBY IVANHOE 7 (Thorogood 7 17 83 Own Goal 28 Cawley 31 L Edwards 39 D Edwards 51)

GEDLING MINERS WELFARE 1 (Slawson 50) C Winstanley sent off (DOGSO) 17

Att 75

Entry £4

Programme £1

It was difficult to channel your inner Walter Scott when the traffic was this bad and the fog this thick. The town in Leicestershire certainly does seem to have an eye for the exotic named as it is Ashby-de-la-Zouch after the Zouch family who were granted ownership of the town following the Norman Conquest. Then there’s the Ivanhoe suffix from the Walter Scott novel set in the 12th Century castle here. The football does have something to live up to! Continue reading →

Mobile Teeth Whitening

22 Thursday Sep 2011

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Chambers, Headly, Hood Park, Jeremy Clarkson, Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division, Man-Keil, Raye, Referee, Rob Massey, Seals, Willars, Williamson

Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division

ASHBY IVANHOE 2 (Willars 64 Chambers 90og)

BIRSTALL UNITED 4 (Seals 4 Man-Keil 37 Headly 71 Raye 84) Williamson sent off 50 (2nd booking)

Att 37 (h/c)

Entry FREE

No programme

Cheese/Bacon Burger £3

Tea 65p from a mobile van

Hood Park is not the most exciting of venues, tucked away behind a leisure centre, like an embarrassment. The generator for the floodlights spluttered into life and occasionally belched a dark cloud into the dark skies. No cover save for the overhang of the leisure centre, and nothing to eat except from the burger van whose occupant turned of the internal light when not serving to allow a better view of the action.

But what action it was. Watching Ashby at Ratby last week revealed that they couldn’t defend, and they shipped another 4 completely avoidable goals. Even the dismissal of Williamson who managed to collect a booking for persistant infringement in the 28th minute, didn’t cramp Birstall’s style, although they did score a quite brilliant own goal to offer their hosts scant consolation.

Referee Rob Massey turned out to be the biggest personality on show. He had a fine game, but he told a lovely story to his linesmen as I jotted down the line ups. He’d just referreed a game at Repton Public school. He abandoned the game after 60 minutes after sending off 3 in 4 minutes! He also pointed out that Jeremy Clarkson is one of their most famous alumni!