Andy groundhopper
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What would happen if every player tried to 'strip' another player - come on ref, it's a coming together and the other ref & var said I could do it
Offside where your nasal hair is offside, handball should be hand to ball, like it used to be. Can I do some var games please and are they well paid ?
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Festive frolic ends back at Twerton Park for Bath City 0 Chippenham 0 att 2495. £16 prog £3 .Dismal 1st half, the hosts having the better chances in the 2nd, but always open to the counter attack. Just one point, possession football isn't the only way to play ! Even at this level, find it damn boring.
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Across the football world, clubs must start helping the fans regarding p-p games. Travel times, costs etc and you can probably not get to the rearranged game - no refunds rarely. A rule of 4 hrs before k.o could be bought in. Used to play on snow in my day.
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Hellenic League : Brimscombe & Thrupp (near Stroud, amalgamation 2 clubs) v Tuffley Rovers (Gloucester) Glad just to get a game amid the floods, result 1-5 att 100+. The visitors controlled the game, some good finishes, and could have been more. Nice friendly clubhouse, ground improving all the time.
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At the Tiger Turf Stadium for Gloucester City v Hereford. £14 prog £3. Preferred the old ground, but prone to flooding. 00 ht then 01/11/21/22 and a 99th min winner for 23 att excellent 2489. (900+ away)
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Always difficult with ground shares etc, then postponements, surely one day its just Lge - Lge Cup and Scots Cup. The various cups could be amalgamated into one ? Good to get an explanation though, used to be hard enough at 'parks' level when i.was playing/secretary
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Back of today's Non Lge Paper has a good advert from Sports Ground Dev offering clubs cash - back on purchases, i dont know the initial costs sadly.
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My week ends at Christie Park for Huntly 1 B O'Dee 3. The visitors well on top at 03 but a spirited response goes 13 ht - and then a better 2nd half with the hosts creating a few chances as they began to get stuck in (at last) Banks defended well and look a decent side.
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Change of plan, resulting in an overnight stay in Aberdeen : sees me at the lovely Bellslea Park for SFA Youth Cup rnd 4 : Fraserburgh 0 Gers 4. the young Broch stayed in the game for an hour 00, without landing a punch and then class told with some quality finishing. Must have been 300+ att.
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Just looking around for his seasons Highland League attendances - are they hidden somewhere ? Most look around the 300+ mark, the games I've seen.
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Clach 0 Nairn 1 fair result as the visitors adapted to the windy conditions better, keeping the ball down. Tidy finish by Maclean i think, reacting well. I expected more from the Lilywhites playing down slope and with the wind 2nd half - apart from rattling the bar, they offered little, really poor in pushing forward. Seemed a decent crowd on such a miserable night.
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Fair comments from everyone, but i guess having that 20 a season goal scorer changes things. Robert Jones was a constant threat, ran his socks off - only problem that he wasnt supported by midfield runner's very well. Suppose a starting point is ' can you win 10 ? ' Fair play to the small band of away support - credit due.
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Turn your backs and all wear white - bloody hard watch with my eyesight !
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Back at Borough Briggs : Elgin 1 Forfar 0 att 417. Despite Robert Jones seeing his pen saved, the hosts didnt need the 2nd goal as although Forfar laid siege in the 2nd half, they only forced 3 or 4 saves, and wasted other half chances.Their final ball often over hit or misplaced, whilst Elgin relied on the odd breakaway.
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Bught Park for Highland under 18's : Clach 1 Lossie 2 att 50+ and a few dogs. Decent game with plenty of youthful energy see's 01 shot goes through the gk hands. 11 tap in after gk spills a shot. 12 'Noah' cuts in from left and arrows a shot into far corner - then a celebratory slide in front of opposing dug-out/ subs , resulting in 2nd yellow. Lossie already down to ten men after harsh red as player slid into a tackle (good challenge in my day) Some decent players on show.
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Rothes 0 Fraserburgh 3 two cracking strikes from the no.9 worth the £10 to get in. Straightforward, the visitors brighter all round and a constant threat. Rothes didnt seem interested, rarely getting anyone forward until subs brought some life into the 2nd half, and made the gk work for his money.
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On 04/11/2023 at 18:59, atfccfc said:
Headed down to Newcastle today as there was a choice of several games on. Bit most were cancelled this morning which left me with two choices. Hebburn Town V Grimsby Borough or South Shields V Tamworth. I plumped for the National League North game at South Shields as it was a top of the table clash (I did stop of at Hebburn though and buy a programme)
South Shields play about 20 minutes south of Newcastle City centre and Bede is the nearest metro stop. Ticket was £14 standing or £16 seated. Programmes £3.
Tamworth were top before the start of the day with South Shields in 3rd. I expected a tight game and that's what the 2309 fans got in the first half as there was few chances. The home side had the best of these as a long ball found their Number 9, he beat the defence and rounded the keeper, but his shot hit the post and was hoofed clear by the Tamworth defence. Tamworth then controlled the rest of the first half but only really created half chances. The Teams went in at half time goalless. The second half started at a greater pace as South Shields forced the Tamworth keeping a good save seconds after the restart after Mongoy . The home side must have been given a rocket at half time because they were fired up at the start of the half. They took the lead on 58 minutes when number 7 sent in a deep cross from the right. Mongoy (who had a shocking first half) rose high and bulleted a header home to give Shields the lead.
The match opened up as Tamworth went for an equaliser but only really created half chances as both the hime and away defence through themselves into every tackle and shot. South Shields managed to see the game out. An entertaining match with some good football and a very good atmosphere between the supporters if both teams.
South Shields have a good set up and plenty of food and beer options with a fanzine inside the ground.
Excellent, spent 6-7 weeks in the Shields when I did the Northern League, first seeing the Mariner's at Peterlee and watched the club prosper. Hopefully any new owner will continue the good work and lead them into the EFL.
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'Wonder if the community stadium is being fully used, booked up 24/7 -and whether KRR will end up playing elsewhere, leaving behind the 'white elephant' turning into a loss making situation. Yet another situation where the owners/council's almost seem to dislike football clubs etc.
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Tam the Bam, are you doing every round to the Cup Final ? Ive managed to do the following cups all the way : youth cup/southern/isthmian/fa vase & trophy/ northern prem. The driving beyond me nowadays, too knackered.
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Another derby game in the Gloucestershire County Lge: Almondsbury (relegated from Western last season) v Little Stoke - around 1 mile between the clubs. Almonds 4 L.Stoke 6 att 50+ some bad errors in the relentless rain, 14 ht became 2-4 and 2-6 before two late goals added some credit to the scoreline. Entertainment yes but lacking quality
in defensive areas, luckily I stayed dry until the end !
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Going by things around Bristol : don't think youngsters can commit to playing 20-30 weeks anymore - the closure of pubs show a change in their lifestyles too - maybe some will work on Saturday so why not play on Sunday ? The costs have risen, but possibly the behind the scenes work done by the secretary etc isn't being shared around enough. When the older guy's die off, someone needs to step up and help. Maybe players are taking the jump into the WOS and EOS to play now, and possibly earn some £ along the way. The pool of players has definitely shrunk lately.
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Late entry after getting the programme printed by the publisher - mate at work.
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Any idea on the one bloke stood in the corner ? Tried to keep it quiet all these years
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Realise that there were rescheduled games - i meant the Clach A side in the North Caledonian Lge
️ Dependant on work & weather i maybe back in November - my last visit of the season 
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The winter break
in Scottish Premiership General Chatter
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No need for a winter break, as there will be a few p-p games over the winter, plus bad weather could stretch into February at times. International breaks just as stupid, should only be clubs with players on duty tbh. Midweek games Aug/Sept could help, plus too many various cup(s) across all levels of Scottish football.