INBOX NOTICES NOV 04 -
MAY/END of SEASON 05
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- MAY/END of SEASON 2005
29/06/05 Ground Gossip: Ian Miller - Buckland
Athletic FC - latest news on the new ground move to Homers Heath.
Access link on 'Ramblings' page. Image of the new ground in
the 'Devon League' Album.
24/06/05 Results of the FGIF Photographic Awards
for 2004-2005 now uploaded (see the 'Topix' page).
20/06/05: DJ's Jottings No 5 added
with news from a recent trip to the Faroe Islands with
the latest images uploaded in the Foreign Forays Images
Album).
20/06/05: Review of 2004-2005 from Richard
Panter
17/06/05:
CCL News - Christine Morgan - The Combined Counties League
have a new sponsor and subject to FA approval will be known as the Cherry Red
Records CCL. Confirmation that Walton Casuals are promoted from the Premier
Div. and Bedfont Green are promoted from Div 1 to the Premier. AFC Wallingford
and Hartley Wintney are relegated to Div 1. Chessington Utd change their name
to Mole Valley Predators; AFC Guildford are now Guildford United and Godalming
and Guildford become Godalming Town.
17/06/05:
Help Wanted - David Bauckham (author of the fascinating
'Pyramid Passion' website) needs some vital information for his new
book. It's all about dug outs! See the advert on the Club Shop page.
09/06/05:
Review of 2004-2005 - Stephen Harris.
07/06/05
: change of E-Mail address - message from Chris Berezai -
'I have a new email address which will be used exclusively for the Hops: groundhopuk@yahoo.com - if you wish to
receive booking forms for forthcoming hops, please drop an email to this NEW
address which will add you to my address book. Very important: please then
delete the "regions" E-Mail address as it will shortly be
reassigned to someone else as I step down from the HBA. They will NOT be able
to forward emails to me, so anything sent to the regions address will be lost.
If you don't want to receive anything else, simply don't reply to the new
address - but still delete this one please'.
06/06/05 Travellers' Tales: Dennis Woods - Calais
Racing Union (Championnat Group A)
06/06/05 Foray Forays: Dennis Woods - images added for Calais
Racing Union (Championnat Group A)
05/06/05 Stadia Postcards Website added to
Links page (Fabrizio Pugi).
31/05/05 DJ's Jottings No 4 added with news
from a trip over to both Austria & Germany (with photos
from 1860 Munich uploaded in the Foreign Forays
Images Album).
31/05/05 Dave Reed - My
season came to a pleasant end last Saturday watching the final of the Denny
King Memorial Cup at White Notley where Manford Way gained a not unexpected
victory (5-0) over Springfield.
That brought my season's total to 189 games, two less than last year. I shall
not be attending any more games now until at least the end of July when I shall
hopefully be back to report on some more of my travels. A happy summer to
one and all.
29/05/05 Travellers' Tales: Barry Neighbour - Mauritius
(Middlesex County League)
29/05/05 Ground Gossip: Barry Neighbour - Brentford
New Inn; Martin Baker Sports & Spennymoor
26/05/05 Review of 2004-2005 - Leon
Gladwell
24/05/05 Travellers' Tales: Stephen Harris - Non-league
weekend in Hamburg
24/05/05 New Pages Added: Editorial and Review of 2004-2005
(see Logo on Home Page).
23/05/05 Travellers' Tales: Dave Reed - Springfield
(EIL)
20/05/05 Programme News: Rob North - Highridge
(Glos County Senior)
18/05/05 Travellers' Tales: Dennis Woods - Paris
Saint Germain (Le Championnat 1)
18/05/05 Programme News: Rod Grubb - Bishops Castle
Town (Montgomeryshire League); Gresford Athletic
(Cymru Alliance) and Netherne Village (CCL1)
18/05/05 Foray Forays: Dennis Woods - images added for PSG
v Sochaux (Le Championnat 1)
17/05/05 Travellers' Tales: Dave Reed - Wyrley
Rangers (WML1)
16/05/05 Travellers' Tales: Andy Sneddon - New Brighton
Villa (Welsh Nat. League - Wrexham Area Div 2)
16/05/05 Travellers' Tales: Barry Neighbour - Sheffield
Wed (v Brentford) (FC1 Play-Off 1st Leg) and Broomfield
(EILP)
16/05/05 Programme News: Stephen Harris - Epping
(EILP)
16/05/05 Programme News: Rod Grubb - Llandudno
Junction (Welsh Alliance)
12/05/05 Leon's Lines Images for May - over
30 of the best images from Leon Gladwell now uploaded in the Albums.
11/05/05 Travellers' Tales: Leon Gladwell - Fulbourn
Institute (Cambs League)
09/05/05 Travellers' Tales: Dave Reed - Shottermill
(CCL1); Bookham (CCL1); Chipstead (CCLP); St.Andrews
(Anglian Comb) and Mummery Cup Final (at Wroxham)
08/05/05 Travellers' Tales: Mike
Latham - Holywell Town (Cymru Alliance)
08/05/05 Programme News: Stuart Pykett - Elburton
Villa (Devon League)
07/05/05 Programme News: Peter Abbott - Coxhoe
Athletic (Wearside League)
06/05/05 Programme News: John Hughes - Marsden
(West Riding County AFL1)
06/05/05 Programme News: Rod Grubb - Exeter Civil
Service (Devon County League)
06/05/05 Travellers' Tales: Mike
Latham - Ruthin Town (Cymru Alliance)
06/05/05 Travellers' Tales: Barry Neighbour - Hersham RBL
(CCL1); Bookham (CCL1) and Hanworth Villa (Middlesex County League)
05/05/05 Travellers' Tales: Mike
Latham - Silsden (NWCL2)
05/05/05 Travellers' Tales: Stephen
Harris - Hanworth Villa (Middlesex County League)
04/05/05 Travellers' Tales: Andy Molden - Berinsfield
(Oxfordshire Sen Lge Prem Div)
04/05/05 Programme News: Rod Grubb - Castle Vale (MCFLP)
and Viney St Swithins (Glos County League).
04/05/05 Travellers' Tales: Mike
Latham - NCEL League Cup Final: Harrogate Railway v Sheffield
at Ossett Albion FC.
03/05/05 Programme News: Andy Sneddon - Droitwich
Spa (MCFL2); Knowle (MCFL1) and Burntwood
(MCFL1).
03/05/05 Travellers' Tales: Paul Roth -Shottermill
& Haslemere (CCL1).
03/05/05 Travellers' Tales: Mike
Latham - Flixton (NWCL2).
03/05/05 Travellers' Tales: Stephen
Harris - Walton Casuals (CCLP).
03/05/05 Travellers' Tales: Brian Coutts -
Boston Spartans Charity Match v Ex Leeds Utd XI.
01/05/05
Travellers' Tales - Castleton Gabriels (NWCL2) - Mike Latham
01/05/05
Programme News: Andy Sneddon - Bethel (Gwynedd Lge)
01/05/05
Travellers' Tales: Barry Neighbour - Bradford City (FLC1); CML
Hop; Holyport and Badshot Lea (both
Hell 1E)
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INBOX – APRIL 2005
29/04/05 Travellers' Tales: Stephen Harris - Rayners
Lane (Hell 1E)
29/04/05 Programme News: Stephen Harris - Rayners
Lane (Hell 1E)
29/04/05 Travellers' Tales: Mike Latham - Oldham
Town (NWCL2) and Eccleshill United (NCELP)
27/04/05 Travellers' Tales: Andy Sneddon - Lytham
St.Annes (West Lancs 1)
27/04/05 Travellers' Tales: Stephen Harris - Oxhey
Jets (SML1)
27/04/05 Travellers' Tales: Mike Latham - Ashton
Town (NWCL2)
27/04/05 Programme News: Rod Grubb - Feniton (Devon
Premier Cup) and Sevenoaks Town (Kent League)
27/04/05 Programme News: Richard Panter - Guiseley
(NPL)
27/04/05 Programme News: Stephen Harris -
Brockenhurst (Wessex); Frimley Green (CoCo
Prem); Holmer Green (SSML Prem); Leverstock
Green (SSML Prem) and Oxhey Jets (SSML Div 1).
26/04/05 Programme News: Rod Grubb - Massey
Ferguson (MCFLP); Kings Stanley (Gloucestershire
County League) and Woodstock Park (Kent County League).
26/04/05 Travellers' Tales: Mike Latham - Maine
Road (NWCL1)
25/04/05 Travellers' Tales: Mike Latham - Alsager
Town and Great Harwood Town (NWCL1)
25/04/05 Travellers' Tales: Dave Reed - Haslemere
Trophy Final (at Hammer FC)
24/04/05 CML Hop 2005 - fifty images added to the Hops
Album
22/04/05 Ground Gossip: Ian McDonald - another fire
hits Moor Green FC
22/04/05 Programme News: Stephen Harris - Basildon
United (Essex Senior League); CB Hounslow United
(Middlesex County League) and Cogenhoe United (UCL).
22/04/05 Travellers' Tales: Stephen Harris - CB
Hounslow Utd (Middlesex County League)
22/04/05 Anorak News: Stephen Harris
- run of 0-0 draws ends at CB Hounslow Utd FC.
21/04/05 Programme News: Ron Jones - Fawley (Wessex
Lge 2) and Farleigh Rovers (CCL1).
21/04/05 Programme News: Stuart Pykett - Llangefni
Town(Cymru Alliance)
19/04/05 Travellers' Tales: Mike Latham - Harrogate
RA (NCELP)
19/04/05 Travellers' Tales: Stephen Harris - Cogenhoe
Utd (UCLP)
18/04/05 Travellers' Tales: Dave Reed - Southam
(MCFLP)
18/04/05 Programme News: Rob North - Littleton
(MCFL1)
17/04/05 Programme News: Richard Panter - Chasetown
(Mid All) and Blaby & W BFC (Leics FA Sunday Youth Cup
Final)
17/04/05 Travellers' Tales: Dennis Woods - Slovakian
Trip featuring four clubs, grounds and images uploaded in the
Foreign Forays Album.
17/04/05 Paul Roth - Trowbridge Town
(Hell1W)
16/04/05 Travellers' Tales: Mike Latham - Newcastle
Town (NWCL1)
16/04/05 Programme News: Nigel Pond - Whitewebbs
(HSCLP); Codicote (HSCLP); Epsom & Ewell
(IL2); Shaftesbury (WXL2); Midhurst &
Easebourne (SCL2); Brading Town (WXL2); Sileby
Rangers (UCL1); Welshpool Town (WPL) and Newtown
AFC (WPL).
15/04/05 Travellers' Tales: Mike Latham - Hallam
FC (NCELP)
15/04/05 The Anorak and the Leicestershire League: Neil
Loughlin - an amazing run of games without a 0-0 finally comes to an
end at Holwell Sports and Stuart James stands in a very small
crowd at Ratby Sports!! Also Dennis Woods is on
target to beat his previous run of games without a 0-0.
15/04/05 Travellers' Tales: Mike Latham - Heart
of Midlothian (SPL)
14/04/05 Travellers' Tales: Mike Latham - New
Mills (NWCL2)
14/04/05 Travellers' Tales: Andy Sneddon - Crewe
FC (Mid Cheshire Lge); Stockport Georgians
(Manchester Lge Prem Div) and Ossett Common Rovers (West Yorks
Lge Prem Div)
14/04/05 Sad Football News: Paul Roth - I was very
upset to learn that Paul Sykes the Folkestone Invicta player collapsed and
died, apparently of heart failure, during Tuesday night's K S C semi
final. The game was abondoned after 23 mins. with Margate winning 1-0 and
that result will stand. The final on Monday May 2nd will be between Dover Ath.
and Margate at Cheriton Road Folkestone and it has been decided by the Kent
County FA that all proceeds will go to Paul's family.
13/04/05 Leon's Programme News - went to Old
Newton (SIL) last night. No programme when I arrived and the secretary
told me they decided not to bother, despite the opposition being near
neighbours and title chasers AFC Debenham therefore the crowd was good. At half
time this crazy looking old women with long flowing silver
hair arrived with bundles of paper stuffed under her arm and spent 30
minutes sat down cross legged on the grass stapling the programme
together. I got my copy 10 minutes before the end but it was a quality effort
and well worth the wait!!!
13/04/05 Programme News: Ron Jones - FC
Deportivo (Middlesex Prem); Malmesbury Vic
(Hell1W) and Bushey R (HSCLP)
13/04/05 Programme News - Andy Sneddon - Crewe
FC (Mid Cheshire 1) and Stockport Georgians
(Manchester Lge Prem)
13/04/05 Travellers' Tales: Dave Reed - Hinckley
Utd & Moor Green (At Solihull B) (both
NCN)
12/04/05 Programme News: Stuart James - Borrowash
Vic (NCELP); Hallam (NCELP); Goole AFC
(NCELP); Long Eaton Utd (NCELP); Ratby Sports
(LSLP) and Ilkeston Town (UL1) and from Germany - FSV
Zwickau; Sachsen Leipzig & VFC
Plauen (all NOFV South)
12/04/05 Travellers' Tales: Mike Latham - Sutton
Town (NCEL1)
12/04/05 Programme News: Richard Panter - Rossendale
Utd (UL1) and Moor Green (NCN) @ Solihull
Borough
11/04/05 Travellers' Tales: Mike Latham - LDV
Vans Trophy Final - Southend Utd v Wrexham
10/04/05 Brian Coutts: Boston Spartans AFC
v Leeds Utd EX Players - Charity Match. Just a quick note to let you know of a
forthcoming fixture at Boston Spartan AFC. We are doing a programme for this
match. See the club website for more details at: http://www.bostonspartansfc.co.uk/
10/04/05 Recent Travellers' Tales: Mike Latham - full
reports from each of the following clubs/ground visits: Spennymoor
Utd (Unibond Prem); Darwen (NWCL2); Holker OB
(NWCL1) and Atherton Collieries (NWCL1).
10/04/05 Irish Football: Neil
Loughlin - I am planning a trip to watch the Derry City v St.Patricks Ath game
on the 20th May 2005 and being a complete novice when it comes to hopping
overseas, I wondered if you had a contact who knows a bit about the scene in
the Eircom League? Any information would be fantastic. Like the Belper Town
photos on Leon's pages by the way and they do my 'home' club proud. Regards
Neil. WebEd - any offers? Please contact Neil at the following address: kellyhayes@tiscali.co.uk
10/04/05 Programme News: Stephen Harris - Crown
& Manor (Middx County League)
10/04/05 Programme News: Rod Grubb - Bovey
Tracey (South Devon Lge Prem)
10/04/05 Programme News: Stuart Pykett - Glantraeth
(Cymru All)
10/04/05 Programme News: Richard Panter - Holbrook
MW (CMLS)
10/04/05 Programme News: Pat Brunning - Springvale
Rovs (Shropshie County); Harpole (Northants Comb); Lytham
St.Annes (West Lancs 1); Horsham YMCA (SCL1); Midhurst
& Easebourne (SCL2); Winchester City (Wessex Lge
1); Downton (Wessex Lge 1) and Shrewton
(Western Lge 1).
07/04/05- on holiday in Berlin - just bought tickets
for the Hertha v Freiburg match on Saturday 9th April (from the club shop)
played at the Olympic Stadium - report and images uploaded on Sunday. The
weather forecast expects snow at the weekend! WebEd.
04/04/05 Leon's Lines - images from
ten new grounds/games added to Leon's Album in the Gallery
04/04/05 Travellers Tales & Devon Hop
photos - a small selection of images now added
to the new Hops Album - accompanies the notes contributed by
traveller Dennis Woods.
04/04/05 Travellers' Tales: Dave Reed - Easter
'hopping news and recent travels to University of Exeter; St.Loyes
and Budleigh Salterton (all Devon League); Plymouth
Parkway (South Western Lge); Bovey Tracey (Souh Devon
Lge); Axminster (Devon & Exeter League); Wellington
(Western Lge 1); Bideford (Western League Prem); Newton
Abbot (Devon Lge); Thamesmead (London Int Cup F) and Bedford
Utd (SMLP).
04/04/05 Programme News: Rob North - Mottisfont
(Hants Lge) - it now appears that Fair Oak are the only
regular issuers in the Hampshire League this season.
03/04/05 Travellers' Tales: Paul Roth - Buckingham
Athletic (SML1)
03/04/05 Travellers' Tales: Andy Sneddon - Rivington
(West Lancs Div 2)
02/04/05 Travellers' Tales: Mike Latham - Eccleshall
(NWCL2)
02/04/05 Travellers' Tales: Dennis Woods - Evergreen
(HSCLP)
02/04/05 Travellers' Tales: Mike Latham - Doncaster
Rovers (FLC1)
02/04/05 Travellers' Tales: Dennis Woods - Larkhall
Ath (WL1)
02/04/05 Programme News: Richard Panter - Leek
Town (UPL)
02/03/05 Ground Gossip: Gary from Ampthill
Town (SML) - see News Links below (also on Home Page under Ramblings
side bar).
01/04/05 Football stereotypes! Just received this
brief but amusing definition (about 'hopping') from a mate of mine.
To read it click on the following link: 'Groundhopping' article.
01/04/05 Travellers' Tales: Mike Latham - Squires
Gate (NWCL1) and Shawe View (Trafford).
01/04/05 Programme News: Peter Abbott - Brandon
Utd (NL1)
01/04/05 Programme News: Glenn Moulton - AFC
Wimbledon (Ryman1); Bromley (Ryman1) and Alton
Town (Wessex)
01/04/05 Programme News: Stuart Pykett - Cadbury
Athletic (MCFL1)
01/04/05 Devon Hop: Phil Hiscox
writes - many thanks to all 'Hoppers who attended the Devon Hop, their conduct
was as always exemplary and the clubs appreciated their attendance.
However if anyone forgot to hand in their University
keys could they please send them to the University as I will be charged for
their loss !
Re - the Newton A Spurs game on Easter Monday: it
appears that a goal claim by the visiting 'keeper will not stand. It was
actually an OG by the defending keeper, the Bucks keepers free kick from his
own half was for an offside, therefore indirect, it was only the Spurs keepers
attempt at palming it away from goal that made it stand, the Ref confirmed that
without the attempted save it would have been dissallowed as an indirect kick !
Please update my Anorak record of games since 0-0 draw to 57 (& counting !)
please. WebEd - no problem and thanks Phil for all your hard work in making the
weekend another great success!
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INBOX – MARCH 2005
30/03/05 Programme News: Richard Panter - Nuneaton
Borough (NCN); Hinckley Utd Res (Leics FA Jnr Cup F);
Teversal (CMLS); Gresley Rovers (Uni 1) and Hinckley
Utd (NCN).
30/03/05 Travellers' Tales: Paul Roth - Axminster
Town (Devon & Exeter League)
29/03/05 Programme News: Rod Grubb - Thame
United (SL1W) and Brocton (MCFLP)
29/03/05 Programme News: Ron Jones - Whitton
United (ECL1); Shottermill & Haslemere (CCL1) and
Middle Barton (Hell1W)
29/03/05 Programme News: Stuart Pykett - Cadbury
Athletic (MCFL1)
29/03/05 Travellers' Tales: Owen Coupland - Shirebrook
(NCELP) and Blidworth Welfare (CMLP)
27/03/05 Travellers' Tales: Mike Latham - Ilkeston
Town (Unibond 1); Worsborough Bridge MW (NCEL1);
Glasshoughton Welfare (NCELP) and Selby Town
(NCELP)
25/03/05 Travellers' Tales: Mike Latham - Bacup
Borough (NWCL1)
24/03/05 Programme News: Richard Panter - Heanor Town
(CML)
23/03/05 Programme News: Stuart James - Liversedge
(NCELP)
23/03/05 Programme News: Stuart Pykett - Cullompton
Rangers (Devon Lge)
23/03/05 Programme News: Richard Panter - Matlock
Town (UPL)
23/03/05 Travellers' Tales: Mike Latham - St.Helens
Town (NWCL1)
22/03/05 Programme News: Barry Neighbour - Hamble
ASSC (Wessex League) are issuing a 32 page programme this season.
There is no price on the cover but I assume it is included with admission. I
have copies against Lymington & New Milton (29/1/2005), Poole Town (Tuesday
25/1/2005 League Cup), Slade Green (25/9/2004 FA Vase), VTFC (2/10/2004
Hampshire Senior Cup), Wimborne Town (18/12/2004) and Winchester City (13/11/2004).
22/03/05 Programme News: Mick Burt - Pentwyn (Welsh
Lge 3); Marconi Ath (EIL3); Bestwood MW
(Notts Sen Lge); Penrhiwfer (Welsh Lge 3); Axminster
Town (Dev & Ex Lge); Formby (NWCL1; Galleywood
(EIL2) and Standon & P (HSCL1).
22/03/05 Travellers' Tales: Mike Latham - Droylsden
(NCN)
21/03/05 Programme News: Ron Jones - Walthamstow
Avenue 2000 (Middlesex County Lge)
21/03/05 Programme News: Stuart Pykett - Lingfield
(SCL3)
21/03/05 Travellers' Tales: Dave Reed - Liversedge
(NCELP)
21/03/05 Programme Review: Leon Gladwell - Bangor
City (WPL); Thoresby CW (CML); Derby Co
(Champs); Sun Postal Sports (SML); Barton Town OB
(CML); Shepshed Dynamo (Unibond) and Llanfair PG
(Cymru Alliance) added.
21/03/05 Programme News: Glenn Moulton - Bromley
(Ryman 1)
20/03/05 Travellers' Tales - Padarn
(Aberystwyth & District Lge); Brynteg Village (Welsh Nat
Lge - Wrexham Area 1) and Houghton Main (Sheffield &
Hallam County Senior Lge)
20/03/05 Programme News: Rod Grubb - Pershore
Town (MCFLP)
20/03/05 Travellers' Tales: Paul
Roth - Sileby Rangers (UCL1)
20/03/05 Programme News: Richard Panter - Buxton
(NCELP)
19/03/05 Travellers' Tales: Mike Latham - Radcliffe
Borough (Unibond Lge Prem)
18/03/05 Anorak: Phil Hiscox - loads of stats
including a review of matches attended so far this season!
17/03/05 Anorak: Neil Loughlin - since a 0-0 - Tuesday night's game between Wellington and
Smethwick Sikh Temple was my 135th since a 0-0 draw, which incidentally was my
local side Belper Town drawing a blank with Witton Albion on 22nd November
2003. The day England won the Rugby World Cup. I've been very lucky, but does
an abandoned game after three minutes between Ellistown and Oadby Town count,
as that was, I suppose my only 'blank'. WebEd - see 'Anorak' link
17/03/05 Travellers' Tales: Barry neighbour - Thatcham
Town (Wessex Lge 1) and Bishop Sutton (Western League
Prem)
17/03/05 Programme News: Stuart Pykett - Brading
Town (Wessex2)
16/03/05 Programme News: Richard Panter - Sandiacre
Town (CMLS)
15/03/05 Programme News: Rod Grubb - Kingsteignton
Ath Res (South Devon Lge) and Axminster Town (Devon
& Exeter Lge)
15/03/05 DJ's Jottings: No.3 from Italy - read the
third of Dave's articles featuring visits to Brescia; Juventus;
Atalanta and Inter Milan
14/03/05 Travellers' Tales: Dennis Woods - Loughgall
and Dundela (both Irish League)
14/03/05 Football Pyramid: Information - in a muddle
about how the new pyramid works? Just unearthed this most informative
site. Access through the 'Links' page.
14/03/05 Travellers' Tales: Dave Reed - Winslow (SML)
13/03/05 Programme News: Richard
Panter - Arlesey Town (SLE)
13/03/05 Programme News: Andy Sneddon - Houghton
Main (S&H Co Snr Lge1) and Brynteg Village (W N
Lge Wrexham Area 1)
12/03/05 Travellers' Tales: Paul Roth - Cray
Valley PM (Kent County League)
12/03/05 Hopping News: Andy Molden - according to
Briton Ferry's Website the game between Ragged School v
Carmarthen is taking place at noon this Sunday.
11/03/05 Hopping News: Ron Jones - one more prog to
add - Ardley Utd (Hell P); went to Fulham
Reserves v West Ham on Wednesday at Motspur Park (former home of
Ulysses in the London Spartan League) under their temporary/portable
lights. Also interested in the Kent County League programmes. I contacted Eynesford,
Orpington and Bridon Ropes (for a London Int
Cup s/f) with no joy but was
interested to see the league web site have a page for squad details following
requests from prog editors !
10/03/05: Programme News: Stephen Harris - Three
Bridges (SCL) and AFC Newbury
(Wessex)
10/03/05: Programme News: Richard Panter - Eastwood
Town - issue used from postponed match in December incl. 4 page
insert!
09/03/05: Press Release - Devon Hop :
final booking arrangements/details added - Phil Hiscox (see 'Hops'
page)
09/03/05 Programme News: Glenn Moulton - Walton
& H (Ryman1).
09/03/05 Programme News: Barry Neighbour - Sandhurst
(CCL); Chinor (Hell 1E); Didcot T
(Hell P); Milton Utd (Hell P); Ludgershall Sports
(Wessex); Paulsgrove (Wessex) and West Mids
Police (MCFLP).
09/03/05 Travellers' Tales: Mike Latham - Bamber
Bridge (Unibond Prem)
08/03/05 Leon's Lines: Leon Gladwell -
features reports from no less than eight matches - Barton
Town OB (CML); Derby Co (Champs); Eastwood
Town (Unibond); MK Dons (FC1); Alfreton T
(NCN); Biggleswade Utd (SML); Bacup Borough
(NWCL) and Burton Albion (Nat.Conf).
08/03/05 Travellers' Tales: Andy Molden - Lydney
Town (Glos Northern Senior Lge)
07/03/05 Travellers' Tales: Barry Neighbour - Shepton
Mallet (Western Lge 1)
07/03/05 Programme News: Rod Grubb - Shifnal
Town (MCFL)
07/03/05 Travellers' Tales: Dave Reed - Holt
Utd (Dorset Prem Lge) and Larkhall (Western Lge).
07/03/05 Link to football site: Dave Bauckham - 'Pyramid
Passion'. WebEd - go to the 'Links' page to visit this great Non
League Football Site.
06/03/05 Programme Notice: Mark Wyver writes: I have
got Kent County League programmes from Bearsted, Lydd, Cray
Valley and Woodstock Park can anybody add to that list of clubs who issue in
that league? WebEd. Please drop us a line if you know about
any others.
06/03/05 Travellers' Tales: Paul Roth - Goole
AFC (NCELP)
06/03/05 Travellers' Tales: Dennis Woods - Hersham
RBL (CCL1)
05/03/05 Travellers' Tales: Mike Latham - Porthmadog
(Welsh Premier League)
03/03/05 Travellers' Tales: Dennis Woods travels to
Athens for two games - Kallithea and
Panathinaikos (Greek Lge)
02/03/05 Travellers' Tales: Mike Latham - Connah's
Quay Nomads (Welsh Prem Lge)
01/03/05 Signed souvenir programme: WebEb - Bridgwater
Town (1984) FC. I have just received a copy of the souvenir edition
programme issued by the club for the FA Vase 5th round tie with AFC
Sudbury on the 12th February. The programme which contains a massive 96
pages has been signed by the players from both teams. Any 'hopper,
programme collector etc wishing to make an offer to buy it can do so by using
the IMS. The proceeds will be sent on to club secretary Ray Heard at the
end of March.
01/03/05 Hopping News: Andy Molden - Mick Burt
went to Axminster last Saturday and they said to him if that
they progressed through to the cup game (which is now on Easter Sunday - ref
Phil Hiscox) they would make it a Groundhop Day. WebEd - confirmed! See latest
Devon Hop details!
The Quarry Nomads game you went to (on 01/01.05 v Kidlington)
has been the largest home attendance (39) at the club for some time! I can also
report that last Saturday's game at Clanfield had a crowd of 15 as
confirmed in the league handout. According to club secretary Keith
Dolton half of the attendance were from Quarry. Yes the
crowds at a number of clubs in Division One are worrying low. Quarry's
away games are quire often watched by less than 20 and I don't think this a
reflection on the club despite them not being any good at the moment.
01/03/05 Press Release - More Devon Hop
details added - Phil Hiscox
INBOX – FEBRUARY 2005
28/02/05 Programme News: Ian McDonald - Stratford (MAll).
27/02/05 Travellers Tales: Paul Roth - Rustington (Sussex
County League Div 3).
27/02/05 Travellers Tales: Andy Sneddon - Barnoldswick
Town (West Lancs Lge Prem)
27/02/05 Travellers Tales: Mike Latham - Rangers (BoS
Premier League)
26/02/05 Programme News: Stuart James - Ollerton
Town (CML).
25/05/05 Leon's Lines - images added to Leon's Album
in the gallery - MK Dons (FC1); Biggleswade Utd
(SML); Bacup Borough (NWCL) Bolton W (Prem); Alfreton
T (NCN) and Burton Albion (NatConf).
24/02/05 Programme News: Stephen Harris - mostly
midweek games at Whitehawk (SCL); Welwyn GC
(SML); Tring Ath (SML); Thamesmead T (Kent); Sheringham
(Ang Comb); St.Francis R (SCL); Radstock T
(WL1); Langford (SML); Henley T (Hell); Haringey
Bor (SML); AFC Guildford (CCL); Gosport Bor
(Wess); Eton Manor (ESL); Erith T (Kent); East
Preston (SCL); Eastbourne T (SCL); Clapton
(Ryman); Brentwood (ESL) and Barkingside
(ESL)
24/02/05 Anorak: Stephen Harris (match stats)
23/02/05 Club/Ground News: Rod Grubb - Hinckley
Utd (FCN).
Hinckley United play their
final match at Middlefield Lane this Sat (v Bradford PA) and
admission is free, weather permitting of
course. The following Sat (05/03/05), they play their first at the new Marston's
Stadium when Stalybridge are in town.
23/02/05 Travellers' Tales: Mike Latham - Burscough
(Unibond Lge)
22/02/05 Programme News: Glenn Moulton - Bashley
(Ryman1)
22/02/05 TT/Programme News: Rob North - Fleetlands
(Wessex3)
22/02/05 TT/Programme News: Rod Grubb - Chobham
(CCL1) and Kentish T (SML)
22/02/05 Programme News: Rod Grubb -Penmaenmawr
(Welsh All); Mossley (Uni); Warrington (Uni);
Prescot Cables (Uni); Formby (NWCL); South
Liverpool (LivCo); South Liverpool res
(I Zingari); North Ferriby (Uni); Bamber Bridge
(Uni); Clitheroe (Uni) and Newton Abbott Spurs
(Devon Rod G
22/02/05 Programme News: Ian McDonald - Dudley
T (WMLP)
21/02/05 Travellers' Tales: Barry
Neighbour - various incl. Southampton v Brentford (FAC5).
21/02/05 Travellers' Tales: Paul Roth - Street
(WL1)
21/02/05 Travellers' Tales: Dave Reed - Takeley
(EIL) in CRBTQF.
20/02/05 Travellers' Tales: Andy Sneddon - Nefyn
Utd (Gwynedd Lge)
20/02/05 Anorak: stats (high scoring
games) - Leon Gladwell
19/02/05 Programme News: Richard Panter - Connahs
Quay Nomads (WPL)
18/02/05 Travellers' Tales: Owen Coupland - Walsall
Wood (WML)
18/02/05 Programme News: Ron Jones - Crescent
Rovers (CCL1); Elliott Star (HSCL); Mauritius
Sports (CMB) (M'sexCL); Rustington (SCL3); Adderbury
Park (Hell1W) and Raynes Park Vale (CCLP)
17/02/05 Help Wanted: Jon Weaver re
photos - see 'Other News' below for more details.
17/02/05 Anorak: stats (high scoring games) and
Programme News: Pat Brunning - Milton
(NorthantsComb); Capel Plough (SIL); and Galleywood
(EIL)
16/02/05 Programme News: Richard Panter - Corby
Town (Southern League West)
16/02/05 Programme News: Stuart James (most v
Sheffield FC) - Sutton Town U19's (Northern U19 cup); Handsworth
Juniors U19's (Northern U19 Cup); NCEL teams Arnold Town;
Pickering Town; Glapwell; Buxton;
Glasshoughton Welfare; Harrogate Rail; Selby
Town; Maltby Main; Mickleover
Sports; Brodsworth Welfare; Askern
Welfare and Sheffield FC. Others Hinckley
United (NCN); Calverton MW (Notts Alliance); Gedling
Miners (CMFL Supreme); Ibstock Welfare (Leics
Senior) and Prudhoe Town (NL2).
16/02/05 Programme News: Peter Stoneman - Waltham
Abbey (EssexSL)
16/02/05 Programme News: Andy Sneddon - Coxhoe
Athletic (Wearside Lge) - issued earlier in the season have now
ceased publication (12-02-05). A number of back issues are currently still
available at the ground.
16/02/05 Programme News: Dennis Woods - Godmanchester
Rovers (ECL1)
16/02/05 Programme News: Stephen Harris - Godalming
& Guildford (CCLPrem)
16/02/05 Programme News: Richard Panter - Hendon
(RymanPrem)
15/02/05 Programme News: Andy Sneddon - Fulwood
Amateurs (West LancsPrem)
15/02/05 Travellers' Tales: Paul Roth - Walsham
Le-Willows (ECL1)
14/02/05 Travellers' Tales: Dave Reed - Frome
Town (Western Lge)
14/02/05 FA Vase: 6th round draw - see
below.
13/02/05 Anorak: Andy Malden - Studley
Entaco v Coton Green 6/11/4 1-1 Mid Comb Three Attendance 3 (Three),
two of which were travellers, myself and the "Tram". No proggie
issued !. Easy to get served in the bar at half-time.
I was at Sporting BTC v BTC Southampton all three presnt were
travellers. They gave us a pot of tea that held five or six pints all too
ourselves at half-time. Game was 20/11/4. BTC Southampton folded within 48
hours!
13/02/05 Programme News: Richard Panter - Alfreton Town (NCN)
13/02/05 Travellers' Tales: Mike Latham - Colne FC (NWCL in Vase v Didcot Town) and Bolton Wanderers (Premiership)
11/02/05 Anorak page: Owen Coupland - unbeaten run stats - tempting fate here! It is 47 games since I saw a 0-0 draw. That being Glapwell 0 Buxton 0 on the 9th October 2004
11/02/05 Programme News: Roderick Grubb - St.Loyes (Devon County); Wollaton Reserves (Notts) and Coventry Sphinx (MCFL)
11/02/05 Programme News: Stephen Harris - Greenwich Borough (Kent Lge) and Wantage Town (Hellenic Lge)
11/02/05 Programme News: Richard Panter - Belper
Town (Unibond1)
10/02/05
Hopping News: Dave Reed - Can I suggest another category for the Anoraks
page? Longest run of games without a 0-0. Last night’s result at
Tunbridge Wells brought my personal run (and record) of 124 games to an
end. However, it was not a bad game with both sides having shots cleared
off the line and visitors Deal hitting the post and bar.
08/02/05 Hopping News: Dennis Woods - My friend Eddie is thinking of driving to Godmanchester
Rovers on Saturday, so I will go along with him. No doubt this
is fairly close to where you live. We have planned to go there before but
have decided against it for one thing or another, but hopefully we can get
there this weekend.
I also went to West Ham v Cardiff City on Sunday. I think that might be my last visit of the season, too expensive. My ticket cost £31 in the Bobby Moore stand (behind the goal). My seat was in row Z, the back row and 1 seat away from the side screen. If I faced directly forward I had a fantastic view of the East Stand roof. Of course I moved from this location to a seat lower down and 22 seats and a staircase across from my original seat and I was now directly in line with the touch line. Both ends behind each goal are now out of line with the pitch as the new West Stand was built further back and the pitch moved back with it to accommodate the future development of a new East Stand, if it ever happens. Shame there wasn't a bit of forward planning in the first place, when they built the two ends.
Although we won 1-0 (89th minute) we were very poor and I think we have the worst team I have every seen wearing our colours. I was thinking of going to see us play Crewe on a Tuesday night in March, but I think I will save my money. We need to lower our prices or our crowds will drop even more next season if we don't go up.
08/02/05
Hopping News: Andy Molden - As I am now on
AOL I get free Web space, my site the address is below. I will use it to give
news from around the Oxford area and put end of season fixtures on it.
It's really easy to operate, a moron could do it.
http://hometown.aol.co.uk/andrewmolden/myhomepage/football.html
If
you wish to pass it on to others please do so.
07/02/05 Hopping News - Mike Latham see web link to BBC Radio Lancs (on 'Links' page)
06/02/05 Hopping News: Dave Reed - Stansfeld O & B FC - I see that you were in
my neck of the woods on Saturday. Just in case you were not aware, the
ground that you visited was the previous home of Thames Poly (ex Kent League)
who were Woolwich Poly in a previous existence. The last time that I went there
the stand had a roof!
I went to Kintbury Rangers on Saturday who kicked off at 3pm and didn’t use their floodlights. Not sure whether they are operational. The programme was as detailed earlier. Decent game won 1-0 by the home side against Englefield Green Rovers.
06/02/05 Hopping in Spain: Dave Johnston (DJ's Jottings) -
Latest report attached for you. Spain this time. Had a good week following Leatherhead - beating Yeading on pens. in the League Cup, then holding AFC Wimbledon in front of 1800 yesterday
06/02/05 Programme News: Richard Panter - Grantham Town (SLP)
06/02/05 Travellers' Tales: Dennis Woods - Wincanton (SSLge)
05/02/05 Travellers' Tales: Mike Latham - Halkyn Utd (Cymru Alliance) and Chester City (FL2)
05/02/05 Club News: Rod Grubb - Rugby Utd (SLP) - Rugby United will be no more after thsi season following a merger with Rugby Town Juniors. The club will retain the blue colours of United but will be known as Rugby Town.
03/02/05 Travellers Tales: Owen Coupland - Heath Hayes (WMLP)
03/02/05 Club News: Christine Morgan - Farnborough NE (Wessex Lge) - Farnborough North End, who play in Div 3 of the Sydenhams Wessex League have finally secured their ground move to the Cody Sports & Social Club in Pyestock. Their first match there is against Overton Utd on 12th Feb ko 2.30pm.
03/02/05 Anorak: Bob Davies - Langford (SML) - high scoring games
03/02/05 Programme News: Pat Brunning - Mynydd Isa (Welsh National Lge Wrexham Area); Fleetwood Hesketh (West Lancs lg Prem Div) and Bisley Sports (Hellenic Lge Div One East)
03/02/05 Programme New: Bob Davies - Langford (SML) and Langford Res (Beds County Res Lge)
02/02/05 Programme News: Peter Abbott - Great Wyrley (WML1) - Great Wryley 8 Wednesbury Town 0 West Midlands League Div 1 No Prog despite the thrashing, reasonable game, WT even whacked the bar in the last minute !
01/02/05 Programme News: Rod Grubb - Elburton Villa (Devon County) and Budleigh Salterton (Devon County)
01/02/05 Programme News: Peter Stoneman - Old Bradwell Utd (SML)
01/02/05 Programme News: Andy Sneddon - Stafford Town (WML1)
01/02/05 Programme News: Richard Panter - Shirebrook
T (NCELP) and Boston T (UCLP).
31/01/05 Anorak: Rob North - I note your list of lowest attendances. I didn't attend myself but when Sporting BTC took on BTC Southampton in the Hampshire League(in November I believe) the 'crowd' was 3, consisting of groundhoppers Roger Elderfield, Andy Molden and Gary Day!
31/01/05 Travellers’ Tales: Dave Reed - Tividale (WMLP).
30/01/05 Travellers’ Tales: Dennis Woods - Shrewton
United (WL1).
30/01/05 Travellers’ Tales: Paul Roth – Gillingham Town (Dorset Prem Lge)
29/01/05 Programme News: John Hughes - Ossett Common (West Yorkshire League).
29/01/05 Travellers’ Tales: Mike Latham - Caersws (Welsh Prem Lge)
28/01/05 Travellers’ Tales: Mike Latham - Bangor City (Welsh Pre League)
27/01/05 Devon League Hop: Phil Hiscox (Lge Sec) – details added
27/01/05 Club News: Ian McDonald - 27/1 Sadly I doubt you will be receiving a Moor Green (NCN) programme in the next few weeks. On Tuesday night our main stand and changing rooms were destroyed by an arson attack. The bar, offices etc were also damaged. I will keep you posted. We have received offers from local clubs (Solihull, Worcester) to use their facilities if we need to but next few games look certain to be postponed.
26/01/05 Travellers’ Tales: Mike Latham - Stranraer (Scottish League)
25/01/05 Travellers’ Tales: Dave Reed – I had a trip to Hampshire on Saturday with my travelling companion Ken Kenealy to take in the clash between Locks Heath and Poole Town. It was fine when we first arrived at the ground but, not unexpectedly, it was raining by three o'clock with the second half being particularly wet. With no cover, it was rather difficult to keep my umbrella up and make notes on the game but the second placed visitors came out on top against the third placed home side. The twenty page programme which sold for £1 was adequate and a bucket collection was made during the second half. Despite the inclement weather it was a decent day out.
25/01/05
Programme News: Rod Grubb - by the way, Dudley Sports did a 12 page
'programme' for their home game at our place on Saturday given away. All
adverts apart from the names of both sides in the middle. Better than last season's
where we never even got a mention!!!!!!!!!
24/01/05 Hopping News: Rod Grubb - met a chap at
our home game last week and he gave me the following info. about a book he is
writing and said he would be including the Griff match therein. Have you heard of
him? Thought you might be interested in it anyway:
DENNIS THE ASTRONOMER
The places and faces of English non-league football
The book will be published in late June 2005 and
will be a record of my observations, abstract thoughts, hopes and comments about
the beautiful game. Written during the 2004-05 season the story starts at
Lincoln United and ends...somewhere in May 2005! Taking in matches at Bath City
to Ossett Albion, Spalding United to Willenhall Town, Corby Town, Gresley
Rovers, Stalybridge Celtic, Brackley Town, Glapwell and over fifty more venues.
Be deafened by the P.A. system at Hucknall Town, see Carlton Town score six in
forty minutes at Lincoln Moorlands - and miss a penalty. Over fifty matches
discussed and each article features a copy of the programme cover, many will
have original photos and memorabilia illustrations. Over 240 pages with eight
full colour pages of programme covers, club badges and photographs, this
fun-packed book will be £11.99 (+ £2 p and p)
To be placed on our mailing list and find out how
to be included in the books' list of subscribers please send your name and
address to - Richard Panter, 32 Old Way, Hathern, Leic, LE12 5HN
23/01/05 Travellers’ Tales: Mike Latham – TNS
(Welsh Premier League)
23/01/05 Travellers’ Tales: Dennis Woods – Chipperfield
Corinthians (HSCL)
23/01/05 Travellers’ Tales: Andy Sneddon – Meltham
Ath (Huddersfield & District League)
23/01/05 Travellers’ Tales: Paul Roth – Larkhall
Ath (Western Lge)
17/01/05 Travellers’ Tales: Barry Neighbour – Sawbridgeworth
T (ESL) and Port Vale v Brentford (FL1)
17/01/05 Travellers’ Tales: Dave Reed - no traumas this
week. Just a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon at Wellingborough
Whitworths where the home side went down 5-3 to Eynesbury Rovers. Entrance
was £1 for which I got a perfectly respectable 24 page programme inside a shiny
colour cover.
I had a peep through the fence at the old Wellingborough ground which seems to
be in use (by a junior side?) judging by the state of the pitch. There
appeared to be work going on to re-lay hard standing etc but I couldn't see
very much
16/01/05 Travellers’ Tales: Paul Roth – Poole Town (Wessex div 2). The club provided a superb 64 page programme full of relevant comment. Obviously a labour of love. You might imagine that this is the best programme in the division but in October I visited Amesbury Town. Their matchday offering for a Tuesday night was of heroic proportions.
16/01/05 Travellers’ Tales: Dennis Woods – Farnborough NE (Wessex)
16/01/05 Travellers’
Tales: Andy Sneddon – Greenhill (MCFL3)
14/01/05 Programme News: Rod Grubb - Needham Town (ECL); Bosham (SCL); Huntingdon T (UCL); Cobham Sports (Dorset Lge). All Midland Combination Premier Division clubs are supposed to issue for all matches including midweek and invariably do but there will always be one exception and that is Continental Star where you will be lucky to pick one up at any time.
13/01/05 Programme News: Peter Abbott - Kennek Ryhope (Northern Lge 2)
12/01/05 Anorak: Barry Neighbour - I throw down the Gauntlet! 09/10/2004 - Bedfont Green v Cranleigh 11 - 0 CCL and 17/8/2004 Yateley Green v Farnborough North End Wessex League 0-16 (Yateley held them out for 20 minutes as well!)
12/01/05 Praise for FGIF: Mike Latham - I think your website is
absolutely fantastic and if we can help to publicise this daft hobby of ours
then it can only be good for us all. I'll send you some more photos next
weekend and every match I go to I'll take a few shots. Good to know I'm
not the only nutter about! I do a radio show on RL on BBC Radio
Lancashire every Wednesday and I managed to slip in a mention for your website
tonight on the show, saying it would be good if RL had a website like yours.
Keep up the good work. By the way the Viking Fish Bar near the KC Stadium
is fantastic!
11/01/05 Club News: Roderick Grubb - Hinckley United' s proposed move to the new Marston Stadium has been put back a further month as various things have still not been finished and the new projected date is 26 February when Bradford Park Avenue are the visitors.
10/01/05 Hopping News: Andy Sneddon - I went nowhere
in the end on Saturday. It was dire over here so gave it a miss. Squires Gate's
game (NWC1) was called off because of structural damage but it appeared the
damage was actually at the adjoining Blackpool Rovers ground where a number of
roof panels had been blown off the stand. As the two grounds are back to back I
could see where the risk to players at Squires Gate would be. The winds at
Blackpool Airport (less than a mile from the grounds) on Saturday morning
were up to around the 80mph mark so it's no surprise things were disappearing!
I put
Mike Latham onto the site, he loves it! Mike's a good mate of mine, we go
back years through our obsession for grounds and our passion for Rugby League.
10/01/05 Hopping News: Dave Reed – West Country capers! Another little adventure to report from last Saturday. I was a passenger in a car heading for Weston Super Mare. Despite the best efforts of a Transit van to force us into the central reservation of the M4, we arrived at the motorway services at about twelve o'clock to confirm that the game was on. We located the ground in Weston and then went into town where two of us adjourned to the bar on the station for a couple of halves whilst our other passenger went for a walk into the town. The two of us returned to the ground at about ten past two to discover that the game had been called off. Whilst waiting for our third member to re-appear we called the nearest and probably only feasible replacement fixture at Clevedon but could get no reply. However, once our walker had turned up we decided to try Clevedon more in hope than expectation. Imagine our delight to arrive at the ground at 2.50 to find the game on. Although all three of us had been there before, we were more than happy in the circumstances to get a game in. Four goals for the home side as well, thus bringing to an end for me of a run where the home side had not scored for about 500 minutes. The programme was 28 pages inside a colour cover for £1.30 and reasonably good value.
07/01/05 Interesting Web Site: Leon
Gladwell – I have asked the guy who runs the excellent 'Diary of Some
Groundhopping' site to link Football Grounds in Focus to his site. He's a
decent chap and has given me invaluable help with euro trips in the past.
I
thought perhaps you might like to link his site to yours? It's in German but
the pix are excellent. The address is: www.groundhopping.de
06/01/05 Hopping News: Barry Neighbour - I am forsaking
the luxurious surroundings of
Kenilworth Road (v Brentford) on Saturday planned visit to Sawbridgeworth
in the Essex Senior League. The following Saturday we are planning a
trip up to Port Vale to see the Bees. Glad to see Hull
catch Luton I am sure it is only a matter of time before you hit the front
and as I predicted pre Season go onto win the league. I have always rated
Peter Taylor as a manager from his early days at Dartford. I think you have
a quality Team, Manager and a superb stadium which I managed to visit last
year. Bees are rebuilding under Martin Allen we have played some quality
football this season but are badly lacking someone to finish the moves of.
We may push for the final play off places if lucky but we need another
couple of years if we can keep Martin Allen that long. . Have enjoyed looking
at the website and am only too pleased to contribute as I tend to watch
about 120 games a season with about 50 new grounds visited so everything is
new and different. Dennis Woods put me onto the site and I have since
recommended it to a few other `Hoppers` on the net.
05/01/05 Programme News: Rod Grubb - Staines Lammas (CCL); Chard Town (WL1) and Atherstone Town (MCFL)
04/01/04 Club News: Andy Molden – Quarry
Nomads v Kidlington (on 01/01/05) - I was speaking to Keith Dolton (Quarry
Nomad’s sec) yesterday and he told me that at the end of the game he found a
number of programmes on the floor of the Kidlington dressing room. He had asked
them earlier if they wanted all their programmes (as per league rules - 5 to
away team plus free one's to away officials) they just left them dumped in
their dressing room!. The problems "rules" can cause.
He also told me that he had spent over an hour (with the Chairman) clearing dog
muck from the pitch before the game. As he says you just can't win!
04/01/05 Leon’s Lines – matches featuring Halfax (Conference); Padiham (NWCL) and Stocksbridge Park Steels (Unibond) added.
04/01/05 Travellers’ Tale: Dave Reed –
holiday travels – various including Eastbourne
Borough; Sidley; Folkestone; Chessington United; Amersham;
Hanwell Town; Met Police; Maldon Town; Flackwell Heath;
Mile Oak and Horsham YMCA.
So eleven games and forty one goals later, I was glad to get home for a rest!
03/01/05 Programme News: Rod Grubb - Barnt Green Spartak v Nuneaton Griff - no programme issued but another 3 points for Griff!
03/01/05 Hopping News: Andy Sneddon - back home after a "smooth as silk" sort of a day, hope yours was as easy and hassle free. Bearing in mind these are the very first (photos) I've shot off I've attached a small number from Irchester United v St Ives Town (1-4 att 62, 4pp prog 50p). The stills are OK but I think the action shots need some work! The small stand (at one end, offset) is useful but it was a nice morning so we stayed outdoors.
Godmanchester Rovers picked up
their 2nd win of the season in the afternoon with a 3-1 win over Saffron Walden
(attendance 80; 28pp programme free
with £3 admission). I have to confess to being so busy talking business
with both clubs that the camera never made it out of the van. Must become more
disciplined!
03/01/05 Programme News: Dennis Woods - from Holyport
and Wokingham & Emmbrook (both Hellenic 1E) on 03/01/05. To save you
counting the pages Holyport issued a 36 pager with a glossy cover for their
game with Badshot Lea for £2 including admission. On the same day
Wokingham & Emmbrook issued a 20 pager for their game with Chalfont Wasps,
which was also £2 including admission.
It was nice to
meet you at the games. I hope you enjoyed Derby's 1-0 win at Reading.
03/01/05 Travellers’ Tales: Barry Neighbour – holiday travels including Brentford (FL1); Shepton Mallett (WL1); Timsbury Athletic (SomSnrLge); Biddestone (WL1); Bedmond S&S (HSCL); Forest Green Rovers (Conf); Flackwell Heath (Ryman2) and The Bees v Walsall. (FL1).
03/01/05 Message: Paul Roth - Nice to see
you at Holyport this morning.
A super website you have here. Hope Wokingham and Reading were entertaining.
02/01/05 Leon’s Lines – reports from Northampton Spencer (UCL) and Banbury Utd (NCS) added
02/01/05 Hopping News:Andy Sneddon - Happy
New Year!
We'll be getting down towards your territory tomorrow, doing Irchester United @ Noon followed by Godmanchester Rovers @ 3pm.
I'm also now armed with a rather nice little zoom lens digital camera, so expect a few photos to be winging your way for the site over the next few months.
We
hadn't intended doing New Bradwell on the 28th...Buckingham Athletic was
the first choice but a very fussy ref put paid to that at 2-30pm. Both sides
were more than happy to play (the pitch was almost perfect apart from a couple
of small patches) but he obviously wanted to be at home with the wife. We made
dash to New Bradwell to save the day.
INBOX - DECEMBER 2004
30/12/04 Programme News: Andy Sneddon - Pilkington
XXX (MCFL) and New Bradwell St Peter (SSMFL1).
29/12/04 Leon’s Lines - Northampton
Spencer (UCL) and Banbury Utd (SPL)
22/12/04 Programme News: Glenn Moulton - Dulwich
Hamlet (Ryman 1)
22/12/04 Programme News: Pat Brunning – Almondsbury
(WL1); Torrington (WesternLgeP); Wadebridge Town (SWL); Biscovery
(East Cornwall Lge); Rothley Imps (LSL); Queens Pk (WNLgeP); Sheffield
(NCEL); Heather Ath (MCFL1); Tyersal (WRCoAmLge); Tenbury
(WML1); Santos (CMLP); Shipstone Excelsior (MCFL3); Tetbury
(GlosNLge2); Atherton T (Manch) and Wyberton (LinsLge).
21/12/04 Programme News: Paul Vanes - Polesworth
North Warwick MCFL1)
21/12/04 Programme News: Washington
Nissan (Nlge) and Ryton (NorthAll).
21/12/04 Programme News: Rod Grubb -
regarding Shipston - the message I have is that they do not guarantee to
issue for every match but do for most. Polesworth tell me that they are
also issuing again on a regular basis.
My friend in Liverpool, John Hopkins, tells me that long-time issuers South
Liverpool are now also issuing regularly for their Reserve team in the I
Zingari Division 3 which must be a first for that league.
Also Stourbridge (Midland Alliance)
and Bamber Bridge; Prescot Cables; Marine and Burscough
(all Unibond).
21/12/04 Hopping News: Dave Reed - my
friend Ken and I attempted to visit Worcester Park last Saturday but
having rung the ground from a pub in Wimbledon and been told that the game was
off, we switched our attentions to Corinthian Casuals. (Programme 28
pages for £1.50). Imagine my surprise on Sunday morning to read Worcester
Park 3 Seelec Delta 1!!! Oh well, there's always another day.
20/12/04 Enamel Badges: Andy Sneddon – see
Club Shop for details.
19/12/04 Leon’s Lines – Wolverhampton
Wanderers (FLC)