2010-2011 -- 1st pre-season game

Sutton Town AFC 0-4 FC United of Manchester.

Short trip up to J28 of the M1 to see CMFL Supreme Division Sutton take on the Evo-Stik Premier outfit. A very hot afternoon and as expected the cricket team were at home. As we arrived at the Fieldings there was a board at the top of the street advising the car park was full! Kev parked up on a side street and as we had 10-15 minutes to spare we took in a few overs of the cricket.

Greeted at the gate by Sutton's Matchday Secretary Anton Lancashire, a man who seems to get more than his fair share of stick from other local clubs, but he's always been ok with me and Kev. Ended up with a few shy of 300 attending - and the copious amounts of beer being consumed added to the great atmosphere!

As per usual with pre-season games, I don't normally know which player is which, and this was no exception. Anyway, FCUM went ahead on 15, a corner met with a towering header from their 5 jacket. A few minutes later it was 2-0, this time no. 7 Carlos Roca played in the 4 shirt who hit a great shot that the Sutton keeper parried - the loose ball however went straight back to the no. 4 who crashed it home with style. Half time 0-2, and most of the break spent queuing for a can of pop. 

The snapshed was doing a roaring trade in burgers, but none were pre-prepared and everyone had to wait a while! Met up with CML's Rob Hornby as the 2nd half commenced - despite all his trials and tribulations, have you ever met a happier man? 6 minutes into the second period, Sutton gave away a penalty that FCUM's no. 9 converted, then on 76 Carlos Roca had the simple task of tapping the ball into an empty net as the home defence went AWOL. F-T 0-4 

Good start to the pre-season - 4 goals, decent crowd, good atmosphere and nice weather!! Tuesday - dependant of whether Kev can finish work on time, we are hoping to go to The Grange to watch NCEL Div 1 Teversal entertain NCEL Prem Div Dinnington Town.

Ooops!

I just happened to mention, in a conversation with Mrs. Kev, that the "On The Road" pre-season begins on Saturday. I don't think she was too impressed ....

As a batchelor, it is easy to go here and there whenever I want and I have to admit that I do sometimes forget that my "partner in crime" has a life outside of the world of non-league football.

It's easy for me to go to games 4 or 5 days on the spin, but Kev has his family to consider, so I think a couple of peace-making bottles of wine for Mrs. Kev may be in order!!

Hoping to get to the Fieldings on Saturday to see Sutton Tn AFC entertain FC United of Manchester. Hopefully the cricket team are away and there isn't a flaming wedding in the club...otherwise parking will be a bloody nightmare.

Blue Square North line-up

AFC Telford United Alfreton Town Blyth Spartans Boston United Corby Droylsden Eastwood Town Gainsborough Trinity Gloucester Guiseley Harrogate Town Hinckley Hyde Ilkeston Town Nuneaton Redditch United Solihull Moors Stafford Rangers Stalybridge Vauxhall Motors Worcester City Workington

Evo-Stik line up

Premier Division Ashton United Bradford Park Avenue Burscough Buxton Chasetown Colwyn Bay FC Halifax Town FC United of Manchester Frickley Athletic Hucknall Town Kendal Town Marine FC Matlock Town Mickleover Sports Nantwich Town North Ferriby United Northwich Victoria Ossett Town Retford United Stocksbridge PS Whitby Town Worksop Town First Division North AFC Fylde Bamber Bridge Cammell Laird Chester FC Chorley Clitheroe Curzon Ashton Durham City Garforth Town Harrogate Railway Athletic Lancaster City Leigh Genesis Mossley Ossett Albion Prescot Cables Radcliffe Borough Salford City Skelmersdale United Trafford Wakefield Warrington Town Witton Albion Woodley Sports First Division South Barwell Belper Town Brigg Town Carlton Town Glapwell Goole AFC Grantham Town Kidsgrove Athletic Leek Town Lincoln United Loughborough Dynamo Market Drayton Town Newcastle Town Quorn Rainworth Miners Welfare Romulus Rushall Olympic Sheffield FC Shepshed Dynamo Spalding United Stamford Sutton Coldfield Town

NCEL line-up

NCEL Prem 2010-2011 Armthorpe Welf Arnold Town Bridlington Town Brighouse Town Dinnington Town Farsley AFC Hall Road Rangers Hallam Lincoln Moorlands Liversedge Long Eaton United Maltby Main Nostell Miners W Parkgate Pickering Town Scarborough Ath Selby Town Tadcaster Albion Thackley Winterton Rgrs NCEL Div One 2010-2011 AFC Emley App Frodingham Askern Villa Barton Town OB Bottesford Town Brodsworth Welf Eccleshill United Glasshoughton W Grimsby Borough Handsworth Hemsworth MW Leeds Carnegie Louth Town Pontefract Colls Rossington Main Scarborough Tn Shirebrook Town Staveley MW Teversal Worsbrough Brdg Yorkshire Amtr

New "business" cards have arrived!!

Not going to plug Vista Print too much, but they do deliver what you want, and at a reasonable price too! Not planning on making the pens available to ANYONE -- just bought a couple of each for me and Kev !!

EMCL - 2010-2011 season

After the AGM, the constitution of the EMCL is as follows: Anstey Nomads, Bardon Hill, Barrow Town, Blackwell MW, Borrowash Victoria, Ellistown, Graham Street Prims, Gedling MW, Gedling Town, Greenwood Meadows, Gresley, Heanor Town, Hinckley, Holbrook Sports, Holwell Sports, Ibstock United, Radcliffe Olympic, Radford, St Andrews, Thurnby Nirvana.