Box Life

I got to watch my first live football of the season today. It is my fault as I have been focussing on the garden and my wife and the television. It was a pleasure to watch Barcelona judging Scottish football and I thought City deserved to beat United. Leicester was undoubtedly the most feelgood factor this week as Bruges buckled under the pressure of Jamie Vardy and his cohorts.

My experience was a treat granted by my company who wanted volunteers to fill their box at St. James Park in Exeter. The original list offered the treat was not the same as the final list of those who accepted as there was a better option available at Sandy Park where Exeter Chiefs were taking on Harlequins. I met some new faces as we settled down to empty the fridge of alcohol and accept the main meal on offer which was acceptable but certainly not restaurant standard.

Following the refreshment we stepped out to occupy our seats. Within minutes the Plymouth attack in the shape of Garity had given deadly rivals Plymouth Argyle the lead. A second goal followed and from that point on the match was never in doubt. Exeter threatened the empty spaces and the fans wide of the two posts but the goal remained completely unassaulted. As a resident here I was embarrassed by the lack of quality that my home team showed.

As far as value for money is concerned I only payed for parking which was slightly more than I would have liked but that is Exeter for you. The experience was a pleasant one ruined only by the performance of my home team. I would probably accept if the offer came up again, but I think they keep a list and my turn will not come for another few years.

I was not convinced that I should pay for the experience.

Life v. Blog

I am sat down watching Torquay v. Lincoln to catch up and see how Danny Cowley is getting on now that he has moved from Braintree to turn professional. As he says himself it is a very insecure existence as he is only six matches from dismissal. His team, however, are already 1-0 up thanks to an early penalty.

My garden now has a new wall and the system I have been testing had its first success on Friday. Life can take over from the serious issue of blogging sometimes and perhaps I should set aside a particular time to keep this site updated.

I may have abandoned you, my reader, but I have set up my spreadsheets for all of the F.A. tournaments, Cup, Trophy and Vase, my selections spreadsheet, I have added the EFL Cup to the list and my team tags (teams attached to leagues) spreadsheet is now down to level 11 (County Leagues).

There is some good quality football being demonstrated at the moment on screen but it is still the first half and the players have not had a chance to get tired yet.

My life is still more important than this blog but I hope to be here more often as the winter nights and winter weather focus my attention more on football and less on being active outside.

I do think North Ferriby have reached the limit of their climb now but it may just be a case of getting aclimatised to the altitude.