CHAMPIONSHIP
Ipswich v. Brentford
LEAGUE ONE
Southend v. Plymouth
LEAGUE TWO
Exeter v. Lincoln
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Torquay v. Boreham Wood
Sunday 20 August 2017
Sunday 13 August 2017
Tuesday 8 August 2017
Carabao Cup
The Football League Cup has been redesignated the Carabao Cup this year.
Matches start tonight.
This is the trophy where the prize money is so low that all the Premier League sides play their reserve players to give them some experience.
My teams are all at home tonight:
Brentford take on AFC Wimbledon.
Southend take on Newport County.
Exeter have a match against Charlton Athletic.
My other teams are also in action as this is the first week of the new season:
Torquay are away to Aldershot Town.
Weston-super-Mare played last night and lost their match 2-0 away to Hungerford Town.
Clearly there is a consistent plan to start every season very poorly indeed.
Tiverton Town travelled the short distance to Cullompton last night and earned a 2-2 friendly draw.
Barnstaple Town are at home to Appledore in their last pre-season fixture tomorrow night.
I wonder if I can persuade the wife to go shopping earlier in the day?
Buckland Athletic take on Wellington in the Western League. I will return there but not tonight.
Exmouth start on Saturday at home to Sticker. Maybe I should go along and collect some Stickers?
Matches start tonight.
This is the trophy where the prize money is so low that all the Premier League sides play their reserve players to give them some experience.
My teams are all at home tonight:
Brentford take on AFC Wimbledon.
Southend take on Newport County.
Exeter have a match against Charlton Athletic.
My other teams are also in action as this is the first week of the new season:
Torquay are away to Aldershot Town.
Weston-super-Mare played last night and lost their match 2-0 away to Hungerford Town.
Clearly there is a consistent plan to start every season very poorly indeed.
Tiverton Town travelled the short distance to Cullompton last night and earned a 2-2 friendly draw.
Barnstaple Town are at home to Appledore in their last pre-season fixture tomorrow night.
I wonder if I can persuade the wife to go shopping earlier in the day?
Buckland Athletic take on Wellington in the Western League. I will return there but not tonight.
Exmouth start on Saturday at home to Sticker. Maybe I should go along and collect some Stickers?
Saturday 5 August 2017
Saturday 5th August
Results for my teams:
Brentford lost 1-0 away to Sheffield United.
Southend beat Blackburn 2-1 at home.
Exeter beat Cambridge 1-0 at home.
Torquay drew 0-0 with Tranmere.
Weston lost 2-1 to Poole.
The only other result was Buckland losing 3-2 to Bodmin which you already know.
Brentford lost 1-0 away to Sheffield United.
Southend beat Blackburn 2-1 at home.
Exeter beat Cambridge 1-0 at home.
Torquay drew 0-0 with Tranmere.
Weston lost 2-1 to Poole.
The only other result was Buckland losing 3-2 to Bodmin which you already know.
Buckland Athletic 2 Bodmin Town 3
I made it. After several years of not making it to the first match of the season I made sure my wife had good internet access and set off in my car to watch a football match.
I nearly gave up as the M5 Motorway was at a standstill when I joined it and with less than an hour to go I decided to pull off at the next junction. This allowed me to pass the static vehicles and I noticed movement ahead when I reached the junction so I pulled back onto the Motorway and continued my journey, slowly at first but then back up to normal speed.
When I got to Buckland's ground they were parking in the street so I found a suitable slot and set off into the ground up a shallow incline. There is clearly variable pricing as the cost was marked in chalk on a blackboard section of the entry hut.
For this F.A.Cup tie the entry fee was £7.00 and I paid £1.50 for a program to try and learn the names of some of the players. Somebody asked about crowd numbers and the number 175 was given out as I passed through but there were more people behind me.
Buckland played in all yellow while Bodmin were in all white. Buckland are at Level 9 of the football pyramid (Western League) and Bodmin are at Level 10 (South West Peninsula League) but the opposite appeared to be true as Bodmin played the better football and seemed to be more in control. Buckland missed their chances in front of goal and Bodmin went 2 goals up before half time.
The pick of the goals was a free kick taken around a wall that appeared to be at least one person light.
Bodmin went three goals up shortly after half time and that appeared to be that, but Buckland scored and had a man sent off. The match finished 3-2 to Bodmin but not before several players were hatcheted to the ground as the competitive nature of the competition kicked in. Five minutes of injury time were not enough for Buckland to get the equaliser and Bodmin jumped for joy at the final whistle.
All in all an enjoyable day out helped by the fact that I unexpectedly met up with an old friend and relived past times. One actual match ticked off the list.
I nearly gave up as the M5 Motorway was at a standstill when I joined it and with less than an hour to go I decided to pull off at the next junction. This allowed me to pass the static vehicles and I noticed movement ahead when I reached the junction so I pulled back onto the Motorway and continued my journey, slowly at first but then back up to normal speed.
When I got to Buckland's ground they were parking in the street so I found a suitable slot and set off into the ground up a shallow incline. There is clearly variable pricing as the cost was marked in chalk on a blackboard section of the entry hut.
For this F.A.Cup tie the entry fee was £7.00 and I paid £1.50 for a program to try and learn the names of some of the players. Somebody asked about crowd numbers and the number 175 was given out as I passed through but there were more people behind me.
Buckland played in all yellow while Bodmin were in all white. Buckland are at Level 9 of the football pyramid (Western League) and Bodmin are at Level 10 (South West Peninsula League) but the opposite appeared to be true as Bodmin played the better football and seemed to be more in control. Buckland missed their chances in front of goal and Bodmin went 2 goals up before half time.
The pick of the goals was a free kick taken around a wall that appeared to be at least one person light.
Bodmin went three goals up shortly after half time and that appeared to be that, but Buckland scored and had a man sent off. The match finished 3-2 to Bodmin but not before several players were hatcheted to the ground as the competitive nature of the competition kicked in. Five minutes of injury time were not enough for Buckland to get the equaliser and Bodmin jumped for joy at the final whistle.
All in all an enjoyable day out helped by the fact that I unexpectedly met up with an old friend and relived past times. One actual match ticked off the list.
F.A.Cup Day as the New Season starts
The first five F.A.Cup results from last night are:
Heanor Town 0 Aylestone Park 1
Potton United 0 Biggleswade United 0 (Glad I missed that one)
Flackwell Heath 5 Burnham 0 (Now where is Flackwell Heath exactly?)
Sholing 1 Alresford Town 2
Crowborough Athletic 2 Lingfield 0
I am pleased for Crowborough as they were involved in the F.A.'s original intent to merge the Sussex and Kent Leagues into the two new leagues, Southern Combination and Southern Counties East League. Thankfully they won their appeal at the time but they are now where the F.A. wanted them.
Good luck Crowborough.
My teams are involved in the following matches:
Arsenal v. Chelsea in the Charity Shield tomorrow.
Brentford take on Sheffield United away in the Championship.
Southend United are at home to Blackburn Rovers in League One.
Exeter City are at home to Cambridge United in League Two.
Torquay United are at home to Tranmere Rovers in the National League.
Weston-super-Mare are at home to Poole Town in the National League South.
Tiverton Town and Barnstaple start next week according to my information.
Buckland Athletic take on Bodmin Town in the F.A. Cup
Exmouth Town also start next week.
Results checking starts later.
Heanor Town 0 Aylestone Park 1
Potton United 0 Biggleswade United 0 (Glad I missed that one)
Flackwell Heath 5 Burnham 0 (Now where is Flackwell Heath exactly?)
Sholing 1 Alresford Town 2
Crowborough Athletic 2 Lingfield 0
I am pleased for Crowborough as they were involved in the F.A.'s original intent to merge the Sussex and Kent Leagues into the two new leagues, Southern Combination and Southern Counties East League. Thankfully they won their appeal at the time but they are now where the F.A. wanted them.
Good luck Crowborough.
My teams are involved in the following matches:
Arsenal v. Chelsea in the Charity Shield tomorrow.
Brentford take on Sheffield United away in the Championship.
Southend United are at home to Blackburn Rovers in League One.
Exeter City are at home to Cambridge United in League Two.
Torquay United are at home to Tranmere Rovers in the National League.
Weston-super-Mare are at home to Poole Town in the National League South.
Tiverton Town and Barnstaple start next week according to my information.
Buckland Athletic take on Bodmin Town in the F.A. Cup
Exmouth Town also start next week.
Results checking starts later.
Friday 4 August 2017
The F.A.Cup starts tonight
Your average Football Fan has no idea that the F.A.Cup starts this evening.
The Extra Preliminary Round which takes place before the Preliminary Round which takes place before the Qualifying Rounds has its first matches tonight with most of the rest over the weekend.
So keep your eyes on the following Friday Night Fixtures:
Heanor Town v. Aylestone Park
Potton United v. Biggleswade United
Flackwell Heath v. Burnham
Sholing v. Alresford Town
Crowborough Athletic v. Lingfield
I shall be watching for the results but I may go and watch a match tomorrow.
Past history would suggest a family emergency or match cancellation but we shall see.
I have my eye on match number 179.
The Extra Preliminary Round which takes place before the Preliminary Round which takes place before the Qualifying Rounds has its first matches tonight with most of the rest over the weekend.
So keep your eyes on the following Friday Night Fixtures:
Heanor Town v. Aylestone Park
Potton United v. Biggleswade United
Flackwell Heath v. Burnham
Sholing v. Alresford Town
Crowborough Athletic v. Lingfield
I shall be watching for the results but I may go and watch a match tomorrow.
Past history would suggest a family emergency or match cancellation but we shall see.
I have my eye on match number 179.
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