I started following North Ferriby when I saw their steady rise up through the ranks and realised that the size of the village in Humberside is nowhere near large enough to maintain a team at the level that they reached.
My spreadsheets show that they were in the Northern Premier League Premier Division back in 2011/12 and 2012/13.
In 2013/14 and 2014/15 they were in the Conference North which became the National League North where they remained until 2015/16.
Last season they reached their pinnacle in the National League but this proved to be a step too far and they have returned to the National League North for this season. Sadly, at the moment, they are at the foot of the table and may have to drop back before building for another challenge at a later date.
I shall continue to follow their progress but it would be nice to see them survive at their current level.
Friday 22 September 2017
Thursday 21 September 2017
September Check
My selections seem to be doing "mostly good to alright".
Exeter City and Tiverton Town are TOP in their respective leagues.
Buckland Athletic are second in the Western League.
Arsenal are 12th in the Premier League but I see that as a low point. We shall see.
Southend United are 17th in League One and I have not checked up enough on them yet.
Weston-super-Mare are also 17th and seem to be settled around that level in the National League South.
The weak elements in my selections are Brentford and Torquay, both in the relegation zone.
Exmouth Town are sitting 14th in the South West Peninsula league and I expect them to rise again.
That leaves Barnstaple Town who are 19th in the Southern League West (new designation this season).
What I really need is a designated study area where I can set up my papers and thoughts.
Exeter City and Tiverton Town are TOP in their respective leagues.
Buckland Athletic are second in the Western League.
Arsenal are 12th in the Premier League but I see that as a low point. We shall see.
Southend United are 17th in League One and I have not checked up enough on them yet.
Weston-super-Mare are also 17th and seem to be settled around that level in the National League South.
The weak elements in my selections are Brentford and Torquay, both in the relegation zone.
Exmouth Town are sitting 14th in the South West Peninsula league and I expect them to rise again.
That leaves Barnstaple Town who are 19th in the Southern League West (new designation this season).
What I really need is a designated study area where I can set up my papers and thoughts.
Monday 18 September 2017
Alien Html
It appears every time I try to put a new entry in.
I usually delete it but let's see if it serves any purpose.
No effect that I can see but I can use the < br > to paragraph quicker.
I must get back into web page design.
Saturday 9 September 2017
New Carpet
Life takes over sometimes and this week we have had a new carpet fitted in our lounge.
To make things easier for the fitter we had to remove as much furniture as possible and I had to disconnect the TV from the Satellite Unit from the Blueray player from the DVD/Video unit that is not used very often any more. HD Cables piled up along with Scart leads and Power Cables as I stored the working boxes in the garage. Once the carpet was fitted we had to bring all the furniture back in and I had to carefully connect all the cables using the correct holes in the back of our unit that contains all the boxes. I am sure some of the items are on different shelves now but I was happy to see that upon checking ... ALL SYSTEMS GO ... we are connected up and I hope to get another ten years trouble free watching. What is the next up and coming "thing" that I will need to add? ... No, we already have a 3D TV and although it is a gimmick there are times when it is just great to turn the lights out and watch things emerge from the screen or disappear to the back of the box.
So, on top of that, we decided to buy the cats a play tower to try and keep them off the new carpet and I spent all morning trying to change the many parts into a complete unit, finding that some of the screw grips that the screws go into are missing. I have never seen these on sale anywhere so some of the platforms are not as tight fitting as they should be. So far the cats have only jumped on the unit to retrieve the treats that we placed there. It is sitting on its own in the corner.
And now the wife is exhausted and has gone off for a sleep I can focus on the football:
Arsenal have beaten Bournemouth 3-0 and I saw none of it. Maybe I could get back into watching Match of the Day?
Brentford travelled to Aston Villa and came away with a creditable 0-0 draw. I may give those highlights a miss.
Charlton Athletic managed to beat my league one pick Southend United by 2 goals to 1. Might be worth a look.
So after three matches we have one win, one draw, one defeat.
Exeter City were travelling away to Forest Green and I had half a mind to go (but we now have a cat stand). a 3-1 away win is very very good.
So the top level teams produced 2 wins, a draw and a loss.
Moving on to the non-league where I am gaining interest rapidly as it is still about the football and not about the money, Torquay United earned a 0-0 draw with Wrexham at Plainmoor. I am quite pleased that I did not bother with that one.
In the National League South Weston-super-Mare travelled about as far as they can to Essex where they drew 1-1 with Chelmsford City. Yes, I too remember being surprised when I found out that Chelmsford is a city, but I did support their Ice Hockey team for a season.
In the Southern League Premier Tiverton Town beat Hitchin Town 3-1 and I really must give Tiverton a visit soon. The rumours about the six toes and three eyes are probably not true after all.
In the Southern League West (note that it is no longer South&West) Barnstaple Town travelled to North Leigh and got beaten 5-0. ... Move on!
It gets harder to find results from the Western League onwards but thanks to the Buckland Athletic Twitter Feed I find that travelling to Longwell Green resulted in a 4-1 away win. Good news for the only one of my picks that I have seen live this season.
Exmouth Town are away at Stoke Gabriel but neither of their twitter feeds have been updated in a while. So obviously the result matters not to either team as they are not keeping their supporters informed.
Thus endeth my sermon for today.
To make things easier for the fitter we had to remove as much furniture as possible and I had to disconnect the TV from the Satellite Unit from the Blueray player from the DVD/Video unit that is not used very often any more. HD Cables piled up along with Scart leads and Power Cables as I stored the working boxes in the garage. Once the carpet was fitted we had to bring all the furniture back in and I had to carefully connect all the cables using the correct holes in the back of our unit that contains all the boxes. I am sure some of the items are on different shelves now but I was happy to see that upon checking ... ALL SYSTEMS GO ... we are connected up and I hope to get another ten years trouble free watching. What is the next up and coming "thing" that I will need to add? ... No, we already have a 3D TV and although it is a gimmick there are times when it is just great to turn the lights out and watch things emerge from the screen or disappear to the back of the box.
So, on top of that, we decided to buy the cats a play tower to try and keep them off the new carpet and I spent all morning trying to change the many parts into a complete unit, finding that some of the screw grips that the screws go into are missing. I have never seen these on sale anywhere so some of the platforms are not as tight fitting as they should be. So far the cats have only jumped on the unit to retrieve the treats that we placed there. It is sitting on its own in the corner.
And now the wife is exhausted and has gone off for a sleep I can focus on the football:
Arsenal have beaten Bournemouth 3-0 and I saw none of it. Maybe I could get back into watching Match of the Day?
Brentford travelled to Aston Villa and came away with a creditable 0-0 draw. I may give those highlights a miss.
Charlton Athletic managed to beat my league one pick Southend United by 2 goals to 1. Might be worth a look.
So after three matches we have one win, one draw, one defeat.
Exeter City were travelling away to Forest Green and I had half a mind to go (but we now have a cat stand). a 3-1 away win is very very good.
So the top level teams produced 2 wins, a draw and a loss.
Moving on to the non-league where I am gaining interest rapidly as it is still about the football and not about the money, Torquay United earned a 0-0 draw with Wrexham at Plainmoor. I am quite pleased that I did not bother with that one.
In the National League South Weston-super-Mare travelled about as far as they can to Essex where they drew 1-1 with Chelmsford City. Yes, I too remember being surprised when I found out that Chelmsford is a city, but I did support their Ice Hockey team for a season.
In the Southern League Premier Tiverton Town beat Hitchin Town 3-1 and I really must give Tiverton a visit soon. The rumours about the six toes and three eyes are probably not true after all.
In the Southern League West (note that it is no longer South&West) Barnstaple Town travelled to North Leigh and got beaten 5-0. ... Move on!
It gets harder to find results from the Western League onwards but thanks to the Buckland Athletic Twitter Feed I find that travelling to Longwell Green resulted in a 4-1 away win. Good news for the only one of my picks that I have seen live this season.
Exmouth Town are away at Stoke Gabriel but neither of their twitter feeds have been updated in a while. So obviously the result matters not to either team as they are not keeping their supporters informed.
Thus endeth my sermon for today.
Sunday 3 September 2017
Western League Bulletin
Midweek Action: On Tuesday evening, Buckland Athletic’s 100% Premier Division record
was finally brought to an end after they were held to a 3-3 draw by Street. Buckland came
flying out of the traps and forged a two-goal lead inside 22 minutes thanks to goals from
Charlie Johansen and Lloyd Gardner. Street then forged a remarkable comeback, with David
O’Hare sliding home, followed by two goals from Steve Murray as the home side claimed a
one-goal lead going into the break. Both sides came close to adding to their tallies in the
second-half, but the only goal came five minutes from time with Jared Lewington smashing
home to grab a point for the Devon outfit.
The Western League Bulletin is edited by Tom Hiscott.
The Western League Bulletin is edited by Tom Hiscott.
Western League Bulletin
Premier Division: At Homers Heath, Buckland Athletic maintained their winning start to the
league season following a 4-1 victory over Brislington. After falling behind in the sixth
minute lead following a Jared Lewington header, Brislington got back on level terms in the
moments leading up to half-time. However they were soon behind, with Richard Groves
firing home a penalty less than two minutes later. The second half belonged to Buckland,
with Groves and Lewington both adding to their tallies either side of a red card to
Brislington’s Jason Hughes.
The Western League Bulletin is edited by Tom Hiscott.
1 Buckland Athletic 5 5 0 0 14 7 7 15
2 Bradford Town 4 3 1 0 9 0 9 10
3 Melksham Town 5 3 1 1 13 5 8 10
4 Willand Rovers 5 3 1 1 13 5 8 10
5 Odd Down 5 3 1 1 8 6 2 10
6 Cribbs 4 3 0 1 6 2 4 9
7 Shepton Mallet 5 3 0 2 6 5 1 9
8 Chipping Sodbury Town 5 2 1 2 11 10 1 7
9 Brislington 5 2 1 2 6 7 -1 7
10 Street 4 2 0 2 8 4 4 6
11 Bridgwater Town 5 2 0 3 6 8 -2 6
12 Clevedon Town 3 1 2 0 6 1 5 5
13 Wells City 5 1 1 3 5 11 -6 4
14 Bridport 3 1 0 2 7 9 -2 3
15 Wellington 6 1 0 5 7 13 -6 3
16 Cadbury Heath 4 1 0 3 6 13 -7 3
17 Hengrove Athletic 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1 2
18 Bitton 3 0 2 1 2 4 -2 2
19 Hallen 3 0 1 2 4 9 -5 1
20 Longwell Green Sports 4 0 0 4 0 17 -17 0
The Western League Bulletin is edited by Tom Hiscott.
1 Buckland Athletic 5 5 0 0 14 7 7 15
2 Bradford Town 4 3 1 0 9 0 9 10
3 Melksham Town 5 3 1 1 13 5 8 10
4 Willand Rovers 5 3 1 1 13 5 8 10
5 Odd Down 5 3 1 1 8 6 2 10
6 Cribbs 4 3 0 1 6 2 4 9
7 Shepton Mallet 5 3 0 2 6 5 1 9
8 Chipping Sodbury Town 5 2 1 2 11 10 1 7
9 Brislington 5 2 1 2 6 7 -1 7
10 Street 4 2 0 2 8 4 4 6
11 Bridgwater Town 5 2 0 3 6 8 -2 6
12 Clevedon Town 3 1 2 0 6 1 5 5
13 Wells City 5 1 1 3 5 11 -6 4
14 Bridport 3 1 0 2 7 9 -2 3
15 Wellington 6 1 0 5 7 13 -6 3
16 Cadbury Heath 4 1 0 3 6 13 -7 3
17 Hengrove Athletic 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1 2
18 Bitton 3 0 2 1 2 4 -2 2
19 Hallen 3 0 1 2 4 9 -5 1
20 Longwell Green Sports 4 0 0 4 0 17 -17 0
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