2022/23 - Sundry Trips

Saturday 23rd April 2022

Northern Premier League Division One Midlands

Stamford AFC 3     Carlton Town  0

Me + Quincy

Short trip to see Stamford AFC and see if they could clinch promotion - they didn't as results didn't go their way. Easy win but Carlton players and supporters were the ones celebrating hardest!

Attendance: 660

Beer: Guinness

Food: n/a

Atmosphere: 7/10

Admission: £10

Highlights ; - Highlights

Tuesday 26th April 2022

Southern Central Football League Premier Division - Play Off Semi Final

Peterborough Sports 2 Alvechurch 1

Attendance: 741

Highlights

Monday 2nd May 2022

Southern Central Football League Premier Division - Play Off Final

Peterborough Sports 2 Coalville Town 0

Att: 1,895

Tuesday 9th August 2022

FA Cup 1st Preliminary Round

Soham Town Rangers 2    Thetford Town 0

Uninspiring game livened by mountainous centre half who looked like anything but a player and then popped up to score a sumptuous volley from a tight angle to give Soham the lead. 

Attendance: 206

Beer: Guinness

Food: n/a

Atmosphere: 5/10

Admission: £9

Goals: Goal 1

            Goal 2

Saturday 20th August 2022

FA Cup 2nd Preliminary Round

Spalding United 0 Stamford AFC 1

Lively local derby spoiled a little by too many niggly fouls and stoppages. The only goal of the game came on 26th minutes when a cross to the back post was headed against the upright and the ball fell nicely into the path of Margotts to head into the empty net. Spalding threatened more when they made changes in the 2nd half but couldn't find the breakthrough. As for the food the burger was not great but chips were good. Lots of parking close by and a tidy if unispiring ground. 

Attendance: 468

Beer: n/a

Food: Burger and Chips 5/10

Atmosphere: 6/10

Admission: £10

Highlights: https://youtu.be/YxUZrDyX7QA

Monday 22nd August 2022

Midlands League Division One

Hinckley AFC 2 Paget Rangers 1

So a Monday night visit to see Hinckley AFC who currently groundshare at Barwell's 3G facility. A nice ground with a decent atmosphere for the size of the crowd. The visitors were unbeaten coming into the game so I was hoping for a good game. To kick things off I tried the chips with the welcome addition of some gravy - nice. 

Mmmm gravy

Paget had started the more assured and looked a good, well drilled side pinging the ball about confidently. Hinckley gradually came into the game through the half though and did have have the best chance of the first half when they were awarded a penalty. James Reid struck it too straight however and it was saved well enough by the Paget keeper.  Half time 0-0.

Hinckley came out and looked the better side in the 2nd half and were rewarded when a long cross free kick was guided in by Joe McNulty whose run was not picked up by the Paget defence.

Not long after James Reid made amends for his penalty miss by firing in a 2nd and now it was the home side looking assured and confident. After that Paget huffed and puffed but Hinckley always looked in control. Paget did get an injury time consolation from the penalty spot but it was not to be enough and Hinckley were good value for their 3 points.

Good atmosphere from the crowd although the bar area leaves a little to be desired!!

Beer shed. Cans and bottles only. No hoes.

Attendance: 186

Beer: n/a

Food: Chips 5/10

Atmosphere: 6/10

Admission: £6

Highlights: 

Tuesday 23rd August 2022

FA Cup 2nd Preliminary Round Replay

Potton United 3  Soham Town Rangers 1

Attendance: n/a

Beer: Neck Oil £4.50

Food: Chips 7/10

Atmosphere: 5/10

Admission: £8

Trip to the big smoke to see league newcomers Sutton United

 Date : Saturday February 5th, 2022

Match : Sutton United v Bristol Rovers
Squad : Bowen, Martin Currall

An opportunity to see league newcomers Sutton United was too good to turn down so off we trotted to London with a few Arsenal lads looking to see a new ground. Easy journey down to St Pancras and then an obligatory thirst stop in the Wetherspoons - the Barrel Vault. Then we were back on the train and heading to south London eventually to alight at Sutton station.

We wandered down the Sutton High Street and stumbled upon the Shinner & Sudtone, a nice little place with a good selection of beers. Plus they had the rugby on upstairs so we found ourselves a space and settled in.

Once done we had about 15 minutes walk to the ground and first stop once in was the food stall for a burger and chips. We settled into the main terracing on one side. The ground is fairly open and obviously put together over time. Still it was ok and obviously deemed good enough for League 2 games. 

The game itself was lower league fare. Decent enough but not gripping - Sutton taking the lead in the 19th minute through Richard Bennett. The equaliser came 5 minutes from time by which point we had left and were in the pub. The Gander Inn to be precise.

After a swift pint we headed to West Sutton station to start the trip back. A delay meant a couple more beers back at the Barrel Vault then homeward bound.

Highlights - https://youtu.be/uqlnVQcUpa8

Stats
Match
League Two

Sutton United 1

Bristol Rovers 1

Stadium – VBS Community Stadium, Sutton. Capacity – 7,032
Attendance – 3,394

Pubs - 3
Best  - Shinner & Sudtone
Worst - The Gander Inn
Breakfast - n/a
Lunch - 6/10 - burger at the ground
Dinner - n/a
Pies - n/a

Marks
Ground  - 4/10

Atmosphere - 5/10
Match - 5/10
Beer - 3/10
Food - 5/10
Pie         - n/a

Robin Hood and his merry band

Date : Saturday January 22nd, 2022

Match : Basford United v Nantwich Town
Squad : Bowen, Quincy, Laddsy & Kenny

Larger trips have been curtailed through the pandemic and it hasn't been easy to get a group up and out but nevertheless we did manage a small quorom of people enticed with the thoughts of beers in Nottingham.

Off we popped on the train journey via Grantham to the fair city that hold's our (beer) hearts.

First stop was an old favourite - The Canalhouse. A great selection of beers and we elected to eat here too. Portions were big and hearty and we were all well fed and watered by the time we departed here.

The Canalhouse

We next headed towards the Crafty Crow, stopping en route to pose with the man himself Robin Hood.

Then from the Crafty Crow we headed out via taxi to the Basford ground. The Ladds had been keen on taking the tram and the line did go right past the ground but it was the comfort and speed of the car we craved. 

The Basford ground is a 3G cage but to be fair it doesn't feel like one. It has good character and there is more building work going on so looks like this will be improved in the future. The bar was small due to the ongoing building work but the service was friendly and the beer was good so no complaints. 

The food offering comes from a fully kitted chip shop in the corner of the ground and look very appealing to be fair. The game itself was competitive if not overly exciting. The only goal of the game came straight after half time and this merry band were still enjoying the warmth of the bar but hey ho.  

After the game it was taxi to Nottingham and we headed to the Brewdog bar for some Evis Juice and pizzas. 

From there it was a short walk back to the station and back to Peterborough.

Stats
Match
Southern League Premier Division Central

Basford United 1
Nantwich Town 0

Stadium – Greenwich Avenue Stadium, Basford. Capacity – 1,000
Attendance – 358

Pubs - 3
Best  - Canalhouse
Worst - The Crafty Crow
Breakfast - n/a
Lunch - 8/10 - at the Canalhouse
Dinner - 7/10 - pizzas at the Brewdog
Pies - n/a

Marks
Ground  - 6/10

Atmosphere - 6/10
Match - 4/10
Beer - 8/10
Food - 8/10
Pie         - n/a