Saturday 30 April 2011

Kirkby Town 3 v Kimberley Town 0 - CMFL Supreme Division

Saturday 30th April 2011
CMFL Supreme Division
at the Summit Centre
Kirkby Town (1) 3
Ludlow 42, Holmes 74, Russo 78 (ish)
v Kimberley Town 0
Admission £3, Programme £1 excellent read, no wonder it's odds on favourite to win the CMFL programme of the year award ... and I voted for it too!

Attendance between 39 and 46 depending what time you did a headcount.
One tight git watched through the fence when he heard it was £3 to get in ... do some people think match officials pay for themselves and that the income required to maintain the upkeep of Non League football clubs grows on the trees at the bottom of their gardens?
News for you guys, the tooth fairy isn't real either!
Kimberley Town kick off in their very stylish all maroon strip

A bit of a lesson in percentages for the visitors, they had a lot of the play without getting any tangible rewards for their efforts (though Kirkby's keeper Lee Whittingham had a large say in that a couple of times), whilst Kirkby Town went ahead just before half time against the run of play then took advantage of two of the very few clear cut chances they created in the second half.
A game that was stuck in second gear for the most part, with a definite end of season cum practice match feel about it at times.
Left click photographs for bigger versions

Truth be told, Kirkby were a bit flattered by such a winning margin which didn't reflect at all just how much Kimberley had been up for it. The visitors, despite their lowly league position, have strung together a few good results of late, if they can carry that momentum and progress forward, I don't think they'll struggle next season.
They also have an amusing little group of followers who weren't shy in voicing their opinions, but were very amusing with it. There is sometimes a very narrow dividing line between what constitutes banter and abuse, but the Kimberley lot are well over the good natured side of that line.
Kris Watson shows how to evade a sliding tackle

Kirkby Town have a cup final to look forward to at Alfreton Town's ground on Sunday 8th May.
They were beaten emphatically in the CMFL League Cup semi final by Kinsley Boys, but it transpired after the game, that Liam Radford, a player who had been pivotal in the 6-2 win, was actually ineligible to play.
The CMFL committee took sanctions against Kinsley ... they were removed from the competition and Kirkby Town were reinstated and now face Yorkshire in the final.
By an ironic twist of fate, Kirkby Town travel to Kinsley Boys in a league fixture on May 14th.
That probably won't be one for the feint hearted!
It is always good to catch up with that hippy dude 'FredKirkbyTown', Katie Effcee, Andy Cruddace and all at Kirkby Town.
And despite an occasionally lacklustre game, we still had a good time on a bright and breezy afternoon at the Summit Centre ... and were suitably amused by Kimberley's travelling band of comedians along the way too.
Kirkby's Nat Watson in full flight

Thanks to Fred Watson for helping me to identify the players, I was too busy sampling the local brew prior to kick off, to track down a team sheet.

Friday 29 April 2011

AFC Sportsman Rovers 1 v Rossington Main 3 - Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division K.O. Cup Final

AFC Sportsman Rovers kick some Rossington Main ass, literally!

Friday 29th April, at Yorkshire Main FC, Edlington Road
Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division K.O. Cup Final
AFC Sportsman Rovers (0) 1
(A. Wood)
Rossington Main (1) 3
(L.Holmes, K.Lang, S.Utley)
Admission £2, No programme issued, Attendance 122 H/C

The Mexborough contingent celebrate Woody's goal

Wednesday 27 April 2011

Yorkshire Main 4 v Bentley Colliery 3 - CMFL Premier Division

Wednesday 27th April 2011, at Edlington Lane
CMFL Premier Division
Yorkshire Main (2) 4
Adam Watson 3, Darren Bird
Bentley Colliery (3) 3
Calum Smith, Richard Smith, Mark Richardson
Admission £2.50 inc. programme (a bargain)
Attendance 80 plus
Early arrivals get the best vantage points and a programme too
Some people will have missed this pulsating local derby because they stayed at home to watch Real Madrid v Barcelona on the telly ... that is their loss!
I bet that Messi dude never completed his hat trick with a match clinching goal in the 92nd minute, did he, eh!?
More pictures and words will appear here presently
I felt compelled to dust down some Jimi Hendrix albums when I got home and sat meditating in my front room with the lights off.
It probably has something to do with standing down wind from Asbo Athletic FC's Under 19 team on the terracing at Edlington Road tonight and finding myself engulfed in a massive cloud of sweet smelling smoke ... youth *really* is wasted on the young.

Tuesday 26 April 2011

Clipstone Welfare 1 v Blidworth Welfare 3 - CMFL Supreme Division

Tuesday 26th April - CMFL Supreme Division
at the Lido Ground, Clipstone
Clipstone Welfare (0) 1 (Dean Short)
Blidworth Welfare (1) 3 (Jason Edwards hat trick)
Admission £3, Programme £1
With half time approaching, Clipo push for an equaliser in front of their new stand

Monday 25 April 2011

Worksop Town 2 v Hucknall Town 0 - Evo-Stik Premier Division

Aw bless, it's only the really 'speshul' ones they give all the best jobs to

Monday 25th March 2011, at Cannon Park, Retford
Evo-Stik Premier Division
Worksop Town (0) 2 (Jackson 54, Tomlinson 90+3)
Hucknall Town (0) 0
Admission season ticket, Programme £2, Attendance 265
Artistic picture taken from behind the home team dug out

A result that confirmed Hucknall Town's relegation.
Team Rinky are staying up! Made up for Peter and all of my mates at Frickley Athletic.

Saturday 23 April 2011

Grimsby Borough 1 v Bottesford Town 2 - NCEL Division 1

Happy St. George's Day, to all THE66POW readers.
Whoever you are, wherever you are from.
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Saturday 23rd April 2011, NCEL Division 1
at The Bradley Football Development Centre

Grimsby Borough (0) 1
(Luke Mascall 80)
Bottesford Town (1) 2
(Martin Pembleton 30, Ryan Hughes 70)

Admission £4, Programme £1, Attendance 53

Boro Ultras


What happened next?
Clue - L to R. Unsighted goalkeeper, ball in flight, dead ball specialist.
Martin Pembleton opens the scoring for Bottesford from a direct free kick.

Friday 22 April 2011

AFC Wimbledon 2 v Mansfield Town 1 - Blue Square Premier

Friday 22nd April 2011, Blue Square Bet Premier
at Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames
or The Cherry Red Records Fans' Stadium, if you prefer.
AFC Wimbledon (0) 2 Jamie Stuart 68, Christian Jolly 86
Mansfield Town (1) 1 Tyrone Thompson 14
Admission £10 (if purchased in advance), £14 otherwise
Programme £2.50, Attendance 3,613


Silk throws the ball to the free roaming and 'unchained Medley'

Thursday 21 April 2011

Sheffield Parramore 3 v KInsley Boys 1 - CMFL Supreme Division

Thursday 21st April 2011, at the Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield
CMFL Supreme Division

Sheffield Parramore (1) 3
S.Asquith K.Gallagher C.Mawhood
Kinsley Boys (1) 1
N.Connelly
Admission £3, Programme £1
Top 3 Positions in CMFL following tonight's 3-1 home victory for Parramore:
Sheffield Parramore Pld 33 Points 82 GD +75
Blidworth Welfare Pld 29 Points 73 GD +76
Pinxton Pld 30 Points 72 GD +47
So Pinxton, mathematically, can no longer win the title.
Sheffield Parramore play their final home game this Saturday (April 23rd) v Blidworth Welfare ... it's all set up for quite a dramatic climax.

Wednesday 20 April 2011

Pinxton 0 v Yorkshire Main 2 - CMFL League Cup Semi Final (at Harworth)

Wednesday 20th April 2011, at Scrooby Road, Harworth
Central Midlands League League Cup Semi Final
Pinxton (0) 0
Yorkshire Main (1) 2
(Curtis Walker 4, Adam Watson 70)
Admission £3, Programme £1
Attendance 45 (ish) varied throughout night
An 8th minute penalty and chance to equalise by Pinxton's right back
hit the post and it was all downhill for them from that point

Chilled ambience en route back to Sprawling Metropolis of Retfordia after this cup tie at the Theatre of Dreams was provided by the Queens of the Stone Age

Tuesday 19 April 2011

Chasetown 2 v Worksop Town 6 - Evo-Stik Premier Division

Tuesday 19th April, at Church Street, Chasetown
Evo-Stik Premier Division
Chasetown (0) 2
Richard Teesdale 65, Dean Perrow 76 pen
Worksop Town (1) 6
Marc Thompson 45, Matt Young 48, Martin McIntosh 74, 89,
Ben Tomlinson 78, Jamie Jackson 90 (+3)
Admission £8, Programme £2, Attendance 419
The obligatory pre match handshake photograph

Tonight the Worksop Town manager responded to my recent reservations about his appointment in a fashion that will possibly force me into reassessing my viewpoint, eventually ... but not just yet ;-)
Cracking free kick though Macca!
I've never visited this ground before tonight ... really enjoyed my first time :-)
Bed, good company and an early AM alarm beckons.
Good night y'all!

Sunday 17 April 2011

The week ahead

This week I will mostly be attending Association Football fixtures at the following locations ...
Tuesday, Chasetown v Worksop Town - Evo-Stik Premier
Wednesday, Pinxton v Yorkshire Main -
CMFL Challenge Cup Semi Final at Harworth Colliery Institute
Thursday, Sheffield Parramore v Kinsley Boys (Don Valley Stadium)
Friday, AFC Wimbledon v Mansfield Town - Blue Square Premier
In the mean time, another musical interlude ...

Saturday 16 April 2011

Mansfield Town 0 v Luton Town 0 - Blue Square Premier

Saturday 16th April 2011, at Field Mill
Blue Square Bet Premier
Mansfield Town (0) 0
Luton Town (0) 0
Admission £15, Programme £3
Attendance 2,203 (424 from Luton)
Mansfield Town: Grof, Silk, Naylor (Preece 33), Foster, Stonehouse, Cain, Istead, Nix, Briscoe, Higginson, Mitchley (Smith 58).
Subs Not Used: Collett, Thompson, Spence.

Luton Town: Tyler, Gleeson, George Pilkington, Kroca, Murray, Gnakpa (Willmott 52), Lawless, Keane, Howells, Jason Walker, Morgan-Smith (Barnes-Homer 46).
Subs Not Used: Kevin Pilkington, Newton, Carden.