Hallam v Worksop Town - Pre Season Friendly

Tuesday 7th July 2009 - Pre Season Friendly
At Sandygate, Crosspool, Sheffield

Hallam (3) 3 (Stocks 2, Nolan)

Worksop Town (1) 1 (Tomlinson)

Admission: £5. No programme. Attendance: Soaked!

A 'Pre Season Friendly'.
It does what it says on the tin doesn't it.
On the one hand, you're really glad the new season is on it's way, on the other you don't really expect too much from these games ... and by rule of thumb you don't get a great deal usually either.

Every year I say I'm not going to bother with these warm up games next season.
Then the next season arrives and I say the same about the one after that too.

But next season I won't be ... Hmm, who am I kidding!?
Hallam made the most of their few goalscoring opportunities, Worksop had more chances to score, but didn't capitalise.
Not even after taking the lead on 14 minutes when Ben Tomlinson nicked a chance from Andy White and knocked it home from close range. Poachers instinct ;-)
8 minutes later Hallam were ahead, by virtue of Jordan Stocks smashing home two unstoppable shots past John Kennedy in the Tigers goal.
Tom Nolan hit their third just before half time.

The rain was horrific at times, thankfully it didn't reach me up at the back of Hallam's stand.
I wouldn't have wanted to be out there in that downpour (especially not in a horrible emerald green shirt with white sleeves).
Ahh, the great British summer, it never fails, to fail.

In the second half Hewitt in the Hallam goal pulled off a couple of class saves as Worksop blooded a couple of their new signings for the first time and tried to add some respectability to the score line.
But in essence a lack of sharpness and actual match practice showed, which I guess is why teams play these sort of games innit.
But take nothing away from Hallam, especially those three well taken goals.

Final score. Hallam 3 Worksop Town 1
Oh well, every journey starts with a single step.
This was a very tentative big toe into a bloody big puddle with a backdrop of slate grey stormy skies played out to the rhythm of the drumming of torrential rain showers on the stand roof at Sandygate 'The Oldest Football Ground In The World'.
At least it was just the weather doing it's stuff and not one of those really irritating drummers you get at some games.

Oh well, any excuse, however tenuous, for a bit of Roxy Music will always be taken full advantage of on this blog ...