Long Eaton United v Worksop Town - Friendly Match

Tuesday 26th January 2010. Friendly Match.
At Grange Park, Station Road, Long Eaton

Long Eaton United (0) 0
Worksop Town (1) 3 (Davies, Bacon, Townsend)

Admission Free, Programme 50p

'Friendly Match' ... it does what it says on the tin.
A useful run around for both teams which served it's purpose, i.e. to give the players a work out towards regaining their sharpness after an enforced winter break.

Kevin Davies scored for the Tigers early on, putting the ball home from close range near the left hand post.
The Blues however, gave a good account of themselves for the remainder of the first half and created a few half decent chances themselves.
After the break both sides made quite a few changes to give everybody a chance to get a piece of the 'live action', just like a pre season friendly ... but well, actually a pre 'right let's get this season going again' friendly.
There was a yellow letter M above the numbers on the home team's kit. I'm assuming McDonald's sponsor the back of Long Eaton United's shirts, I'd be very surprised if all of their players were called M.
I wonder if Kingstonian FC ever thought of approaching Kentucky Fried Chicken about some mutually rewarding public exposure?

Half Time. A study of serious concentration as this young mod reads his programme.

Danny Bacon increased the Tigers lead on 73 minutes (a rough guestimation time wise) when he surged through from midfield and lobbed the ball over the advancing LEU goalkeeper.
Gary Townsend completed the scoring with a cheeky back-heel inside the six yard box in the final five minutes and the victory was Worksop's ... not that the score mattered all that much, tonight was mainly an opportunity for both sides to get some match practice in.
None the less, it was a pleasant enough distraction after the M.C. Dexter horror show that I saw a couple of days ago.
It's a decent set up they've got at Grange Park and there's plenty of room to expand too should the need ever arise.

A bewildered and apparently lost old gentleman walking across the end of the pitch.
I do hope he found his way home, they've forecasted a really cold night in Derbyshire.

The Long Eaton 'massive', diligently defending their home turf.

I've always been a big fan of the film 101 Dalmatians, so I was delighted to see
Horace & Jasper had taken the night off from kidnapping puppies to watch the match