NCEL Presidents Cup Tuesday 18th September 2007
First trip to Long Eaton for a while - changed a bit since my last visit - a nice main stand has been built - the seats are bit small and my un-athletic frame took some lowering down !!
United's right back, Adam Holmes, has just joined the A.N. Wallis ( lightning protection and earthing equipment specialists) sales team and this was a great chance to catch him in action on the pitch.
Forget the game -- LEU began brightly enough but were soon a goal down, then pulled it back to 1-1, but a they defended poorly again from a set piece and Normanton went in at the break 2-1 up.
After conceding another three goals with just one in reply, the only thing left to do was wonder why Adam is playing at this level. Adam spent a couple of years with Mansfield Town and his calm approach, no panic, do your job attitude was very refreshing. Superb balls in from the wing were squandered by the LEU strikers. Some of the defending was dreadful and the keeper was not the best. Ross Whalin in the SN goal saved a few, but overall 2-5 did not flatter them.
Apart from Adam's namesake Jared in the South Normanton team, there were no players that really caught the eye. Nick Ghizlanzoni and Ian Wheat were known to me through my association with Eastwood Town, but again these players are not "star" quality.
Highlight of the night? Burger? -- no -- awful Coffee ? -- no awful Programme? -- never saw one ... no it was from some village idiot in the stand where we were sitting....Comment " Chelsea are now one-one" -- reply -- " they're drawing?" mmm .. been to the "school of stating the bleedin obvious" I think...
Any way ,, Saturday, Kev is taking his family to the coast so I will be on my own..
Vase weekend ..may just visit Danny Bryant at Sutton Town, or see Rainworth away at Radcliffe Olympic -- but I may be tempted to spend £7 to watch Eastwood take on Fleetwood in a UniBond Premier fixture.
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