Our first visit to Plains Road was to take in their 1st game of the season, a game that saw them beat Graham St Prims 4-1. With the season effectively over, and Gedling already accepted into the new EMCL for next season, their results and displays have been a little "ordinary" recently.
However, I always enjoy visiting Plains Road, so thought I'd be there for their last home game which was also their last CML game.
Heanor we saw 1st game of the season at Forest Town - they were Managed by Danny Bryant and looked a decent outfit.
Most of that squad has now gone, but ex-Eastwood players Liam Garner and Lee Stevenson were included in the starting 11, and on the bench was Jody Cauldwell, a player my son used to share striking duties with at Under 10 level!
With Kev away at the coast for the weekend, I was on my own and arrived to find the ground bathed in glorious sunshine -- that's more like it !! Much better than being frozen.......
Heanor went 1-0 up after 16 minutes, striker Marvin Hudson cooly firing past keeper James Mason from the corner of the box. The visitors were only ahead for 5 minutes though, James Needham firing home after good work by strike partner Chris Henson. H-T 1-1
Most of that squad has now gone, but ex-Eastwood players Liam Garner and Lee Stevenson were included in the starting 11, and on the bench was Jody Cauldwell, a player my son used to share striking duties with at Under 10 level!
With Kev away at the coast for the weekend, I was on my own and arrived to find the ground bathed in glorious sunshine -- that's more like it !! Much better than being frozen.......
Heanor went 1-0 up after 16 minutes, striker Marvin Hudson cooly firing past keeper James Mason from the corner of the box. The visitors were only ahead for 5 minutes though, James Needham firing home after good work by strike partner Chris Henson. H-T 1-1
Had a nice chat with Eastwood Town's Lindon Meikle at the break - he had trained earlier in the day and was at this game to check our former colleagues Garner and Stevenson. Lindon was really delighted at how the season had worked out for the Badgers, and is now looking for Eastwood to top the season off with a win at Meadow Lane on Wednesday in the Notts F.A. Senior Cup final.
Back to the game -- the home team took the lead on the hour mark, Henson's shot from the corner of the box flying across Belshaw and into the back of the net. Heanor were worth a point, and they got their just rewards four minutes from the end - a free-kick headed powerfully home by Aled Biggs. F-T 2-2
Enjoyable game - not always been the case at Plains Road this season.....
£3 to get in -- the £1 programme was superb as usual - the editor's last edition - his input will be sorely missed...
Sunday -- CML Cup final
Blidworth v Dunkirk at Alfreton Town ko 3pm
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