Matches attended
69
Goals witnessed
212
Average goals per game
3.07
Highest scoring game
Garswood United 4 v 4 Whaley Bridge Athletic
Ten most seen teams
Maine Road FC 20
Cheadle Heath Nomads 9
Ashville FC 6
Cheadle Town 6
Wythenshawe FC 5
Stockport Town 5
Abbey Hey 3
Denton Town 3
Portland FC 2
Clitheroe FC 2
Raffles won
Fuck all (it is now just getting silly).
Match Reports Done - 16
End of season round-up
Well, with one thing and another (and another and another etc.) my arse has been dragged through another campaign with some decent football seen but all overshadowed by the loss of my good mate and touchline mucker STP Stu. We were here, there and everywhere - chewing the cud, slurping brews, making awful predictions and chatting to anyone who cared to wag the jaw. His passing was unexpected and knocked me for six and I stuttered and staggered but a few kind souls and equally kind words from some good folk in the game did their bit to keep me going - for that I am eternally grateful. It goes without saying that my missus is the eternal backbone of my life and has come to a few matches with me where she knew I would be lonely and duly struggle. In life you can either buckle or kick back, it is an ongoing test and with aches and pains and an aging carcass that is playing up, matters are all the harder but...
and a fuckin' big 'but' at that... Non League Football is a good thing, it is deserved of support and even though some get embroiled in mindless machismo bullshit, seem to miss the beauty of the game and even bring into it their many idiot 'isms' I am still happy to skip around, do my bit and watch a game played for the love of it and with little long lasting glory (if any glory at all). The two-bit wannabe Billy Big-Bollocks are cast aside and an embrace of the good folk and their earnest efforts is concentrated on and therein is reward itself.
Maine Road FC have, as per, provided great swathes of unpredictable entertainment and have many players who crack on, have a chat and are always welcoming. I have a soft spot for this club that has built up over many years, it has been a pleasure to watch the capricious results and the head-scratching undulation of form - I reckon it is just the way it is and am ordering a good set of nerve tablets for next time around.
During the campaign we have visited a few new grounds with the Cheshire and Manchester Leagues throwing up some real winners due to their green settings and, once again, welcoming folk. I am on the look-out for a new team to support the most next year and have a few in the mix, I will of course be doing the usual suspects though and striving to add variety - I can't be everywhere but I'll give it a ruddy good try.
Match of the season came at the end of the campaign with Garswood United and Whaley Bridge Athletic throwing up an absolute corker with the home manager Mr Lopez as welcoming as ever and making for a splendid day out - they may be one of my main teams next year due to this alone.
And on we go, a rest is needed and a time to regroup and catch up on gigs, reviews, the natural world, family goodness and of course, kicking back against the pricks and the cloying flow. Big thanks to all who natter to this cantankerous tattooed twat - it is greatly received and keeps the game real, friendly and approachable. My advice to all - do it, do it with respect and love and let your talents talk - here's to the next catch up, cheap brew and bewildering outcome. Up the underdogs - forever!
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