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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
« Reply #15 on: Mon 27 Aug 2018 12:51 »
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24 Aug 2018, 14:52 #15
No strawberry tart, but none needed: Hartley's do a more than acceptable one in Brighouse - though not quite as memorable as the ones I used to enjoy during my Summers in Kilmarnock sixty years ago. Unfortunately curran'y pudding hisnae reached Emley, or England in general, though there used to be a stall in Preston market which sold it, so when I get round to the breakfast offerings, that will be missed! As an update, I grilled one of the gammon steaks last night, but could not fit it on the plate, so had to cut it in two. By the time I had finished the first half, I had almost used up the carrots, broccoli and potatoes, but nobly ploughed through the second half. One should always learn from experience, so tonight I shall halve it first, which will be quite enough for a decent meal. Gammon for tea again tomorrow then! Sausages will have to wait till Sunday.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
« Reply #16 on: Mon 27 Aug 2018 12:51 »
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Today, 11:28 #16
My home club has a poor record in knock-out matches but having been given a home draw against a club near the bottom of a division two steps lower, could things change this year?

Saturday 25th August 2018
FA Cup Preliminary Round
Brighouse Town   0   v   2   Parkgate
Dan Sanderson (Blackburn); Daniel Curran, Matthew Cooper

Of course they couldn't! Brighouse played the role of Goliath (rarely can they have been thought of in such terms) to perfection. There was plenty of early bluster as they attacked in numbers - but unfortunately all in a flat line, so that there was nobody to lay the ball off to, and the tall Parkgate defenders were in no mood to make mistakes. The home number 9 received a yellow card for clattering into the keeper - most home fans disputed this, JCFC and his colleague were in full agreement with Mr Sanderson. On 26 minutes David produced his sling, the initial effort was blocked, only for the second to be fired in decisively. The Parkgate number 6 received a yellow card a minute later for leaving his foot in; the excellent free-kick was curling in at the far post until the keeper's brilliant save pushed it away - and that was as close as Goliath came. On 33 minutes out came the sling once more, a long shot out of nowhere leaving Town's disagreeable keeper stranded. As half-time approached there were one or two minor scuffles and at the interval the visiting number 11 had something he wished to get off his chest.

Brownie points went to Mr Sanderson before the restart as he dealt with a substitution himself while Mr Curran checked the net. The home number 4 was soon cautioned after advantage had been played. Parkgate were happy with the situation and went to what seemed to be seven at the back - and who can blame them? Town brought on their experienced playmaker, who organised repeated spells of passing the ball across the back four inside their own half. Parkgate were happy to let them do this, as ultimately another fruitless long ball would have to be played, and they were quite capable of dealing with that. The home keeper was perhaps lucky to escape with a warning for a foul-mouthed outburst at Mr Sanderson when a free-kick had to be retaken. There were a couple more yellow cards late on for fouls, but Goliath subsided with a whimper.

Mr Sanderson is young, though probably the oldest of the three officials. He moved well, used his whistle effectively and controlled the game without difficulty in what was a good afternoon for the officials. For Brighouse Town a good afternoon it was not!
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
« Reply #17 on: Mon 27 Aug 2018 20:14 »
Though still smarting from the effects of our Gauleiter(in)'s jackboot, I had better see what I can make of this new place.

Sunday 26th August 2018
FA Cup Preliminary Round
Worksop Town   2   v   1   Carlton Town
Andrew Whittingham (Derbyshire); Wayne Porter, Michael Douglass.

Mr Whittingham looked reasonably young and fit; AR2, on the other hand, looked oldish and somewhat stout, AR1 merely oldish. As a consequence the warm-up was rather limited: a tepid-up, if you like.

It was to be a match in which Mr Whittingham and Mr Porter were at times not quite on the same wavelength. It started before the kick-off when despite a fortissimo bellow to ascertain each keeper's readiness, the check with Mr Porter twice drew a blank, as he was looking the other way, in conversation with someone over the fence. Worksop failed to clear an early Carlton long throw and the visitors took the lead on 4 minutes. Some rugged early exchanges suggested that it would need more than Mr Whittingham's cries of "Steady! Keep it clean," to keep on top of things.The visitors had a big central defender in number 4, a balding version of Martin Keown, with a fearsome glare. On 15 minutes he slipped over midway inside his half, looking anxiously over his shoulder while still on the grass as the Worksop striker took advantage, only rising once his colleagues had bailed him out. A minute later he slipped again, this time in his penalty area and his colleagues' attempt to rescue the situation merely conceded a penalty from which Worksop equalised. On 19 minutes a Worksop player was fouled on the touchline, leading to much waving of arms by his team-mates, the appearance of Mr Porter 35 yards into the opposite half, apparently unsolicited, (Oh Mr Porter, what shall I do?) and a yellow card for the Carlton number 2. The free-kick drew a good save from the keeper. On 25 minutes as a Carlton attack penetrated the Worksop half, the crowd finally drew Mr Whittingham's attention to Mr Porter, standing on halfway, flagging wildly. Mr Whittingham initially assumed that it was for offside - but why the vigorous waving? A jog across the pitch led to the award of a foul throw in the opposite corner of the field. Untidy, but understandable. A minute later another flag from Mr Porter, this time held out in front of him and waggled incomprehensibly from side to side caused one spectator to declare that he must have St Vitus' Dance. Worksop went ahead on the half hour, firing home a free-kick.Mr Porter had been crouching, the better to view affairs and had been commendably decisive in his signals - as was again the case on 35 minutes. Unfortunately this time Mr Whittingham was equally decisive in pointing the other way. Worksop's number 9 was spoken to for being silly, preventing the ball being brought back for a free-kick, but shortly after was angry, with some justification, at a missed advantage opportunity. Mr Whittingham decided it was politic to have a word with the Carlton number 7 before the restart.

At the end of half-time Mr Whittingham was engaged in earnest conversation by the Worksop captain. This was to be the prelude to a series of interventions from that source as he became increasingly aerated. Carlton made a substitution just before the hour, delayed, as despite Mr Whittingham's whistle, Mr Porter was dozing quietly. It had been a scrappy third quarter, and things did not improve greatly in the fourth, though Carlton did hit the bar on 70 minutes. At the next substitution Mr Porter was all poised and ready, but it was the crowd again who eventually managed to alert Mr Whittingham. The Carlton number 4, who had also been a thorn in Mr Whittingham's flesh, finally received a yellow on 84 minutes for persistent infringement of various sorts. Midway through the caution process he lurched violently towards the referee - hopefully by way of some kind of explanation rather than an aggressive act. He was followed two minutes later by the Worksop number 22, who seemed reluctant to accept the caution. Worksop managed to lift the ball over the bar when clear in the goal area and at their final substitution Mr Whittingham and Mr Porter were both on the ball, but in the absence of a board, there was a delay as the player pretended not to be, though the position he had taken up was a giveaway.

Mr Whittingham had  kept a reasonable grip on proceedings, in a fair-to-middling sort of way, without ever looking quite on top of the game. With time he may acquire a more obvious air of authority.

The highlight again came at half-time, JCFC's ticket winning second prize in the draw: Ł20 was a pleasant surprise and offset the train fare and the time spent with a History Maker while waiting for the 18.02 train.

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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
« Reply #18 on: Mon 27 Aug 2018 22:20 »
Though still smarting from the effects of our Gauleiter(in)'s jackboot, I had better see what I can make of this new place.

Never underestimate the damage my size 5's can do!

At least I moved the posts over as promised before I put my jackboots on
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« Reply #19 on: Tue 28 Aug 2018 11:03 »
Indeed you did ... Vielen Dank! Meanwhile the Bank Holiday derby game drew a decent crowd to

Monday 27th August 2018
Evo-Stik Division 1 East
Brighouse Town   2   v   2   Ossett United
Lee Hible (Stocksbridge); Matthew Bacon, Jack Mason.

JCFC had forgotten that when last seen, Mr Hible had unwisely acquired a beard; so it seemed had he, as it looked as if he had merely not had time to shave on this occasion. He was under the eyes of the assembled elite of Ossett refereeing - no, not Steve Lynch this time - not to mention a popular official from a few miles in the opposite direction.

The Brighouse programme had predicted a ferocious encounter - an unusual choice of word, but as it turned out an accurate one. On 5 minutes the Brighouse number 11 put in a very strong tackle of the sort that would once have been applauded - he took the ball - but such was the strength of the challenge that he took the man as well, so it would nowadays perhaps be seen as reckless. The whistle blew, Ossett players assailed Mr Hible, who after checking on the man down was able to administer a yellow card. In a previous match JCFC commented that Mr Hible's way of dealing with incidents gave the, doubtless false, impression that he could be swayed by player reaction - and Brighouse came to  just that conclusion here. On 11 minutes the Ossett number 4 was late, Brighouse players swarmed round Mr Hible and the yellow card appeared for the tackler. A minute later roles were reversed, Brighouse's serial card-collector putting in what looked like one of his more reasonable attempts at a tackle, bringing about much ado from both sets of players and a yellow for the Brighouse number 8 to add to his collection. A couple of further challenges from him, one looking rather worse than the one for which he was cautioned, provoked cries from the Ossett technical area of "That's twice you've bottled it, ref." Unusually, Brighouse were on top and applying a great deal of pressure, though the final ball into the box never quite found the man. On 24 minutes Mr Hible changed tack - reasonably enough - settling for a word with the Ossett number 6 and his captain.Two minutes later the game changed tack too: Ossett played a free-kick in their own half diagonally forward to the left, where good work found an attacker free to give them the lead, very much against the run of the play. Their number 10 was spoken to after 28 minutes, and five minutes later Brighouse were awarded a free-kick for a forearm to the neck, which provoked much hoo-ha but no further action. The Brighouse number 4 - noted as an explosion waiting to happen - received a yellow on 36 minutes and the Ossett number 6 followed on 44 minutes, one spectator loudly reminding Mr Hible that he had already involved the captain for this player. Three minutes into time added a Brighouse cross was headed goalwards, pushed out by the keeper and headed straight back in for a deserved equaliser.

Half-time produced discussion as to which of three likely candidates would be first to see red - Brighouse's number 4, familiar to both clubs, being favourite.

Ossett started the second half much the better and the home keeper soon had to make a great save from a header. It was something of a surprise when Town went ahead on 62 minutes, courtesy of a gift from the Ossett defence. Three minutes later Ossett had what looked a strong penalty appeal turned down, with further protests. On 77 minutes Mr Bacon flagged for another foul by the Town number 4, Mr Hible went and had a chat and number 4's favouritism was justified as a second yellow saw him trudging off. The free-kick led to an Ossett equaliser. On 80 minutes there was a further brouhaha: with an Ossett player on the ground, the Brighouse number 10 - another who has shown a short fuse in the past - appeared to throw the ball at him and off he went. Things were still going on, however, and though Mr Mason had taken a few tentative steps onto the pitch from the other side, he might have taken somewhat closer order. The Ossett number 10 was shown a red card before the dust settled. Brighouse's diminutive substitute became wound up and was involved in a couple of confrontations. On 87 minutes yet another saw him receive a yellow card for his part in an altercation, Mr Hible appearing subsequently to look to Mr Mason to see if he wished to finger an Ossett participant, but nothing was forthcoming. Peace finally came with the final whistle, one fan remarking drily on the way out "Another dull game with nothing happening."

Mr Hible has been seen in the past to be a competent official, but on this occasion had a struggle on his hands, with both teams showing a lack of discipline. He stuck at it manfully, if not always totally convincingly. Could more have been done to stop players from hounding him? Perhaps, if he had made it clear in the fifth minute that he was not going to tolerate such behaviour. Maybe, if he had dealt with the first incident differently. We cannot tell. It was not an afternoon that he will look back on with a great deal of pleasure and it will be no consolation to him to think that the spectators enjoyed it all tremendously. Here's hoping he has a quieter time in his next match.

Meanwhile the teams meet again in three weeks - but as that is in the League Cup, perhaps tempers will be cooler and maybe the personnel different, for a competition that is secondary in most managers' eyes.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
« Reply #20 on: Fri 31 Aug 2018 08:48 »
He was apparently one of the Worksop staff and as it turned out was barely needed - on the one occasion he had to flag for offside the ball was claimed by the keeper and Mr Waters played on, though with a loud cry of "Cheers, Frosty. Great work, pal."
Actually one of the Liversedge backroom team. Mr A Frost is a competent Level 5 referee whose son is also a (much better Level 5) referee.

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« Reply #21 on: Fri 31 Aug 2018 09:22 »
Thanks for the clarification, Rogue. I based the incorrect assumption on the warm greeting he received from the Worksop keeper. Apologies to Mr Frost - and maybe I shall come across Mr Frost Junior one day.

Meanwhile, off to the wilds of Hertfordshire for tonight.

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« Reply #22 on: Fri 31 Aug 2018 21:36 »
And so to the eagerly awaited start of the world's best knockout competition ...

Episode 1a
FA Vase 1st Round Qualifying
Wormley Rovers   v   Biggleswade United
Elliott Mayer; Grant Mathias, Bola Lepe.

Wormley's pitch not being ready, the tie was switched to Biggleswade, making it accessible by train. As his team warmed up, a Wormley player went to ground, apparently in the grip of some sort of seizure. It took almost  half an hour for an ambulance to arrive, and even then it was one of the small one-man versions, the large one arriving another ten minutes later and further minutes passed before it was driven onto the pitch. By then the match had been abandoned. The announcement  mentioned "the sad circumstances" which did not sound good, but a subsequent tweet sounded more hopeful. Let's hope so!

Credit to the match officials, who stayed on the pitch throughout.

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« Reply #23 on: Sat 01 Sep 2018 06:35 »
Thankfully things were not as bad as they might have been: the player involved, the Wormley keeper, was allowed home at 4am. He has tweeted an apology for.ruining people's Friday night footy! Probably wisely he has also decided it is time to end his 18-year playing career.
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« Reply #24 on: Sat 01 Sep 2018 11:33 »
Thankfully things were not as bad as they might have been: the player involved, the Wormley keeper, was allowed home at 4am. He has tweeted an apology for.ruining people's Friday night footy! Probably wisely he has also decided it is time to end his 18-year playing career.

Thank goodness it wasn't worse.
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« Reply #25 on: Sat 01 Sep 2018 12:12 »
Pleased to hear the goalkeeper from Wormley is on the mend.

JCFC wouldn't have seen much more in the way of football (or indigestible pies) had he made the trip north to Whickham for their Friday night game against Jarrow FC, who marked their debut appearance in the FA Vase with a narrow defeat courtesy of a questionable but understandable 90th minute penalty award where there didn't appear to be masses of contact but the defender's silly decision to dive in ended up costing him and his side dearly, although the crowd were certainly not upset at avoiding an additional 30 minutes of 'action'!

The referee was Mike Andrews, who showed remarkable restraint in keeping his cards in his pocket throughout despite two rather vocal sides and some interesting challenges.  As mentioned, the penalty wouldn't have been awarded by everyone, but his position was good and he had a good think about it before confirming his decision.
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« Reply #26 on: Sat 01 Sep 2018 19:20 »
I might have opted for Whickham, had I known about the Friday switch in time, but with Northern Rail on strike again today, would probably have thought  better of it. I shall have another chance to risk North Eastern fare at a replay on Tuesday, all being well.
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« Reply #27 on: Sun 02 Sep 2018 09:56 »
With South West trains also disrupted and replacement buses on the West coast mainline, careful planning was required and so JCFC settled on

Episode1b
FA Vase 1st Round Qualifying
Melton Town   2   v   2   Ingles
Andrew Cuthbert (Army); Michael Kennard-Kettle, Reece Warner.

Given Mr Cuthbert's military background, JCFC had hoped to be able to compliment him on a smart  haircut.. As there appeared to be no hair left to cut, this avenue was closed. As a solidly built  mature chap, he nevertheless cut an imposing figure - not, one would think someone to meddle with. It came as a surprise that the role of AR1 went not to the cheerful, dark-haired young man, but to the even younger fair-haired stripling, whose amiable expression hinted at a possible deficiency in the gorm department.  This impression was reinforced when he raced back to the centre after checking his net, then to the bench and across to the other touchline to find someone to adjust the pegging. Fortunately his subsequent work gave the lie to such thoughts - and his shorts were immaculately pressed. (Anyone recall referee shorts with sown-in creases?) Mr Cuthbert delivered a very long sermon before the toss.

Melton came close after just 2 minutes, their number 9 outpacing the defence, but the keeper got sufficient of a hand to the ball to allow a colleague to clear. Mr Cuthbert was proving pretty sharp and a minor contretemps led to a lecture for the two participants and their captains.Ingles, playing down the slope, created the better chances and when AR2 flagged on 38 minutes during a goalmouth scramble, there were brief thoughts that it was for a goal, but it turned out to be for an attacking foul. On 44 minutes the home number 9 got the wrong side of the defender, held off his challenges and gave his side the lead. The award of a free-kick to Ingles a minute later saw the same player boot the ball out of the park, refuse to move when summoned and ultimately receive the game's first yellow card. On blowing the half time whistle, Mr Cuthbert immediately headed for the Melton captain for a word.

It took a great point-blank save by the Ingles keeper to prevent Melton doubling their lead early in the second half. On 63 minutes Ingles were awarded a softish-looking free-kick for climbing - it seemed to be Mr Cuthbert's pet aversion -  the Melton number 2 and his captain were assembled for a warning, the free-kick was delayed by a spot of grappling in the box, AR1 being consulted, but having nothing to add and when it was finally taken, Ingles were rightly awarded a penalty. There was a yellow for the Melton number 8 and after a further delay the penalty was successfully converted  - over 3 minutes for 5 seconds of action. The game was becoming very scrappy, with constant free-kicks.. The Ingles number 11 was next into the book on 75 minutes. Melton were now creating the better chances, one effort skimming the post, another being foiled by a double block. And so to extra time, JCFC smugly appreciating his prescience in booking his ticket on the 18.30 train, AR2 less smugly making a hasty dash for the changing-room.

It took just two minutes for Melton to take the lead once more, heading home as the keeper loudly claimed the ball. Five minutes later the roles were reversed, the Melton keeper claiming the ball but being beaten by an Ingles headed equaliser. On100 minutes an Ingles foul saw Mr Cuthbert apparently call for number 6, number 8 coming forward to receive the card. It was only a couple of minutes, however, before number 6 was added to the cautions. JCFC's allegiance, initially with the visitors, had switched, thanks to the vociferous Ingles fans, who not only recommended pork pies as a form of copulation, but  noisily chanted an alternative method of introducing them to the alimentary system.The second period of extra-time brought a warning for the Ingles 15 and his captain, a caution for their number17, but no further goals.

Vase veterans, not  having seen any indication on the FA website that  it would go to penalties, headed towards the exit. Not  so the players. There was a long delay, with much discussion, one assistant heading indoors and seeming to return with a phone, but eventually penalties it was. After the first five per side, each team had had one saved, Melton finally winning 6-5.

Mr Cuthbert initially created a good impression and the game always stayed under control. He has a very strong whistle, but perhaps tended to overuse it at times when voice control might have been better. His attempts to look for advantage were commendable, though he did miss one, but too often led to delayed free-kicks. His somewhat ponderous manner - nothing to do with speed of movement - ultimately left an impression of a rather pedestrian performance.
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« Reply #28 on: Mon 03 Sep 2018 09:29 »
And so to

Episode 2
FA Vase 1st  Round Qualifying
FC Stratford   0   v   1   Bewdley Town
Mark Conway (RAF?); Kyle Mowbray, Michael Myatt.

On the long walk to the ground - it is in a neighbouring village -  JCFC pondered his allegiance for the day, coming down on the side of the visitors. Bewdley is in Worcestershire, for which JCFC has an unaccountable soft spot  - with a Roy Booth benefit tie lurking in a drawer for the past half century. Stratford, on the other hand, inflicted Shakespeare upon us - guess who failed English Literature at O-Level  - and was swarming with.visitors. The walk out to the ground tipped the balance still further, passing, as it did the most opulent of houses of a type unknown in Huddersfield, even the "brass castles" there having long since become flats, nursing homes or professional premises. The mega-rich are probably nice people, but JCFC is one of life's embittered losers. Things evened themselves out a bit,when it appeared that the home club was effectively a youth side - and in Brighouse Town colours to boot.

Mr Conway was tall and sensibly built , AR1, who in the words of Marriott Edgar's monologue did his stretching in a recumbent posture, had more of the Cassius about him - Shakespeare has his uses after all! AR2 was the token comfortably built older model. All three looked very cheerful as they shook hands with the cast of thousands, Mr Conway employing a technique reminiscent of one of those grabber cranes in seaside amusement arcades that never let you win.

Bewdley went ahead in the second minute - and that was about it! Bewdley created numerous chances, but the home keeper performed well, including a couple of saves with his feet. Stratford made a better start after the break, one lob over the keeper passing wide of the empty net, but in the final quarter Bewdley regained the upper hand and were untroubled ... until the 85th minute when an idiotic push from behind gave Stratford a penalty. Extra time would have been welcome - there is an hourly bus service into town, but at 43 minutes past the hour - but the shot was off target.

It was a comfortable afternoon for Mr Conway - undemanding might be a better term, given the frequency with which he mopped his brow with his upper arm. He issued three yellow cards, two to Bewdley, one to Stratford, and anyone who pounces on dissent earns brownie points from JCFC. His assistants did well, AR1 being impressively sharp with his flag, less so with his noting of substitutions and cautions. Perhaps his pencil was blunt.

JCFC essayed a different route back to Stratford. The houses, though less magnificent were still quite grand... though, shock horror, a few were semi-detached!
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« Reply #29 on: Tue 04 Sep 2018 22:35 »
Matlock v Whitby
Attendance 405
0:3
Referee: Jamie O'Connor of Chesterfield

I like Matlock, there's a good chippy, a boating lake, a castle on the hill, and a well appointed football ground too on Causeway Lane.  What's not to like ?

The Football? No, it was of goode fayre, with both sides attempting to pass their way through on the truest of surfaces. 

Whitby deserved to win too.  Sharper in the main, though three to the good flattered somewhat. 

What of Mr O'Connor?  Fit, angular, and mid twenties I'd guess.  He didn't disappoint, but muddled thinking prevented the clearest of advantages late in the game, and a penalty award to Whitby was given with so much delay that I thought he'd left in until next Saturday to blow.  The decision, and that to dismiss was correct, but I'd have been able to type " convoluted " ten times before Mr O'Connor finally whistled !

Pernickety was a word used occasionally in assessments of me many moons ago, and though I don't mean to suggest Mr O'Connor was in his decision making here, he might want to think of peripheral match control  ( imo unnecessary talking to players, some ball placements, all throw in placements) where, for me, he was a little too keen.

He had control, his fitness was excellent and used when necessary, and his demeanor suggested a guy knowing his game.  Overall good, but he needs to relax, and not just try to give the appearance of being so. The slow walk towards a decision seems moreso that he may have been told that it signals calm, than calm itself. 

Mark 7.5 / 10
Match difficulty 6 / 10

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