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Post by hawke on Jul 28, 2024 6:01:04 GMT
Just thought I would start a new one for the coming season, though as Karma hinted, it seems very early (July) to be even considering it.
So here is Karma's first offering
I'm sure I recall that as a young teenager the end of the cricket season brought a moments sadness but the cricket was soon replaced by the start of the football season. Cricket was summer, Football and Rugby League was winter.
Or so that's how my memory had me thinking. I'm sure there was overlap. Anyway while planning to go to Yorkshire Cricket for next week's 2 x One-Day Cup games at York and already weary of Olympic tv I took time out today to go to Guiseley footy. They were home in a pre-season friendly to Leeds United Football Club.
Under 21's that is. So Guiseley men v LU's boys. Live sport is live sport and I love it and only 3 miles from home. I wish I could tell you the names of all the Leeds players but there was no programme and scant announcements. I can only mention those who made attempts on Guiseley's goal - Devon Brockie, Harry Vincent, Dan Toulson, Rhys Chadwick and Kris Moore and the Leeds goalie - Darryl Ombang, made a couple of really good saves
The game was men v boys, the men of Guiseley stronger, wily, favouring the long ball v the Leeds boys, who were faster, individually more skillful, with a fast passing game but easily forced off the ball by physically stronger Guiseley players.
Leeds created more chances but succumbed to a second half goal against the run of play for Guiseley's Jake Lawler to claim the win 1 - 0. The result didn't matter, I still enjoyed the contrasting styles and the game ( and 🍟) , cost £5:00 senior concession (chips extra)
Good crowd (they estimate 900 on-line tickets
alone were purchased). loads of kids with parents. Next Tuesday evening another 'friendly' @ 7:00, Guiseley home to a Barnsley 11, presumably at that time floodlights won't be required. ⚽️ 🥅
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Post by newby on Jul 28, 2024 11:01:15 GMT
I've been making do with watching highlights of the Leeds United pre-season games in Germany. They've looked very sharp and seem to be enjoying their football.
I'm sure we will lose a couple more players before the seasons starts, in some ways I'll be pleased to see a couple of them go.
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Post by hawke on Jul 28, 2024 20:57:44 GMT
Just seen that the North East Counties League actually started yesterday ! It’s July !!!!
Also in Scotland the Highland and Lowland Leagues began on the same day. And their Lesgue Cup or equivalent groups started some time ago…….
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Post by Capybara on Jul 29, 2024 8:40:00 GMT
Yes, a number of Step 5/6 leagues started on Saturday. The Scottish League Cup started two weeks ago and the early stages of the European competitions have been going for three weeks now. The FA Cup starts in the coming weekend with some games on Friday evening. I've been to five games so far this season, and only one of them was a friendly.
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Post by hawke on Jul 29, 2024 11:22:37 GMT
Yes, a number of Step 5/6 leagues started on Saturday. The Scottish League Cup started two weeks ago and the early stages of the European competitions have been going for three weeks now. The FA Cup starts in the coming weekend with some games on Friday evening. I've been to five games so far this season, and only one of them was a friendly. Gosh you are a real enthusiast. I watch out avidly for news and scores but can’t go to a winter code game until Sept.
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Post by karma on Jul 30, 2024 6:24:19 GMT
FARSLEY'S FIRST 15 GAMES ARE ALL AWAY FROM HOME!!!
You'll probably gather I'm a York City supporter and season Ticket holder, their National League first game is away, fortunately for me as I'll be away celebrating Mrs karma's birthday, I rarely go to friendly games at York , instead usually dividing pre-season games between more local Guiseley and Farsley ( Guiseley tonight home to Barnsley)
Well hawke, Farsley's home season won't actually start until September 21st due to " ongoing work on the pitch". By my reckoning they scheduled 7 pre-season friendlies and will have played everyone of them away from home
The National league North season starts on 10th August and because the work on the pitch is ongoing ,Farsley have managed to switch their first four 'home' games to be played 'away' ( marked *) So the first 8 League games are also all played away at:
Rushall Olympic Buxton* Marine* Scarborough Athletic Warrington* Alfreton Southport* Needham Market
That makes the first 15 games this season , all played away .
The first actual home game at 'The Citadel' ( Farsley's rather grand name for it's ground) is Saturday 21st September - Farsley v Leamington
Although their home season starts then , it's still the cricket season and I'll be watching YCCC v Middlesex that day.
It will be interesting to see how the Farsley players cope without playing in front of their home supporters until then and hope their season isn't over before it's begun! It will also be 'interesting' to see how the clubs income stream works out , without any turnstile income for some months - clubs at this level depend very much upon home crowds just to survive.
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Post by newby on Aug 9, 2024 8:17:18 GMT
Community shield this weekend and the Championship etc start today. Of course you can play and watch football in most types of conditions but I think it's a couple of weeks too early to be honest.
I don't wish anybody harm but as cricketers have to play when it really isn't warm enough, I hope the Premier league particularly cops a couple of weeks of tired lethargic football as the player have to cope with it being too hot.
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Post by hawke on Aug 15, 2024 14:55:54 GMT
Looked up ‘Boro during last night’s fun. Had bizarrely forgotten they have won the League Cup, were FA Cup and UEFA finalists in the not too distant past.
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Post by newby on Aug 15, 2024 15:54:50 GMT
I'm less vexed with last nights happenings at Elland Road than I might be if it was any other team that had inflicted such a heavy defeat on Leeds.
One less competition to worry about and I can follow Boro without the burden of caring too much.
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Post by karma on Aug 18, 2024 15:40:42 GMT
Attended first home game at York City yesterday v newly promoted Tamworth, which York won 2 - 0 . Last couple of seasons it's taken some time to register our first win and we've struggled to avoid 'the drop'
Most importantly all the usual faces of season ticket holders that I know were back - it's not just cricket where we wish everyone the football equivalent to 'winter well'. Live sport is about sharing the highs and lows with fellow supporters, the 'oohs' and 'aahs' as the game ebbs and flows, the jumping up (slowly nowadays) when we score a goal, the shouting in unison, "come on ref" when they book the wrong player and standing to clap for a minute to acknowledge the life and passing of former manager Alan Little. RIP
[Alan was manager from 1993 - 1996 and under him York finished 4th in the 3rd division and after beating Bury in the semi-final, beat Crew Alexandre after a penalty shoot-out at Wembley to gain promotion to the 2nd division 🏆- my first visit to Wembley since seeing England v West Germany Schoolboy international some 34 years earlier . Little was also manager to see victories in the league Cup over Manchester United (1995) and Everton (1996)]
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Next fixture for York, home again on Tuesday night to Rochdale, pretty strong team, now if we can just win that I'll get home pretty late but set off for Scarborough a couple of day later a happy but tired supporter 🏏
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Post by Hit Wicket on Aug 18, 2024 18:26:08 GMT
I attended Newport v Doncaster yesterday, hoping for the best, fearing the worst.
Newport had endured a lamentable pre-season, lost in the league the previous week to a poor Cheltenham side, been hammered in the EFL Cup by Leyton Orient, yet on Saturday, after some initial butterflies, they played like world beaters.
The bookies fancy Donny, so beating them 3-1 bodes well for Newport.
Next up: Accrington.
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Post by karma on Aug 18, 2024 19:26:10 GMT
A few years ago I travelled to watch York City play at Wembley, the competition was either the FA Vase or Trophy or something like that
The opposition was Newport. The thing I remember most was talking with the most friendly supporters, from Newport , in McDonalds before the game and afterwards sharing a drink with some wonderful people who clearly were enjoying their weekend as was I . We were all there for the same thing. My memory is rubbish , I think it was 1 - 0 to York City but that doesn't matter , Football was the winner and kindred spirits from different teams ( and countries) I wrote a letter to the local paper afterwards saying basically what I've put in this post .
The friendliest supporters I've ever met Hit Wicket! 👍
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Post by karma on Aug 21, 2024 7:00:31 GMT
Blimey , a trio of great ( to me ) local results last night. I saw in the National League ,York City dominate and win 1-0 game over strongly fancied Rochdale in front of a 5,500 crowd, great to see good attendances and atmosphere at games. (Still unbeaten on 7 points)
I was also listening to reports during and after Scarborough's excellent National League North 1 - 2 win at Chorley (also still unbeaten on 7 points and 5th league position) .They had new boy and ex-York City player , Dyson playing.
Finally a team local to me, Farsley and which I'm also looking forward to watch won 0 -3 at newly promoted Marine (and lie on 6 points one point and place behind Scarborough) - I've mentioned before that Farsley have re-laid their pitch and I won't be able tp see them at home until after 21st September when they play their first actual home game.
Not really been aware of much going on elsewhere in North Yorkshire/West Yorkshire footy apart from ,I think Harrogate scored a late equaliser the other day but haven't won anything yet.
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Post by newby on Aug 21, 2024 7:53:16 GMT
Looking forward to an interesting game on Friday when Wednesday host Leeds United.
United have been banking loads of money in the last month selling off all their creative players so there might not be much between these two teams after their very different seasons last year.
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Post by hillsboroughowl on Aug 21, 2024 8:13:36 GMT
There will be if Wednesday play as they did at Sunderland, but maybe not if they can play as they did in their first home game. Inconsistency is what the Championship is all about. Won’t be seeing this one live, as have a previous engagement in Scarborough to attend to! Hopefully will find a suitable pub to watch it in.
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