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Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: bmb
Date: August 27, 2018, 6:41 am
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: bmb
Date: August 27, 2018, 6:42 am
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JCFC
I am not sure whether there is any point in starting this, in
view of the threatened move, but here goes:
Saturday 4th August 2018
NWCFL Division 1 North
Shelley 1 v 3 Darwen
Craig Kershaw (Rochdale); Peter Binks, Someone Elliot
Shelley have been promoted to Step 6 and have found themselves
in the expanded North West Counties League - unusually for a
club located just a few miles South-East of Huddersfield. Sadly
their home ground is not in the village of Shelley, but at
Storthes Hall - once a mental hospital, now a student village
(not too different perhaps?) in the middle of nowhere. It was a
25 minute uphill trudge from the bus stop and down a track, not
something to be attempted on foot in the dark. The match
programme - not a particularly good effort, but give them time -
did not mention the officials, Mr Elliot's forename remaining
ungleaned.
Now JCFC has always quite liked Barry Cropp, but that opinion
was revised when it was discovered that Mr Kershaw had been
appointed, rather than some promising youngster. The warm-up,
delayed until after the players had finished, was a delight to
see. Mr Kershaw is the cartoonist's model of a referee -
middle-aged, short, slightly tubby and bald, though fortunately
with a regular smile rather than a pompous demeanour. The
initial lap of the field was confined to the section between the
two penalty areas. Mr Binks may not have long to wait - if at
all - for his Senior railcard, and dropped out after half a lap.
Mr Elliot was much, much younger, but appeared ungainly and
unathletic (JCFC is the doyen of this group) and plodded through
the routine in Mr Kershaw's wake.
The home manager had a good line in comments - "Move up, the
liner's bound to put his flag up sometime" - but was as clueless
as his defence on the subject of offside. His assistant, Howard,
was a fine figure of two men, in a sideways direction if not
upwards, but did an excellent job of sending replacement balls
on. Mind you, the Darwen assistant manager also made JCFC feel
almost slim.
The teams had entered this division from opposite directions,
and Darwen were clearly that bit stronger. The home keeper made
the first of many crucial saves in the ninth minute, and Darwen
had the ball in the net two minutes later, but from an earlier
offside. On 14 minutes an attempted clearance by a Shelley
defender hit his own player falling to a Darwen attacker, who
gratefully accepted the chance to give his side the lead. A
miscue by a defender two minutes later provided a further
chance, but the home keeper saved the day. Darwen's second came
on 31 minutes, with a splendid acrobatic shot. On 42 minutes
Shelley did manage a shot which bounced down off the bar, a
defender climbed all over an attacker and after an unusually
long delay, Mr Kershaw awarded the penalty - correctly in the
view of JCFC, incorrectly in that of the Darwen defenders, who
were allowed to protest for far too long. Shelley scored from
the spot - and the Darwen number 6 was spoken to at length, for
the nth time.
The locals' hopes of a comeback lasted just four minutes before
Darwen scored their third. Thereafter Shelley attacks were
collectors' items: more from their rarity value than their
intrinsic quality. A Darwen effort was headed off the line, but
mostly it was the keeper who earned his corn. There was a flag
from Mr Binks when an attacker lunged for the ball as the keeper
gathered, play continuing for several seconds before Mr Kershaw
noticed. A late foul brought the sole yellow card for the Darwen
number 9.
Mr Kershaw seems full of good intentions and looks for
advantages where he can - once pulling it back just at the wrong
moment - but was overly tolerant of backchat for JCFC's taste.
His words of wisdom to the visiting number 6, in particular,
seemed to meet with an equal number of words, but probably less
wisdom. On the whole, though, he handled the match well enough,
with no clear errors, and can feel happy with his work.
It had been a pleasant enough afternoon in the shade of the
stand, enjoying the view across to sunny Emley Moor - but there
remained the walk back to civilisation. A pleasant spot - if
only some good fairy could pick it up and drop it near the road.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: bmb
Date: August 27, 2018, 6:42 am
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JCFC
08 Aug 2018, 12:09 #2
No qualms at all about the appointments for this one:
Tuesday 7th August 2018
National League North
Guiseley 0 v 2 Chorley
Lewis Smith (Wigan); Joe Goodwin, Gareth Thomas.
Two respected assistants accompanied a referee whose one
previous sighting had to JCFC's untutored eyes appeared
virtually flawless and whose promotion to 2B for this season was
a source of pleasure. It would be nice to say that he did not
look out of place at this higher level ... so here goes: he did
not look out of place at all.
The first half was a quiet affair, with Chorley looking
marginally the better side. When two players became entangled on
the ground early on, Mr Smith allowed play to continue but stood
over them until they were able to separate themselves. The home
number 5 received word of warning on 19 minutes, with an
indication of multiple offences. A Chorley foul drew a brief
word of warning for the offender, and a longer one for the
recipient for a rather petulant reaction. Chorley took the lead
on 38 minutes.
Immediately after the restart it was the turn of the Chorley
number 9 to be made aware that Mr Smith was counting his
misdemeanours, but it was the home number 7? who received the
first yellow for a 51st minute foul. Shortly afterwards the
Chorley number 6 was summoned from a distance to go into the
book, Mr Smith proving much more alert than those of us in the
stand. Guiseley netted with an excellent header just after the
hour. but Mr Goodwin was flagging for offside. On 67 minutes a
forceful slide drew an immediate blast of Mr Smith's
(unpleasantly shrill) whistle and he was as ever quickly on the
scene - too quickly for his own good, perhaps, as he was in
danger of being swamped as rival factions arrived as in a mad
rush for the top bargains on Black Friday, though with less
violence, Mr Goodwin dealing effectively with the two players
who appeared so inclined. Mr Smith extricated himself and the
outcome was a yellow card for the home number 5. A spell of
Chorley pressure during which the ball rolled along the bar
before coming back into play produced their second goal on 72
minutes. A Chorley player, number unknown, received a yellow on
87 minutes for a tug back and there was one for the Guiseley
number 11, for kicking the ball against the barrier in
frustration - this one possibly avoidable.
Mr Smith impressed with the decisive nature of his
interventions, even more for his non-interventions and most of
all for the way he led the game. He was aware of attempts at
timewasting and was quick to preempt them, marching substituted
players, Mr Marmite style, towards the touchline and chivvying
the keeper before he had even tried to waste time, to good
effect. He communicated well with players, judging from their
reactions to his dealings with them. For JCFC it was an
excellent evening's work. On reflection, Mr Smith possibly did
look out of place: it may well be that his stay at this level
will be fairly brief and if so, his departure must surely be in
an upward direction. In the clubhouse before the match, the
Observer, familiar but unknown, was not exactly radiating
bonhomie: it is to be hoped that this was not reflected in his
assessment!
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: bmb
Date: August 27, 2018, 6:43 am
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JCFC
11 Aug 2018, 11:23 #3
Not possessing a topper, or even a silly fascinator, JCFC had to
make do with his Brighouse Town cap for the visit to
Friday 10th August 2018
FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round
Ascot United 2 v 1 Camberley Town
Tom Baines (Hook)j David Bowley-Booth, Jason Southwell.
The pitch was a patchy straw-coloured affair, the racecourse not
having allowed the groundsman to water it, in contrast to the
lush green of the adjacent New Mile course. This may conceivably
have contributed to the untidy nature of the game.
Mr Baines is fair haired and of indeterminate age - thirties
perhaps, or care-ravaged late twenties. The tall, angular and
bespectacled Mr Bowley-Booth resembled a 1950s professor of
Mediaeval History, the stockier Mr Southwell looking more down
to earth and up to date.
The home side took the lead after just 3 minutes from a long
throw. It soon became evident that Mr Baines was faced with two
rather gobby sides offering little in the way of cultured
football. Tackles from behind, barges and holding were to be the
order of the day. On 9 minutes it was not so much a tackle from
behind as a minor assault. Mr Baines first saw to the victim,
correctly maybe, but it led to a delay before he could seek out
the Camberley number 4 for a warning, which did not create an
impression of authority. A minute later at a Camberley goal-kick
the Ascot number 6 was warned for chirruping. The Camberley
number 7 was warned for a trip, Mr Baines resisting shouts for
stronger action. On 28 minutes the Camberley number 6 wrestled
an opponent to the ground and looked to be none to careful with
his subsequent footwork. There were widespread appeals to both
referee and the nearby Mr Southwell, who had nothing to
contribute. After a while the Ascot number 8 was able to regain
his feet, his captain was called and the player received a
yellow card - it must be assumed for something he said while on
the ground. Play resarted with a Camberley throw - all slightly
mystifying. Camberley came close to an equaliser, a shot
clipping the corner of the woodwork. On 35 minutes it was the
turn of the visiting captain to be invited to witness a caution
for his number 5, for disputing a correct free-kick for holding.
Number 5 received a further warning four minutes later.
The Camberley keeper touched a shot for a corner two minutes
into the second half, which led to a double scramble and a
couple of blocks. Ascot players claimed vigorously and Mr
Baines chose to trot over to Mr Bowley-Booth, who was dutifully
indicating a corner, which was ultimately the decision given.
Yet another corner allowed Ascot to double their lead on
51minutes. Five minutes down the line there was a yellow for the
Camberley number 4, and seconds later a warning for their
stroppy captain, when his side were awarded a free-kick. The
visitors got a goal back just before the hour. On 66 minutes
JCFC was wincing at a raised foot challenge by the Camberley
number 14 as the referee awarded a free-kick ... to Camberley.
JCFC would be the first to admit that Mr Baines is a far better
judge, but when he then sought out the number14 for a word it
was confusing. After treatment the Ascot number 3 rose to his
feet and was surprised to be met with a yellow card. On 75
minutes a thwacking challenge sent an Ascot player into orbit
and led to a general scuffle, A red card eventually being shown
to the visiting number 11 - would a quick-draw card have helped?
An occupant of the visitors' dugout was lectured before play
resumed.There soon followed a yellow for the Camberley number 16
for a foul, a surprising absence of a card for an
attack-stopping tug by an Ascot defender and at last a yellow
for the Camberley captain, less for the foul than for strongly
back-heeling the ball away. The closing minutes provided some
comic relief with desperate defensive scrambles at either end,
an Ascot goal disallowed for offside and a final Camberley
yellow for a professional foul.
It had proved a testing evening for Mr Baines. He tried hard to
keep on top of things and his reluctance to accept dissent is
commendable, but otherwise his triage seemed erratic, not helped
by the players. The upper echelons of the Toms Table will not
require adjustment.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: bmb
Date: August 27, 2018, 6:43 am
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JCFC
12 Aug 2018, 09:06 #4
Careful perusal of the programme reveals that Camberley were
unable to field a potential match-winner:J Hunter-Dunn having
stayed in the car park till quarter to one was consequently
otherwise engaged.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: bmb
Date: August 27, 2018, 6:44 am
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JCFC
12 Aug 2018, 11:17 #5
The trip to the chosen match involved one change of trains, with
a walk between the stations of North Camp and Ash Vale. JCFC's
knowledge of obscure places grows apace. A further walk through
the agreeable town centre led to
Saturday 11th August 2018
FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round
Farnham Town 1 v 2 Binfield
Tom Copping (Southampton); Paul Hicks, Haydn Bull.
JCFC had fond memories of Farnham, having been treated to a G
and T by Graham Thorpe's dad after umpiring there many moons
ago. The football ground was rather less plush, with seating
restricted to a small stand behind one goal. Inevitably the main
events turned out to be at the opposite end.
Mr Copping was dark-haired, with a sensible beard.The guess is
that the slightly tubby senior (in both senses) assistant was Mr
Hicks, his posh-looking junior (again. In both senses)
counterpart being Mr Bull. Both proved quite efficient, each
contributing some useful flags.
A ball from the right wing found the visiting striker in a large
gap between central defenders and he was able to move forward
and lob the keeper to put Binfield ahead on 13 minutes.Mr
Copping was keeping a tight rein on proceedings, and there were
a number of warnings, including an extended one for the Binfield
number 9 and his captain. On 21 minutes number 9 again found the
gap, eluded a desperate tackle attempt and finally went down as
the keeper came across to dive at his feet. Mr Copping was well
placed and issued a caution for simulation. Six minutes later
Binfield won a free-kick, the Farnham number 2 stood over the
ball and received a yellow card when the taker blasted the ball
against him. No sympathy from this quarter! Binfield were able
to nod in their second immediately afterwards. A spot of
flouncing earned the Binfield skipper some calming advice, their
boss receiving similar treatment ten minutes later, Mr Hicks
making himself available if needed.The two minutes before the
break produced a yellow for the Binfield number 5, offence
unknown, and one for the Farnham number 9, for injudicious use
of the arm. At the end of the half, home players sought audience
with Mr Copping.
It was twenty minutes into the second half before anything
further of note happened, at which point Farnham were awarded a
penalty for handball and as a goal-bound shot was stopped, the
Binfield captain received a red card, with Farnham players
shaking his hand symathetically as he trudged off. He
subsequently claimed with a resigned smile that it did not even
hit his hand. He did not mention his arm, so Mr Copping may well
have been correct. Where he definitely boobed however was in
signalling for the kick to be taken with the departing player
still on the pitch twenty yards or more from the exit.
Fortunately Farnham scored. As stoppage time began there was
another yellow for not retreating - this time it was the
Binfield number12 who had the ball blasted at him, while even
later the home number 5 lost the plot and joined him in the
book.
Mr Copping had a good manner, used plenty of patter and was
generally sharp in his decisions. On a couple of occasions he
might even have been a fraction too sharp, but overall he
handled things well. But for the lapse at the penalty, he might
have pushed Mr Bingley down to number 7 Tom, but will have to
settle for taking that position himself.
The return journey was supposed to involve changes at Aldershot
and Ash, but on leaving Aldershot came the announcement that the
connection had been cancelled, the advice being to continue to
Guildford. The promised connection there was further delayed - a
tree on the line - allowing time to contemplate whether platform
7had any purpose other than to stop platform 8from feeling
lonely.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: bmb
Date: August 27, 2018, 6:45 am
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Nemesis
12 Aug 2018, 12:10 #6
[QUOTE]Jim Carr Fan Club wrote:
T
The return journey was supposed to involve changes at Aldershot
and Ash, but on leaving Aldershot came the announcement that the
connection had been cancelled, the advice being to continue to
Guildford. The promised connection there was further delayed - a
tree on the line - allowing time to contemplate whether platform
7had any purpose other than to stop platform 8from feeling
lonely.[/QUOTE]
I hope the Aldershot sun wasn't burnishing too much !
Await the third report of what I expect is to become a trilogy
!!
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: bmb
Date: August 27, 2018, 6:46 am
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microscopist
12 Aug 2018, 14:43 #7
[QUOTE]Jim Carr Fan Club wrote:
The trip to the chosen match involved one change of trains, with
a walk between the stations of North Camp and Ash Vale. JCFC's
knowledge of obscure places grows apace. A further walk through
the agreeable town centre led to
....
The return journey was supposed to involve changes at Aldershot
and Ash, but on leaving Aldershot came the announcement that the
connection had been cancelled, the advice being to continue to
Guildford. The promised connection there was further delayed - a
tree on the line - allowing time to contemplate whether platform
7had any purpose other than to stop platform 8from feeling
lonely.[/QUOTE]
I used to live in Ash, just along the road from the Bicknell
brothers, less illustrious than Graham Thorpe but also products
of Farnham Cricket Club.
I hope that your travels didn't involve an extended wait for a
connection at Effingham Junction - whenever I had to travel by
train between Leatherhead and Guildford I seemed to get stuck
there - the station had little to commend it.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: bmb
Date: August 27, 2018, 6:47 am
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JCFC
12 Aug 2018, 22:13 #8
As nemesis rightly surmised, there is indeed a third instalment.
This time the outward journey involved changes at Clapham
Junction and Wimbledon, the latter possessing a useless platform
7, that did not even befriend platform 8, cutting it off with a
fence. West Sutton was the destination for
Sunday 12th August 2018
FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round
Sutton Common Rovers 0 v 2 CB Hounslow United
Dominic Wynter (London); Rodney van Niekerk, Elliot Lam.
In the manner of a French election result, two TOMs were
followed by a DOM. JCFC thought he had missed the officials'
warm-up, but at KO-9 Messrs Wynter and Lam appeared for a steady
lap, at the end of which they were joined by a cheerful, chubby
person, whose grey hair suggested that he was as old as one
might expect a Rodney to be. They did a further 50 metres, a few
stretches against the fence, retreating at KO-6. An ideal
warm-up in JCFC's view, but sadly it presaged what was to come.
Mr Wynter's movements were very lethargic for a relatively young
man, appropriate perhaps in the early stages when both sides
were hoofing the ball forward, where precious little happened
before it was hoofed back, but as the game progressed there were
several occasions when a sprint seemed desirable but was not
forthcoming.
Alertness and awareness too seemed below the usual level. An 8th
minute flag from Mr van Niekerk for a foul throw was initially
ignored and ultimately (and sensibly by this time) waved away. A
flag for a foul a minute later from Mr Lam was accepted, but
after a delay. On the quarter hour Hounslow were awarded a
corner - erroneously from JCFC's viewpoint - prompting strong
protests and a caution for the Sutton number 18. On 21 minutes
Hounslow played the ball forward, the Sutton captain lost his
footing (had his Zimmer frame collapsed?) allowing Hounslow to
nip in and score.Their second came on 32 minutes, a free kick
being neatly directed in with a header. At half-time the Sutton
number 10 made representations to Mr Wynter and left shaking his
head.
The home number 9 received a yellow card for a foul early in the
second half. On 53 minutes a Hounslow player went down clutching
his head, with number 9 indicating his innocence as play was
allowed to continue for some time. The injured player was
treated, Mr Wynter called the number 9 and his captain - oddly
as he clearly had not seen anything amiss - and administered a
lecture. At this point he picked up the ball, headed off to drop
it for the keeper, with the treated player still on the pitch.
He was rescued by vigorous flagging from Mr van Niekerk and
noisy advice from Sutton, though even then did not seem sure
what was wrong There was a correct yellow for the Rovers number
4, for an attack-stopping trip. On 64 minutes he had words to -
and from - a loud thuggish individual in the home technical
area, though any effect proved short-lived. The next caution
came on 75 minutes and was an idiotic affair all round. Hounslow
conceded a free-kick, their number10 picked up the ball, walked
a few yards before handing it to the referee. Sutton took
possession of the ball, moved several yards forward to where
number 10 was standing, placed it on the ground and tapped it
against him. When number 10received the yellow card, Hounslow
protested furiously and in numbers. A minute later Hounslow were
penalised again, provoking some mega-tantrums. Rovers tried a
long shot on 81 minutes, tipped over by the keeper.There seemed
to be a yellow card at a corner on 90 minutes, but for whom and
for what was not clear. The corner was played before Mr Wynter
was ready, so had to be retaken.Before this could happen a
Hounslow player went down in the area. There was a certain
amount of milling around, the player was treated, Mr Wynter
eventually had a chat with Mr Lam, wisely keeping his eyes on
the players, but with Mr Lam oddly facing away from them,
eventually returning to call the Sutton number 10, who had
removed himself from the scene and showed him a red card.
After this the game finished with handshakes all round for the
officials, rather than recriminations, which suggests that Mr
Wynter must have been doing something right, but it is hard to
know what it was.JCFC may see poorer displays in the course of
the season, but there will be precious few, if any.
With Wednesday out because of an appointment on Thursday, and no
obviously accessible replay on Tuesday, it seems unlikely that
the trilogy will become a tetralogy.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: bmb
Date: August 27, 2018, 6:48 am
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bmb
12 Aug 2018, 22:24 #9
[QUOTE]Jim Carr Fan Club wrote:
I am not sure whether there is any point in starting this, in
view of the threatened move, but here goes:[/QUOTE]
If we do move JCFC I will copy & paste this thread over in its
entirety 😘
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