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The B-Ark / IS THERE A TAMESIDE / GREATER MANCHESTER CURSE?

« on: April 22, 2012, 07:13:36 PM »

It must be something about playing within the boundaries of Tameside Metropolitan Borough - three visits this season and three defeats at Droylsden, Stalybridge and Hyde.
Last season, although winning at Hyde, there were heavy defeats at Droylsden and Stalybridge with the 4-0 defeat at the Butchers Arms Ground bringing an end to that long run of clean sheets. Going back further there was a 3-0 defeat at Ashton United when we were in the Unibond Premier League but, thankfully, we did avoid defeat to a Unibond First Division club when leaving Curzon Ashton with a win in the Unibond League Cup.
Infact, visiting Greater Manchester as a whole hasn't been too productive in recent times, the 6-1 defeat at a wet Altrincham this season or, again back to the Unibond League days, that rather frustrating 0-0 draw with Leigh RMI played at Radcliffe Borough's ground at a time when RMI were getting some real drubbings. Things were only slightly better in the Football League era with visits to Bury producing some mixed results but defeat on most visits to Rochdale and a defeat at Stockport.
Then perhaps it might be me or my choice of transport. I was at all these games and travelled by bus / tram rather than drive the short distances.

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The B-Ark / Droylsden

« on: March 24, 2012, 07:08:41 PM »

Been back home for about a hour and still can't believe we lost today. A pretty even first half and then we dominated the second until that breakaway goal. Another good game to watch though on a beautiful afternoon.

By the way, did those at the game today spot our nemesis from last season, Warren Peyton? He was the scorer of the 'wonder goal' in the first leg of the play-off semi at Guiseley and then scored the winning penalty in the penalty shoot-out at our place. He came on as sub for Droylsden today and tried his luck with another free kick. Our wall blocked it this time though - with Rossy taking the brunt of another well struck shot.

I see the attendance was shown as 315 - surely that must be their biggest of the season. They've had sub 200 gates for the last three or four home games and I suppose the 50 or so BUFC fans helped make a difference.

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The B-Ark / Re: v Corby Tues 13th December

« on: November 11, 2011, 10:50:36 PM »

Perhaps there is a chance that the game could be on a Saturday. Saturday 10th December is reserved for the FA Trophy 1st Rd Proper - and if both clubs go out of the competition in the 3rd Qualifying Round wouldn't it make more sense to play the Corby game on Saturday 10th rather than Tuesday 13th? I am another who'd be there if it was a Saturday game, but not if it goes ahead on a Tuesday.

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The B-Ark / 'Things can only get better' ???

« on: October 09, 2011, 12:28:56 PM »

Journeyed home from Alty yesterday on a combination of tram and bus. On the bus someone was listening to music through headphones that was so loud all the other passengers could hear it (very common on public transport up here around Manchester). Anyhow didn't know whether to laugh or cry when coming out of his ipod or whatever was that old song 'Things can only get better'. Let's hope so eh???

Just to agree with remarks on other posts that without Bazza's MOTM performance yesterday we might well have been looking at 10, 11 or even 12-1.

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The B-Ark / NO DIGNITY

« on: October 04, 2011, 11:42:22 PM »

Well a very small consolation tonight was that I only had a 45 mile trip back home. I had told my wife before leaving home that if BUFC lost tonight it would be the biggest embarrassment since losing at Congleton (ironically just 7 miles up the road from Kidsgrove) in the FA Cup a dozen years or so ago - and so it proved!!
But what was as embarrasing as the result was the behaviour of our joint managers - seemingly having no dignity and acting like spoilt brats. Something learned from Shouty perhaps??
During the match Canners obviously felt the Kidgsrove bench wasn't getting replacement balls onto the pitch quickly enough when the one in play was hoofed out of the stadium (I use the word 'stadium' extremely loosely). So he took it upon himself to run over to the home bench and grab the spare balls and take them back to our bench. This resulted in the linesman going to retrieve them and the referee visiting the Boston bench to tell Canners to calm down.
Then at the end of the match Jason Lee was arguing with a BUFC fan near the corner flag having come all the way over from the halfway line. Voices were raised and, obviously having listened to the fan's point of view, Lee made some gesture, turned round and started walking back to the halfway line. But then he turned round again and came back towards the fan shouting something about meeting him outside after he (Lee) had changed!! All this after a few home fans had been chanting "You're getting sacked in the morning".
Really is this the sort of behaviour we want to see from the management of a club of our stature?
As I left the ground - which really did make our place look like Wembley - I couldn't help but think how low we've sunk!!
So to Altrincham on Saturday (only 16 miles away for me!!) and a game between two teams both knocked out of the Cup by lower league opposition - should be interesting!!

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The B-Ark / Conference Premier Play-Off Final : AFC Wimbledon v Luton Town

« on: May 16, 2011, 10:24:08 PM »

With this being played down the road from me at the City Of Manchester Stadium on Saturday, I thought I might go along to take a look. Then I saw the ticket prices and thought again - best seats are £41 for what is still a NON-LEAGUE game!! So I'm now going to the Bolton Wanderers v Manchester City PREMIERSHIP game on Sunday instead for £6 less.