...it was 10 minutes late .........
Seem to be loads of "suits" on the trains at Leeds - but once we got beyond Headingley and through a very long tunnel it calmed down a bit. Should have arrived at Starbeck at 1908 - nearer 20 past, but with the ground so close to the station - no sweat. A pint of cask John Smiths in the "Sir Henry Peacock" before a wander past the old folks flats, across the field and into the ground in good time.
An interesting ground - I'm being polite here -
Social Club - (I'd walked past 450 yards t'other side of the field)
Toilets - One Portakabin per sex
Floodlights - well check out the pix ....
A little bit of annoyance does creep in - we at Mossley have had our "pop side" stand closed down because it ain't concreted and contains "possible missiles" - I'm afraid Harrogate's ground lags well behind Seel Park if we're going on the safety ticket - fairs fair mind - I did have a chat with "Dave Lumix" in the club at half-time (yes I did leg it across for one) and they are "on the case" - it just seems that the league feel Mossley may "go up" therefore we'll tie them down tight vis-a-vis ground gradings.
Anyway I digress - if you're not aware, one of the new-wave Mossley eco-warrior travellers had a slight mishap at the weekend - alcohol and Spain were involved - I give you - Dydo's fractured foot !!!!!
To football - well, I have to be honest (am I ever thus) - it was 15th (us) v 16th (them) - and it showed. Looking at the positives, we seem to be fairly comfy at the back as regards moving the ball out - some good one-touch stuff/find your man etc. However if we take the A-B-C formula where A=Defence, B=Midfield C=Attack....
A to A - looking comfy
A to B - mostly comfy with the odd few "overshoots"
A to C - that's called "hoof" - we "hoof" too well ...
B to C - if we could just get this right...
And once again we conceded just before half-time (OK was it 35 rather than 43 ??) when a 0-0 half-time would have done wonders. Second half was a lot of huff'n'puff and a lot of "panic at the disco" - sorry panic at the back - but I fervently believe a lot of the panic is purely down to confidence - it's NOT a lack of ability - no way. Anyways, perseverance brings its own reward - however bloody late - and Gareth played the "Get Out of Jail" card to good effect - and that sort of thing will send not only the fans home happy - but the players too (unless Gerry b*ll*cked them of course !!)
I'll stick a piccy link on again for those who don't go too far back..
http://s146.photobucket.com/albums/r272/mossleysmiffy/HarrogateMossley/
As you can tell - the night matches are going to be a struggle - as the mighty "Kipax" from Accy Stanley says "If you haven't got an f2.8 lens you might as well forget night-time football photography" - well - hot off the presses - a 4% pay increase arrived today (whoo hooo !!) - and after due discussions with Mrs Smiffy - a new lens might well be in the offing fairly soon (pay rise only part of it of course - this will be birthday, Christmas, 2008 Fathers Day, etc etc up front - an NO REPEAT NO REPEAT NO CIGARETTES !!). The Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS is still a distant dream - but if I can at least get the Sigma equivalent (no image stabilisation though) - it's got to be a step in the right direction....
....unless anyone out there in bloggerland can put me onto a second-hand Canon 70-200 f2.8 without the Image Stabilisation for around £500-550.
OK - enough shop talk - Saturday sees Mossley away at Rossendale United in a re-arranged jobby due to the lack of FA Cup next round stuff. Unfortunately I won't be at Dark Lane as once Woodley "did the business" over us in't'Cup, a trip to Mother-in-Laws was arranged....
Which means I get to watch Belper Town v Causeway United in the FA Cup - and a futile "Photography Death Match" with Tim (aka Belper Town's "Snapper") will entail !!!
The "further bugger" is of course that Rossendale is a wonderful "by public transport" place - Mossley to Man Vic - MetroLink to Bury - East Lancs Preserved Railway to Rawtenstall.......
...bugger....
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