Stalybridge Celtic v Eastwood Town

... couldn't make the Mossley game ... they lost 5-2 (sounds poo, but at 3-2 down, pushing for an equaliser ... you can guess the rest). Anyway it was Bower Fold today for me - a couple of beers in the Hare and Hounds first and the chance to see Eastwood Chairman Rob Yong "in action" - a chat with a couple of Badgers told me how much this guy does for the team (i.e. a lot !) - he even travels on the supporters "Booze Bus" rather than the normal option - and I helped myself to some of the "gratis chips" he bought today - cheers ! (and I STILL have the photo of his choice of Ilkeston Town Player of the Year - obviously cannot divulge this "exclusive" until after the event !!).

Anyway ... game - bad start for Celtic when Barry Keeling got a red - a typical "by the book" decision by the ref who is of course hidebound by the refs rule book (you know that book ... it's the one where the phrases "discretion" and "common sense" have been deleted ...) - however a quick regroup (move Michael Carr back a bit) and to be honest over the next 89 minutes Eastwood threatened very little, and when they did the Celtic defence coped with ease ... and when the winner came it was a bonus I reckon ... nice for Celtic to finish their home games on an "up" though ... it's certainly been an "interesting" few months at Bower Fold since the departure of previous Manager Steve Burr ... for many Celtic fans the season end cannot come quick enough ... but if you look at today's performance - there's something there ... something that just might carry over to next season ...

Some pictures from today ... given the excellent weather, I was a touch disappointed - put that down to the cameraman I guess - bugger all else to blame - even got the new eyepiece up and running ... anyhow they're here ...

Stalybridge Celtic 1 Eastwood Town 0

... might be a game or two next week as well ...
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