Mossley v Clitheroe

... it was cold last night - and apparently the game WAS in doubt early doors - but a sprinkling of magic dust (or something like that !!) at the Park End and it was game on ! Certainly a game of two halves - Mossley bossed the first 45 minutes and looked comfy at 3-0 up. However - why make it easy ?? There must have been something in the respective team's half-time cuppas as Clitheroe came out with all guns blazing and Mossley just got deeper and deeper and deeper. When it got to 3-2 the alarm bells were ringing ... Mossley were restricted to the odd breakaway which could on a couple of occasions made the game safe - 4 minutes added time as well - but they held out to make it two wins out of two in 2011 (and 13 points out of the last 15 actually). Some pictures at ..

Mossley 3 Clitheroe 2

Lazy night tonight (what's left of it anyway) before heading back to the grindstone tomorrow - and it's going to be interesting to say the least. My walk is (for better for worse) part of the Oldham East and Saddleworth constituency - and on New Years Eve I was confronted with this "little lot" - yep a couple of "electoral communications" which need posting ...



... and there's more to come as well - aaarrgh !!
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