tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-322275912024-03-07T09:07:55.322+00:00Six Tame SidesClosed Down/Put to Bed on 31st December 2013 - time to concentrate on the pictures ...
Mike Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15329741010819031649noreply@blogger.comBlogger2084125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32227591.post-63477252186009598482017-02-07T12:37:00.001+00:002017-02-07T12:41:24.559+00:00Tidy Upgoogle-site-verification: google3761832b0f094743.htmlMike Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15329741010819031649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32227591.post-37884349656759681022014-01-27T11:12:00.000+00:002014-01-27T11:12:00.844+00:00Finally sorted the re-direct ...<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">... so if you type in <a href="http://www.sixtamesides.co.uk/">http://www.sixtamesides.co.uk</a> ... you get re-directed to the new site !!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Such are the perils of going for the "cheap" options (one company owning the domain name - and another company hosting it) !!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So now IT REALLY IS "Farewell" ...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So - for 2014 - it's going to be "concentrate more on the pictures" - so a new blog has been set up - viz.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">That's where the football stuff will be going - together with a more photographic-based blurb (or in most cases- not too much blurb) - and for those who play catch-up, there's a link on the side of this 'ere blog (plus anyone who uses the sixtamesides.co.uk link will be re-directed to the new blog. I've been playing around on the new'un for a week or so - so there's already a "bit of a start" ...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Nice day for it as well - back in work tomorrow ... just in time for the return of the wind and rain - aargh ..</span></span><br />
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<br />Mike Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15329741010819031649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32227591.post-70926119019296582202013-12-28T23:55:00.004+00:002013-12-28T23:55:53.526+00:00Ashton United v Stafford Rangers ...<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The other chance of the season to see the old "home-town team" - but oh dear oh dear - saw them scrape past Droylsden a month or so ago - but today ... absolutely no chance - in the end a 4-0 defeat could have been a lot worse had it not been for some heroics from Stafford 'keeper Jon Brain. Pictures from the game at</span></span><br />
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<br />Mike Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15329741010819031649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32227591.post-59521339744150779222013-12-27T23:20:00.004+00:002013-12-27T23:20:47.908+00:00Mossley v Bamber Bridge<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://mossleysmiffy.jalbum.net/MossleyBamberBridge26Dec13/">Mossley 2 Bamber Bridge 3</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The "Christmas Rush" relented just a touch - and I got to Bower Fold in time for kick-off (if not for the customary bottle of Peroni !!). Thoroughly entertaining game from a neutral standpoint I suppose - but Celtic must be ruing two dropped points when they were 2-0 and 3-1 up - but fair play to a very good Boston United side who got themselves back into the game in the second half ... and to be honest could have gone on to win it. Pictures at</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Can't last ...</span></span><br />
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<br />Mike Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15329741010819031649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32227591.post-35240273020969776462013-12-12T00:32:00.002+00:002013-12-12T00:32:58.754+00:00Ashton United v Nantwich Town<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Again .. just the pics ... I'm tired and word is that tomorrow will be "the big one" at work - as if the last two weeks haven't ...</span></span><br />
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<br />Mike Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15329741010819031649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32227591.post-1234586395708500932013-12-10T18:28:00.003+00:002013-12-10T20:59:12.878+00:00Some Silly Stuff ...<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Found today hanging out of the letterbox of one of my customers ...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Have just emptied some pics of my phone; might find time to upload a couple more silly buggers </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">...as you can tell - I was "working" !!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">More later - as today is my birthday (Heinz) - I've got dispensation for extra football ...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So - to Bower Fold so see if Celtic could get a fourth successive home victory under their belt against lowly Worcester City. However ... the visitors belied their lowly status and caught Celtic cold in the first minute - ouch !! The visitors looked far more dangerous in the first 45 with the Celtic defence creaking alarmingly at times, although Celtic did hit the post right on half-time.</span></span><br />
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Mike Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15329741010819031649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32227591.post-53863699266097326842013-11-20T21:08:00.001+00:002013-11-20T21:08:16.265+00:00Droylsden v Stafford Rangers<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cold ... at work all day (fortunately a Manager appeared in our office in the morning - and handed out some RM-issue gloves - huzzah !!). Christmas has deffo kicked in this week - Tuesday is normally one of the quiet days - not this week ... one way of looking at it is "Thank God mail is down (QED) - otherwise I'd never get all the bloody parcels in the bag". However we're getting everything (not forgetting of course the four pieces of **** - sorry Door2Doors) at once - and it ain't pretty.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Finished work (late of course .. O/T suitably booked) - home to warm up before heading back out to Droylsden to see the night's "six pointer" - bottom versus bottom-but-one ... and it showed. The visitors did look the more threatening - but just couldn't finish - until Kinsella put them ahead. Droylsden found an equaliser at the end of the first half, but the second 45 minutes was pretty similar - loads of action in and around the Droylsden penalty box - but not much in it. Then a "Did it Cross the Line" controversy seemed to be the turning point. Goal not given - but the pressure finally brought results with goals from Woolery and Burke. However - true to league table position - a late goal from Droylsden made the last 10 minutes a bit hairy for the travelling fans (attendance was officially 115 - and there must have been 40-ish from Stafford ? And they made ALL the noise !) - but Stafford held out for their first away win of the season - and Droylsden's winless streak continued.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So ... well done to John Flanagan and his team - which was incidentally decimated by injury/suspension/cup-tied type stuff - when I saw the team sheet I thought ... incorrectly as it ended up !!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Still - onwards and upwards - will certainly be checking out the draw for the next round of the FA Trophy on Monday (how about Curzon Ashton v Stalybridge Celtic ??). 'Bridge eased past Vauxhall Motors 3-0 in their home tie yesterday - league-wise, Hyde FC let a 2-0 lead slip away losing 3-2 at Woking, Ashton United let a 1-0 lead slip away losing 2-3 at home to Worksop (note ex-Mossley Tom Denton scoring for the Tigers against the Robins), Padiham let a 1-0 and 2-1 lead slip away, losing 2-3 to Mossley - and finally Droylsden's season of woe continued with a 3-7 reverse at Skelmersdale United.</span></span><br />
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<br />Mike Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15329741010819031649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32227591.post-5419202688865478242013-11-15T15:49:00.001+00:002013-11-15T16:15:29.015+00:00Komdu á Íslandi ..<div class="almost_half_cell" id="gt-res-content">
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Mike Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15329741010819031649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32227591.post-79709941664260284872013-11-14T23:30:00.002+00:002013-11-14T23:30:40.426+00:00RANT ! The Economy ...<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bank of England Governer Mark Carney "The economic recovery has taken hold" ...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Well - after the weather on Saturday I had serious doubts about this one being on ... but one wet day and two dry ones (plus the usual heroics from the groundstaff !!) saw 102 hardy souls up at a chilly Seel Park to see if AFC Fylde could emulate <a href="http://sixtamesides.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/droylsden-v-afc-fylde.html">their last trip to the Tameside area.</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">They didn't ... although it was a very professional performance by the higher-ranked visitors, who pretty much snuffed out any threats from Mossley quickly and efficiently - reckon you could count the Mossley chances on one hand - although they did include one golden chance for Dougie Carroll while it was still 0-1 - unfortunately he dragged it wide. Good effort from the home team though, especially at the back with "rookie keeper" Christian Thewlis having a very promising start. Fylde finished off the job with a rather soft (in my humble opinion !) penalty - and that was that for Mossley in this season's NPL Cup. A few pictures at </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The lazy week continues ... plugging away at some of the jobs ... today I will be "playing" with UPVC skirting board in our recently renovated bathroom - and maybe a hair cut too !!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mentioned previously - with a Saturday off I might travel somewhere exotic ... 'fraid not folks - I've "had the call", and I'll be travelling all of 4 miles or so down to the Tameside Stadium to cover the FA Trophy game between Curzon Ashton and ................ AFC Fylde !!!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">.</span></span>Mike Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15329741010819031649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32227591.post-77829404191235122082013-11-10T19:21:00.001+00:002013-11-11T00:55:41.576+00:00Sunday Walk ...<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What a difference a day makes !!! Awoke to blue skies ... and frost !!! We'd had friends over on Saturday evening - a bit of a bonfire, food and silly games, and today all off out for a bit of a local walk ... and again, it wasn't as cold as 'Mr BBC Weather' was saying !! A touch muddy underfoot - but an enjoyable jaunt nonetheless ...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One WET day ... from start to finish !! Struggled through rain, wind, hailstorms etc during the morning thinking "I wonder what - if anything - is going to be on this afternoon (apart from TV football) ??". Home - and check out stuff ... saw a photo of Droylsden's pitch on Twitter - my mind went back to <a href="http://mossleysmiffy.jalbum.net/DroylsdenStalybridgeOFF/">almost exactly four years ago</a> - true to form it was called off. Twitter was also telling us that Curzon's game against Farsley was ON - by 1430 this had been revised to OFF. No mention of the Mossley game online anywhere - so it was down to the old-fashioned way viz. a phone call ... "Definitely ON" was the reply so up the road I went (with suitable wet weather protection) - and once again the Mossley ground staff had performed miracles to get the game on - and an excellent game it was too - given the conditions. Mossley were comfortable throughout and should have had more than two goals to be honest. The weather worsened in the last 25 minutes or so - but Mossley continued to press as the pitch got wetter and wetter (as did the cameraman !!). Another three points in the bag - and mid-table respectability returns, with the confidence running through the team to push on upwards. There's supposedly a game on Tuesday night (versus AFC Fylde in the Doodson Cup) - I have my doubts on that one, but you never know ! </span></span><br />
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<br />Mike Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15329741010819031649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32227591.post-1157503851862976152013-11-08T20:07:00.001+00:002013-11-08T20:07:20.788+00:00I Beg to Differ ...<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/id3sfhA3wOM" width="560"></iframe></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Probably because I don't have an LWT (the golf trolley look-a-like) or an HCT ( the ice-cream trolley look-a-like) or a bloody great big wagon (the bloody great big wagon look-a-like).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When it's a bag on your shoulder - and no bugger is at home - I HATE parcels ...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(But don't tell my boss !)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Work tomorrow ... Football tomorrow ... and then A WEEK OFF WORK !! Time to re-charge batteries, do all those things you can't do while you're at work - and steel my self for the Christmas pressure (which has to be honest already started vis-a-vis those bloody parcels !!!) . A week off also means a Saturday off (16th) - I'll be looking for an exotic away-day football-wise - that's for sure (unless I get the "Non-League Paper" call - and then money talks ...)</span></span><br />
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