Wakefield vs Mossley

Cruel - that just about sums it up ... for now - pix at

http://s146.photobucket.com/albums/r272/mossleysmiffy/WakefieldMossley2008/

1759 - I'll be back after tea....

1953 - like now ....

The weekend started early with haircuts for me and Peter – we’ve a posh wedding to go to quite soon, so it’s best bib and tucker type sh*t – those in the Derbyshire area may well know something about Breadsall Priory – for it is there we are going …suitably “haired”, we hared back to Mossley, I picked up bag and managed to grab a quickie in the Britt before joining the 1147 to Huddersfield. While we were all in the pub we got a txt msg “New Signing that will shock you will be playing today” – we’d found out who before the train had got to Greenfield !! Despite a 20 minute “change” in Huddersfield, we missed out on the two real ale emporia due to Topsy’s “bad leg” – we stayed in the Waiting Room near Platform 6, drinking canned beer and moaning about the “automatic doors” that stayed open just that little bit tooo long.

Arrived at Wakefield Westgate 15 minutes late (but then we all come to expect this kind of thing haven’t we ?) Armed with a few scribbled notes and a photo of the Tourist Information map on my baby Fuji we marched off – in the wrong direction. Fortunately the York Branch arrived quickly and thanks to the beauty of the mobile phone, we were soon heading the “correct” way through Wakefield, stopping at the “Six Chimneys” for that “Wetherspoon experience” – and then walking past the “Red Shed” to the ground.

The club outside looked OK (apparently very big in the Jazz world) – but we were told there was a bar on the ground so in we went – yes keg beer, but (even worse) plastic glasses !! And there was Adam Morning warming up on the pitch.

What can I say about the game that hasn’t been said already – we didn’t take advantage of the wind in the first half – apart from the “straight in corner” mind !! Second half – under the cosh a bit, Wakefield equalised, and as time ticked on we were thinking “This is a good point earned here” – and then …well you know the rest. It was very very cruel – but as has been said elsewhere, probably the best performance of 2008, and one that should give us all hope for the next of the “must win” games at home to Bridlington on Tuesday night.

Walked back into Wakefield (past some interesting hoardings - the "Dyslexic Building Company" - or is it because of "legal stuff" in case shops decide not to get involve ?) for a slurp (Black Sheep Bitter) in the “Elephant and Castle” opposite the station. I was heading for Derby – and after having found out the cost of a single – absolutely f**king criminal – I headed to Leeds for a sulk before getting a train – going back though Wakefield - which had a lot of brassed-off Newcastle fans on it ( we compared notes about late goals – and drank canned beer of course !) - to Derby. As the trains to Belper at that time are like – scarce – I nipped over the road to the Brunswick and had a pint of the house brewery’s “CherryB” – and rather nice it was – I’m not a great fan of sweet beers, but this was very very tasty – so I had another….

Train to Belper – sleep. Today – a quick walk down the Derwent (see my jolly "panorama pic" on the Belper message Board) before “lunch out” and a drive home. Take-away tea tonight (disaster !! “Spice of Life” pizza machine is broken !!)….

….and now this …bring on Tuesday …