Droylsden v Stafford Rangers

... but first a "post postman" drinkie at Stalybridge with the Alfreton Town crowd on their way to Hyde - two beers later (and a quid into the "Guess the Crowd" pot - come on 385 !!!), a train to Ashton and a 216 bus down to the Butchers Arms.

The game .. well I have to say men against boys - and maybe I should leave it at that. Some photos (including "something" on all 8 (eight) goals) at ...

Droylsden 7 Stafford Rangers 1

We all know money talks - unfortunately it is only "whispering" at Stafford. I'm sure that lessons will have been learned from this - unfortunate for the younger ones - a hard way to learn - but get a couple more "old heads" in at the back - and no way will they concede seven again this season. Full marks to Nick Wellecome, who ploughed a lonely furrow up front - and kept going till the bitter end. Droylsden looked really good though - right through from back to front - Stafford did have a good first ten, but after that - it really was just a question of how many ... seen Stafford twice now this season - scored 2 conceded 12 - I must be the "bad luck charm" - although I missed their (losing) trip to Hyde at the start of the season !! Next certainty is their game at Stalybridge Celtic next February - until then , many other teams to see ....

Weather permitting - a bit of a walk tomorrow, before heading back to "that place" on Monday - heard nothing from anyone else regarding "doom letters" - maybe they put second-class stamps on the letters - wouldn't be surprising for a (these days anyway) very third-class company - can still remember one young lady last time (Feb 2009) believing "I've escaped ..." only to find that the "incompetents" had sent her "at risk" letter to the wrong bloody address ...

I return to "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" ...
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