Stalybridge Celtic v Bishops Stortford ...

That's NOT camera noise - it's sleet !

... finally !!

Left our house in plenty of time for a beer or two @ Stalybridge Buffet Bar, before going for the bus up to Bower Fold - which was so bloody late, I ended up arriving at the game at precisely 2000hrs to be told "Celtic are 2-1 down !" - bloody hell ... Greg Wilkinson scored his usual 25 yard screamer to equalise (almost got it this time - just ended up with a defender blocking "my" shot !) so 2-2 at half-time gave promise for the second "downhill" half.

Then the weather got worse ... and worse ... and unfortunately it seemed to rub off with the home team as well - and Bishop's snatched a third goal with a about 15 minutes left - and - despite some weird and wonderful substitutions and positional changes - that was bascially it ... the game in hand has now gone for Celtic ...

Turning up late - plus awful weather - seemed to rub off on the cameraman as well - I DID wrap up well but there's only so much you can do in sub-zero, wind-chill-type weather the finger ends were in total agony by the end - I tried though ...

Stalybridge Celtic 2 Bishop's Stortford 3

That was last night - and (again as noted earlier) I woke up this morning (da-da-da-da-da !) to see snow falling sideways in a gale force wind. "Going to be interesting" thought I - and it was ! We got there in the end though - although with mail/parcels etc turning up late, it'll be a touch "heavier" tomorrow - looking out of the window now (1915hrs), it shouldn't be as bad ...

Better get the tea on now - certain family members are starving ...
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