FC take the points in the hills

Buxton 0-1 FC United
Unibond League Premier att: 2090

Footie Singing at Buxton from biffadigital on Vimeo.
It's nice to wake up to an English summer's day instead of the recent dark skies and wet weather. Leave the train, no chance of missing your stop as it's the end of the line from Manchester, and walk downhill into the pretty town. Plenty of time to look around. We go to the spring water, and I even drink a bottle of the stuff. I rarely drink water unless very thirsty but this is good stuff. The Biffa herself even manages to buy a hand-knit woollen hat, though this is not a day for hats.

Lots of police about. Is there going to be trouble? I doubt it, they probably all want over-time pay. Two riot vans, one copper with a dog, 13 of them in the ground, 8 of them at the station. C'mon this is non-league football not a local grudge derby. The game is fast but any chances on goal are squandered. No goals in the first half. I tell the Biffa that "they should take our No.7 off as his passing is dreadful, looks a bit over-weight and not on form. Bet he goes and scores now". Bloody hell, he does. Jamie Baguely hits a long distance curler into the top of the goal, keeper no chance.

After that Buxton pile on the pressure, but their supporters who were very noisy in the first half don't get behind them. Good defending, and a bit of time wasting by taking the ball up to the Buxton corner flag and messing about in the last ten minutes. Think we can hang on and get the points. We do, first win of the year. W1, D1, L1 , and somebody announces Bradford Park Avenue have lost 3-1. They are seen as the money bags club who poached two of our star players.

Game 31. Admission £8, programme £1.50, train fare £7.00, bus fare £3.30, expresso in local coffee shop £1.30, brought own sandwiches for half time.