Small Town With a Sweet Shop
Maine Road 0-1 New Mills
North West Counties League Premier Division; attendance 160
The small town with a sweet shop is a reference to the Swizzels factory that makes Love Hearts. It's in the lovely town of New Mills. I've enjoyed many a visit, not to the ground but to the fast flowing river that makes hydro-power and the relics of old stone cotton mills. Worth a visit if you're in Derbyshire.
So what to do on a Tuesday night. The Biffa herself is away in London, the Tv is bobbins, and a ten minute car trip to Brantingham Road beckons. It turns out to be a well contested match. If New Mills stop skying the ball into the car park they might take the lead. Eventually they do score with a good header in the second half. At this point in the game I'm stood with the Maine Road fans, so do not celebrate. After this I drift back round to the New Mills fans, there are about 30 of them. Not that there is any chanting or singing. The players and the coaches do the shouting, lots of shouting, the linesman has banter with the nearby spectators. This is close-up football - sometimes you get lucky and kick the ball back for a throw in.
I don't dislike Maine Road, they are local and it's Manchester. But it's their City connection, and they play in sky blue. So when I come here I secretly support the opposition. Maine Road put in a good effort to get it level but it's not to be. New Mills on track for promotion with these three points.
An enjoyable evening - I prefer the night matches over the Saturday afternoons here - it's more atmospheric and the little tea and pie shack brightly lit in the far corner is a joy to behold.
Game 46 this season : admission £5, cup of tea 50p.
North West Counties League Premier Division; attendance 160
The small town with a sweet shop is a reference to the Swizzels factory that makes Love Hearts. It's in the lovely town of New Mills. I've enjoyed many a visit, not to the ground but to the fast flowing river that makes hydro-power and the relics of old stone cotton mills. Worth a visit if you're in Derbyshire.
So what to do on a Tuesday night. The Biffa herself is away in London, the Tv is bobbins, and a ten minute car trip to Brantingham Road beckons. It turns out to be a well contested match. If New Mills stop skying the ball into the car park they might take the lead. Eventually they do score with a good header in the second half. At this point in the game I'm stood with the Maine Road fans, so do not celebrate. After this I drift back round to the New Mills fans, there are about 30 of them. Not that there is any chanting or singing. The players and the coaches do the shouting, lots of shouting, the linesman has banter with the nearby spectators. This is close-up football - sometimes you get lucky and kick the ball back for a throw in.
I don't dislike Maine Road, they are local and it's Manchester. But it's their City connection, and they play in sky blue. So when I come here I secretly support the opposition. Maine Road put in a good effort to get it level but it's not to be. New Mills on track for promotion with these three points.
An enjoyable evening - I prefer the night matches over the Saturday afternoons here - it's more atmospheric and the little tea and pie shack brightly lit in the far corner is a joy to behold.
Game 46 this season : admission £5, cup of tea 50p.
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