Great Night at Stalybridge
Stalybridge Celtic 0-1 FC United
FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round Replay; attendance 1,923
The drama as FC United clung onto their only goal to go through to the next round and a tie at Northwich Victoria. A great night out - it sure beats another evening with the Tv.
The Biffa herself got caught up in the cup fever after Sunday's 3-3 draw and decided to join me on public transportation out to the edge of the Pennines. Arrived at Oxford Road Station a little too early. That's the perils of bus journeys sometimes they don't get stuck in traffic. So mooched around. By the time you've read every leaflet on offer about great days out in Lancashire and all day rover tickets you just want the 1907h to Scarborough to roll up.
In Stalybridge at 1926h, and fortunately spotted a huddle of FC fans at the bus stop outside the station. That saves some scurrying around. Big queues to get in. You'd think they'd have more than two turnstiles open when you've got 1,500 away supporters stood in your car park.
The goal from Jerome Wright came out of nowhere. A rocket into the top corner. Well that's how it looked to me from our end. Wild scenes, flare set off (that's the smoke in the photo), jumping around and the obligitory scarf waving.
On the night FC United played the better football, though Celtic were always in the match but just failed to score. The singing about "Going to Wembley" is fun and everybody is enjoying a bit of a cup run. Just getting to the 1st round will the achievement and only 32 clubs from every league and divsion below the Football League are allowed that chance.
We stomped down the long hill back to town. I wouldn't have liked to walked up to this ground, living a flat part of the world and not being a rambling type. Gasping for a bevvy and where else but the noted Stalybridge Buffet Bar on Platform 1. Had a bitter called "SOS" - I usually just pick something from a micro brewery I've never tried before. Excellent finish to the Stalybridge experience.
Admission £10, bus & rail ticket £5.30, beer £2.40, coffee £1.30. Took our own pies and confectionary bars though we noted lots of take aways and chippies in Stalybridge.
FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round Replay; attendance 1,923
The drama as FC United clung onto their only goal to go through to the next round and a tie at Northwich Victoria. A great night out - it sure beats another evening with the Tv.
The Biffa herself got caught up in the cup fever after Sunday's 3-3 draw and decided to join me on public transportation out to the edge of the Pennines. Arrived at Oxford Road Station a little too early. That's the perils of bus journeys sometimes they don't get stuck in traffic. So mooched around. By the time you've read every leaflet on offer about great days out in Lancashire and all day rover tickets you just want the 1907h to Scarborough to roll up.
The goal from Jerome Wright came out of nowhere. A rocket into the top corner. Well that's how it looked to me from our end. Wild scenes, flare set off (that's the smoke in the photo), jumping around and the obligitory scarf waving.
On the night FC United played the better football, though Celtic were always in the match but just failed to score. The singing about "Going to Wembley" is fun and everybody is enjoying a bit of a cup run. Just getting to the 1st round will the achievement and only 32 clubs from every league and divsion below the Football League are allowed that chance.
We stomped down the long hill back to town. I wouldn't have liked to walked up to this ground, living a flat part of the world and not being a rambling type. Gasping for a bevvy and where else but the noted Stalybridge Buffet Bar on Platform 1. Had a bitter called "SOS" - I usually just pick something from a micro brewery I've never tried before. Excellent finish to the Stalybridge experience.
Admission £10, bus & rail ticket £5.30, beer £2.40, coffee £1.30. Took our own pies and confectionary bars though we noted lots of take aways and chippies in Stalybridge.
Labels: FA-Cup, Non-League
posted by lorenzo23 at
23:23
2 Comments:
Great! Imagine getting through to the 1st round proper. Imagine getting to the 3rd round .... I'll never forget the time Altrincham played Liverpool
It's the dream of every non-league player and supporter. The publicity would be amazing.
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