With 2 away games on the bounce it was always going to be a long week.
Today was no different. Blackpool away.
Again Gary Barras at the Hope Inn had opened for us to have a few cuos.of tea and coffees before we leave.....well.....they were there if we wanted them anyway!
Today we didnt have the full bit woth a trip to the seaside on the cards the chance for a weekend away was a good time to get involved!
Our Branch Treasuerer and Vice Secretary (Jo Barrett and Andrew Caunt) along with Mrs Monkey and Aintie Viv (minus the boy genius) jad taken that oppertunity with both jands and decided to speand Friday and Saturday night in the sea side town.
This left me with the lovely task of making sure the rabble get too and from the game on the coach.
We set off at 10am afyer we had sent our coach down to Juncrion 37 to pick up the Brannan boys and Lee Vickers. Another pick up at the Hilton Leeds City Centre the up to where I was at the Hope Inn.
Our pub stop was in Preston and we managed to have the place to ourselves so easy enough to get to the bar and if any of our people wanted any scran (food) then it didnt take long to.come
It was even easy getting to the ground with everyone getting on thw coach on time and no traffic to the ground. to be fair i thought there wasnt a game considering how easy it actually went!
You ask Monkey how easy it is getting a pub full of fans onto a coach and away on time....it never happens so i was quiet pleased with how it went!
At the ground the sun is shining. Which im sure is a first for Blackpool. but the pitch is the worst iv ever seen. I wouldnt let sheep graze on it never mind play football.
Anyway, the team is unchanged and as the game kicks off you can see that it was going to be the worst game football ever played. Because of the pitch its impossible to actually pass the ball.
Just before half time Blackpool get a free kick just outside the box. The free kick hits the bar and bounces out to Madine to put Blackpool ahead.
it really was turning into one of those
days.
There were alot of minor scuffles in the Leeds end. Alcohol, Sunshine, Sea aor and football shouldnt mix but too late now.
2nd half kicks off and its still the same. Redfearn makes 2 subs after 55 mins. Sharp.and Mowatt off and Antenucci and Morrison on.
This makes a difference and we start to control the game and get the break through with Antenucci who lobs there keeper to make it 1-1
I look to my right and about 10 Leeds fans who are in the home end walk are beong ushered out of the ground with a few Blackpool fans giving them a bit of verbal. Then a father and son are also in the home end and are set upon by what i can only call cowards. thw young lad cant be anymore than 13. and he and hos dad have been kicked and puched by complete dickheads.
The Leeds fans i the away end see this and as you can guess are not happy. they charge at the police who manage to hold them back but its getting nasty now. The police escort the father and son to safety and to the medical room.
Thankfully it calms down but its another but i can guarentee that its the leeds fans that get punished for that.
In added time Steve Morrison thinks he had scored the winner but it gets ruled out.
Our member Rob Woodyet celebrated like he won the lottery but ended uo falling and hittingnhis head in the concrete. So now he is being led to the medical room to be checked out.
I got the call from Monkey to say he had been taken and not to leave without him. I managed to get to the medical room and took a few photos of Rob but wont be posting on here....ill save them for when he dicides to get married!
We finally head home with everyone safely on the coach.
Thankfully we get next weekend off football. we need a break after this week for sure!
Danny
Today was no different. Blackpool away.
Again Gary Barras at the Hope Inn had opened for us to have a few cuos.of tea and coffees before we leave.....well.....they were there if we wanted them anyway!
Today we didnt have the full bit woth a trip to the seaside on the cards the chance for a weekend away was a good time to get involved!
Our Branch Treasuerer and Vice Secretary (Jo Barrett and Andrew Caunt) along with Mrs Monkey and Aintie Viv (minus the boy genius) jad taken that oppertunity with both jands and decided to speand Friday and Saturday night in the sea side town.
This left me with the lovely task of making sure the rabble get too and from the game on the coach.
We set off at 10am afyer we had sent our coach down to Juncrion 37 to pick up the Brannan boys and Lee Vickers. Another pick up at the Hilton Leeds City Centre the up to where I was at the Hope Inn.
Our pub stop was in Preston and we managed to have the place to ourselves so easy enough to get to the bar and if any of our people wanted any scran (food) then it didnt take long to.come
It was even easy getting to the ground with everyone getting on thw coach on time and no traffic to the ground. to be fair i thought there wasnt a game considering how easy it actually went!
You ask Monkey how easy it is getting a pub full of fans onto a coach and away on time....it never happens so i was quiet pleased with how it went!
At the ground the sun is shining. Which im sure is a first for Blackpool. but the pitch is the worst iv ever seen. I wouldnt let sheep graze on it never mind play football.
Anyway, the team is unchanged and as the game kicks off you can see that it was going to be the worst game football ever played. Because of the pitch its impossible to actually pass the ball.
Just before half time Blackpool get a free kick just outside the box. The free kick hits the bar and bounces out to Madine to put Blackpool ahead.
it really was turning into one of those
days.
There were alot of minor scuffles in the Leeds end. Alcohol, Sunshine, Sea aor and football shouldnt mix but too late now.
2nd half kicks off and its still the same. Redfearn makes 2 subs after 55 mins. Sharp.and Mowatt off and Antenucci and Morrison on.
This makes a difference and we start to control the game and get the break through with Antenucci who lobs there keeper to make it 1-1
I look to my right and about 10 Leeds fans who are in the home end walk are beong ushered out of the ground with a few Blackpool fans giving them a bit of verbal. Then a father and son are also in the home end and are set upon by what i can only call cowards. thw young lad cant be anymore than 13. and he and hos dad have been kicked and puched by complete dickheads.
The Leeds fans i the away end see this and as you can guess are not happy. they charge at the police who manage to hold them back but its getting nasty now. The police escort the father and son to safety and to the medical room.
Thankfully it calms down but its another but i can guarentee that its the leeds fans that get punished for that.
In added time Steve Morrison thinks he had scored the winner but it gets ruled out.
Our member Rob Woodyet celebrated like he won the lottery but ended uo falling and hittingnhis head in the concrete. So now he is being led to the medical room to be checked out.
I got the call from Monkey to say he had been taken and not to leave without him. I managed to get to the medical room and took a few photos of Rob but wont be posting on here....ill save them for when he dicides to get married!
We finally head home with everyone safely on the coach.
Thankfully we get next weekend off football. we need a break after this week for sure!
Danny