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39 players, no title
Club no.42 on Saturday: Carshalton. It's a place where I have seen many weird happenings. Worthing once went 2-0 down in four minutes there and ended up wining 4-3 with all four goals from the incomparable Micky Edmonds. On another occasion Worthing were only one down after half an hour and lost 13-0. It's also where I saw a goalkeeper sent off for refusing point-blank to take a goal-kick from inside the six-yard box. I never worked that one out.
posted by Anonymous at
1:39 pm
On this occasion Carshalton lost 3-0 to Aveley, who needed it. Carshalton themselves started the season as championship favourites. So far they've used 39 players, which helps to explain why they're not any more. It was a funny day in the Ryman Premier. Six of the top eight played and collected two points between them (one of them in injury time), five of the bottom eight played and collected 13 points.
Tuesday took me to East Thurrock (not no.43: a repeat visit), where Heybridge had the better of things for 27 minutes, failed to score and found themselves 4-0 down after 34. Not surprisingly, a Heybridge dignatory begged me for a cigarette after that. "It's the first one I've had since I saw you last," he said.
Tonight, with luck, Aveley will get in their Essex Senior Cup game against Billericay at the third time of asking. It's either that or Waltham Forest. It's been a nice warm sunny day but it's clouding over now. I'm not hopeful.
Meanwhile, if you have the remotest interest in films, may I direct you to the http://greercn.wordpress.com/ blog?
Later in the day: Aveley did play, they beat Billericay 4-2, and it was all most enjoyable. Competitive goals scored this season on the four grounds shared by two Ryman League clubs: Ilford 54, Ashford 55, Horsham YMCA 82, Aveley . . . 113!
Labels: Aveley, East Thurrock United, Heybridge Swifts, Ryman League
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