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Lost in the fog of Kent (or was it Kentish fog?)
Well, it's Tuesday. Today's plan is a nice trip to Margate. Pity I can't get away early enough for some quality sunbathing (for my overseas fans, that's one of those English weather jokes for which we are so famous).
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1:27 pm
A few more games since last we met; Sittingbourne on Saturday. So you go through these massive gates and see this gigantic modern stadium in front of you, then turn left and go down a rough track to the back pitch where they have to play now. Must be heartbreaking for them.
Super people, though, as at so many clubs. It promised to be a cracker: S'bourne (15 goals in four games) v Horsham YM (22 goals in six games). You can guess the rest. Tony Di Barnado (Doc, presumably), YM's Canadian goalkeeper, was brilliant. It was foggy when I left: actually took three wrong turnings getting out of the car park, a personal best. 52 down, 14 to go on Route 66.
Managed to squeeze in basketball (Leopards at Brentwood) and ice hockey (Chelmsford) on Sunday just to prove my life doesn't revolve around football.
Then it was Aveley last night: a 1-0 win for the mighty Millers (OK, Craig?) over Billericay. Tuohy scored. But it was cold, cold, cold. Thanks to Steve for letting me huddle up to the heater in the club shop wiv me Bovril.
Two successive clean sheets for the Millers thanks, I reckon, to new boy Tony Russell. Afraid I dissed him on principle when they signed him from Ilford, but he turns out to be pretty good. Anyway, after dissing him I discovered that he was one of my daughter's Facebook people. They were at school together. So now he's a hero.
And off to Margate tonight. 53/66, weather permitting. Have planned the rest, cleverly finishing at likely champions Dartford. Last time I made a plan it snowed for three weeks. Could be the same again.
This is a deeply dull posting but I'm in a bit of a rush and I really want to keep this reasonably up to date this year. I'll be back to my usual sizzling style (hey, the old postings are here if you don't believe me...) next time, all being well.
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