Mossley v Ashton United PSF 21Jul15

 It's in there somewhere ....

No mention of Willow Wood Hospice Cup either - is someone else doing that this season ???

Enjoyable game - thought Mossley acquitted themselves well against their higher league opposition (not unlike last Tuesday against Stalybridge)  Pics from game at

Mossley 0 Ashton United 2

(I do promise - when the season starts in earnest - I'll get back to putting proper captions on the pics !!).
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No Saturday Football ...

Sunset over Hurst Cross ...

... because I went out on Friday night to watch Ashton United take on the Burnley Development Squad - well we do have a Burnley fan "in the family" !!!  

Report here ... pics at

Ashton United 1 Burnley XI 2

Next stop ... Mossley v Ashton United ...
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Mossley v Stalybridge - PSF - 14Jul15

 Tom Pratt strikes for Mossley's equaliser ...

... and up the hill for Mossley's first PSF of the season ...

Pics from game at

Mossley 1 Stalybridge Celtic 2 - PSF

No names - well not many (!) - they're still only friendlies ... but the snapper needs to get back up to speed as well ...
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Stalybridge Celtic v Barnsley - Pre Season Friendly 11Jul15

Chris Simm has a crack ...

... after coming down from JST on the Friday night ... it was back to work on Saturday morning/early afternoon before heading up to Bower Fold for some FOOTBALL !!!!

Pics from game at 

Stalybridge Celtic 0 Barnsley 1

More to come ...
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Joanne Shaw Taylor ...

 I don't just do football y'know ...

... played at Uppermill Civic Hall last Friday.

Now I'm guessing there are a few (many ?) out there saying "Who ???"  Let me tell you this is one seriously good musician.   She's from the Birmingham area - plays the Blues (but is apparently an Aston Villa fan !!).  While Mrs Smiffy was (ironically) down in Birmingham watching Neil Diamond (£75), I was watching JST (£17-50) - reckon I got the best value for money (although wife might disagree !!).

A tremendous night of "dirty blues" - plus I had the chance to take a decent camera (grateful thanks to JST Management) so some pics from the gig at 

Joanne Shaw Taylor - Uppermill 10Jul15

Various reasons for the "delay in transmission" of pics (which I won't go into here) - but I do try ...
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Slowly Coming Out of Hibernation ....

Well what else happens when the football season "isn't" ???

Just a few weeks of work work work work ... but things are now starting to happen - more to come this very eve ...
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