Mossley v Burscough

 Lee Wilshaw cops for it ....

God this is late innit !!!  Pics at

Mossley 2 Burscough 3

Bad day at the office for Mossley - not helped by some "interesting" refereeing and various "antics" from the away side (I could say more .. but to be honest I can't be *rsed !!).  End of the day three points lost (stolen ??) - followed by a 5-1 hammering at Northwich Vics on Wednesday (not there - thankfully !!).

Weekend sees me at a wedding down Derby way on Saturday straight after work - ergo no footy (I could sneak into Belper Town, bang off a few shots whilst dressed up and then shoot off to Horsley Woodhouse - we'll see !!)

Otherwise work still grim ... the Christmas rush has definitely started early ... but according to Royal Mail it doesn't start until December 5th (my *rse !!!!).   Here's my cheeky little option/view on stuff - especially with today being "Black Friday" - God help us next week !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mossley/Irlam - Wet #2

Tom Dean makes it 2-0 ...

What an awful night - amazed that the game went ahead (although it HAS to be said that over the last few years the Mossley pitch has improved 1000%, and can certainly take a touch of water - even so it must have been touch and go on Tuesday night).

Not unlike Saturday at Stalybridge ... both sides played football - and did a good job of it !! The two-division gulf between the two teams was plain to see however - although credit Irlam for giving it their best shot.  Have to admit the thrid ond fourth goals owed  a bit to the surface ... plus the odd deflection here and there.  Pics (not greta - for obvious reasons) from the game at 

Mossley 4 Irlam FC 0

Will it recover in time for Saturday's game against Burscough - we wait , we see ...
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Stalybridge/Worcester ... Wet #1

 Finding a way thru defence .. and standing water !!!

Saturday (OK I'm late ... but I do have a life outside here).

So .. Saturday - finished work late got to football late (viz 1530hrs) - the Christmas sh*te is kicking in (plus when your normal oppo is off, things go to sh*te - as it had all week).

Weather sh*te during work hours - work sh*te during football hours ... HOWEVER it was good to see both teams playing football given the conditions - and Worcester certainly didn't look like a bottom of the table team (Danny Jackman caught my eye)

 I got there in the end ... pics at Stalybridge 3 Worcester 1

Such is life ... and today's word comes from the letter sh*te ....

Football ?? Not ..

 Token "weekend photo" - from the Belper bonty down the Meadows ...

Saturday saw me heading down to Belper for a family party after work .. I was probably going through Matlock as they scored their 90th minute third goal ... otherwise I was suffering BBC Radio Derby (once Real XS signal went !!) and Burton Albion's demise against Peterborough ...

No football since - even tonight (Tuesday) - it's been grim at work - rain rain rain on Monday and the usual "light Tuesday" wasn't.  By the time I got home I just couldn't be *rsed - lucky really - the two options saw both Stalybridge lose (to Northwich Villa in the Cheshire Senior Cup) and Ashton United lose (to Nantwich Town in the Doodson Cup) - even Mossley lost on their travails to Ossett in similar cup.

Happy to realise the rest of the week at work will be sh*te ... and Saturday is NOT looking promising for football given the state we're in already at work ...

I hate Christmas sometimes ...
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Sunday Walk above Ladybower ...

Reservoir at 56% capacity we were told - bits of Derwent Village showing ...

Amazing weather for the first day of November ... had to be done ...

Derwent Edge Walk 01Nov15
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Ashton United v Ramsbottom United ...

 Aaron Burns gets a "helping hand" ...

... in the FA Trophy ...

Ashton United 2 Ramsbottom United 2
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