Mossley v Prescot Cables 19Sep15

Mitch Bryant leads the charge ...

It's all going Pete Tong for the Lilywhites at the moment - after starting the season 5 matches unbeaten (all competitions), they've now lost five in a row (all competitions) - aargh !

Mossley 0 Prescot Cables 1

Being honest ... they're not playing badly - just not getting the rub of the green - especially yesterday when they found Prescot 'keeper Marcus Burgess in excellent form.  Early days yet - but it's a slide that needs reversing - sharpish !
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Torrs Walk 13Sep15

 Some of the amazing "industrial architecture" at New Mills ..

Another Sunday walk - didn't get lost this week though !!

Torrs Walk 13Sep15
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Mossley v Warrington Town 12Sep15

 New signing for Mossley - Scott Kay ...

A "hard-fought defeat" against a side who will certainly be there or thereabouts at the end of the season ..

Mossley 2 Warrington Town 3
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Getting Lost Over Bleaklow 06Sep15

 The weird and wonderful shapes of Bleaklow Stones ...

Something to do on a Sunday !!  Following a walk found in a book - but failing to fully read said walk ... ended up being reduced to getting the GPS out of the rucksack to get back to the car - all good fun ... Pics at

Bleaklow Walk 06Sep15
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Curzon Ashton v Nuneaton Town 05Sep15

Curzon's match winner Matty Warburton has a crack on goal... 

Curzon Ashton finally got their first win in the Vanarama North !!! Some pics from the game at


Curzon Ashton 1 Nuneaton Town 0
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Stalybridge Celtic v Chorley

 Bohan Dixon - a vital part of the Celtic "rearguard action" ...

A bad weather Bank Holiday Monday ... I'd promised Mrs Smiffy a day out walking (thus forgoing any football - honest !).  However the early morning lousy weather led us to say "Sod the walk - let's go elsewhere" ... and elsewhere led to a trip into traffic-snarled Ashton and Sainsburys and Ikea.  The traffic-snarling (plus the dawdlers in Ikea) meant we didn't get home until 1430hrs - then it was "You bugger off to the football" - so I did - arriving 5 minutes in !!!

Pics from game at

Stalybridge Celtic 0 Chorley 1

The game ?? Well I reckon the referee came out on top - for all the wrong reasons (OK "most" of the wrong reasons !).  What with Celtic playing against 9 men on Saturday @ Stockport County - Monday saw the proverbial boot on the other foot.  An heroic second half defensive display almost - just almost - saw the 0-0 through to the end ... sadly it was not to be.  Celtic - and their fans - should be proud of their team's second-half efforts .. the referee on the other hand should take a long hard look at his performance.  Can't argue with the first red card - but after that his performance degenerated into a shambles (he also sent off Celtic boss Liam Watson). All in all a bit of a comedown for the home team after their 3-0 away win at Stockport on the Saturday - but hey that's football - i.e. a bit of a bugger at times ...
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Mossley v Bamber Bridge ...

... on the (long) road to Wembley ... viz the Emirates FA Cup 1st Preliminary Round !!  

 Mitch Bryant strikes to put Mossley 1-0 up ...

I guess that at the end of the day Mossley were fortunate to come out of the game with a draw - you have to say that Brig were much the better team on the day ... but ... we live to fight another day.

Pics from the game at 

Mossley 1 Bamber Bridge 1

Replay of course meant that a good Bank Holiday money-spinner against local rivals Droylsden didn't happen - well done to the FA for organising the rounds as such (and I know that Mossley were not the only club to lose out in this way !).  Such is life ...