Groundhopping - A Tiddler’s Travels

Did you have your very own swan?

 

Nah, frightened of swans.

 

Non-League at it's best.

£7 entrance including programme. £3 a pint.

Leighton are 2-1 up but should have been more.

About 60 here.

 

Programme seller and turnstile operator is thirsty work.

This was a VERY basic ground that can only be appreciated by enthusiasts like the Elf. You sane folks would have been pushed over the edge with this one!

 

Off to Selhurst Park this afternoon for Palace Vs Stoke. I have a very old friend who is a S/T holder there, and who also has muscular dystrophy, so I'll be going as his carer. Come on Stoke.

 

No chance of having a look round.

Next time I'll coincide visiting my mate when there is a game on.

 

Bearing in mind what happened that game must have been a grim experience FHB, I don't envy you. At least they are still bottom of the table.
Hope your old friend was OK though...

 

Today sees my Saturday afternoon entertainment watching CB Hounslow v Balham, this is a Combined Counties League game.

If I get bored I will count the planes landing at Heathrow.

 

Entrance, badge, programme and Grolsch all for £8.50

Probably be a 0-0 now!

 

and a proper glass 'glass' for the Grolsch

 

This or Carling but £3.50 a pint is passable.

 

CB Hounslow ran out easy 5-0 winners.

It was a very entertaining game with both sides not playing hoofball and trying to play on the deck.

Balham were very tippy tappy and would have played all night without scoring.

 

Hadley v Biggleswade United yesterday in the Spartan South Midlands League.

A very cold day saw me warmed up by an entertaining 2-2 draw.

I met Guillem Balague. I knew he was connected to Biggleswade and it turns out he is the Director of Football.

I spoke to the Chairman yesterday and he said Guillem goes to 80% of the games.

 

based on the look on your face.... has Guillem just goosed you?

 

I imagine this place is lively for a full house.

Apparantly all Buenos Aires derbies do not permit away fans due to trouble. This has been for about five years.

If anybody is thinking of doing a game, we were told that you have to be a member so the chances are slim for games.

 

You are looking well Elfs. I was on the 5.13 this morning

 

F*** that!

 

In a city called Goiania.

I managed to have a tour around the ground of Goianes, they are currently in Serie B over here.

A fantastic old skool ground.

 

It looks massive. More like an Athletics stadium at first glance. Seats (or benches?) look a long way from the pitch, but that might be the camera angle...

 

Not an athletics track but I see where you are coming from.
Terracing running all round the ground(with a moat!) and seats behind.
The ground has held 75k but now will only allow 45k.
I was hoping to just get in and take pics, but through Mrs Elfsborg and her family we ended up getting a tour inside the whole ground, minus the trophy room.
First class Brasilian hospitality.