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Buckley Town FC

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 New years day always tends to bring up an unexpected and unusual fixture for me, due in part to their being no buses and in part due to which day it falls on, this year with it being on a Thursday, a lot of non league teams have decided to play on Saturday the 3rd instead. Anyway when I was pondering where to go, it was the flip of a coin between Buckley and Matlock, but having seen the price of a crosscountry trains train ticket to Derby, plus the fact Middlesbrough were at Derby, that swung it and I was off to North Wales.  The day started excellently, a quiet uninterrupted journey on the train, if only more days could be like new years day when the riff raff all stay at home, it would be bliss. I arrived at Buckley, having changed at Chester and then Shotton, however Buckley is only 12 miles from Chester, just over the border. I wasn't looking forward to the walk to the ground with it being 1.4 miles, true to form for what seems like all Welsh trips too, there wa...
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Harrogate Railway FC (revisit)

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 Having not been to Railway for years, I've now visited twice in two months, this one was in the West Riding County Cup Second Round, versus a young FC Halifax side, albeit featuring a couple of players with significant first team experience including centre forward Zac Emerson. I didn't really know what to expect but more or less from the off it was clear there was only going to be one winner, Railway just play without fear and have some talented players, Harris Eggleston was causing a huge amount of problems for Halifax, they couldn't handle him. The first goal came from the other side though, a hospital pass from Halifax allowed Ollie Holt to nip in and finish. The second followed soon after, an Eggleston corner nodded in by tall centre forward Alex Ingham. After the break there was no let up, a cross from the left and Holt finished from 12 yards, to round off the scoring Ben Parkes rattled the fourth home with a thunderous effort. Halifax trudged off to chants of '4...
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Litherland REMYCA FC

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 A post Christmas trip to merseyside, not to Anfield for Liverpool vs Wolves, but to Litherland Sports Park for Litherland vs AFC Liverpool. AFC are the scouse equivalent of FCUM, the fans breakaway club formed in protest at everything that is wrong with modern football at the top level. Both teams are having tough seasons, Litherland are rock bottom, rooted on 7pts, ironically I witnessed one of those points on the opening day for a tepid 0-0 draw on the Isle of Man. Things didn't get any better after that game for me either, with our ferry cancelled we had to book a last minute logan air flight to get back to the mainland. Anyway back on to topic, AFC Liverpool are not fairing much better down in 20th position albeit with a much healthier points tally than the bottom two and they should have enough to stay in the division this season but for a colossal run of form from either Litherland or City of Liverpool and a complete collapse from themselves. Onto the game and I don't th...
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