When I turned 40 in 2012 I started a true diary style Chesham United Travels; a weekly account of life as a huge fan, and director of the football club. It never felt right to actually publish it at the time, but I though one day I may look back over the notes and put them into a book…or a blog. I’ve chosen the latter, and will hopefully get around to releasing chapters on a regular basis over the coming months.
Leamington home / Gosport away I really am now starting to forget what this football game is all about, this week saw the country ground to it’s annual halt with a flurry of snow that sparked health & safety fears all across the country. Hats off to the weather forecasters, they seemed to be spot …
Hitchin away / Arlesey at home Hitchin have opted to play their midweek matches on a Monday night, presumably an attempt to combat the threat of clashing with Champions League football on the television and having the crowd decimated as a result. I am a little surprised that more clubs have not attempted that, though …
Redditch home / Bashley away The football week kicked off on Monday with a meeting at The George in Chesham with two guys from the youth section, Martin Woolnough and Dave Jeffrey from the community aspect of the club; they play an important role in being a link between several elements of the club.
St Albans Away / AFC Totten at home After the wettest year on record, 2013 started off as a glorious sunny morning, the wind and rain that had blurred the Weymouth horizon for the past week had given way to sunshine and shadows on the seaweed decorated sandy beach. Looking out the kitchen window, early …
Chippenham & Barwell at home Christmas is all about the kids, and my boys are at a brilliant age. They still get excited, but have the patience to control the excitement to a tolerable level, though do still like to get up early Christmas morning, it was about 2.15am when the boys first awoke to …
St Neot’s away Once a team is knocked out of the FA competitions – or more relevantly, knocked out of the chance of winning some decent prize money – there is a tendency for the playing budget to take a hit, or at least be contained more tightly than previously. As a supporter I always …
Leamington home on Tuesday and Barrow at home Saturday I expected the week to start with the Chairman looking to win support for raising the issue of sacking the manager. He may well have got sympathy after the previous week’s showing. But it never happened. I even went as far as to email the Chairman …
Matches: Tuesday: Home v Weymouth / Sunday: Away v Kettering (at Corby) Confusion still reigns. Are we going for promotion or are we throwing in the proverbial towel on the league season; slashing the playing budget, clearing the debt, building for a title push next season?… or is that just all clichéd tosh that everyone …
I have always had a vivid imagination. Stood on the steps of Camp Nou, home of the greatest footballing club in the world, my mind wandered. I wonder how Chesham United will get on against Banbury United today?
Life has certainly changed since taking a step back from being involved at Chesham United. I feel as though I have more time on my hands. Fewer hassles; more family time; less worrying about what is going on at the club I love. Getting frustrated on a daily basis.