Last night I made the first visit of the season to Chesham United, in fact it felt like my first visit to Chesham for ages with the tail-end of last season dominated by thoroughly enjoying watching Saracens complete the League and European Cup double. Last night was just a friendly, but a very impressive performance.
Week 17 w/c 25th March 2013
With no midweek games, the focus switched to the bar and getting things rolling, it still feels too messy for my liking – the hand over to the new management has taken place, but there still seems to be more questions than answers in my mind…but, I am determined that I am not lumbered with all the responsibility this time around, so am going to have to sit back and bite my tongue… Continue reading “Week 17 w/c 25th March 2013”
Week 16 w/c 18th March 2013
This was a funny old week. I spoke to the Chairman before going to Finland, he was speaking to the “Owner” and it seems there may well still be some money available towards the playing budget…but what about everything else? Continue reading “Week 16 w/c 18th March 2013”
Week 15 w/c 11th March 2013
A combination of Champions League Football on the television (Barcelona coming back from 2 down in the first leg to beat AC Milan 4-0) and a freezing cold night meant that the crowd for Tuesday’s game v Arlesey Town was not the best. It was bitterly cold, and it was all about getting three points… the footy was not pretty, but after Toby Little put us ahead on just 24 seconds with a majestic strike, we never really looked like losing. Continue reading “Week 15 w/c 11th March 2013”
Week 14 w/c, 4th March 2013
Monday was pretty ridiculous. Upon completing a day’s work, I set out for an evening of Parents Evening at Boxmoor Primary School, a meeting with the new owners of the Red Lion and a meeting of the new committee of the Youth Section. Continue reading “Week 14 w/c, 4th March 2013”
Its went beyond funny
The day Chesham lose 7-0 at Beaconsfield is very sad. When that comes just a few weeks after the humiliation of losing at home to an Aylesbury United struggling in the league below us, and a defeat at Kings Langley, it feels bad. And then when you look at the league table and see that we have four points from eleven games. We have scored just four goals in eleven games. Conceded 33 goals in those eleven games. Someone needs to shout, “what the hell is going on? Enough is enough. Please.” Continue reading “Its went beyond funny”
Week 13 w/c 25th February 2013
It might work for the Premiership and Sky Sports – Ford Monday Night Special…but it doesn’t seem right to me, and it knocked me out of sync for the entire week. Additionally, if the intention of Hitchin was to boost crowds by playing on a Monday night, it didn’t work this particular night, 239 hardy souls making the trip out on a cold and damp evening. Continue reading “Week 13 w/c 25th February 2013”
Week 12 w/c 18th February 2013
All is still quiet on the Western Front. No word from Andy, no word from the Chairman. Still not sure if that is good or bad news. Continue reading “Week 12 w/c 18th February 2013”
Duckbusting? More like Grounds for concern…
Nobody could really have expected an overnight transformation following the departure of manager Jon Meakes, but I guess it would not have been unreasonable to be on the look-out for an improved atmosphere, a fresh start and a sniff of new optimism. Instead the shocking performance (hate to use such words, but it really was, so why kid ourselves?) and 3-1 defeat against Aylesbury United last night seemed to leave supporters with more concern than hope, worry rather than excitement, and confusion rather than clarity. Continue reading “Duckbusting? More like Grounds for concern…”
The agony of choice
Predictably the regular blogs have fallen by the wayside as rugby comes along and eats up its fair share of my time for both writing and watching, but there is still a passion there for Chesham United. Still an interest…and finally now a point on the board, and two cup victories to celebrate. Continue reading “The agony of choice”