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.
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”
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”
Lost at sea against Weymouth
Oh dear. Oh dear. Oh dear. The rotten start to Chesham United’s season continues; in fact it continues to get worse. It is far too early to call it a crisis, but it really is not looking good. It was a big ask to think we might turn things around against Weymouth, but even the pessimists amongst us didn’t expect a 0-5 hammering, did we? If my stats are right, I think we now share the honour with West Ham and Lancaster City as being the only sides in the top ELEVEN divisions of English football to not have a point yet this season. Continue reading “Lost at sea against Weymouth”
Another stain on the early season record book
After Tuesday night it was hard to imagine things getting any worse. A trip to Staines who had lost their first two games 0-3 and 0-4 seemed the perfect opportunity to kick start the season…It went wrong. Horribly wrong. Continue reading “Another stain on the early season record book”
Evening All
Two games in. Two defeats. No goals scored. Not the best possible start to the season, especially as the most recent defeat came in a game played against 10 men for over 80 minutes. But it is early days. No need to panic. But not a time to gloss over things either. Continue reading “Evening All”
Time to open eyes to the bleedin’ obvious?
A new season started for Chesham United yesterday with a 3-0 defeat at home to Merthyr Town. Bad result. Bad performance. Bad supporter experience. Isn’t it time that the bleedin’ obvious was addressed? Continue reading “Time to open eyes to the bleedin’ obvious?”
Football’s coming…back
So after a World Cup that made it ok to want England to win again, the pre-season friendlies have come around again, the fixtures are out and it is time to start getting excited again for months of heartache, frustration, disappointment and maybe a bit of cheer along the way! Continue reading “Football’s coming…back”
Time to dust down the manuscript
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. Continue reading “Time to dust down the manuscript”