Saturday 5th September 2020, 1500 Kick Off Saltash United FC vs St Blazey AFC The Build Up A weekend visit home to Cornwall (my first in over a year!) presented a perfect opportunity to take in some local football, and it just so happened to fall on the first match day of the South West... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 21st August 2019, 1930 Kick Off Porthleven AFC vs Mousehole AFC The Build Up As regular readers will know, whenever I head back down to my family roots in Cornwall, I usually try to take in a South West Peninsula League match while I’m in the area. Now, whilst this was a slightly different... Continue Reading →
Saturday 29th December 2018, 1500 Kick Off Elburton Villa FC vs AFC St Austell The Build Up Weighing approximately 3kg more than when I last (pre-Christmas) delivered a blog entry, I visited Plainmoor on Boxing Day to take in Torquay United vs Truro City. However, having left my camera at home when I drove down... Continue Reading →
Friday 30th March 2018, 1100 KO Tavistock AFC vs Plymouth Parkway FC The Build Up The annual festival of eating chocolate eggs to mark Jesus making a greater comeback than Liverpool in Istanbul is upon us, and in the UK that means Bank Holidays. So, on Thursday afternoon I knocked off early and headed home... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 20th March 2018, 1930 KO Worcester Park vs Lingfield The Build Up As we reach what is apparently, technically Spring, even though the wintery weather shows no sign of abating, the football season is winding inexorably towards conclusion. The nonleague calendar is rapidly filling up with promotion battles, relegation six pointers – and of... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 3rd October 2017, 1945 KO Fisher FC vs Kent Football United The Build Up Those of you who follow me on twitter will be well aware that I am currently deep into the stages of grief due to the continued deterioration of trains in the South West of London. So it was with much... Continue Reading →
Saturday 23rd September 2017, 1500 KO Worcester Park FC vs Eversley & California FC The Build Up I pitched up at Worcester Park today to watch a top of the table clash in the Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League Division One (to use the full and somewhat wordy name…). The Park finished fourth... Continue Reading →
Saturday 5th August 2017, 1500 KO Chessington & Hook United FC vs Lancing FC The football season began in earnest last night, with two Championship games kicking off, so I really regard this Saturday as the first weekend proper of the football season. Therefore, in a week where football went properly mental at the upper... Continue Reading →
Friday 14th April 2017, 1100 KO Saltash United FC vs Torpoint Athletic FC When my plans to attend the Dockyard Derby, and hopefully watch Plymouth Argyle secure promotion at Fratton Park, sank upon the iceberg of ticket booking eligibility criteria, I started searching around for alternative Easter Weekend options. Now, clearly, with a girlfriend who... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 4th April 2017, 1945 KO Chessington & Hook United FC vs Farleigh Rovers FC Today was the perfect chance for my second venture into the world of non-league football, with Chessington & Hook United playing host to Farleigh Rovers in the Combined Counties League Division One. Having attended a Vanarama South game for my... Continue Reading →
The Grass Roots Tourist 