On Sunday 15th August 2010 we went to the Worlds Oldest Football Ground to watch Hallam begin their FA Cup campaign against Atherton Collieries.
Chesterfield 2-1 Barnet – League 2 – 1st Match at the B2Net Stadium
On Saturday 7th August I went to watch Chesterfield play Barnet in the first ever league match at the new B2Net Stadium.
Saltergate – The Era has Ended
On 5th August 2010 my Dad visited Saltergate to see how the ground looks 3 months after the club played their last match there.
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Sheffield FC 4-2 Chesterfield – Pre Season Friendly
On Tuesday 3rd August I made my yearly visit to the world’s oldest football club for the pre season friendly with Chesterfield.
Shanghai Masters Qualifiers
On Tuesday 3rd August 2010 I went to the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield for the Shanghai Masters qualifying. I met some new players in my attempt to meet all 96 professional players.
A Visit to Boston United
On 28th July 2010 I visited Blue Square North side Boston United’s ground York Street.
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A Visit to Chesterfield’s New Home
On 17th July 2010 I visited the newly completed B2Net Stadium. It will be the new home of Chesterfield FC after they left Saltergate at the end of last season.
You can see plenty of pictures below.
Saltergate Open Day 2010
On Sunday 6th June I went to Saltergate for probably the final time for the last open day at the ground.
A marquee was erected on the Saltergate pitch for a 3 day celebration.It started on the friday night (4th June) with the farewell banquet where many ex Chesterfield legends were present including Gordon Banks.
The Saturday night was the player of the year event, where Tommy Lee won the award and it all ended on the Sunday with an open day which featured a farewell look at Saltergate.
Below you can see some photos from the day.
EASB Snooker Finals Weekend
On Saturday and Sunday the 23rd and 24th of May I was invited to the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield as Media Officer for the EASB (English Association of Snooker and Billiards) finals weekend.
Chesterfield 2-1 Bournemouth – League 2 – The Last Game at Saltergate
After 10 years for me, 33 years for my Dad and 139 years in total, the final countdown on Chesterfield’s home of Saltergate finally reached zero. Chesterfield’s game against Bournemouth was the last game ever to be played at Saltergate, before the side move to the B2net stadium next season.We took plenty of photos on this brilliant, yet sad day.
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