On Saturday 26th September I visited Retford United. They were playing local rivals Worksop Town in the Unibond Premier division. It was a local derby and with a bit of singing between rival fans and a crowd of 576 it made quite a good atmosphere.
Ossett Town 3-1 Buxton – Unibond Premier
On Tuesday 22nd September 2009 I visited Ossett Town’s Ingfield for the first ever time to watch them play Buxton in the Unbiond Premier Division. Before the game I also visited nearby Ossett Albion for a few photos.
Newcastle United 3-1 Plymouth Argyle – Championship
On Saturday19th September I visited Newcastle United’s St James’ Park for the first time. They were up against Plymouth Argyle who’s fans had made the longest trip in the football league from Plymouth to Newcastle.
Hallam 0-4 Burscough – FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round
On 13th September 2009 I went to watch the second oldest football club play at the oldest football ground in the world in the oldest cup competition in the world. Hallam of the North East Counties met Burscough, who are 2 levels higher and play in the Unibond Premier.
Today was my second visit to Hallam after going in March 2008 to watch them play Pickering Town.
Gainsborough Trinity 2-4 Southport – Blue Square North
On Saturday 12th September I visited Northolme, the home of Gainsborough Trinity for the first time. I went to see Gainsborough Trinity of the Blue Square North play Southport. It was also Gainsborough’s new manager Brian Little, who has managed teams like Aston Villa and Leicester City in the past, first game incharge.
Frickley Athletic 3-1 Durham City – Unibond Premier
On Tuesday 8th September I made my first ever visit to Frickley Athletic’s Tech5 Stadium to watch them play bottom of the Unibond Premier Division, Durham City.Frickley themselves were only one place above them.
Martin Gould Q&A
Welcome to my sixth Q&A with stars of the Snooker world.
Up and coming star Martin Gould is the latest player to be interviewed by ryan147.com. Martin ended last season ranked 46th in the world rankings and starts the 2009/10 season ranked 37th on the one year list. Unfortuanetly he didnt get off to the best of starts this season losing 5-3 to Gerard Greene in the final round of qualifying for the Shanghai Masters despite beating Peter Lines 5-0 in the round before.
Martin Gould really made a break through last season. It was Martin’s first season back on the tour which he had qualified for by winning the English Amatuer Championship and he qualified for 3 final stages of events. His first appearance in the final stages came in the UK Championship in which he met eventual champion Shaun Murphy in the first round and lost 9-7.
His biggest win came at the Welsh Open final stages where Martin beat 7 times world champion Stephen Hendry 5-3 to reach the last 16. Despite losing to Joe Swail in round 2, this was a real confidence boost for Martin who went on to qualify for the World Championship at Sheffield by beating Rodney Goggins, David Gilbert and Matthew Stevens.
Sadly Martin’s debut at the Crucible turned out to be a disappointing one losing in the first round to Mark Allen 10-6. However Martin had a great season and looks like a great prospect for the future.
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Ricky Walden Q&A
Welcome to my fifth Q&A with stars of the Snooker world.
Ricky Walden is the latest snooker star to be interviewed on ryan147.com. Currently ranked 20th in the world officially, Ricky has a great chance of breaking into the top 16 for the first chance in his career this season starting 12th on the one year list.
Ricky also goes into the Shanghai Masters, which begins on monday, as the number one seed after winning the event last season. Ricky beat 2 former world champions, and 2 other players inside the top 16 to reach the final against Ronnie O’Sullivan. Then Ricky caused probably the shcok of the season by beating Ronnie 10-8 in a thrilling final.
Ricky has also won 3 invitational tournaments in the last year, winning the 2008 Belgian Open, 2008 Sangsom Six Red Event and more recently the 2009 General Cup held in China.
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Burton Albion 1-5 Chesterfield – Johnstones Paint Trophy
On Tuesday 1st September I visited Burton Albion’s Pirelli Stadium for the first ever time to watch Chesterfield play Burton in the first round of the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy.
Chesterfield 1-1 Morecambe – League 2
On Saturday 29th August I went to watch Chesterfield play Morecambe hoping that Chesterfield could continue their unbeaten run after beating Northampton,Notts County and drawing with Shrewsbury in their last two games.
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