The Football Bog Blog

Great Stadia toilets, No.8 in a series of........
The ones at Hyde United with the interior "schimmel growth"

This latest football bog picture was taking by Dutch 100FGC member Joris van de Wier (Squad no.50) on one of his regular groundhopping trips to England, one of the matches he attended took place at Ewen Fields, the home of Hyde United.

This bog is another example of the brick*hit house brand, Joris described it as quite smelly with something growing in the urinal;what the Dutch call 'schimmel', so anyone visiting Ewen Fields can not only see 'The Tigers' in action but also check the progress of whatevers growing inside this football bog.

My Matchday - 145 Grange Lane

North Ferriby United 1v4 Gateshead
Unibond Premier League
11th September 2007
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I’ve been wanted to see Gateshead a lot more away from home this season, as there’s plenty of grounds I’m yet to discover in the other three corners of the Unibond Premier League and naturally I want to give the team my support amongst the fellow soldiers of the Heed Army. The way this seasons fixtures have worked are when Newcastle are at home Gateshead are away, and vice-versa, which is great in one respect, as it means there’s no fixture clashes on Tyneside, which puts a few extra punters through the turnstiles at the International Stadium on a Saturday afternoon, but from a more selfish point of view, this limits my trips to pastures new.
Gateshead have started the season with 5 wins out of 5 and clocked up a tally of 20 goals in the process, the tremendous start is hung-over from the great finish to last season, with the team unbeaten in 17 games stretching back to last March when the Bogieman took over the job after the dismissal of Tony Lee.
A trip to Humberside and a visit to Grange Lane, the home of North Ferriby United, a club which is now playing at the highest level in their history, currently in their third campaign in the Unibond Premier League. Originally formed in 1934 playing in a local league, the club reformed after the Second World War and were admitted to the East Riding Amateur League, until ambition saw them join the Yorkshire League Division Two in 1969, which they successfully won in their second season.
Throughout the following decade the club enjoyed success in winning the East Riding Cup four times as well as the Yorkshire Cup, until the club became one of the founder members of the Northern Counties East League in 1982, which they won in 1985-86.
The biggest day in the clubs history was an appearance at Wembley in the 1996 FA Vase Final, losing out to Whitby Town 3-0 after a great nine game cup run to reach the final, progression was made throughout the ‘90’s and the dawn of the new millennium saw them achieve Unibond League status after becoming NCE Premier Champions and making sufficient ground improvements, the club celebrated their 70th anniversary by winning the Unibond League First Division Championship in 2004-05.
North Ferriby is a civil parish hidden 8 miles west of Hull on the north bank of the Humber, according to the 2001 census the parish has a population of 3,819 and the Grange Lane ground can be found at the bottom of the village off Church Road. The turnstile entrance is in the corner of the ground, with all the facilities, toilets, refreshments, changing rooms and clubhouse all on the nearside. The main spectator’s area is on the opposite side and is a paddock type covered stand which stretches pitch length; this has a central seated area with red flip seats incorporating a small press box flanked by standing areas to each side. Behind each goal are two open hard standing terraces, the mighty Humber Bridge can be seen at one end of the ground while to the other there’s a plot of allotments where I spotted some smashing pumpkins growing through the gap in the fence. The pitch is in imaculate condition with £15,000 being spent to give it that carpet look, all thanks to Hull City who play their reserve matches at Grange Lane.
The first half of the game was one of frustration, the referee is always an easy target if your side is losing, but this ref was diabolical (and I’m being polite) After Gateshead started brightly forcing some good saves from Ferriby keeper Pecora, the home side took a controversial lead on the half hour after centre-half James Curtis was hacked down on the half way line, the referee waved play on and from the consequential attack the home side scored through Andy Hayward netting the rebound after Keen’s initial save.
The home side went in at the break with that slender lead but the half time whistle was greeted with jeers from the travelling support as well as some harsh words from the players and Gateshead manager Ian Bogie, especially after another dodgy decision when the ref failed to give a penalty when Armstrong was clearly tripped in the box as he shaped to shoot.
It could have been one of those nights, when you feel after all your good effort your going to come away empty handed, but I felt if Gateshead were to get an equaliser then they’d win easily, and that’s just what happened, the first meaningful attack of the 2nd half saw Southern burst through the Ferriby defence before being haled down on the edge of the box, while the Heed Army were still trying to get over the shock of winning a free-kick, “Di Di Di Di Di Davy Southern” stepped up to slam in the equaliser. This opened the floodgates and within 5 minutes ‘The Tynesiders’ took the lead when Southern cleverly beat the offside trap before laying the ball on a plate for Hughes to slide home, a bullet header from Steve Salvin made it three and another marvellous performance was rounded off when substitute Ian Robson scored his first goal from the club, showing a great turn of pace before firing in from the edge of the box. So the Heed Army go marching on, now six out of six another four goals to maintain the four goals a game average, the long suffering but humerous Gateshead fans have jokingly sang the same song for years “Grange Hill, it’s just like watching Grange Hill” but if the team keeps on playing the way they are at the moment, it won’t be Grange Hill we’re watching but more like Brazil.

Ground No.145 – Grange Lane Matchday web album
(15 pictures)

Links-
North Ferriby United report
Gateshead Match report
Heed Army blog

Seadogs on Tour
An accident on the A1 meant our trip to Humberside took longer than expected, Myself, Big Ian and Captain Morgan Stevie finally arrived at the ground at 7.25, the same time as the team coach with the players already kitted out ready for action, but there was also a mini bus of Scarborough supporters also kitted out in matching black t-shirts.
I spoke to several of the ‘Seadogs on Tour’ gang and asked what they were about, they told me that they’re still going to go to the matches together but groundhop to different games every week, they tried going to watch Scarborough Athletic but couldn’t get into it, especially having to travel down to Bridlington, so there love of football will continue but sadly without a team of their own to support.
They have a list of fixture mapped out of games they’ll be attending and I’m looking forward to meeting up with the Seadogs again when they visit Matlock Town for the game against Gateshead.
Details can be found here on their website;
http://www.seadogsfans.co.uk/X6SeadogsOnTour.htm

My Matchday-144 South Kesteven Sports Stadium

Grantham Town 2v0 Nantwich Town
8th September 2007
Unibond League Division One (South)
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I’ve become a regular visitor to the Lincolnshire market town of Grantham over the last ten years or so, not only is it the birthplace of former prime sinister Margaret Thatcher (hiss, boo!!!) but also the place of birth of ‘the breadknifes’ Uncle Malcolm (hurray!!!) who many moons ago fell in love and married Geordie lass Ann, living happily ever after in the Lincolnshire countryside. They are frequently visited by their favourite niece and nephew-in-law in search of solace and in the case of the said nephew-type, visiting football grounds within the local vicinity.
The main occasion for our stopover this weekend was a family get together in celebration of Ann’s recent 50th birthday, but with the merriment not due to get under way until 6pm; this gave me a free afternoon to finally check out the local football team; Grantham Town aka The Gingerbreads. [Happy Birthday Ann! x.]
Originally founded in 1874 ‘The Gingerbreads’ began playing at a competitive level from 1925 spanning almost 50 years in the Midland League, the club won their third league title in 1971-72 and decided to try their luck in the Southern League where they enjoyed instant success, winning their third championship title on the spin in the Southern League Division 1 North, winning promotion to the Premier League.
The following season the club just missed out on winning a fourth consecutive title, finishing runners-up to Dartford, their highest finish within the pyramid, that same season was also their best performance in the FA Cup, reaching the majestic third round stage after knocking out Rochdale in the 2nd round, their reward was a home tie against Jack Charlton’s Middlesbrough, giraffe necks team avoid any giant killing however, winning 2-0 in front of a record crowd of 6573 at London Road.
Grantham’s geographical location makes them one of ‘the inbetweenees’ of Non-League football, an apparent target in re-shuffling between northern and southern based leagues, when the club suffered relegation in 1978 they won the league the following season, but due to the formation of the Alliance (Football Conference) the club were placed in the Northern Premier League.
By the mid-1980’s the club were back playing in the Southern League, during this era there were many changes afoot, after the club almost went out of business a new board took over, the club added Town to their name in 1987, and by the end of the decade a new football ground, after initial interest shown in redeveloping London Road, a stadium was built to share with the local athletics club on the Meres playing field, in 1989-90 Grantham Town took residence at the brand new South Kesterven Sports Stadium.
Known locally as “the Mairrres” the stadium has a capacity of 7500, the main East Stand is an attractive looking two tier structure in cream and blue, there’s seats at pitch level as well as a splendid view from the top tier, even though the running track usually takes you further away from the pitch, you still feel your close to the action, the club bar is built into the back of the stand and access can be gained in between the two tiers of blue seats. There are two banks of terracing either side of the stand, with one terrace oddly having eight pairs of seats through the middle, behind each goal are open grass banks which are too far away from the pitch and the west side of the ground there’s a covered terrace which houses the hardcore Gingerbread support.
Grantham last season were truly dreadful, after being re-juggled again into the Northern Premier League, they finished tailed off at the bottom, and relegation has found them part of the restructured Unibond League where they’ve been placed “back darn sarf “in the newly formed Unibond League Division One South, so this meant a first meeting at the Maires between themselves and their opponents from Cheshire Nantwich Town.
The game was an even contest with Grantham just shading it, they took a half time lead with a moochers goal from centre forward Sam Wilkinson and even though Nantwich tried there best to find an equaliser in the second half, the Gingerbreads bully boy tactics saw them take the three points, this was rubber stamped with an injury time goal from Sam Mullarkey to give the home side a 2-0 victory.
Grantham match report

I found it hard to concentrate on the game as I was receiving constant text messages from Captain Morgan Stevie (he likes his rum) on the latest news from the International Stadium;Gateshead v Hednesford, my phone was constantly going off and a final score of a 6-2 win to the Heed had me in the mood to do some serious drinking at the evening barbeque, along with a good performance from England, visiting a new ground with a win for the home side in addition of a great night in the company of the breadknifes family, I staggered into my pit at 1.30am content and intoxicated.

Previous 100FGC members ground tick –
Simple Pieman (April 2004)

Ground no.144 – South Kesteven Sports Stadium Web album(18 pictures)

Lo Que Son las Cosas...

Receta para cocinar Pollito a la Corona
Saque al pollo...
rocíelo de Corona, añada
2 Hachazos, 1 pericazo y 1 embestida!
Báilelo por 90 minutos
Listo! a disfrutar!

Sin el "Chucho" Benítez, Santos baila al aguila que no sabía si la que le tocaban era cumbia, reggae, norteña, tamborazo o rave y de plano le mete nomas 4 pepinos que bien pudieron ser más, pero Oribe falló las que tuvo.
Más fácil de lo que se esperaba, America ni las manos metió, podrán decir que "le faltaron muchas estrellas" que "estaban incompletos" pero a Santos, le pasaba lo mismo, sin embargo la diferencia radica en la actitud que se toma por parte de los jugadores.
América es un equipo gris, timorato, que no es nada FUERA DEL AZTECA esta temporada ( y dentro de él tampoco es mucho que digamos, le han ganado a puro equipo debilucho) y la actitud de sus jugadores es una burla para la historia de esta institución.
Zelada se desgastaba diciendo una y otra vez durante la transmisión, "esto en mis tiempos no pasaba" y es que el "ole, ole, ole" calaba, y gacho, Villa bien pudo haberse ido expulsado, pero el árbitro le perdono la roja, tuvo que salir de cambio y llevarse su amargura a las regaderas.
"Que pinche alumbrado!"
decían los americanistas en los foros de mediotiempo.
( en los cuales, por cierto, borraron los temas referentes al partido, así o más llorones y patéticos? jajajaja )
Aguiluchos, si así les metieron 4, imagínense si hubieran jugado a las 4 con el sol a nuestro favor, hubieran sido ocho! es más, aún estarían tirados en el césped del corona buscando la poca vergüenza que les queda.

Caricatura de Terrazas / texto Dark Saint

Santos por su parte, sólo hizo lo necesario, mencion aparte, la jugada clave del encuentro, Miguel Becerra se creció ante un cabezaso y mandó a tiro de esquina, evitando el 1-1 que hubiese cambiado el rumbo, así como le tiré cuando estuvo con gallos defendiendo a capa y espada su meta, hoy le aplaudo su profesionalismo, la portería albiverde estará muy bien cubierta y Oswaldo puede recuperarse tranquilamente de su lesión.
Ludueña, sr. Hachita, es ud. toda el alma, vida y pasión de este equipo, se le ve feliz aquí, se nota que está disfrutando de sus propias actuaciones, está conectado con la tribuna y concentrado con el equipo, ese madruguete habla de que siempre está al pendiente de lo que sucede en el juego.
Vicente Matías, el "toro" les grito, les bailo, pero sobre todo...
que bonito se vio cuando les besaba su playera santista frente a la banca de las aguilas.
Esos que lo descompusieron y que al final lo desecharon diciendo
"bah, no sirve"
tomala barbón, nuevamente les hinca el diente y como dijeron, "algunos jugadores, no celebran los goles a su ex-equipo, pero aquí, es diferente" y Vuoso les devolvió toda la amargura que le habían pegado durante el paso por ese nido.

Se sigue invicto, eso es lo de menos, sino que en la porcentual, se está a dos del Necaxa, a 4 del Pumas, a 5 del Atlas y a 6 del San Luis ( es mejor ver hacia arriba que ver a los que estan abajo, allá ellos.)

Sigue el Monterrey, y créanme, los rayados, buscarán a toda costa ganar este juego, ( "a finales no pasamos, pero al Santos le ganamos" es el lema de ambos equipos regios aunado a la sarta de imbéciles con micrófono que salen en tv, caso Hdz. Jr. el cual, ha andado muy tranquilito el anciano decrépito, ahora no se acuerda de las burlas que decía copiándonos el lema de "los millones no funcionaron" ahora si no dice nada viendo lo patético de los "tí-gue-res" por cierto, huy, que feo les ganó el Atlante, feo feo feo...já!)
El juego en Monterrey, enmarca la celebración de los 100 años de nuestra ciudad, por ahí se escuchan rumores muy fuertes de que ese mismo día, los guerreros luciran una playera retro, quien sabe, son rumores, así como el anuncio oficial de la construcción del nuevo estadio, sera verdad? sera mentira quien sabe...

Disfrutemos de la semana, no todos los torneos se le meten 4 al aguila.
así que con cariño, para todos los americanistas les dejo su desplegado
guerrero de esta semana...



Sale!!

PD. la semana pasada no se puso la tabla de posiciones
del torneo Santa grandeza, así que aqui tienen la
correspondiente a la fecha 6 donde el ganador fué
el Hooligan que hasta esa semana andaba bien volado

Luego de la goliza al américa,
creo que no lo estará tanto...sorry carnal.
Y ésta es la de esta jornada, ganador
absoluto
hijos del Penta de Golazo.

Click para que se les hagan grandototototas...

12 Semanas...

Alejandro R. Jiménez | MEDIOTIEMPO (Corresponsal)
Zapopan, Jalisco. 4 de Septiembre de 2007

* Charló con el Doctor de Chivas

Necesitaba pedirle su opinión para estar seguro de operarse. Y es que si alguien sabe cómo esta ese hombro que tiene lesionado Oswaldo Sánchez, es el Director de los Servicios Médicos del Guadalajara, Rafael Ortega.

De tal forma que el tenor de la plática entre el arquero del Santos y el galeno de Chivas, fue de amigos y con la intensión por parte de Oswaldo, de conocer otro punto de vista.

"Simplemente tuvimos una plática de amigos, él me llamó para pedirme mi opinión y la externé. Le dije que es mejor operación para reforzarle su cápsula articular, la cual en este momento se encuentra ya muy laxa y no le da la estabilidad que él necesita por su posición", señaló Ortega al finalizar la práctica de Chivas este día.

Explicó que "algo que equivale a los meniscos de la rodilla pero en el hombro, se le llama labrum, el cual cuando se rompe, hay que operarlos y cuando no, se tiene buena posibilidad de que con una buena rehabilitación salga, lo cual con él dio resultado antes, tan es así que jugó un Mundial, posteriormente otros tipos de torneos importantes, salió Campeón con Chivas y él cumplió su objetivo", aseguró.

El tiempo de recuperación que llevaría Oswaldo Sánchez, sería, según el diagnóstico del galeno Ortega, "un promedio de 12 semanas, porque es una tercera recaída. Debe operarse, esa es mi idea y llevaría un promedio de 12 semanas para que reaparezca con su equipo y quedará bien, de hecho para mí como paciente sería lo más indicado", finalizó el "Atotonilco".

Mas Vale decir...Aquí Corrió

En un juego QUE NO VI, sino me lo contaron ( el radio)
Atlante y Santos empatan a 2
Nos dieron bajón
pero también siento que el potro puso el 110%
para ganarle al que todos quieren tumbar ahora.

Ah que pinchi es escuchar juegos de futbol por radio, me cae, hace tiempo que no lo hacía, pero ayer de plano pues no hubo de otra, para variar, la señal no llegaba y me tenía que chutar los comentarios del Sr. Navarro, y luego se extiende, y el sr. Navarro sigue hablando, el juego sigue, la conexion ya esta...pero el sr. navarro sigue hablando, ps que no había nadie que le dijera "ya cállese que ya empezo el juego?", chingao, ahi estaba como loco gritándole a la computadora como si el sr. me escuchara.

Santos Laguna fue un solo equipo en la primera parte, se escuchaba que estaban tocando y llegando como en esta temporada se han ido acostumbrando, tiro de esquina, Vilar falla, gol del "Chucho" Benítez, y una nueva ilusion se apoderaba de todos nosotros, transcurría el tiempo, Vuoso la roba, pase, Ludueña...GOL! Atlante 0, Santos 2! puuuts, este arroz ya se cocio, pero no, veeertebras, Gol del Potro al 67 después de VARIAS APROXIMACIONES, y no contábamos con que Santos sin Ludueña, es otro, bueno, si sabíamos, pero había confianza por la victoria ante chivas que sin él podíamos traernos otros 3 puntos, era un tanto lógico el cambio, pues Hachita NO ESTA AL 100, y no se tenía que arriesgar de más, la idea era clara, lógica y peligrosa, echarse a atrás a agüantar a un potro que parecía haberse metido una tacha, una pildora y unos carrujos, en pocas palabras, andaba como loco.
Como dicen, tanto va el cantaro al agua, hasta que se rompe, y eso sucedió, después de una jugada, donde Castillo ya tenía controlado el balón, se confía, y se lo roban, metiendo pase para que David Toledo meta un sendo GOLAZO, venciendo a un Oswaldo que se estiró al máximo y cayendo de forma aparatosa, el resultado? luxacion en el hombro nuevamente, pero que en esta ocasión tenemos a un portero confiable de repuesto, entra Becerra y termina el encuentro en medio de una escandalosa ofensiva azulgrana...

donde king kong o como chingaos se llame, puso una en el travesaño con lo cual nos podríamos haber venido con una derrota SUPER dolorosa y que nos pesara aun más de lo que ya nos estaba pesando el amargo empate a dos.

ahhh ya!, entonces... es NKONG WEY?

A final de cuentas, Guzman jugó con el librito en la mano, no resultó en esta ocasión, pero al igual se podrían haber traido una victoria con la que falló Vuoso, o una derrota con la que falló Nkong, entonces, no es del todo malo ni es para que nos rasguemos las vestiduras, lo bueno es que se siguió sumando, Que "ti-gue-res" perdió ( aunque ya es su costumbre) y que los Rayados perdieron también ( estos weyes no tienen nada que ver en el descenso, pero me dió gusto que perdieran por sangrones, anciano Hdz. Jr., sieeeenteseee sr.)
En fin, hay que buscar QUIEN VA A PAGAR LOS PLATOS ROTOS, asi que el próximo domingo hay que -no solo salir a ganar- sino a destrozar a las aguilas del américa para volver a poner nuestro ego en lo más alto de la tabla, junto a nuestro equipo.

Sale!!!.

PD. ya no se amuinen, tenía que pasar
tampoco íbamos a ganar todos
los juegos, es bueno que pase ahora
y que séa solo un empate, así,
espero se den cuenta de lo que falló.
Aparte, no todo era tan malo en
Cancún, por lo que veo...


PD. 2 Estuve buscando en la semana,
columnas en sitios como
mediotiempo.com etc. donde hablaran algo del
paso perfecto del equipo, el resultado? na, les
"interesaba" más el mal paso de pumas
pffft, pinches periodistas fuera del DF. ya
no existe México para ellos...pendejos.
"El viejito del tuca se echó un pedo!"
Eso para ellos es más noticia...
valen madre.

PD.3 Sky...a veinte

Ground Image Of The Month

This month’s ground image was taking by Nathan Davies, and was featured on his fine football blog ‘Tartan Red On Tour’ when he visited Fir Park the home of Motherwell FC for their SPL clash with Inverness CT in April 2006, the ground is also the temporary home of SPL newcomers Gretna for this season.
The picture shows the East Stand with the words “Keep Cigarettes Away From The Match” embossed in capital letters across the top of the stand, it just one of many anti-smoking signs on view within the stadium, you can read Tartan Red’s impression of the ground along with more pictures here.