Thursday 4 October 2007

Backwell United or not....



Backwell United Football Club
I have always been one for supporting my local football club, when I was growing up in Hyde I was a regular at Ewan Fields home of the mighty Hyde United have a look at the website and see if you can spot why they (we) are still record holders... I played in goal at Ewan Fields in a charity match against local schoolkids, about 30 of them... Despite having a couple of Manchester United players, including Clayton Blackmore, on the team we still lost spectacularly!

When I moved to Germany I saw a few matches, some from Hannover 96, but the most memorable when a few of us sneaked off the tanks to watch Stuttgart Kickers playing away, and my memory fails me now, but I am sure it was FC Hessen Kassel. In any case Stuttgart being the away side got our support and we ended leaving the stadium with close to a police escort - supporting the away side in the home end was not a great idea - especially in uniform!

Later in Bristol I watched a few games at Mangotsfield United Football Club - who share their initials with my own side - the mighty Manchester United Football Club

Anyway, the whole point of this rambling - I had a chat to a bloke at Backwell United and asked what their normal attendance is (known as a gate) - I have to say I was surprised to hear that they are lucky to get 25... Thats 25 people - not hundred!

So, guess where I am going Tuesday night? Might as well make it 26 eh.

and as a test - any women manage to read this far down the blog? Free biscuits to any girl who has...

5 comments:

Unknown said...

LMAO MB!

You KNOW I read all the waaaaaaaaaaaaay doooooooooooooown!

I'm your sad lonely one-and-only fan for now...you REEEEEEALLY have to get OUT more Mark!

;)))xo

Mountainboy said...

Free biscuits it is!

What's your favourite?

Unknown said...

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...not quite sure...what do I have to choose from?

Our old American biscuits are MUCH different that your Britty ones!

LOL!=)xo

Chris said...

Oh! I read the entire blog, too!

Do you have any without sugar? Although, I am quite partial to these cinnamon twists I had in London a few years ago!

Mountainboy said...

I think it's going to be Plain Chocolate Digestives all round...

I can never eat more than a packet at a time! Yummy....

http://www.unitedbiscuits.com/80256C1A0047922E/vWeb/pcTSTT5EPGEC