1st Year Over

This blog started up a year ago this week, as i think a one year project/experiment, i think we'll keep it going (thanks for subscribing, and regular readers!)... However, a bigger brother blog may be created soon... or maybe not...

A year in the football close to me: Wrexham FC have had 3 different managers give their team talks, the worst player i've seen in a professional game; on loan Maheta Malango was laughed at by thousands of home fans for hitting the corrugated back of the kop for the last time. The club and my nerves survived a final day relegation battle in the May sunshine, and are currently worse off than this time last year, though are on the turn under Brian Little.

I've managed to see a match from just about every North Wales league system in the last year (though not a Welsh Premier game), and seen some dreadful / hilarious games and injuries / fights. I've been battered and bruised in a few 7-a-side games in Mold, and I think have persnally scored more than ever in the last 12 months of Wednesday night football (it's at least 5 goals - memorably, 2 in one game).

Wales national team continue to have ill-timed blips and continue to provide 'hope for the future' with emerging players, players gaining experience and potenial fruition, raised performances and youth system improvements; it really is hope for the future. Englands "Golden Generation" have flaked to reveal their true 3rd place non-qualifying "Bronze" colours. Their new national manager is set to address the nation next week, with aid of an interpreter...

To Christmas, I braved Chester last week, not good - Mr Holder screamed at me, three shops in a row (true); "ITS CHRISTMAS!", ye, thanks Noddy. All 'vote' TV programs will soon be having their "Finals", where one pop factor will predictably take #1 in the charts. I won't write a Chrsitmas bashing post, just a thought to ponder; do you find the twinkling lights in shop windows / high streets make you even more pissed, even when you know you clearly are pissed? Let the seaon of excess begin! For me starting Wednesday, as once again it's the last Wednesday night football of the year, followed by a 'long' evening from pitch to the pub with players past and present for the awards of "Player of the Year", "Most Improved Player" and of course (accompanied by a nasty top-shelfter) "Twat of the Year", looking forward!

Anyhow, Brentford at home today, i'm off to the Racecourse for an afternoon of frozen up's and downs. Bliss it is to have escaped a Saturday amid the Chester Christmas shoppers... may everybody get blocked in doorways. Come on the town!

PS: Did anyone else see last weeks Welsh Premier result: Carmarthen Town 8 v 0 Connahs Quay result? 6 goals in the first 24 minutes, this included 4 goals from one player inside 21 minutes (who ended up with 5)?! Ray Stubbs' vidi-printer in melt-down, and Garth Crooks & Co in total disbelief, proclaiming this must be something of a record in the professional game, no?