dizzynewheights http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-22000626
Nice to see the BBC 3 weeks behind as ever.
Mixed week for Slough:-
- great 3 points against Biggleswade
- disappointing draw away at Barton Rovers, whose twitter account said 'not bad for team of village idiots' in reference to some shenanigans with 2 Slough players in the reverse fixture (those 2 were prevented from playing by the Slough chairman presumably to decrease tensions)
- easy 5-1 win against Leighton Town, who were very poor
- very poor 1-0 defeat at Burnham - never got going, didn't cope with Burnham's high line and pressing, and frankly didn't deserve anything. Ref was terrible, 9 bookings with barely a dirty foul in the game, classic STEP04 stuff really. Still, 448 there (mainly Rebels obv) was good, highest attendance of season so far.
Can see a straight fight between Burnham and Rugby for auto, Rugby have won 10 in a row so probably favourites, so if Slough make the play-offs they could face Burnham again.
Anyway, onwards to Northwood tomorrow night, and Royston Saturday!
- for the eldests' collection. He'd actually swanned off to Lahnden with his Mum to ring bells!
, they both endured the conditions and (I think) genuinely enjoyed it - particularly as their evening was rounded off with a big KFC on the way home - back indoors by 9.
- I can see some problems getting a game completed. Even last night the ref sensibly played barely 40' each way - with less than 5' turn-round at H/T ... and it was very gloomy by the end. I think the league sensibly allows 'unlit' games to be re-scheduled this early in April probably on the understanding they won't be the full 90' and generally try and get the 'dead rubber' matches done and dusted. Though of course w/o floodlights they are hardly likely to involve teams impacting on promotion issues anyway.
for most of this - arr on 25' with Sumas already 2-1 up - with no relegation likely now from this league the games have a definite end-of-term feel about them.
