Tuesday 29 September 2015

STEVE EVANS 2012-2015

JUST A FEW MEMORIES OVER THE YEARS FROM MY PHOTO'S OF AND WITH STEVE EVANS, FROM MY FIRST MEETING WITH HIM ON DAY ONE AWAY AT SHREWSBURY 2012, VIA THE ALDERSHOT PROMOTION GAME, MY PROUD MEDAL PRESENTATION, THE VERY ENJOYABLE SCOTTISH PRE-SEASON TOURS, WEMBLEY 2014, THE ALL SAINTS SQUARE VICTORY PARADE, SOMBRERO'S AND HIS FINAL GOODBYE AT BIRMINGHAM....THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES STEVE.







































Sunday 27 September 2015

MAN CITY LADIES 6 BRISTOL ACADEMY 1.....27TH SEPT 2015

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 27TH 2015
MANCHESTER CITY LADIES 6 BRISTOL ACADEMY 1
GOALSCORERS FOR CITY.....JILL SCOTT, ISOBEL CHRISTIANSEN 2, GEORGIA STANWAY, LUCY BRONZE, NIKITA PARRIS
ATTENDANCE.....1,300
7,000 CAPACITY MANCHESTER CITY ACADEMY STADIUM.
TICKET £6
EXCELLENT 32 PAGE PROGRAMME + TEAMSHEET BOTH FREE ON ARRIVAL

MY FIRST VISIT AND A GREAT SET UP, OVER A LONG NARROW WHITE BRIDGE STRAIGHT OUTSIDE THE ETHIAD AND JUST A 10 MINUTE WALK FROM ASHBURY'S TRAIN STATION.
2 SPACIOUS AND COMFORTABLE LONG CANTILIEVERED STANDS ON EITHER SIDE, WITH COVERED TERRACING BEHIND BOTH GOALS.
ONLY THE STAND ACROSS FROM THE TUNNEL/DUG OUTS USED TODAY.

A NICE STEADY WALK ROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE ETHIAD TAKING PHOTO'S THEN BOUGHT A EXCELLENT PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF MAINE ROAD BOOK FROM THE CITY STORE FOR £15.


WEATHER.....SUN BEATING DOWN ALL AFTERNOON.

STANDARD OF FOOTBALL FROM MAN CITY....FIRST CLASS THROUGHOUT THE TEAM... A CREDIT TO THE WOMENS SUPER LEAGUE AND THE GAME IN GENERAL
 A REAL PLEASURE TO WATCH, EASY TO SEE WHY THEY'VE WON 12 OF THEIR LAST 13 GAMES.

ONLY DOWNER WAS THE FOOD...I WAS CHARGED £8 FOR AN HOT DOG AND A DRINK (FRUIT SHOOT) INSIDE THE STADIUM.....AND THAT WAS A MEAL DEAL !!!!!!
WHEREAS I GOT A PACK OF PLOUGHMANS SARNIES, A BAG OF MCCOYS CRISPS AND A BOTTLE OF COKE FOR £3.89 AT MANCHESTER PICCADILLY STATION.

HAD A COUPLE OF DRINKS IN THE VERY LARGE MARY D'S BEAMISH BAR JUST ROUND THE CORNER PRE-MATCH, AND DESPITE THERE ONLY BEING 5 PEOPLE IN AT 12 O'CLOCK, I WAS INFORMED THAT IT'S PACKED TO THE RAFTERS ON MENS MATCH DAYS.

OVERALL DAY OUT.....SUPERB, NICE EASY JOURNEY THERE AND BACK, GORGEOUS WEATHER AND A CRACKING FOOTBALLING DISPLAY FROM CITY.....AND ALTHOUGH A VERY ONE SIDED GAME, IT WAS STILL A JOY TO WATCH AND A GREAT ADVERT FOR WOMEN'S FOOTBALL OF WHICH MY EXPERIENCE IS VERY LIMITED.....ONLY THE 3RD LADIES GAME I'VE SEEN, BUT I WONT NEED MUCH PERSUADING TO RETURN.