Another very damp night, but full credit to both teams for giving us a decent game of football in the pouring rain - and it was bloody cold as well!!
Spent the game in great company -- always a pleasure to chew the fat with Fredkirkbytown, the Wanderer, his Son Rick and Rob Hornby, but as well as these esteemed football people, we had the pleasure of spending the second half in the company of serial hopper Chapeltom. Tom had made the trip into deepest, darkest Nottinghamshire from Chapel-On-Le-Frith - this was his first taste of CML football and I think he enjoyed it, although Rob did monopolise him for the majoity of the time!!
Last time we went to Clipstone they lost 0-2 to Kinsley Boys. After suffering defeat by the same score again, I suspect the Clippo faithful won't want us to go back there in a hurry!!
Kirkby are more or less a brand new team, only Nathan Hollingworth and Gavin Short remaining after the other players followed Brett Marshall out of the club recently. The game was only 4 minutes old when they took the lead. Clippo centre-half Dean Short tripped McParland in the box giving Referee Mr. Des Nutting no choice other than to award a penalty. SAM BAILEY stepped up and fired the ball past the Clipstone keeper Dale Shepherd.
Clipstone looked to be well out of sorts and anyone who didn't know different would have said it was they who hadn't been together long, not their visitors. The back four of Kirkby were well drilled and disciplined, giving away few chances - and when the back line was breached, they had young keeper Whittingham on hand to mop up.
Kirkby added a second on the half-hour when a hopeful shot from the edge of the box by Bailey was met by the outstretched boot of MARK WALTERS who steered the ball home from just 6 yards out. F-T 0-2
Clipstone were better in the second half, but they couldn't have worse in all honesty. They created little though, and as mentioned previously the Kirkby back four of Hollingworth, Simpson, Short and Leversedge were rarely troubled. F-T 0-2
Short report again ... it really was too cold and wet to make the effort to take notes!!
Admission £3
H/C approx 40
Programme £1
Company : priceless
Friday : Carlton Tn v Spalding Utd
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