Grantham v Spalding town
Stamford town v Gainsbrough Trinity
Lincoln United - bye
Brigg town v Boston United (our destination for the evening)
More often than not i tend to lean towards one side or the other,when i go to these non league games.It can be something daft like the team kit, the Bar staff in the club house or even the club badge that sways it. this time however there was no competition at all i was firmly a Zebra tonight (Brigg towns nickname)
If you asked any lincolnshire football fan you would be hard pressed to find anybody with a good word for Boston united and there supporters.as i have stated elsewhere on this blog they were all over the phone-ins when they got promoted to the football league saying they were going to the new force in Lincolnshire.hmmm
Alas they are still a bunch of big headed bastards who think they have devine right to be in the top flight of non-league football. i hope they enjoy there trip to Retford united next season instead of sincil bank, how the mighty have fallen eh?
My fellow hopper has asked me not to wear any Lincoln colours for this evenings match, ( a Mansfield town fan who also thinks Boston were very lucky to be allowed into the league) i couldn't quite resist a few pro Lincoln city comments in the clubhouse within earshot of some Boston fans,we got chance from a fiver for two pints of Carling and it went down very nicely,the club house was quite smart with a few pennants and trophy's dotted around the place giving that football feel to the place.
after paying 6 quid to enter,( a bit steep i thought but i am sure its the Linc's fa that sets the prices for this competition and not the clubs) we strolled into the ground.
Brigg have a quite tidy looking ground with covering on two sides of the pitch and open behind both goals. as seems the norm with pre season games there was no programme but we got a team sheet.Boston had ex-imp Mark camm in there line up as well as Tom Evens in goal who was in goal when Lincoln slammed 5 past Scunthorpe in the first leg of the 2002-03 playoffs at Sincl Bank.
Both sides had chances to win the game but as the game went on Boston (who are a league above Brigg) began to get the upper hand. if it had been level after 90 mins the game would have got straight to penalties.However the inbreds form Boston scored with 4 mins to go.sorry for the brief match report but i don't want to go into a Boston win to much.
So Boston go into the semi final to play Lincoln united next Tuesday.and while they maybe to strong for the whites. i feel that blue square north league side Gainsbrough Trinity will win lift the shield in the final.
All in all an enjoyable trip, nice ground and club house, shame about the result though.
Admission -£6
Programme -none
Badge-non available
food-ate before i left, had two cups of tea at the ground- 75p 7/10
WAG factor 0/10 didn't spot any.
clubhouse 6/10
ground 7/10
Just as an after thaugh, why is it that when you have two cups of tea at football the second is never as good as the third?
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