Still picking random games to visit and
#blogging
on each one,
#NonLeague
step 1 to 10 & Tier 4 to 7
#womensfootball
. A match hopper rather than a groundhopper.
I'd heard good reports about the burger (6oz with cheese, fried onions & salad in a brioche bun for £6.50) at
@CamberleyTownFC
. It definitely didn't disappoint! One for my new page 😉
@FootyScran
It's been a long morning so now it's time for a light lunch!
Yella pick a mix box
@AscotUnitedFC
Chips. 4 x nuggets, samosa, 3 onion rings, 2 spring rolls, 2 cheese sticks, gravy & chilli sauce. £8
@fiberkshire
@FootyScran
So here we go, bacon & sausage burger with chips all cooked freshly to order for £7. Think we may have another contender for best burger on my travels this season! Definitely goes into the top 3.
#NonLeague
#grassrootsfootball
#FootyScran
Wishing all the fans of
#ReadingFC
well on their march today against what is happening to their club. This is happening too often now up & down the country with
#swfc
the latest to be suffering a nightmare with their owner. Let's hope it will make a difference.
#SellBeforeWeDai
Wow, that was a surreal moment. There I was laughing at
@psjbutler
's reaction to
@BurnhamFC1878
winning when... 😲
Thanks for the lovely comments, congratulations to everyone nominated & a big thank you to
@fiberkshire
for all their hard work putting this event on.
Forgone my usual Dirty burger
@fc_abbeyrangers
today as I spotted the Shelley Special on the menu and it's ridiculous!
Two quarter pounders, two sausages, bacon & cheese in a toasted bun. £5.50.
@AbbeyRangersLFC
#FootyScran
Well that was a pleasant surprise. It's been an amazing journey so far and I'd like to thank everyone I've had the pleasure of meeting along the way. Thank you too, to whoever took the time to nominate me, not sure it's warranted but it is most appreciated!
NOMINATION | Correspondent of the Season has its first contender in
@wanderintractor
. He aimed to fall back in love with the game and we think he has.
Here are the latest in my line of player portraits,
@May_Hamblin
and Charley Evans. Two players who have really impressed me every time I've seen
@WoodleyUtdLFC
play this season. 👍
Ridiculous. The Gaffer Burger.
6oz burger, cheese, bacon, chicken breast fillet, fried onions & salad in a fresh bun. £8.
Thanks to
@footyscran
for putting me on to this one. It's a long way to go for a burger but well worth it!
@tilburyfc
#NonLeague
Well that was as described, huge!
Double Scotch beef burger, 2 bacon slices, cheese, topped with halloumi fries & onion rings, with lettuce and onion served in a toasted Brioche bun. £10. Available in the clubhouse at Honeycroft home of
@uxfc_redarmy
&
@LangleyFC_
@FootyScran
So, after the postponed op, the then unsuccessful op just 7 weeks ago, complications due to being given the wrong medication and now the heatwave, somehow I've made it to the start line! I keep telling myself this will be fun... 😉
Finished a new player portrait last night, this one a player from the Ipswich Town Women's team. Think I might try to do a few more, maybe from the local teams I'm watching. 😉
#womensfootball
#HerGameToo
This has been a testing year for me personally with large spells away from football due to health issues but I still managed to get to 66 games in 2023, 34 men's & 32 women's.
I've enjoyed them all & more so meeting so many amazing people along the way! Happy New Year all! 🥂
Following my latest hospital procedure yesterday I think that'll be it for me football wise for the rest of this year. Hopefully I'll be back wandering early in 2024. Eat, drink & be merry over the festive period and keep supporting
#NonLeague
,
#grassroots
&
#womensfootball
. 👍
Thanks for your well wishes. A morning not to be forgotten.
Freak accident at home ☑️
Head injury ☑️
Ambulance ☑️
Hospital ☑️
CT scan ☑️
Still got the hospital tags on ☑️
Now at
@AscotWomenFC
for their lunchtime kick off. All before midday!
Dedication or stupidity? 🫤
A quick reminder. If a photographer comes down to cover your match, especially when asked, it costs nothing to credit them when reposting their pictures on social media. 📷📸
I find it astonishing how this Wandering Tractor project has grown this season, taking on a life of its own! It seems like only a few weeks ago I mentioned the account was nearing 300 followers & now its nearly 400. Huge thanks to you all for humouring me on this journey! 🙂👍
Finally back. Left home at 8.45am & back just after 9pm. Well worth it though even with the train traumas! Thanks to
@NewhavenFC
for your hospitality, lovely burgers and cider. Think I'd do a weekender if I make a return journey rather than trying to do it all in one day!
Enjoyed my day at
@whitstabletown
, friendly club, great game, good beer choice at excellent prices (any club selling Thatchers Haze gets a 👍 from me) and mighty fine burgers! Will be back. 🙂
So, back on burger patrol and
@fc_abbeyrangers
have raised the bar again with the Ruby Special. 2 sausages, 2 bacon, 2 quarter pounders, cheese, a chicken breast fillet topped off with 3 onion rings. Needed to walk around the pitch a few times after that! £8.
@footyscran
For anyone interested, here's another pic of my drawing of
@Maidenhead_WFC
player Gemma Bloor. And yes, this was the one I had the likeness battle with this week!
A few pics from my latest football day out in and around Rotherhithe & Bermondsey today. Brunel Museum & pub and the nighttime Canary Wharf skyline from the park.
@HorleyTownFC
are another club on my list to return to in the future. Really friendly family and community club run by some lovely people & fantastic volunteers. Great facilities & playing surface at the New Defence with a good youth set up. Well worth a visit. 👍
My season so far...
Matches: 60
Men's: 34 games
Women's: 26 games
Goals seen: 243 (zero 0-0s)
New grounds (for me) visited: 30
Different leagues: 17
Not bad as I thought I'd only get to 40ish games this season. Still enjoying every minute of it! 🙂
#NonLeague
#womensfootball
Cracking start here
@alton_fc
. An excellent pint of
@HenneysCider
with a read of the programme & a lovely burger, halfpounder with bacon & cheese (proper cheese not the plastic stuff) that will go into my top 5 this season so far! 🍺🍔👌
@FootyScran
#NonLeagueDay
#cider
Absolutely honoured to have made the shortlist alongside some remarkable football writers. Congratulations & good luck to everyone who has made the shortlist & well done to all who were initially nominated - it shows you have all made a difference this season. 👏👏👏
Absolutely stoked to have received a nomination and stand alongside some truly fantastic people involved in local football. Congratulations to everyone who has been nominated this year! 👏👏👏
Here it is then.
THE. LONG. LIST.
It is a very long list. Congratulations everyone who was nominated.
Read it:
A reminder, the Short List will be published (all being well) on Monday 5th.
Cheers. Good night.
Signing off Twitter for a few weeks now. Hoping to be back in
#blogging
, match reporting & burger eating action in time for the
#FACup
extra preliminary round in August. Enjoy your pre-season and hopefully see you at a game soon! Take care everyone 🙂
@TalkingWoSo
I love
@selseywfc
! They just keep battling away when many would have given up. Keep going ladies, hopefully better times are around the corner for them. 👏
So here's my final
@WoodleyUtdLFC
player portrait for this season,
@SLawrenzoo
. As with all my drawings this season, I couldn't have done them without pictures from top snapper 📷
@oakmistphotos
to work from. Hopefully more to come next season 🙂
Superb performance by
@WoodleyUtdLFC
this afternoon. A 7-0 win & it could have been more. Five times I've seen Woodley so far this season and they've won 5, scored 18 & conceded 0!
Thanks to all for the mug. 👍
Match reports from the weekends games will be online tomorrow. 🙂
F-T:
@BLFC1907
4
@chipsteadfcsurr
2
As a neutral this was a game I didn't want to end! So many chances at both ends. Chipstead much improved after the break & pulled it back to 2-2 after 66. Badshot rallied, retook the lead after 71 & sealed it on 89 mins. What a absolute belter!
Merry Christmas to all the fantastic people I've met so far, all the clubs I've visited this season & all you wonderful people on here. I'd especially like to thank all the
#womensfootball
teams I've had the pleasure of watching for being so welcoming. Have a great time all!
As mentioned yesterday, I won't be going to any games over the next couple of weeks to give myself the best shot of being able to take part in the London charity walk on 9th Sept. Here's my list of pencilled in matches for September & October all tbc.
#NonLeague
#womensfootball
Kick-off delayed to 3.15pm after many
@FCRusthall
staff caught up in traffic problems. Btw, this is why
@whitstabletown
finished in my top 5 burgers list last season, the burgers are just so tasty! Quality 👌
What a cracking day out! This visit to
@AFCWhyteleafe
has to rank in my top three games this season. Had a great time talking to some of the supporters & volunteers, and visiting the club shop where they have far too many old programmes to go through! Thank you all for a top day!
Finally got to see
@Maidenhead_WFC
win today at the 8th time of asking, 4-0 with a couple of cracking goals amongst them. Two more player portraits given too, this time
@SarahNatalie11
&
@VickyCarvill
.
Reports from both my weekend games should be online tomorrow 🙂
Crikey! I've just noticed I'm only 10 followers away from 500 now! Thank you to everyone who's been following what started out as a little project to rediscover
#nonleaguefootball
& has become so much more thanks to the wonderful people I've met along the way!
#nonleaguefamily
Had a cracking day out at a superb club although I may have overdone the burgers! Always enjoy my visits to the St Paul's Sports Ground and really pleased for the club getting this attendance after all the work put in to the community day. Top club doing things the right way. 👏
FISH FUN FACT: Today’s excellent attendance of 386 was our highest league attendance since the visit of AFC Wimbledon on Boxing Day 2008 when 1108 were present.
Thank you everyone who came along and
@Millwall_MCT
for sponsoring our Community Day game.
My season's figures for
@WoodleyUtdLFC
don't look too shabby. 🙂
Played: 7
Won: 7
Goals scored: 26
Goals conceded: 0 (zero)
Maybe I'll get to see an 8th game depending on next weekend's result. If not, it's been an absolute pleasure following you this season! A cracking season!
Birthday eve & I get to start my celebrations by watching a wonderful group of people on their special day. From the first time I saw them this season
@WoodleyUtdLFC
have been so helpful & friendly to me & it will be a pleasure to see them lift the
#SRWFL
league trophy today. 🏆
Cracking game at
@AscotUnitedFC
today. Ascot started like a train & went two up but all credit to
@NGUfootballclub
for fighting back to lead 3-2 only to be pegged back in the 96th minute. Two good saves & 4 quality pens & NGU won through. Good luck to them in the final!
If you've seen the
@oakmistphotos
from the
@wokingfcwomen
v
@WoodleyUtdLFC
match at the weekend, may I suggest you take a look at his complete gallery from the game. There are some stunning pics in there! 👍
A cold but enjoyable afternoon. Caught up with many of the wonderful people
@WoodleyUtdLFC
& met and had nice chats with a few
@wokingfcwomen
fans & players. Hard fought game which eventually went to penalties with Woodley winning. Report & both goal videos to come later 👍
F-T:
@FisherFC
3
@whitstabletown
4
Frantic start to the 2nd half with 3 goals in the first 15 mins. Whitstable scored first then Fisher levelled only for the visitors to hit back. Whitstable made it 2-4 with a brilliant free kick with Fisher making it 3-4 but couldn't level.
A very eventful day at the
@LangleyFC_
v
@HolmerGreenFC_
@ComCoFL
Division One match at Honeycroft yesterday has led to a longer than usual
#blog
. An experiment, BIG food, an incident packed game and lederhosen!
Just click the above link 👆
#NonLeague
Back on burger patrol today & here are today's offerings from
@FisherFC
.
Double burger with cheese & fried onions £5
The Sharpie - choice of 3 burgers (I went with two beef & veggie), cheese, fried onions & three onion rings. £7
#nonleagueburgers
@footyscran
@WoodleyUtdLFC
@Gem_sims
@MaddieeSawyer
@Smeashy91
Superb team performance all round! It's coming together nicely now and looking a really good side.
My record watching
@WoodleyUtdLFC
this season
Played 4 (2 home, 2 away)
Won 4
Lost 0
Goals scored 11
Goals conceded 0
Lucky mascot 🍀
Just sayin... 😄
F-T
@NGUfootballclub
2
@FHFC1907
5
Remarkable turn around from half time. Flackwell deserved winners on the day. North Greenford pretty much hit the self destruct button in the 2nd half as the Heathens ran riot with an impressive display, especially from set pieces.
#NonLeague
Kind of a big day today. Off to the hospital to find out what the plan is going forward, when my next procedure is likely to take place and what I can & can't do over the next few months. 🤞