It’s easy to lose track of the Durham teams. I’ve seen Durham City getting mauled a few times in the last couple of years as they dropped down the leagues, but I think that it’s the first time I’d seen either of these sides.
From what I gather, United are the Durham University team whilst Corinthians have been around for five years or so and in that time have managed to merge with another recently formed Durham side.
The game was at Maiden Castle, which has pitches for cricket and hockey as well as football. Newcastle used to train there in the Keegan era and Durham Women currently play their home fixtures on the main pitch.
I was there for an eleventh-tier Wearside League Premier Division fixture, along with about forty other people. A lot of them seemed to be students and either fringe players or friends of the university team. They all had that ‘posh boy’ haircut where it’s a little messy and has never been touched by clippers.
I watched the opening stages from the main stand until the constant yapping from those around me drove me away. In the absence of any catering facilities, they were sorting out a delivery of food from MacDonalds, a task that seemed far more complicated than it needed to be. Just have your fucking tea before you go out or when you get home.
It took a while for the game to come to life with the students eventually taking the lead with a shot from distance with twenty minutes to go. In added time it looked as though Corinthians had snatched a point with a long range shot of their own, but United went straight down the other end, regained the lead and clinched the victory.
Tags: Durham Corinthians, Durham United, Posh boy haircuts, Wearside League
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