I’d done the Uni stuff that was of interest to me in Chelmsford and so skipped the final session of the day. That meant that I had time to call in at Barnston on the way home to see some action in the eleventh tier Essex and Suffolk Border League Premier Division. It’s a game that I very much doubt I’d have known about before the advent of the Futbology App.
It was free entry to the High Easter ground and I was able to get into the car park outside the clubhouse. There were around twenty people watching, most of them with a pint in their hand. I started off leaning against the perimeter fence along one side and gradually worked my way around the pitch. There weren’t any seated areas.
Barnston were in blue with Lawford Lads in white and light blue. The standard was well below the equivalent Wearside league with lots of fat lads stumbling around and falling over as if they’d had a pre-match pint or three. Despite, or maybe because of the lack of talent on show, there was plenty of stick dished out to teammates, opposition, and the ref alike. I don’t think I’d appreciate criticism from someone who struggled to run ten yards without tripping over his own feet.
For what it’s worth, Barnston took the lead in the first half and then added two more after the break for a three-nil victory.
Tags: Fat lads football
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