just got my ticket. £23 in the Main (only) Stand. Going on the ‘front’ now for an Ice Cream and to see Eric.
Warm and sunny. 18 degrees - which is 20 degrees warmer than it usually is in Morcambe. Just having a beer watching England struggling to avoid the follow on.
So here I am back at the ground and the first shock is i’m In a queue to get in about 50 metres long. Must be a crowd of around 50.000.
I’m in! Sat in a huge stand that wouldn’t look out of place in the Championship. The rest of the Stadium....would. The opposite terrace is made up of a huge wall that looks like it’s been sourced in Berlin and then 5 terrace steps. Think Layer Rd in the 80s when Beefburger Ben (u tube it) led a pitch invasion. Sat with the Morcambe fans where a guy has a white rose ‘Yorkshire Tykes’ flag. Salford fans noisy. About 700. Ex Reds today: John O Sullivan? Rhys Oates? Scott Wiseman!!! Kyle Letheran
Yes and so you should be. And, i’ll tell you what. He’s playing like......erm....Scott Wiseman! Update::::::Goal........Salford. Set up by....Me S Wiseman.
Must mention the turnstiles here. New fangled nonsense. You get a ticket, put it into a reader ....and the turnstile opens!! Get this. THERE IS NO TURNSTILE OPERATOR TO GIVE YOUR TICKET TO. Can’t see it catching on myself.
1-1. In spite of the huge gulf in class. Salford should have had six, but have some pretty obnoxious fans and the Morcambe fans have just come out with a COYR that went right round the ground. Reminded me of home. Update 2-1. Morcambe!! Bizarre.
Another Salford penalty. Missed again!!! Great save from Roche. What I learned today. - John O Sullivan is a shadow of the player who briefly lit up Oakwell. - this is Scott Wiseman ‘s level. - these two teams try to play football. - the Referees are better at this level. - the Midland Hotel is a superb example of a Art Deco building. - Kevin Ellison is still alive - fans at this level deserve huge respect and they illustrate why the English football authorities (including the Premiership) should hang their heads in shame.