Chesham United Travels Re-Revisited

Why bother?
As the years have passed not only has family taken over as a priority (well, I do have to say that), so has technology. The days of waiting to the end of the season to publish my memoirs as life as a Chesham fan are gone, the internet and the worlwide web have taken over the way football supporters communicate. The fanzine is dead, long live the Blog!

So what is Chesham United Travels all about? Well, I could go on for days answering that one, but the reality is that I now have kids screaming in my ear wanting to get on to the computer which restricts my time, which, in itself, answers the question. The whole idea is to keep a recollection of events as a Chesham supporters as they happen. Seasons and memories tend to blend into one. If we get into the play-offs this year people will forget how we felt early season, losing the first three league games and challenging Malvern Town and Berkhamsted for bottom place.....even giving Berko one of their 7 points at The Meadow.
Travels is a very personal view of life watching football.

The difference today, compared to 15 years ago when I first started, is that today I carry the responsibility of being a Director of Chesham United Association Football Club as opposed to being a frustrated supporter with very strong views of how the club, not the team, should perform. With that responsibility comes an expected etiquette, and where I used to enjoy pondering the issues and speculating over the current issues, today I'm in the know.....and that knowledge can be dangerous!

Chesham United Travels was also about fun, going out enjoying a few beers at football matches and rolling home at unearthly hours in a manner that I can never remember the following morning. Back then it might have been dangerous if we had a website forum, but such a thing never existed, hence I used to publish my memoirs at the end of the season in the form of a fanzine style book. Today, I still enjoy my beer and from time to settle down with a bottle of wine in front of the computer having my own little rant, getting more and more personal as the wine flows. Predominantly I keep these as emails directed at people who understand my frustrations and the meaning behind my words. Occasionally I have been known to start a rant on the forum, but stopped short of hitting the "post" button........

.......Let's see now if I can use this blog to release those thoughts in a contained, yet interesting, manner....