Rambling On Towards The Stones

Saturday's victory over Burnham Ramblers earned the club £3,000 and a home tie against Wealdstone - the side that Aylesbury FC faced in the 4th qualifying round after knocking us out last year. The Stones went on to play Rotherham United in the First Round of the FA Cup -  something that we have only been able to dream of for too many years now.

Big Weekend Ahead

We have a big weekend ahead of us as the FA Cup gets underway with a trip to Burnham Ramblers from the Essex Senior League; a banana skin if ever I have seen one.

Last weekend we had an emphatic 5-0 win over Tiverton Town, a side I always considered as one we must be looking to finish above, but we brushed them aside with ease and held onto our position of second in the table. At the risk of sounding repetitive, amazing credit to the management team.

Six Games In

Wow, you take one weeks holiday (I know, in the football season, shouldn't do it, blah de blah...perhaps I should introduce you to the family?) and next thing you know we are 6 games into the season.

Let’s be honest, none of us anticipated that we would be sitting second in the league, did we? With only the odd exception, results and performances have been fantastic and we are no doubt benefitting from the better pitches and facilities that we are experiencing on our travels.

At the end of last weekend we left the kids at my In-Laws at Skegness last weekend. If you have kids yourself you will understand the hassle of trying to cater for their childcare during the six weeks school holidays. Having done our stint at Weymouth in July, the Calder family holiday part two involved a week in the Norfolk Broads followed by a weekend in Skegness where the kids would be left for another week. The Norfolk Broads are brilliant if you have never been. We stayed in an amazing cottage on a dyke that I had holidayed at as a child several times..the last time being some 27 years ago! If you want details, I’ll let you know, it’s just outside Wroxham...