Last Floodlight-Free Football (this year) - Weekend matchgoing

[Gangster Octopus]

Probably wander down to Cricklewood Wanderers v Hillingdon.

[Bored Of Education]

Bath City V Dorking (should have started the thread myself with a "Walking down to see Dorking" or somesuch title). We have finally won after a run of 5 without a win. Dorking in good form and 5th so, if in optimistic mood, I will predict a draw possibly with us drawing level on 90 minutes after being behind for the whole match. It seems to be the form presently in order for such home draws to feel like a point gained rather than 2 lost.

[cantagalo]

On Saturday, for reasons that are far too complicated to explain, I shall attempt to see Crawley v Swindon.

On Monday, it's QPR v Brentford in the televised game. I'm going despite the fact that on the telly you can actually see the ball cross the goal-line at the School End. This is not the case with a 34 quid ticket in the Upper Tier.

[Walt Flanagans Dog]

Scotland vs Serbia in a Rugby League World Cup (2021) qualifier in Glasgow. I was going to start this thread yesterday but wanted to use "get em onside" translated into Serbian for the thread title and couldn't get an accurate enough translation from Google (according to when I tried to back-translate it into English. I fairly put the work in you know.)

[Ray de Galles]

Saturday afternoon is a little up in the air, Wimbledon aren't playing (I presume the original fixture list had them against Bury) and I'll probably wander to something relatively local and new to me. Westfield v Beaconsfield Town in the First Round Qualifying of the Trophy if I go for the excitement of a knockout game or maybe Frimley Green v Redhill if I push on with trying to complete the Combined Counties Premier.

Taking my son, dad and younger brother on a jolly boys outing to Wembley on Sunday for Cincinnati Bengals "at" Los Angeles Rams in the NFL.

I had hoped to get to the Olympic Velodrome to see some of the Six Day Cycling this weekend too but I think that's going to be too much of a stretch to fit in.

Oh and I'm watching the Rugby World Cup semi-finals on TV at 9am on Saturday and Sunday with a mixture of trepidation and hope.

[Uros Predic]

I'm off for my first real taste of Liverpool, and definite first experience of Birkenhead on Saturday for a War of the Rovers; Tranmere vs Doncaster.

Booked on a daft early train initially with the plan of a day on the ale, but others I was planning to meet have pulled out so it'll be a much more cultural day. Particularly looking forward to seeing the Keith Haring exhibition at the Tate.

[Bored Of Education]

I'm off for my first real taste of Liverpool, and definite first experience of Birkenhead on Saturday for a War of the Rovers; Tranmere vs Doncaster.

Prenton Park itself is great but stay in Liverpool as much as possible. There is nothing inherently wrong with the area of Birkenhead around Prenton Park or in general, I suppose, it just suffers due to its close proximity to Liverpool as an alternative source of entertainment.

[Snake Plissken]

I was supposed to be at Burnley vs Chelsea, I shall now be hunched over a laptop fretting that my client isn't getting emails/deluged by spam.

[The Mighty Trin]

Scotland vs Serbia in a Rugby League World Cup (2021) qualifier in Glasgow. I was going to start this thread yesterday but wanted to use "get em onside" translated into Serbian for the thread title and couldn't get an accurate enough translation from Google (according to when I tried to back-translate it into English. I fairly put the work in you know.)

If I'd known I'd have asked the chaps in front of me at the Spurs v Crvena zrezda game. Please make sure Alex Walker doesn't get injured as he's Wakefield's new full back and we need all the help we can get to survive in Super League every season. I know that Serbia replaced Russia in qualifying and that Red Star Belgrade entered the Challenge Cup and were beaten by Millom last season, but I know nothing more about them. Gerrrrrrrremonside, referee!

[Third rate Leszno]

I'm off for my first real taste of Liverpool, and definite first experience of Birkenhead on Saturday for a War of the Rovers; Tranmere vs Doncaster.

Booked on a daft early train initially with the plan of a day on the ale, but others I was planning to meet have pulled out so it'll be a much more cultural day. Particularly looking forward to seeing the Keith Haring exhibition at the Tate.

Leave yourself time for a couple of nice beers in the Fans Trust run marquee in the car park at Prenton Park.

[Walt Flanagans Dog]

If I'd known I'd have asked the chaps in front of me at the Spurs v Crvena zrezda game. Please make sure Alex Walker doesn't get injured as he's Wakefield's new full back and we need all the help we can get to survive in Super League every season. I know that Serbia replaced Russia in qualifying and that Red Star Belgrade entered the Challenge Cup and were beaten by Millom last season, but I know nothing more about them. Gerrrrrrrremonside, referee!

I had plans to go to that game at Millom which were thwarted by the BBC selecting it for live coverage on the red button, meaning a switch to the Sunday. Serbia should be competitive, their domestic league is small but they have had players getting pro contracts in England and France and have a few 'heritage' players from Australia.

[The Mighty Trin]

I had plans to go to that game at Millom which were thwarted by the BBC selecting it for live coverage on the red button, meaning a switch to the Sunday. Serbia should be competitive, their domestic league is small but they have had players getting pro contracts in England and France and have a few 'heritage' players from Australia.

My last word on this to avoid hijacking the thread, but one of Wakefield's greats from the mid-1960's was Milan Kosanovic, a Serbian who came to the UK as a result of the political situation in the Balkans in his teens in the aftermath of World War Two, discovered he was handy at the game and ended up playing for us along with Bradford and Featherstone and was in our team when we beat Wigan at Wembley in 1963. Enjoy the game!

[Patrick Thistle]

Barry Town v Airbus Broughton in the Cymru Premier on Saturday afternoon. First home game I've been to since the August bank holiday double bill.

How many of you have seen a team named after a jumbo jet?

[NickSTFU]

Prenton Park itself is great but stay in Liverpool as much as possible. There is nothing inherently wrong with the area of Birkenhead around Prenton Park or in general, I suppose, it just suffers due to its close proximity to Liverpool as an alternative source of entertainment.

I would agree with this. Stay in Liverpool as long as possible.

[Satchmo Distel]

Point of order: won't some OTFers be watching the occasional game at a non-floodlit venue over the winter with, say, a 2pm KO?

[Snake Plissken]

Barry Town v Airbus Broughton in the Cymru Premier on Saturday afternoon. First home game I've been to since the August bank holiday double bill.

How many of you have seen a team named after a jumbo jet?

That's Boeing.

[elguapo4]

Bohemians v Sligo Rovers, last game of the season so it's party time, no one cares about the result. Club
captain Derek Pender announced his retirement today so he's going to get an emotional send off, judging by the weather forecast, the player of the season awards will be done with some haste.

[Furtho]

Point of order: won't some OTFers be watching the occasional game at a non-floodlit venue over the winter with, say, a 2pm KO?

Definitely, yeah. You bloody sellouts watching football above Step 7.

[Uros Predic]

Leave yourself time for a couple of nice beers in the Fans Trust run marquee in the car park at Prenton Park.

Ah cheers for this tip. Was planning on having a day off drinking, but if I change may mind I'll be heading here pre-match.

[seand]

Dundalk home to St Pats tonight. Pats need to win and hope Derry lose at home to relegation-playoff-bound Finn Harps to sneak into the last Euro place.

For Dundalk it's party time with the league trophy presentation. Our next five games are league trophy presentation night, the FAI Cup final, two legs of the cross-border Unite the Union Cup final and then next season's super cup. Heady times. Could do with getting back to winning ways ahead of the cup final. After storming to the title with a 24 game unbeaten run in the league, we've sleepwalked to back to back 1-0 defeats.

[Jobi1]

Slightly concerned by the weather forecast, but all being well will be at Chester v York, the massive 2nd v 1st clash of the, a-hem, titans. The country's (sixth level and above at least) only all-competitions unbeaten record this season will come under severe pressure I fear.

Aside from the weather, it's also going to take spreadsheet levels of planning and some deft (tight) train changes to get there and back on the old magical £10 Northern day ranger ticket.

[andrew7610]

Taking my youngest to Oxford Utd vs Rochdale, ticking off their 'new' stadium in the process as the last time I saw Oxford was at the Manor Ground.

Given the home team's current form, hoping for a goal-fest. And ideally, a sale in the club shop as 7610 jr has taken to collecting the home team's home shirt for matches he attends, where you or I might be happy with a programme or a ticket stub.

[Ray de Galles]

He should get Oxford's change shirt, it's lush ;

[Ray de Galles]

Presumably children's versions are with a different sponsor or sponsor-free. Although the sponsor's logo is a part of why that one's so cool.

[elguapo4]

Dundalk home to St Pats tonight. Pats need to win and hope Derry lose at home to relegation-playoff-bound Finn Harps to sneak into the last Euro place.

For Dundalk it's party time with the league trophy presentation. Our next five games are league trophy presentation night, the FAI Cup final, two legs of the cross-border Unite the Union Cup final and then next season's super cup. Heady times. Could do with getting back to winning ways ahead of the cup final. After storming to the title with a 24 game unbeaten run in the league, we've sleepwalked to back to back 1-0 defeats.

Ahem, one was 2.1 with a late consolation, so late was in the bar.