05-10-2016, 15:36
On a chilly early October it was off to Jepson Way to watch the new look AFC Blackpool side take on Charnock Richard. Having seen Charnock this season thought this would prove to be a tough ask for the home side mainly due to there lack of experience and lack of age playing at this level.
AFC have recruited and most of them seem to be late teens which doesn't half make me feel old. Even the ref looked about 18. Charnock also seemed to have a few players who did not play the last time I saw them, both well built forwards were absent although one Grimshaw was on the bench having just got back from holiday.
Charnock started well and forced the home side back a couole of early efforts went narrowly wide, whilst at t'other end Fleming went close for the home side. A couple of stoppages disrupted play. Charnock were soon back on the attack with Fairhurst and Smith having efforts that went close. AFC defended manfully getting bodies in the way at the right time, but ironically they had the best chance to take the lead in the first half when Williams hit the bar with a free kick.
The home side did well to get to half time level and it was not long before the goalscoring machine Grimshaw arrived on thepitch, the first goal soon arrived but for AFC, Fleming got away on the right hand side before sliding the ball past the keeper.
A flare celebrated the goal from those ex Blackpool fans who have changed clubs to support and the chorus" You must be s**t we're winning at home. Their happiness did not last long from a corner the ball bounced around the area until Fairhurst hammered the ball home. Only one result was now on a Charnock win 10 minutes later a cross from the left, Grimshaw headed home 2-1 Charnock.
As the home side tired Charnock added a third when Smith who was probably their best player on the net drove the third past the keeper from 18 yards.
Deserved win for Charnock, could be a long season for AFC but bringing young players through will help them in the long run.
AFC Blackpool 1 Charnock Richard 3 Att 175
AFC have recruited and most of them seem to be late teens which doesn't half make me feel old. Even the ref looked about 18. Charnock also seemed to have a few players who did not play the last time I saw them, both well built forwards were absent although one Grimshaw was on the bench having just got back from holiday.
Charnock started well and forced the home side back a couole of early efforts went narrowly wide, whilst at t'other end Fleming went close for the home side. A couple of stoppages disrupted play. Charnock were soon back on the attack with Fairhurst and Smith having efforts that went close. AFC defended manfully getting bodies in the way at the right time, but ironically they had the best chance to take the lead in the first half when Williams hit the bar with a free kick.
The home side did well to get to half time level and it was not long before the goalscoring machine Grimshaw arrived on thepitch, the first goal soon arrived but for AFC, Fleming got away on the right hand side before sliding the ball past the keeper.
A flare celebrated the goal from those ex Blackpool fans who have changed clubs to support and the chorus" You must be s**t we're winning at home. Their happiness did not last long from a corner the ball bounced around the area until Fairhurst hammered the ball home. Only one result was now on a Charnock win 10 minutes later a cross from the left, Grimshaw headed home 2-1 Charnock.
As the home side tired Charnock added a third when Smith who was probably their best player on the net drove the third past the keeper from 18 yards.
Deserved win for Charnock, could be a long season for AFC but bringing young players through will help them in the long run.
AFC Blackpool 1 Charnock Richard 3 Att 175
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