If you want a stage race run well, in particular the first or last stage- Suffolk is your place- no wonder British Cycling keep returning.
Another great event - and all free!
Saturday 16 June 2018
Cycling - Suffolk knows how to entertain
Wednesday 13 June 2018, Women's Tour, Stage 1 - Framlingham to Southwold via Ipswich
If you want a stage race run well, in particular the first or last stage- Suffolk is your place- no wonder British Cycling keep returning.
Another great event - and all free!
If you want a stage race run well, in particular the first or last stage- Suffolk is your place- no wonder British Cycling keep returning.
Another great event - and all free!
Saturday 9 June 2018
CONIFA - Manx men not happy
Sunday 4 June 2018, Barawa 2 Ellan Vannin 0 - CONIFA Group A match - Haringey Borough, Coles Park
My second day of CONIFA football, and another match to remember - all the three games I had seen were on G4 pitches but the first two were at modern and very new stadiums, the pitch at Coles Park was new but the rest of the ground still has a great tatty inner city feel to it.
Barawa were actually the tournament hosts, a small port region from Somalia and those living in London had setup their own FA, not sure how many of the players actually had Somalia roots but they were certainly good footballers , but Ellan Vannin (Isle of Man) were obvious a very professional set up, and they dominated the first half but could not get the much needed first goal. As the acme progressed, Barawa improved and in the end took a much deserved win.
Then the fall out! Only two teams qualified from the groups and the Manx men ended up in third, we left the ground thinking that was it but the Manx FA decided to appeal, questioning how many Barawa players had links with that part of Scalia but it just seemed sour grapes and the appeal was thrown out, and the Isle of Man then decoded to sulk and head back across the Irish Sea.
My second day of CONIFA football, and another match to remember - all the three games I had seen were on G4 pitches but the first two were at modern and very new stadiums, the pitch at Coles Park was new but the rest of the ground still has a great tatty inner city feel to it.
Barawa were actually the tournament hosts, a small port region from Somalia and those living in London had setup their own FA, not sure how many of the players actually had Somalia roots but they were certainly good footballers , but Ellan Vannin (Isle of Man) were obvious a very professional set up, and they dominated the first half but could not get the much needed first goal. As the acme progressed, Barawa improved and in the end took a much deserved win.
Then the fall out! Only two teams qualified from the groups and the Manx men ended up in third, we left the ground thinking that was it but the Manx FA decided to appeal, questioning how many Barawa players had links with that part of Scalia but it just seemed sour grapes and the appeal was thrown out, and the Isle of Man then decoded to sulk and head back across the Irish Sea.
CONIFA World Cup - shows the real power of football
Saturday 2 June 2018, United Koreans of Japan 0 Kabylia 0 - CONIFA Cup Group D match, Bracknell Town - Larges Lane
Panjab 0 Western Armenia 1 - Group D match, Slough Town - Arbour Park
I decided a while ago to try and see some of the CONIFA Games plus grab three new grounds, and I am glad I did - football was not great at times but it was just the obvious love for the game from the players and the love of their small countries from the supporters.
Bracknell, and the game was there for the Koreans to win but they never had the killer instinct, however it was the Kabylia supporters who stole the show, a small part of Northern Algeria but the supports were part of the Algerian diaspora from London, supplemented by a bus of Kabylia supporters who had driven over from Germany.
My appetite was now wet and I looked forward to the second game in Slough, here I expected some passionate supporters with many of those who were support Panjab coming from the large Northern Indian population that lives in West London. I was not disappointed as the Indians had turned up in numbers and included an Indian drummer.
What had been quite noticeable about the first game was the god spirit the game had been played in, at times the teams and officials were so respectful to each other it had an almost 'friendly' game feel to it, that certainly was not how the second match was played!
Armenia were on top from the start and did take the lead but in the second half they were willing to sit back - and tackle (or foul) when needed , and both teams were keen to argue with the officials over any issue.
But that did not matter, the tournament was up and running and the supporters were loving it.
GAME 1
GAME 2
Panjab 0 Western Armenia 1 - Group D match, Slough Town - Arbour Park
I decided a while ago to try and see some of the CONIFA Games plus grab three new grounds, and I am glad I did - football was not great at times but it was just the obvious love for the game from the players and the love of their small countries from the supporters.
Bracknell, and the game was there for the Koreans to win but they never had the killer instinct, however it was the Kabylia supporters who stole the show, a small part of Northern Algeria but the supports were part of the Algerian diaspora from London, supplemented by a bus of Kabylia supporters who had driven over from Germany.
My appetite was now wet and I looked forward to the second game in Slough, here I expected some passionate supporters with many of those who were support Panjab coming from the large Northern Indian population that lives in West London. I was not disappointed as the Indians had turned up in numbers and included an Indian drummer.
What had been quite noticeable about the first game was the god spirit the game had been played in, at times the teams and officials were so respectful to each other it had an almost 'friendly' game feel to it, that certainly was not how the second match was played!
Armenia were on top from the start and did take the lead but in the second half they were willing to sit back - and tackle (or foul) when needed , and both teams were keen to argue with the officials over any issue.
But that did not matter, the tournament was up and running and the supporters were loving it.
GAME 1
GAME 2
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