I often get asked if I'm a Groundhopper However today, well I've been caught red handed and I'm guilty as charged innit. This morning, I gratefully rested my aching bones and weary carcass in the back seat of Mr C. Picken's auto-mobile, before heading south, down the A1, in the general direction of Peterborough.
For those of you who don't already know, Colin lives in Scotter, which is the capital city of Lincolnshire Our itinerary for this expedition was: 1 In2itive Park, the home of Yaxley FC, followed by a mad dash across the city to 2 Peterborough Northern Star's Focus Community Centre home, 7 miles to the north in the awe-inspiringly named suburb of Dogsthorpe.
I'm indebted to Colin for inviting me along today and offering to drive, because the dislocated shoulder I suffered in the run up to Xmas, is making driving a very uncomfortable experience at present. United Counties League - Premier Division. Yaxley 1 1. Irchester United 0 0.
Prior to kick-off Yaxley were sat rather uncomfortably in twentieth place, just two points above Desborough Town who have played 2 games less than the rather quaintly nicknamed 'Cuckoos'. By comparison, this lunchtime's visitors, Wellingborough based Irchester United, are having a much better season and travelled to Yaxley today, formidably looking down on their hosts from a lofty position of 17th in the table. How mouth watering can any prospect get, I ask you!?.
A precautionary call was made to Yaxley FC en route. And we were cheerily informed that there was no problem whatsoever with the pitch in-spite of the overnight deluge and there wasn't any need for a pitch inspection. I was reliably informed by fellow traveller Paul Hawkins, that this area of the country is historically known as 'The Soak'. Well it had lived up to it's name today They're a friendly lot in Yaxley and seemed genuinely pleased that we'd made the effort to travel any distance to watch them.
