Today's trip was to Nuneaton Town, take the Hinckley road from Nuneaton and follow the signs to the rugby ground who groundshare with the football team.
The locals refer to the town as the 'boro'', after the former club which went into liquidation. The football ground, the rugby ground and training pitches are set on an industrial estate.
On a dry day the car park turns into a dustbowl.
Today's opponents are Stalybridge Celtic, normally I take a neutral stance at football matches but teams with Celtic in their title get no support from me.
Patience was the order of the day as the match was delayed for 75 minutes as an air ambulance landed on the pitch to assist someone who had been taken ill.
After the long wait the match finally got under way, but for one Celtic fan the wait was a waste of time,as he was physically ejected from the ground by stewards after just 5 minutes play.
Celtic minus one impatient fan, was followed by Celtic minus one player as a straight red card was issued by the referee for a particularly hard tackle.
As the game progressed, I began to warm to the battling ten men of Celtic and they were a goal up on 44 minutes with a soft goal that seemed to trickle in off the post.
At half time the local cheerleaders come majorettes took to the pitch to entertain us further, although many supporters were already in the bar, looking at the football results as they came in.
In the second half, 'Boro' (Nuneaton Town) started to raise their game as Celtic tried to use time wasting tactics to keep their one nil lead.
Boro equalised late in the second half only for Celtic to score from a penalty shortly afterwards to win the match.
Nuneaton Town - 1 Stalybridge Celtic 2
Attendance 786
Programme £2.50 (poor)
Burgers were the order of the day - no pies!
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