The Travelling Oysterman
Whyteleafe 14/2/9
1.CONDITIONS : A chilly day,with the pitch very soft in places,but has they have a lot of snow lying on it recently,they done well to get the game on.7/10
2.GROUND : All four sides had cover to some extent,a seated stand behind the goal looked fine,but sorry to say the rest could do with a revamp 6/10
3.PARKING : Very small parking available,but we were warned of this in advance,and we had no problem parking off street,so,as we got a warning,6/10
4.ADMISSION : £7 Adults,£4 kids. Come on make it kids for a quid 5/10
5.CUISINE : Jumbo sausage in french stick and the bacon butties went down well ,a little pricey (£2.40 & £3) but good grub all the same. 8/10
6.BAR : Compact bar with plenty of seating,a pool table and setanta sports or rugby on show 7/10
7.TOILETS : Not to bad in the bar,I did’nt visit the ones in the ground. 6/10..n/a
8.PROGRAMME : £1.When I bought it,the stable fell out and the programme fell apart,but after putting it back together and reading it,it was’nt a bad effort,with a quiz,crossword etc 7/10
9.CLUB SHOP : Very small,but it had what I wanted 7/10
10.MAN OF THE MATCH : Again a solid performance,but mine goes to Gareth Cornhill
11.THE LOCALS : Woke up in the second half,but I found the locals very friendly,chatty and accomodating 9/10
12.REFEREE : Mr Smith,had the makings of a good game,until Gooding got booked for dissent when he got in the way and how many times did he warn their number 5 without issuing a card. 6/10
13.PERSONAL HIGHLIGHTS : Another clean sheet for Van De Fewell
14.THE’NOT WHAT TO NICKNAME YOUR CHILD’AWARD: Oppo’s keeper all 6 foot 8 of him,went by the nickname of ‘Tinkerbell’ Hmmm
