The Ultimate English Pyramid Game

  It has been a long and busy pre-season so far, which in amateur football land takes up almost half the calendar year. It seems strange to me that the best months for weather in the UK, April to September is actually the time when we are not playing any football and the Glen Road pitch is at its least muddy, which would make for better quality games. The evenings are also a lot lighter, meaning evening kick-offs especially from May to July would be a possibility and could attract more crowds. What better way to spend a sunny Wednesday evening in June than watching your local amateur football team? There would certainly be no reliance on a local farmer to clear snow off the pitch.. Just a thought.. Anyway I digress, There were more comings and goings during the summer months at Morley Town. I had arranged an extensive pre season friendly campaign, with some exciting games against local opposition who are higher up the footballing food chain to try and draw a crowd to Glen Road and ...

  It was a warm spring evening. The extra optimism that sunshine brings, along with our recent promotion put me in a happy mood. As I pulled up to Glen Road I noticed that the pitch was occupied.. kids... bloody kids.. probably from the Glen Road estate and they were having a kickabout in the middle of the pitch. I parked up and got out my car. “Oi clear off!” I shouted, we have a training session here in 15 minutes.” The kids stopped playing and looked at me puzzled. “But we are training!” piped up one of the boys, a tall dark haired kid. Then I looked to the side of the pitch and there was my Head of Youth Development, John Latham, a young eager 34 year old coach. “Boss, he shouted running over, It’s OK, don’t you know what day it is?” “err Thursday??..” “No...it’s youth intake day and  these are your new recruits!” I observed the group of young lads who had turned up to train and hope to earn the dream ticket of an amateur contract with Morley Town Footbal...

                     wikipedia creative commons Public Domain      With just four games left, Morley Town find themselves within touching distance of the Yorkshire Amateur Premier League Title and promotion to The Yorkshire Amateur Supreme Division. If I have learnt one thing this season, even Diana Ross is better at taking penalties than my right back, Edward Busfield, who is still getting hammered for that attempted Panenka against Leeds City Reserves... Anyway.. here's the run in for the final four games. 04/03/23 Ealandians (a) 18/03/23 Golcar United Reserves (h) 01/04/23   Shire Academics (a) 22/04/23 Nostell Miners Welfare Reserves (a) We need a win against Ealandians and hope Beeston Juniors lose or draw against Leeds City Reserves to secure automatic promotion as champions. Gabriel Ellis Known as "The Angel" The Ultras have been at it again and have nicknamed our star striker, Gabriel Ellis, "The A...

  M People V Festival wikipedia creative commons Drew de Fawkes  Morley Town have reached the top of the Yorkshire Amateur Premier League season and only a Keegan-style implosion can stop them from promotion to the Yorkshire Amateur Supreme Division....  Match 17 Morley Town v Nostell Miners Welfare Reserves This is the only team we have not played so far, but on paper should be an easy win, although these games against reserve teams can be a potential banana skin. The visitors lie in 8 th , while we are of course top. Nosa Iyamu is back from injury but is kept on the bench as a precaution, with Pamment retaining his place after impressing against Woodkirk Valley. Payne is preferred to Graham on the right wing and Cowgill steps into central defence for Ben Clappison, who is laid up with a virus. Team: Reay, Busfield, Cowgill, Cyrus, Alasttal, Agbozo, Wright, Payne, Ellis, Rowe, Pamment It is the visitors in their Borussia Dortmund style yellow kit who make the early...