Northern Counties East League premier Division
Mill Lane Recreation Ground
4/10/11
Att: 564
On the way to the ground |
The last time I went to see Scarborough away was back in the late 90's in league 2 (old division 4) at Peterborough's London Road ground. A friend of mine was a big Scarborough fan and it was his brother who introduced me to the reincarnated Scarborough Athletic 2 years ago. At the time they where playing in the NCEL 1 and their home games played at Queensgate stadium home of Bridlington Town fc. Only about 75 Boro fans turned up at Peterborough, however over 400 made the short trip tonight to Pickering. For myself it is a 28 mile journey and the satnav puts us right outside the ground. I decide to park down a side street as I am expecting a large away following in the club car park. Entrance is a bargain £5 for adults and the matchday programme a very reasonable £1.30.
The walk to the ground |
clubhouse to the left |
slope and clubhouse |
The second half began in the same fashion as the 1st with Scarborough continuing to dominate. On 67 minutes Curtis Bernard scored a great 2nd goal which even this early on put the game beyond Pickering. The 80th minute saw Ryan Blott score his second of the game and Billy Law added a fourth in the 90th to leave the score 4-0 to the away side.
Matchday programme |
Having been to several Scarborough games in the last few years, my faith in Football has been restored. The club is run by fans who give up time in their lives to ensure the people of Scarborough have a team to follow and who knows maybe one day they will finally get "back to the Boro".
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