Ebchester Consett Reserves v Sherburn Village WMC FC

Venue: "Crookhall" (aka Belle Vue Park playing fields), Ashdale Road, Consett, Co. Durham DH8 6LZ.

Kickoff: 14:00 Sat 24 Aug 2013.

Weather: drizzle, dull/overcast, slightly breezy, 17℃.

LOCATION REPORT

FOR SPECTATORS

SatNav: DH8 6LZ (fields adjacent to Belle Vue Leisure Centre/ex-Consett AFC)
Staff: none for match. (Adjacent Leisure Centre is fully-staffed in case of emergency.)
Parking: ample carpark, 100+ spaces, plus on-street (Ashdale Rd & Villa Real Rd) or even Swim Centre opposite.
Public transport: #78 ("Lime" route, Sunderland-Consett) or #15 (Durham-Consett) buses, stop 20m away on Villa Real Road.

Refreshments: vending machines in leisure centre.
Toilets: inside centre, inc disabled
Kids: there's a skate park adjacent, but no kids playground.

Weather protection:
Rain: zero, open playing field (today I got soaked!)
Wind: zero
Sun: zero, the high trees nearby are to the north.
Cold: zero (Note: it'll be freezing in winter!)

FOR PLAYERS

Pitch: grass, bobbly and patchy; in need of a mow, and today it was bizarrely covered in bird feathers?
Floodlights: none
Changing: brick changing-block, secured. (NB: Leisure Centre facilities are entirely unconnected)

MATCH REPORT

Approx crowd [inc casual passers-by]: 14 at highest (10 stayed throughout the rain). No kids.
1 well-behaved dog (plus a couple passing-by, inc Tilly the spaniel who wanted to join in!)

Full-time [h/t] score (colours):
3 [?] Ebchester Consett Res (orange)
5 [?] Sherburn Village WMC (white, blue)

Bookings: 0
Sent Off: 0

Official Match Report:
http://www.durhamAllianceLeague.org.uk/core/teamsReport.aspx?fixtureID=2441

NORVENMUNKI's COMMENTS

A bit of an endurance test for the casual observer. Not helped by the drizzle and the comparative lack of audience.
There were plenty of goals, of which at least a couple were pretty spectacular, but there was a fair amount of frantic long clearances and ropey passes.
Definitive park-knockabout experience....of the 'let's get this over with and hit the pub' variety! :-)

GBA rating: Unlikely.