Tag: friendly

Bit weird

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A little rain overnight, sure, but suddenly… SUNSHINE!
And lo, literally all of the Cape Town people went out for breakfast because it was ACTUALLY NICE!

We are also Cape Town people, but we went for a wander in the Green Belt first, meaning that our breakfast was a bit more brunchie. But it was still very good.

Home, and with the weather still being weirdly pleasant, I got a couple of jobs done in the garden, including the very satisfying pressure washing the slimy paving stones by the gym. No more ice skating while trying to avoid the rain on my way over there now.
Which made for half my workout most days, but still…

The rest of the afternoon is set up for some Chesterfield v Sheffield United friendly action. 4 key players left out. Just resting them, or are we going to sell them just before the start of the season?

Again.
Again again.

This time last year, we were actually at the game. No such luck this time around, but R141 buys a link for 90 minutes in front of the TV.

And since it’s clouded over, why not?

Chesterfield away

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Hey. It’s been a while. But this is a live blog post written… well… now.

Wow.

We’re on a fast train on our way North to Chesterfield. Why? Because Sheffield United are playing a friendly game there today, and when in Rome (the UK), and this is your only chance to see the Mighty Red And White Wizards at work, you pull out all the stops to get there.

Our half of the journey is going well, but the other party (my dad) meeting us there has been plagued with repeated ridiculous delays. Missing passengers on his plane. Missing air traffic controllers at the airport. A man sleeping on his train. A carriage that wouldn’t couple.

He’s got the match tickets.

But we’ll be there on time and ready to go.

Despite the image above, the weather is looking rather threatening, with heavy showers – plenty of flooding out of the window already – and strong winds, but it doesn’t matter. I checked in Google and apparently the “people” of Chesterfield discovered roofing a couple of years ago, so we’ll be dry at least.

Meanwhile, Sigur Rós is providing a very decent soundtrack for our big day out.