Playing With The Big Boys Now

NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Att: 1038 Sutton United – 0 Rushden & Diamonds – 4  [Collins 20,39 West 76 McElhatton 85] Wasn’t too sure about missing this one, but a commitment made under the influence of alcohol a few weeks back meant I couldn’t worm my way out of it without at the least incurring the wrath […]

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The Punishment Don’t Fit The Crime

NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Att: 1151 Sutton United – 0 Stevenage Borough – 2     [Samuels 42, 81] When we got the fixtures (eventually!) for this season, I looked at our first 6 games and declared we’d do well to take 6 points from ‘em, littered as they were with solid Conference names who’ve been around […]

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No Luck, But Plenty of Beer

NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE | Att: 1062 HEDNESFORD TOWN – 1  [Kimmins 22]  SUTTON UNITED – 0 Before I start, this entry is dedicated to Claire & Angie at the Fermenter & Firkin, Wolverhampton. The West Midlands coolest barmaids. Cheers girls! Also worthy of a mention is the young lady in ‘Pennys’ Fish Bar, Oldbury. She not only gave […]

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Left In The Dark

NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Att: 816 Match Abandoned 45mins – Floodlight Failure FOREST GREEN ROVERS – 1  [Some Bloke 35] SUTTON UNITED – 2  [Dack 34. Harlow 39] So, the long awaited trip to Forest Green Rovers arrives (Where? Oh stop it…). Our first Conference away game in eight years and man were we planning to enjoy […]

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8 Minutes from Dreamland

NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Att: 1386 SUTTON UNITED – 1  [Harford 58] HEREFORD UNITED – 1  [James 82] When I first started watching the U’s aged 10, now some 15 years ago, I believed like any child does that my team would win every week. Of course they didn’t. Ah, the innocence of youth! Kids, they really […]

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Can You Hear a Robin Sing?

SURREY SENIOR CUP FINAL Sutton United – 3    [Akrour 25, Harlow 44, S.Watson 80] Carshalton – 0 Played @ Metropolitan Police FC The answer to the title is of course a resounding ‘No’, just in case you were wondering. You weren’t? Oh ok then. So, Sutton swept to their 3rd Surrey Senior Cup Final […]

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Who Cares? We’re Up!

RYMAN PREMIER DIVISION Att : 1381 Sutton United – 1  [Ekoku  44] Basingstoke Town – 2  [Xavier [28] [35] So, it’s finally all over. Sutton promoted back to the Conference after an 8 year absence and Carshalton staring relegation in the face for the second season running. What a bloody long season it’s been. I […]

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Is This Really Enfield?

RYMAN PREMIER DIVISION Att : 511 Enfield – 1  [Some Bloke 45] Sutton United – 1  [M.Watson 35] As the title suggests, this was a somewhat strange visit to our long time buddies in North London. Normally a visit to Southbury Road involves a fierce battle for supremacy on the pitch with our boys copping […]

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Hungover Much?

RYMAN PREMIER DIVISION  |  Att : 585 Walton & Hersham – 0    Sutton United – 2 [Arkour [76] [85] Oh God, what a week. After the frustration of Tuesday, then to euphoria of Thursday, this particular little encounter was always going to be somewhat laboured! And so it proved to be. If the players had put […]

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Ascendance

RYMAN PREMIER DIVISION Att: 1500 Sutton United – 5  [Skelly 8], Harlow, Riley, M.Watson, S.Watson Aldershot Town – 0 After Tuesday’s PP, we were obviously keen to get this league title stuff done and dusted ASAP. And so it seems were Aldershot for some reason, who kindly agreed to move the game 48hrs back to the […]

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