RYMAN PREMIER DIVISION Att: 627 BILLERICAY TOWN – 2 [Opara 44. Moore 76] SUTTON UNITED – 1 [Haworth 89] Engaged in a pre-season conversation with a supporter of another fine Ryman Premier division team, I was asked the obvious question “How d’you reckon the U’s will do this year?”. “Well” I answered honestly “after last […]
Learning Portugese…
RYMAN PREMIER DIVISION Att: 532 SUTTON UNITED – 0 CHESHAM UNITED – 1 [Andrews 48] Well this is getting really boring. Boring writing the same stuff week in week out after another poor performance from a Sutton side we honestly expect just a little bit better from. To be perfectly honest, I’m running out of […]
The Point Is…
RYMAN PREMIER DIVISION Att: 483 SUTTON UNITED – 2 [Mison 65. Fowler 77] BOREHAM WOOD – 2 [Meah 20. Dixon 45] Ah, the first home game of the season. An expectant crowd looking for a good first perfomance to ge the season really under way. A cup of tea and a sausage roll from Rose’s […]
Bullet to the Brain(tree)
RYMAN PREMIER DIVISION Att: 390 BRAINTREE TOWN – 3 [Gutzmore 19.68. Simpson 49] SUTTON UNITED – 0 Cheers lads. No, really. Having experienced one of the most appalling runs of form by a Sutton side last season, we thought this year might be a bit different. The pre-season program indicated we’d signed a half decent […]
Locked Out
PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY Att: N/A SUTTON UNITED – 1 [Akuamouah] HAYES – 2 [Couple of blokes] Played @ Merland Rise, Banstead Sutton rounded off their pre-season program with a disappointing defeat against Conference side Hayes in the unfamiliar surroundings of Banstead’s Merland Rise ground today. The U’s side was again what we pretty much expect to […]
A Blue Day
PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY Att: N/A SUTTON UNITED – 1 [Palmer] CHELSEA XI – 2 [Cole. Alexidze] Don’t you just bloody hate that?? Just as you’re halfway through trying to write up an entertaining (for a friendly anyway!) match report and Mr Gates finest piece of Word Processing software goes tits up and loses the fucking lot. […]
Five’fer Eagles
PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY Att: 1127 Gwynne Berry Testimonial SUTTON UNITED – 1 [Fowler 7] CRYSTAL PALACE – 5 [Kabba. Evans 2. Martini 2] At last, just the 2 seasons after it was originally announced, Gwynne Berry’s testimonial finally comes around. The match was first announced back in pre-season for 1999-2000, but apparently the’Eagles’ had too much […]
Gas Gas Gas!
PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY Att: N/A SUTTON UNITED – 2 [Fowler 55.59] BRISTOL ROVERS – 2 [Ellington 77. Gall 82] Ahhh. Another pre-season Saturday. But one with a difference. It’s hot. Fucking hot. In fact I can’t remember the last time I watched a match in such heat. But then again, due to the alcohol consumed during […]
Falling ‘Leafe
PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY Att: N/A WHYTELEAFE – 1 [Tall Person 82] SUTTON UNITED – 4 [Folwer 15.28. Gray 75. Arkwright 89] After the delights of the 2 opening friendlies against league oppo, we move onto a fixture more becoming of us. Yep, it’s our annual pre-season saunter down to Church Road, Whyteleafe. A game more likely […]
Fortune Cookie
PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY Att: 1022 SUTTON UNITED – 1 [Fowler p42] WIMBLEDON – 3 [Andersen 25. Ardley p60. Gray 80] Christ. A second home friendly in two weeks! And against league opposition no less! This is something of a surprise in these parts as we’re normally lucky if we get 1 home game pre-season these days. […]