FA Cup

Diary of a Ground Hopper

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
10 November 2019

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29EASINGTON SPORTS 2 VIRGINIA WATER 1

A FEW years ago, Pencilman drove me and his Dad, Aged P, to Easington Sports for a g ame one wet Saturday afternoon. We arrived to find the match was of f. Cue a ramble! With Club Directory and fixture booklets in hand, I must have made over 15 phone calls to find a match to take its place.
The changing face of Groundhopping in a nutshell! Fast forward to Tuesday afternoon, 2019. I still have not caught up with Easington Sports in the Hellenic League. Twitter confir ms the game is on, though their home g ame on Saturday was off due to&h...

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