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Last Days of Summer
Aug. 31st, 2025 08:39 pmAccepted an invitation from Jade and her friend Julie to join them at a local pub on Friday night to see a band called The Punk Pirates. Naturally, they wore pirate gear and played punk and new wave covers, with the singer making a few nautical references in his between songs patter. They were brilliant, playing classics from the Pistols, the Jam and many others. They threw in a couple of surprises, Tiffany’s I Think We’re Alone Now and Don Henley’s The Boys of Summer. They got lots of people up on the floor for Nellie The Elephant, getting them to crouch down and slowly rise for the “wooooooahs”. It was a great gig but very loud - my ears were still ringing yesterday morning.
Went to Fleetlands v Yateley United yesterday. A Cutlass Black Forest stout from the local Powder Monkey brewery in the bar pre-match. An end-to-end game was scoreless until a couple of minutes into injury time when Jamie Winter drilled in a low shot. As we filed past the pitch on our way out a couple of Yateley players were arguing and blaming each other for the goal.
Today was AFC Portchester Ladies’ opening game, at home to Winchester City Flyers. Mark passed me just as I entered the ground and said hello. Lucy, injured, and new signing Honey, unwell, were sitting on the clubhouse steps. Talked to them and Trevor, who was on the nearby memorial bench. Trev wasn’t amused when I said I wouldn’t be getting to the men’s Cup replay on Tuesday; my explanation that I have limited funds and prioritise the Ladies’ matches got Lucy and Honey’s seal of approval but drew a cryptic comment from Trev about ‘corruption at Gosport Council’ (maybe under the misapprehension that I work there, but still nonsensical even then?)
Went over for a quick word with the team who were working out on the grass between the stands on the far side.
New singing Sarah, who I’d predicted would score when the girls asked (that and Portchester winning were the only parts of my match prediction I got right), put us in front on the half hour with a long low shot from the wing. Millie lobbed the keeper to make it two just before the break.
After half time Winchester turned the screw, got on top and scored two of their own. Both teams had plenty of chances but it was looking like a draw until the 89th minute when a goalmouth scramble ended with new signing Betty firing in for Portchester.
Kushti.
Went to Fleetlands v Yateley United yesterday. A Cutlass Black Forest stout from the local Powder Monkey brewery in the bar pre-match. An end-to-end game was scoreless until a couple of minutes into injury time when Jamie Winter drilled in a low shot. As we filed past the pitch on our way out a couple of Yateley players were arguing and blaming each other for the goal.
Today was AFC Portchester Ladies’ opening game, at home to Winchester City Flyers. Mark passed me just as I entered the ground and said hello. Lucy, injured, and new signing Honey, unwell, were sitting on the clubhouse steps. Talked to them and Trevor, who was on the nearby memorial bench. Trev wasn’t amused when I said I wouldn’t be getting to the men’s Cup replay on Tuesday; my explanation that I have limited funds and prioritise the Ladies’ matches got Lucy and Honey’s seal of approval but drew a cryptic comment from Trev about ‘corruption at Gosport Council’ (maybe under the misapprehension that I work there, but still nonsensical even then?)
Went over for a quick word with the team who were working out on the grass between the stands on the far side.
New singing Sarah, who I’d predicted would score when the girls asked (that and Portchester winning were the only parts of my match prediction I got right), put us in front on the half hour with a long low shot from the wing. Millie lobbed the keeper to make it two just before the break.
After half time Winchester turned the screw, got on top and scored two of their own. Both teams had plenty of chances but it was looking like a draw until the 89th minute when a goalmouth scramble ended with new signing Betty firing in for Portchester.
Kushti.
