Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Bristol Rovers away, 26th Dec
The first league match I missed this season! But I was in Edinburgh. Eating a late pub-lunch when A's friend texted him the result. My haggis tasted the better for knowing that the dons could still win even without me there to support them.
Leeds home, 20th Dec
Won 3 - 1
17 000 attendance, and the away support was the real thing: seriously impressive singing, as you'd expect from a recently-premiership side. But this resulted in a strange mis-match with what their team was up to on the pitch. The team was a pretty average league one side. It just didn't seem right, support like that really deserves better.
17 000 attendance, and the away support was the real thing: seriously impressive singing, as you'd expect from a recently-premiership side. But this resulted in a strange mis-match with what their team was up to on the pitch. The team was a pretty average league one side. It just didn't seem right, support like that really deserves better.
Brighton away 12th December
(Friday evening) Won 4 - 2
V, J and I had a w/e down there. Terrible stadium - or rather terrible for the away fans, so far from the pitch because of the running track. As always, though, great atmosphere among us away fans - shared misery in the cold, turning to shared delight as we won. Truly magical goal from Puncheon at the end: totally bamboozled the defenders.
J clocked up more of her coast travel on Sat ahd Sunday. Our landlord for the B&B on Saturday night was a Millwall supporter, and was impressed that V&I had been to the away match there - and warned us to be careful when we play them at home. He was supposedly being kind - warning us of the unpleasantness of his fellow Millwall fans - but I guess it is still part of the Millwall identity "we're the hard men".
Sunday morning, ice cream at Beachy head in sub-zero temperatures... now thats being 'hard'!
V, J and I had a w/e down there. Terrible stadium - or rather terrible for the away fans, so far from the pitch because of the running track. As always, though, great atmosphere among us away fans - shared misery in the cold, turning to shared delight as we won. Truly magical goal from Puncheon at the end: totally bamboozled the defenders.
J clocked up more of her coast travel on Sat ahd Sunday. Our landlord for the B&B on Saturday night was a Millwall supporter, and was impressed that V&I had been to the away match there - and warned us to be careful when we play them at home. He was supposedly being kind - warning us of the unpleasantness of his fellow Millwall fans - but I guess it is still part of the Millwall identity "we're the hard men".
Sunday morning, ice cream at Beachy head in sub-zero temperatures... now thats being 'hard'!
Scunthorpe home 6th December
Lost 0 - 2
Can't recall much about this, but A reckons Scunthorpe played defensively they caught us on the break
Can't recall much about this, but A reckons Scunthorpe played defensively they caught us on the break
Hereford home, 25th Nov
Won 3 - 0.
I was there, honestly, but at the moment I've no memory of the match. I'll come back and edit this, if any memories come back
I was there, honestly, but at the moment I've no memory of the match. I'll come back and edit this, if any memories come back
Walsall Away 15th November
Won 3 - 0.
V and I went on the coach. I don't like coach travel, but its made much more acceptable now I've got an mp3 player. Not for music, I soon bore of music, but radio 4 podcasts are great, plus a selection of poetry.
V and I went on the coach. I don't like coach travel, but its made much more acceptable now I've got an mp3 player. Not for music, I soon bore of music, but radio 4 podcasts are great, plus a selection of poetry.
Hartlepool away 15th November
Won 3 - 1.
We had a weekend away, taking the opportunity to meet up with A, who came from York. Surprisingly enjoyable w/e, in addition to the match. We had some pleasant walks on te beach.
On the Friday evening I was surprised by the friendly 'hellos' I got from a few people. 'I don't know anyone up here', I thought, 'yet they seem to be genuine'. It was only later I twigged that they must have been fellow Dons fans up for the w/e who might recognise me from other away matches! Doh, I can be slow sometimes...
I'm, writing this months after the match, so can't honestly remember a huge amount about the game.
We had a weekend away, taking the opportunity to meet up with A, who came from York. Surprisingly enjoyable w/e, in addition to the match. We had some pleasant walks on te beach.
On the Friday evening I was surprised by the friendly 'hellos' I got from a few people. 'I don't know anyone up here', I thought, 'yet they seem to be genuine'. It was only later I twigged that they must have been fellow Dons fans up for the w/e who might recognise me from other away matches! Doh, I can be slow sometimes...
I'm, writing this months after the match, so can't honestly remember a huge amount about the game.
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