The good
news was that March proved a full month of fixtures with no interruptions from
the weather; the bad news was that we failed to pick up a solitary win from any
of them!
Still, a
month that began with a heavy home defeat at the hands of Bentley Colliery at
least ended on something of a high – the return of a couple of old favourites
in time to help secure a point at Phoenix...
Saturday 1st March
CML North Division
Easington
United 1 Bentley Colliery 4
The
previous season’s meeting with Bentley had seen us come out on the right end of
an amazing 8-5 scoreline. Unfortunately,
it would be our visitors who returned to the home of the best pies in the
league with the points, as we failed to build on the promise of the previous
Saturday’s hard-earned point at Sherwood.
Making
the afternoon even more disappointing was that the game marked Andy G’s first
game in charge following The Sumo’s midweek resignation due to increased work
and other commitments.
The
official match report can be found here.
Saturday 8th March
CML North Division
Easington
United 3 Askern 3
To my
disappointment, I’d missed the away game – and new ground tick - at Askern just
prior to Christmas. I’m glad I didn’t
miss this one as both teams served up a very entertaining six-goal
thriller...and a decent case of handbags as well! Unfortunately, failure to kill
the game off meant our winless run went on...
The
official match report can be found here.
Sunday 9th March
FA Cup Round 6
Hull City 3
Sunderland 0
An FA
Cup quarter-final in Hull and only 16,000 home fans bothering to see it – just
how bad is that? As my brother-in-law said to me beforehand, have City fans
really become so blasé about success; surely not?
As it
was, the large Mackems travelling support helped contribute to a decent
atmosphere and by the end of the game the Younger Slushette had extended her
winning run with the Tigers to three games in which City have score 13 goals and
conceded none!
A fan's view of the game comes from City Independent's Ian Waterson as part of a decent piece run in the Hull Daily Mail prior to the Final.
In addition, Amber Nectar carried it's own fine report, while a national perspective was given by Louise Taylor in The Guardian.
As for me, I decided to buy a little reminder of a magic moment...
Saturday 15th March
CML North Division
AFC Mansfield 4
Easington United 0
Hmm,
perhaps not the first choice of match with which to tie-in my birthday (two
days earlier) but for 40 minutes it promised to be one of those proper “I was
there...” moments. That’s because one of
the youngest line-ups ever fielded at First Team level had more than held their
title-chasing hosts. Indeed we’d
actually enjoyed the better chances.
Then the Bulls scored. After the
break they soon added a second and that was about that.
The
official match report can be found here.
AFC
Mansfield’s report (with pictures) can be found here.
The
Facebook pictures can be found here.
Saturday 22nd March
CML North Division
Easington
United 2 Newark Town 5
Newark
were another team whose first visit to the ‘Humber Riviera’ attracted a decent
away following but was also marked by one of the most miserable days of the
season weather-wise! Still, the visitors
returned to Nottinghamshire buoyed by a victory that was all-too-easy for Andy
Graham’s liking.
The
official match report can be found here.
Newark’s
report (with pictures) can be found here.
The
Facebook pictures can be found here.
Saturday 29th March
CML North Division
Phoenix 2 Easington
United 2
The
return of a couple of familiar faces (as part of six deadline day signings
completed by AG) helped inspire us to a fine away point at Brinsworth,
especially given that the lads were forced to come from two down to do it.
The
noise from the nearby New York Stadium, where Rotherham United were edging
nearer to a League One play-off place, made for a slightly surreal pitch-side
atmosphere. Meanwhile, the choice of
three hand-pulled ales in the clubhouse helped maintain this venue as one of my
favourite on the calendar (I opted for Barnsley Bitter and Pheasantry PA).
The
official match report can be found here.
The
Facebook pictures can be found here.
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