So ... I made it ! A dreich day in Possilpark in the North of Glasgow. I know that this is Junior football but Keppoch Park (the home of Glasgow Perthshire) has to be the biggest dump of a football ground that I have ever visited. Hopefully the pics will convey what I mean. At odds with the surroundings the condition of the playing surface was actually quite good - although the pitch was quite small.Not much happened in the first half but in the second period both teams had chances. Probably the best chance fell to the Penicuik skipper Johnny Harvey with 10 mins left. He rounded the keeper but left the angle too tight to slot the ball into an unguarded onion-bag and instead hit the side netting. Back to Penicuik for the replay next Saturday.
Other interesting snippets; (i) no official linesmen ! A couple of guys in jackets and jeans and normal shoes shuffling up and down the line while the rain fell (ii) pies ok and at £1 a throw not bad value; (iii) nice clubhouse with a load of penants from other junior teams on the wall.
Journey Miles 132 (inc detour - onto M8 - back to Hillend - then back on to M8 to Glasgow)
Total journey miles 246
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