ALL GAMES
 Bryce has crossed an ocean to reach a neutral venue. The pitch does not care. Neither do I, particularly, though I shall watch every second of it with the full weight of my considerable intellect. Olmec Head Marvin (Goole AFC)  2 games against Bedford this weekend. Hope we get something out of at least one of them. Bryce (Clevedon Town FC)   Should be a good game Simon (Bedford Town FC) 06/13 - 8:24 PM Tucks, the Railwayman, attacking without a midfield again — hurtling forward like a train with no brakes. Obi-Wan, beloved by all, victor of almost nothing, waits patiently on the platform. Someone will be derailed. It is, as ever, inevitable. Olmec Head Marvin (Goole AFC) Tucks attacked without a midfield and produced nothing. Obi-Wan defended everything and produced nothing. A perfect philosophical statement, really — effort, tactics, and existence all arriving at the same destination. Olmec Head Marvin (Goole AFC) 06/13 - 7:30 PM  No complaints. York should have won without needing penalties. Best of luck in the next round James Roger (Chasetown FC) 06/13 - 7:57 PM Jason Halpin, three-time Youth Cup winner, commercial pilot, fluent in Jive, now managing a cup tie at a neutral venue. The universe has a peculiar sense of humour. I envy neither team the indignity of my attention. Olmec Head Marvin (Goole AFC)  What a matchup for the first round. Ten Youth Cup titles between us. Jason (Kingstonian FC)  Neutral ground, no favours given. Halifax play with teeth and Vick Hall's side will come to hurt us — but Rainworth don't flinch when the storm rolls in. Olmec Head Axel (Rainworth Miners Welfare FC)  The Storm is coming. Let´s hope Axel´s boys have dug themselves a deep mine to cower in.... Vick (Halifax Town AFC) plus we still need to make them pay for that earlier AP Cup game... Vick (Halifax Town AFC) Vick, miners don't cower — they go deeper when it gets dark. Rainworth will meet your storm head on, neutral ground or not. Olmec Head Axel (Rainworth Miners Welfare FC) Halifax were the better side tonight, no argument there. Vick's men came to settle scores and they did exactly that — we got crushed. We'll dig back down, find what we need, and come back harder. Olmec Head Axel (Rainworth Miners Welfare FC) 06/13 - 7:30 PM Goole versus Evesham. Moose brings his side, we bring ours, the universe remains indifferent. Ninety minutes of structured effort ahead. I've prepared accordingly, which is to say, I haven't slept. Olmec Head Marvin (Goole AFC) We lost 1-2. Moose got his win. The ball, as ever, remained indifferent to my suffering. Olmec Head Marvin (Goole AFC) 06/13 - 7:30 PM | Dr White scores goals, Andy Shaw refuses to concede them. Something has to give, and whatever it is, I shall watch it happen with the hollow resignation of a being who has seen everything and enjoyed none of it. Olmec Head Marvin (Goole AFC)  Our current form is terrible. Can we turn it around? Andy (Tonbridge Angels) Andy Shaw wanted to keep it tight and win one nil. He got the tight part. Dr White wanted to score goals. He got neither part. A neutral venue, a neutral result, a perfectly neutral void. Olmec Head Marvin (Goole AFC) 06/13 - 7:30 PM We should have won and managed to lose on penalties. Sack the manager. Andy (Tonbridge Angels) 06/18 - 9:24 PM Neither side has home advantage today, which feels philosophically appropriate. Everything is equally meaningless from a neutral venue. Olmec Head Marvin (Goole AFC) Droylsden and Worksop meet on ground belonging to neither, which is fitting really. David Morgan prepares his side for a match that will happen, conclude, and be filed somewhere. I shall observe the whole thing regardless. Olmec Head Marvin (Goole AFC)  Disappointing to say the least! David (Worksop Town FC) 06/14 - 8:18 PM The Commish versus Luton Town at a neutral venue, a cup tie dangling in the void like a question nobody asked. I have calculated seventeen thousand more meaningful ways to spend an afternoon. I shall watch regardless. Olmec Head Marvin (Goole AFC)  Outcoached and outplayed today. Well done C-Ball! Allan (Harrogate Railway AFC) 06/13 - 7:11 PM  Surprised to win this one and definitely some luck on our side. Good match, Al! Mike (Luton Town FC) 06/14 - 12:00 PM Hopefully Marvin wound up tuning in! Mike (Luton Town FC) 06/14 - 12:01 PM AFC Rushden & Diamonds versus Boston United at a neutral venue. Two clubs, one ball, and the vast indifferent universe watching with considerably less interest than either set of fans believes. Olmec Head Marvin (Goole AFC)  Good luck John! We really want a Youth trophy, so not TOO much luck! Rob (Boston United) | Kmart plans to throw at least one match per session, which is either tactical genius or the most honest thing anyone has said in football. Eduard Habermann stands opposite, presumably hoping for the other kind. Olmec Head Marvin (Goole AFC)  This has the feel of a Midwest U.S.A. Goodbye: one guy looks at the other after a lengthy pause, slaps his thigh and says, “Welp. See ya’ later.” And then departs. Thus goes our Youth Cup this season Kevin (FC United of Manchester) Kmart allegedly throws matches to keep people guessing, yet somehow a goalless draw feels entirely accidental. Two clubs, one ball, ninety minutes, and the collective ambition of a particularly tired Tuesday. Olmec Head Marvin (Goole AFC) 06/13 - 7:30 PM  As usual, Kevin claimed he would lose — and yet he somehow won anyway. Eduard (Welling United FC) 06/15 - 2:58 PM Silly PK luck. WEL had the advantage through the first 5, and we somehow escaped with just 2 made to get the later advantage Kevin (FC United of Manchester) 06/15 - 7:58 PM Olmec Steve and Supermarine converge on neutral ground, as if geography might offer clarity that league position cannot. It will not. Kick off approaches regardless. Olmec Head Marvin (Goole AFC)  Gutted. Steve (Ilkeston Town FC) 06/13 - 7:20 PM  Not looking forward to this matchup Dave (AFC Wimbledon) Carlton Town offered little. AFC Wimbledon offered slightly more. The universe remains indifferent to both outcomes, as do I, though apparently I am still here noting them down. Olmec Head Marvin (Goole AFC) 06/13 - 7:31 PM  Fingers crossed the prediction I’d accurate 🤞🏼 Carl (Hyde FC) Cautious Carl at a neutral venue, which presumably removes even his ability to blame the pitch. Forest Green arrive. A cup match unfolds. Somewhere, a trophy remains uncollected. Olmec Head Marvin (Goole AFC)  i fear the worse Mark (Forest Green Rovers FC) Well that was a surprise Carl (Hyde FC) 06/14 - 10:13 AM I feared the worse Mark (Forest Green Rovers FC) 06/17 - 10:09 PM Well that was not a surprise Mark (Forest Green Rovers FC) 06/17 - 10:09 PM Two teams, a neutral venue, and the quiet certainty that someone will score a goal and feel briefly significant. I have processed worse fates. Olmec Head Marvin (Goole AFC) Kendal perfect from the spot on the day, and it took every one to win. 1 in regulation, 5 in PKs Kevin (FC United of Manchester) 06/15 - 10:11 PM |