7pm 29 August 2013
Manchester League, Premier Division
Royton Town 3 Old Altrinchamians 0 (att 43)
Not a very inspiring evening's football, although fortunately a midweek game at Royton's new home ground meant there were plenty of fellow groundhoppers here to help pass the 90 minutes.
In fact for most of us it was considerably longer than 90 minutes, as what has been advertised as a 6.30pm kick off first became a 7pm start, and then finally got underway 10 minutes after that thanks to the visitors late arrival.
Royton missed several good chances before finally going ahead with a first half penalty. A second goal followed before the break. The second half was mostly dull, but was livened but a late own goal by Old Alts, a header from the edge of the penalty area that zipped past a stranded keeper.
Royton's new ground, the third home ground I've seen them on, is at least a return to the area of Oldham they take their name from. But it's just a caged 3G pitch at the rear of the brand new Oldham Academy North, and just half of one touchline is taped off as an area for spectators, whose only other option is to watch from outside through the fence.
Manchester League, Premier Division
Royton Town 3 Old Altrinchamians 0 (att 43)
Not a very inspiring evening's football, although fortunately a midweek game at Royton's new home ground meant there were plenty of fellow groundhoppers here to help pass the 90 minutes.
In fact for most of us it was considerably longer than 90 minutes, as what has been advertised as a 6.30pm kick off first became a 7pm start, and then finally got underway 10 minutes after that thanks to the visitors late arrival.
Royton missed several good chances before finally going ahead with a first half penalty. A second goal followed before the break. The second half was mostly dull, but was livened but a late own goal by Old Alts, a header from the edge of the penalty area that zipped past a stranded keeper.
Royton's new ground, the third home ground I've seen them on, is at least a return to the area of Oldham they take their name from. But it's just a caged 3G pitch at the rear of the brand new Oldham Academy North, and just half of one touchline is taped off as an area for spectators, whose only other option is to watch from outside through the fence.
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