10.45am 28 July 2018
Peterborough and District League, Division Two
Whaplode Drove 1 Rippingale and Folkingham 3 (att 227)
After spending a fortnight travelling through the Canadian Rocky Mountains I re-started my domestic football season, by way of contrast, in the flatlands of south Lincolnshire.
It's become a tradition for a handful of Peterborough and District League clubs to begin their season in late July, for no other other reason than to get a large crowd of groundhoppers and to get a welcome boost to their income.
The first of three Peterborough League games was at third tier Whaplode Drove. The league's second division is lower than I'd usually travel such a distance for a one-off game, but it was a decent opener ahead of premier division games to come.
Whaplode Drove were a little fortunate to lead 1-0 at half-time, but their luck ran out in the second half as visitors Rippingale and Folkingham overturned the deficit for a convincing 3-1 win.
Whaplode Drove is a village a few miles from Spalding, the football pitch is as basic as you'd expect at this level. It's enclosed though, with an adjacent community centre providing the required off-field facilities. With this being a hop match, and a larger than usual crowd, there was plenty of additional refreshments laid on, and the pitch was partly roped off.
Peterborough and District League, Division Two
Whaplode Drove 1 Rippingale and Folkingham 3 (att 227)
After spending a fortnight travelling through the Canadian Rocky Mountains I re-started my domestic football season, by way of contrast, in the flatlands of south Lincolnshire.
It's become a tradition for a handful of Peterborough and District League clubs to begin their season in late July, for no other other reason than to get a large crowd of groundhoppers and to get a welcome boost to their income.
The first of three Peterborough League games was at third tier Whaplode Drove. The league's second division is lower than I'd usually travel such a distance for a one-off game, but it was a decent opener ahead of premier division games to come.
Whaplode Drove were a little fortunate to lead 1-0 at half-time, but their luck ran out in the second half as visitors Rippingale and Folkingham overturned the deficit for a convincing 3-1 win.
Whaplode Drove is a village a few miles from Spalding, the football pitch is as basic as you'd expect at this level. It's enclosed though, with an adjacent community centre providing the required off-field facilities. With this being a hop match, and a larger than usual crowd, there was plenty of additional refreshments laid on, and the pitch was partly roped off.
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