Postcard from Walsall
From Murcia to the Midlands, our travel reporter Hannah Brown is back with more County away day tales
Friday 18 August 2023
NEXT HOME GAME: Barrow – Saturday 19 August, 3pm
NEXT AWAY GAME: Mansfield – Saturday 26 August, 7.45pm
Dear County fans, Stopfordians, and anyone else joining us today, a very warm welcome to your Friday edition of The Scarf My Father Wore.
Our readers thoroughly enjoyed Hannah Brown’s excellent “Postcards From Pinatar” last month, so much so that we’ve told her to pack her bags once again, despite an alarming amount of kicking and screaming when we revealed her next assignment was a day trip to Walsall and not the two weeks in Barbados she’d requested. It’s still an entertaining read…
I’d like to say a big thank you to Paul and all the team at Colourtone for sponsoring today’s edition. See below for further details on what they have to offer.
Enjoy today’s issue.
Des Junior
I would start this with “Wish you were here” but I won’t. It wasn’t fun. Although we did discover the away car park which meant getting out was easier than December. Small victories…
Given the level of hysteria (for August) is at new levels (even for us) I’ve gone with a very factual, non-controversial report on Saturday’s game because (facts) it’s August. We’ve played two games (also facts). Seasons are not won or lost in August (I mean, it’s possible, but unlikely). But whilst County fans think all is lost, Crawley fans think they’re winning the league (see all previous facts).
So, here we go.
1. Walsall have chips. Shit ketchup though – that translucent “off brown” stuff.
2. We can boo Chris Hussey louder than they can cheer for golden boy Danny Johnson.
3. Goal music needs to be cancelled.
4. Chips with mayo > chips with shit ketchup. Nicked chips taste even better.
5. The women’s toilets at away grounds are universally awful. Walsall’s were flooded eight months ago; they’re still flooded.
6. The away end can count to 23. Evans can’t appear to count to 12 at normal speed. Neither can the ref.
7. Nick Powell appears to have red-soled football boots. He is clearly the face of Louboutin’s new range. Love this for him. He was clearly not loving last Saturday.
8. Zonal marking doesn’t appear to be working well for us.
9. Crosses are down to luck whether someone is there or not. Unfortunately, A) we are not lucky; B) no one ever seemed to be there; and C) we don’t have a target man at the end of crosses.
10. Louie Barry was good.
Give your car a lick of paint
Granted, Stockport used to be a little rough around the edges. But the town’s getting a good old lick of paint these days, with fancy new offices, apartments, bars and restaurants springing up. You can’t be driving up and down the A6 in a tatty car with chipped paintwork, so give your car a nice lick of paint too. Colourtone is your go-to company for that. They’ve been servicing the automotive and industrial markets in Cheshire and Greater Manchester for decades, and carry an extensive range of car paint and industrial paints.
Visit colourtone.com for further details.
Today in SK
🎶 DJ
The Nelson Tavern (SK1) have their resident DJ playing on a Friday night, with Dicko (Ian Dickinson) on from 8pm till 1am.
🍟 Food and drink
Lite bite meal deal at The Friary (SK3). Cod or haddock, served with chips, and a side of peas, curry or gravy. Plus tea or coffee. £9.95. 11.30am - 7.30pm.
Friday Fiesta at TRUNK (SK7). Live music from Sue Barron starting at 7.30pm. Great company, tasty tapas and flowing drinks – what more could you want? Call 0161 222 9260 to book a table, and mention “The Scarf My Father Wore” to receive a 15% discount off the normal tapas menu.
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Photo of the day
The Colosseum, Rome
Former County favourite Steve Massey sat outside some sort of historic building in Italy.
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Played with Steve when I was a teenager his dad now sadly deceased I believe was the manager and a really great guy