In 1265 the King’s men won a famous victory against the rebels of Simon de Montfort at the Vale of Evesham. A feat that was to be repeated nearly 750 years later by Steve King’s men last Saturday but this time the scene of the battle was not the tranquil banks of the river Avon but the blood stained fields of Cherrywood Road.
The victors - Steve King’s battle scarred Farnborough FC, the vanquished – Paul West’s Evesham United.
The game can be summed in the words of manager King:
“The visitor’s tactics went beyond the boundaries of fair football combat. Some of their challenges were appalling”.
None more so than the kick to the head of top goal scorer Dean McDonald in the first half by the Evesham skipper, after the whistle had been blown for a foul and which went completely unpunished by the wimp of a referee resulting in the striker leaving the field with blood pouring from a broken nose.
The statistics:
FFC 3
1 yellow card
2 players unfit to continue as a direct result of cynical fouls
Evesham United 1
8 yellow cards
2 red cards (during the game)
1 red card (after the final whistle)
Manager banished from the touchline
Visitors changing room door kicked in.
Two 5 minute 18 man brawls.
Having said all that it’s 3 more points and in the words of my fellow blogger Mike, after the game, “That was damned good value for money!”
The Battle of Evesham was just a small diversion for me, in a week that has been dominated by my own personal battle with 3 Mobile.
I will relate the full story on Sunday.
In the meantime I leave you with this. It's a funny old game.
The victors - Steve King’s battle scarred Farnborough FC, the vanquished – Paul West’s Evesham United.
The game can be summed in the words of manager King:
“The visitor’s tactics went beyond the boundaries of fair football combat. Some of their challenges were appalling”.
None more so than the kick to the head of top goal scorer Dean McDonald in the first half by the Evesham skipper, after the whistle had been blown for a foul and which went completely unpunished by the wimp of a referee resulting in the striker leaving the field with blood pouring from a broken nose.
The statistics:
FFC 3
1 yellow card
2 players unfit to continue as a direct result of cynical fouls
Evesham United 1
8 yellow cards
2 red cards (during the game)
1 red card (after the final whistle)
Manager banished from the touchline
Visitors changing room door kicked in.
Two 5 minute 18 man brawls.
Having said all that it’s 3 more points and in the words of my fellow blogger Mike, after the game, “That was damned good value for money!”
The Battle of Evesham was just a small diversion for me, in a week that has been dominated by my own personal battle with 3 Mobile.
I will relate the full story on Sunday.
In the meantime I leave you with this. It's a funny old game.
