A bit of a weird day today weather wise, as it was absolutely peeing it down at lunchtime, and I was getting a little concerned that the game was going to be called off – probably as we arrived at the ground.
I’d arranged to pick up Dom and Uncle G on the way, and thankfully, the nearer the Humber Bridge we got, the better the weather got. Thank god !
It was interesting debating how the team would line up and the thoughts of Thursday nights performance. As it turned out, the 16 or so players that were donning the famous away white kit today, were the nucleus of the squad that had been chosen by the management.
Barton contained a few ex Brid players, Burdick, Suddaby, Giblin (who didn’t play) and one or two other lads.
The Brid lads were given a vigorous warm up, which looked very professional & the game kicked off on time, by a set of officials whose average age looked about 12.
Both teams were up for the game, nothing dirty, just an excellent game between the two sides, and Barton early on were more than a match for the visitors, who last season were 2 divisions higher. For the first time in a long while, the Brid team looked like a team with a bit of confidence, playing like a team, and apart from one or two hoofs, tried to keep it on the deck. There reward was repaid mid way through the half by a superbly taken free kick from just outside the box. This was followed by a well worked second not long after. Wow 2-0 up, it was great.
Second half continued in the same vein, with substitutes playing in the same manner as the players they had just replaced. 5-0 up with a few minutes to go before we conceded a good goal. Around 70 or so were watching from Barton’s tidy little ground, with a very nice clubhouse, I certainly felt at home in their place.
Games seen : 2
Goals seen : 7 home 4 away
out of 10 : 9, we played well and there were some positive signs for the lads, both in the team and on the sidelines.
