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Touring With The Stones; Sunday In The Rain (2011-2012 Part 1)
Wealdstone have experienced a mammoth season of lows and then highs in 2011/12, from poor form in the Ryman League Premier Division and defeat at the 1st attempt in the FA Cup qualifying rounds, things weren’t looking good. Roge Slater does his best Sue Barker impression and finds out what happened next.
Touring With The Stones; I Dont Like Cricket
Armed with his famous geographical knowledge, Roge Slater makes the trip to Lowestoft for Wealdstone’s Ryman Premier playoff semi-final. Can Stones do it one more time, or will the season end in heartbreak? And will Roge be able to find his way home again?
Touring With The Stones; One More Step…
For Roge Slater, it’s all come down to this – facing Concord Rangers, Wealdstone need just a single point to complete their late playoff surge and extend their remarkable season even further. Here’s what happened…
Touring With The Stones; Keeping The Dream Alive
Another week, another tour of the Ryman League’s finest offerings; for this week’s entertainment, away trips to Tooting and Mitcham, Metropolitan (Not) Police, then finally Margate. Three potentially tough fixtures away from home. Despite the end of season nerves and …
Touring With The Stones; China In Your Hands
Wealdstone are chasing the playoffs, and they’ve got their work cut out with a real fixture pileup. First they take on bitter rivals Harrow Borough then face off against title-chasing Hornchurch. There’s also a chance to vote for Stones’ heroes in the NGA awards as well as an appeal for charitable donations. And, most excitingly, T’Pau. Roge Slater knows what you want.
Touring With The Stones; Penalty Charge
Roge Slater and Wealdstone have had a busy week – a trip to Hastings United on Tuesday, a crucial match against Kingstonian on Saturday and the Middlesex County Cup final against Hampton & Richmond Borough on Easter Monday. Somehow, he’s also found time to write about it! The latest installment of Touring with the Stones sees the playoff race start to take shape.
Touring With The Stones; Absent Friends
Sometimes, football kicks you in the nuts. If the world stopped seven days ago, just about every sane judge would have agreed that Wealdstone had had a bloody good season, over performing in the most part after an (at the …
Touring with the Stones; Keep On Keeping On
In this week’s column, Roge Slater tries his best to blend in as Wealdstone faced the might of the Met Police and then finds his beloved Stones on rocky ground as they take on East Thurrock in pursuit of a playoff spot. It’s the start of a run of fixtures so tightly packed that your average Premier League manager would be reaching for a restorative, but in the world of non league it’s par for the course.
Touring With The Stones; Move On Up
First things first here, I know this is a blog in the main about Wealdstone FC but putting football into perspective, there is no way I could write this without offering my sincere best wishes and those of Wealdstone FC …
Touring With The Stones; Escape To Victory
As Roge Slater discovers this week, the F.A. rules on player suspensions at non league level are nothing if not convoluted and full of inconsistency. Having got to the bottom of things, however, Wealdstone’s trip to Newport County for the 1st leg of their FA Trophy semi-final beckons – with a trip to Wembley within their grasp. Time for a cunning plan then…
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