football rambles

 There was no football that was gettable to on offer at the weekend with another nightmare for the trains despite it not being a strike day, so we decided to go down to the rugby. It was their last game of the season and was also sandwiched between two Six Nations games, so there was a bumper crowd and the Guinness, which is surprisingly good was in full flow. As for the game itself, it at times looked too easy for Ely and they always held a commanding lead. There may have been some complaints about lapses in defence, but that would be understandable given the ease in which the Tigers dominated the game.

 I am not going to pretend to know much about rugby. I can follow it OK on TV, but rarely go to a live game. It was just this Saturday there was a train strike on and even if there hadn't been the only match on locally was Peterborough v Salford in the FA Cup, which if it wasn't for the strike I would have gone to. It finished 0-0 anyway and although the strike was cancelled at the last minute, I don't feel too upset about missing it. The other choice was Ely Reserves v Iselham in the cup, but I'd heard the Reserves had a depleted team and paying £3 for basically park football is a bit of a cheek. I have been catching a bit of rugby on TV lately and I have quite enjoyed the Gallagher Premiership and there have been some exciting games and finishes. For a while every time I watched a game there seemed to be far too much kicking and that had put me off. The game between Ely and Cantabs was entertaining enough, but the slippery conditions led to quite a few handling errors...

Last week we did something different and went to the local rugby. It was good to see a locall team win for once, as Ely Tigers defeated Ipswich YM 22 -8. It made a change, but yesterday it was back to the football for Peterborough v Bradford City.