Those Were The Days; 1st November 2003
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2025 10:03 am
THOSE WERE THE DAYS
1st November 2003
F A Trophy 1st Round
Arlesey Town 1 (Pringle 56’) HRBFC 1 (Currie 8’) Att; 208
Arlesey Town;-
Martyn Patching; Dean Harding, Nathan Buckland, Stuart Beevor, Matt Corbould, Daniel Griggs, Richard Pringle, Lee Tekell, Shane Blackett (Tony Fontenelle 30’), Leon Gutzmore, Craig Makail-Smith.
Subs; Danny Howell, Martin Young
HRBFC-
Adrian Blake; Obinna Ulasi, Sam Okafor, Paul Kelly, Rob Paris, Orlando Jeffrey, Jamie Jarvis, Michael Currie, Adrian Allen (Alan Inns, 80’), Richard O’Connor (Marcello Fernandes. 45’), Andy Morley.
Unused Subs; Eric Kwayke.
A very physical contest ensued as the Beavers visited Arlesey Town in this F A Trophy contest. Both teams went at it, hammer and tong. The officials failed to control the game from the start which meant both sets of players took full advantage. It all ‘kicked off, in the final 15 minutes. Jarvis and Matt Corbould were booked when both should have ‘walked’; Currie was clearly pulled back in the area; Morley, in attempting to reach the ball, got caught up with a defender, and the keeper, Martyn Patching, Matt Corbould waded in, punching; Jarvis ran twenty yards to ‘protect’ Morley, result two yellows, instead of two reds; a few minutes later Jarvis went up for a header, a home player tumbled over, second caution for Jarvis, Hampton down to ten men for the last ten! Oh, yes, the game, itself. In the 8th minute a clearance hit Currie in the face, he shrugged off the discomfort and nipped past momentarily stationary defenders to score. Hampton’s keeper, Blake, came under tremendous pressure, especially during the second half, often having to come through a crowd of players to punch the ball away, catching was not an option. The home side equalised in the 56th minute with a header from Richard Pringle. So, when the dust had settled it was all back to Beveree, three days later, for a hopefully quieter game with the Beavers progressing through. Yes, well, never mind. Expect an update in three days!
The Old Historian
1st November 2003
F A Trophy 1st Round
Arlesey Town 1 (Pringle 56’) HRBFC 1 (Currie 8’) Att; 208
Arlesey Town;-
Martyn Patching; Dean Harding, Nathan Buckland, Stuart Beevor, Matt Corbould, Daniel Griggs, Richard Pringle, Lee Tekell, Shane Blackett (Tony Fontenelle 30’), Leon Gutzmore, Craig Makail-Smith.
Subs; Danny Howell, Martin Young
HRBFC-
Adrian Blake; Obinna Ulasi, Sam Okafor, Paul Kelly, Rob Paris, Orlando Jeffrey, Jamie Jarvis, Michael Currie, Adrian Allen (Alan Inns, 80’), Richard O’Connor (Marcello Fernandes. 45’), Andy Morley.
Unused Subs; Eric Kwayke.
A very physical contest ensued as the Beavers visited Arlesey Town in this F A Trophy contest. Both teams went at it, hammer and tong. The officials failed to control the game from the start which meant both sets of players took full advantage. It all ‘kicked off, in the final 15 minutes. Jarvis and Matt Corbould were booked when both should have ‘walked’; Currie was clearly pulled back in the area; Morley, in attempting to reach the ball, got caught up with a defender, and the keeper, Martyn Patching, Matt Corbould waded in, punching; Jarvis ran twenty yards to ‘protect’ Morley, result two yellows, instead of two reds; a few minutes later Jarvis went up for a header, a home player tumbled over, second caution for Jarvis, Hampton down to ten men for the last ten! Oh, yes, the game, itself. In the 8th minute a clearance hit Currie in the face, he shrugged off the discomfort and nipped past momentarily stationary defenders to score. Hampton’s keeper, Blake, came under tremendous pressure, especially during the second half, often having to come through a crowd of players to punch the ball away, catching was not an option. The home side equalised in the 56th minute with a header from Richard Pringle. So, when the dust had settled it was all back to Beveree, three days later, for a hopefully quieter game with the Beavers progressing through. Yes, well, never mind. Expect an update in three days!
The Old Historian