With City away in Cleethorpes getting horribly beaten 6-0 by Grimsby choices were made as to whether go to Wrexham away or Grimsby, luckily I'd chosen Wrexham away as my game of choice, so avoided a 6-0 stuffing and instead found myself at the Trowbridge Road ground with 4 other stripes watching promotion chasing Bradford take on Roman Glass St. George of Bristol.
Given some of the ridiculous journeys I have taken (and am planning to take) watching Bradford Town is always a joy, a 15 minute walk via a pub and I am there!
The weather was blowy and very cold, so I was grateful of the gloves I had cleverly remembered to grab on the way out of the house. So bottle of Spitfire in hand (got to love Western League and being able to drink while watching the game!) the game commenced, and within 25 minutes Bradford were 3-0 behind.
Bradford Town were having the better of the game, but Roman Glasses finishing was much superior and their third goal was an absolute beauty of a finish, a stunning volley past the keeper from a well crafted move.
However, the Town began to get a foothold in the game and continuing his tradition of having blinders when I watch Matt Cooper scored twice to have Bradford going into the game 3-2 behind. His first coming from that forgotten footballing transgression...the pass back! Oh yes boys and girls, for the first time in years and years we saw a indirect freekick given for a backpass, which Cooper smashed hard and low after a little roll back and Bradford were back in the game.
At half time we wander out of the ground over the road to the ANP stores purchased a sausge roll and another bottle of ale (Badgers Tanglefoot this time!) and went back into the ground. Again, the love of Western League is overflowing at this point. Bradford attacked relentlessly after the break, with Matt Minnis coming very close on a number of occasions.
Minnis fired home the equaliser and could have scored the winner when latching onto a long ball and nodding narrowly wide. The game finished 3-3 and probably killed Town's hopes of reaching a promotion place. However, once again the Western League provided a cracking game and quite probably the most exciting game I have watched this season.
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