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Month: August 2024
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Week 230 – August 10th – Bluewater
This afternoon we met up with Claire’s godson Jack at Bluewater and had a lovely time catching up with him and how his university was going. Whilst there, we also had Stephanie join us of course at Costa. What would Claire do without her Costa?
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Week 230 – August 10th – Leeds United v Portsmouth
Leeds United 3 – Portsmouth 3 – HT 1-2
P. Struijk (10′ pen) E. Sørensen (23′)
W. Gnonto (46′) C. Lang (41′, 90’+2 pen)
B. Aaronson (90’+5)
Assists –
G. Rutter (46′) M. Pack (23′)
J. Piroe (90’+5)
Venue: Elland Road Attendance: 36,432
Can you believe another season starts, early August, with the Euro’s only finishing last month too..
Let’s see what this season brings and with a lack of out and out striker, will that be our failing again?
Brenden Aaronson rescued a dramatic late opening-day point for Leeds United as they were pushed to the wire by Championship newcomers Portsmouth.
Pascal Struijk gave the hosts the lead from the spot after Daniel James was brought down but Pompey levelled through Elias Sorensen soon after.
Portsmouth took the lead into the break in impressive fashion as Callum Lang drilled home from long range but Willy Gnonto levelled for Leeds a minute into the second half.
Pompey were awarded a stoppage-time spot-kick when Jayden Bogle brought down Christian Saydee, leading to Lang slotting in a 92nd-minute penalty but Aaronson’s low shot ensured the hosts earned a point.
It was a miserable start at Elland Road for Pompey, who were making their return to the Championship for the first time since 2012.
Leeds dominated the opening stages and should have taken the lead when Gnonto and Ethan Ampadu both hit the post from close range within minutes of each other.
They then went ahead on 10 minutes as Struijk calmly dispatched his spot-kick into the bottom left-hand corner after Connor Ogilvie had fouled James.
The hosts’ advantage did not last for long however, as Portsmouth captain Marlon Pack sent a neat through ball to Sorensen, whose shot cannoned in off Leeds keeper Illan Meslier’s palm.
Despite Leeds controlling much of the opening half, they trailed heading into half-time as a free-kick was poorly cleared by the hosts, leading to Lang picking up possession, taking a touch and sending a rifled shot home past a diving Meslier.
Leeds atoned, however, as Gnonto picked up the ball and made a run into the Portsmouth box, slotting in low past Will Norris.
An already dramatic fixture kept on giving and a frantic stoppage time followed, with Lang easily slotting in his penalty – although replays suggested Bogle’s challenge on Saydee may have originated outside the box.
Undeterred, Leeds fought back and, in the fifth minute of added time Aaronson fired in an emphatic equaliser – then should have won it with one of the final kicks of the match but dragged his close-range shot the wrong side of the left-hand post.
A point is better than none, especially for a home game, though you need to win most of your home games.
We need to get back up this season, otherwise it will be a long time before we do, as more players will want to leave.
Marching On Together.
League position 10th after 1 game – After 1 games last season, Leeds were 10th.
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Week 230 – August 10th – The state of Britain
It’s sad when you receive an email like this from the ECB due to the riots after the dreadful murder of 3 young girls and many injured.
“Hi all,
We are very aware that there has been an increase in racism and violence across the Country. During this period, safety should be paramount.
We want volunteers to know that they are empowered to take appropriate steps to safeguard themselves and be aware what support is available to them. We recommend being aware of local news and making informed decisions around the safety of running different activities. However, please do reach to your relevant contacts at your Counties if you need additional support as they have also been advised to ensure safety of our volunteers is priority.
Most importantly if you don’t feel comfortable travelling or attending any centres please do not feel obliged, but do let your local club or centre know as soon as possible. If you choose to travel, here are some safety tips that may be useful when out and about volunteering or coaching this weekend:
1. Be aware: stay alert and be vigilant of your surroundings. Try to avoid using headphones while walking.
2. Be Visible: try and stay in well-lit areas. Keep your head up and walk with a steady pace.
3. Try not to travel alone: try and travel with a fellow volunteer or coach to and from your centres.
4. Share your location with friends or family: for additional safety and security of yourself and others. We want to act on discrimination that happens anywhere in cricket. If you are a victim or a witness to discrimination, the independent Cricket Regulator wants to hear from you.
All reports will be triaged appropriately, and where they meet a criminal threshold, they will be passed to the police.
Kind regards,
ECB, Recreational Game Department”
Once again the Internet shows it bad side, with so much false information, but also encouraging people to cause trouble against innocent people and properties as well as the police too.
There is no need for this what so ever, everyone should be safe and enjoy their life, no matter what colour or religion they believe in.
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Week 230 – August 9th – Biggin Hill
With the weather reasonable today, we went over to Biggin Hill café and had relaxing time outside watching the aircraft come and go.
We both agree that the food seems to have improved, so might visit more.
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Week 230 – August 7th – Life insurance
After my meeting last week with my financial advisor and market advisor, I have asked my financial advisor to look into life insurance to cover if anything happened to me so that Claire is taken care off as you never know what is around the corner in life.
It’s not an easy subject to talk about death, but needs to be done when you want to protect the one’s you love.
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Week 229 – August 4th – Biggin Hill
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