Gwent Premier League

Premier Division

Sunday 25th August 2019

Kick Off 18.00 Actual 18.05

Wattsville 2 Pill Y.M.C.A. 2, attendance 243

25’ 0-1 (pen)

29’ 1-1 (pen)

57’ 1-2

73’ 2-2

@ Islwyn Road

Wattsville

NP11 7QH

£3 Admission

Programme available, but I won’t buy one at any event organised by Groundhop U.K.

There were three matches scheduled on the ‘hop today. The first one was in the Bridgend Sunday League, which I had no interest in whatsoever, whilst the second one was a Gwent Premier League match at Cefn Fforest, where I had visited for a 3-3 draw versus Trethomas Bluebirds in a Gwent County League Division 2 match back on Tuesday 11th September 2012. So that just left the final match of the day at Wattsville. I wasn’t sure whether to bother with this match, but once it was moved back an hour from 5 o’clock to 6 o’clock, then it made a little more sense to travel back to South Wales, especially as I was planning to do the first two ‘hop games tomorrow anyway, but it would now involve an overnight stop.

I arrived at the ground an hour before kick off, which meant the Groundhop U.K. fanfare hadn’t arrived from Cefn Fforest yet. The club really missed a trick here, as the only place where they were taking admission money was next to the changing room buildings. With two other side roads leading off Islwyn Road that brought you pitchside, rather than the one by the changing rooms, it meant many wandered in free of charge. I reckon as many as 50 took the free option, although many of these would have been locals and as it is free to watch the club in every other match they play here, then they would probably not see why they should pay tonight.

As for the match. Not great, despite it producing four goals.