Setanta Shield, First Round, 25 October 2007
Stalybridge Celtic 0, Blyth Spartans 0 (AET Blyth Spartans win 4 – 3 on penalties)
A: This is your action news reporter coming to you live from the Setanta Shield First Round. Pardon me sir, do you see what happened?
B: Yeah I did. I saw a goalless draw taken to extra time and penalties with every ounce of drama you could think of. Four men ran on to the pitch from the Popular Side with 10 minutes to go, half a dozen teens had a fight just before extra time, and worse, the floodlights cut out during the penalty shoot out.
Today’s blog entry would have had a more mundane title like “Stalybridge Celtic on TV” had it not been for four streakers, in a game that was remembered most for anything other than the game itself. Read the rest of this entry »
