FA Vase 1st Qualifying Round
BRADFORD TOWN 5-0 PORTISHEAD TOWN
Trowbridge Road, Bradford-On-Avon
Admission: £5 including programme
Attendance: 74
Food: Cheese Roll, 80p. Small hot dog, 80p
Drink: Thatchers Gold (Can), £2
With the hopmobile still out of action, the family went on a day trip to Bristol using the Groupsave offer with FirstGreatWestern. With the girls heading off to Cabot Circus, I took the short train journey to Bradford-On-Avon, as the Trowbridge Road Ground is only 10 minutes walk from the Rail Station. I took a quick walk around the Town Centre which has nice looking restaurants, green area and I presume the Avon running under the bridge at the Town Entrance. Walking to the ground there is only one pub, called The Plough which although uninviting from outside, is not so bad inside with attentive barmaid and the locals did chat about football with me at the bar. There are 2 hand pumps and I had for the 2nd Saturday running, a nice pint of Stowford Press Cider. The gatekeeper/carpark attendance at the Ground had his hands full redirecting attendees to a Fringe Music Festival at a leisure area beyond the Football and Bowling Complex. They were presuming that the parking was in the club car park. Also the clubhouse is only open at half time due to the club sharing with the neighbouring bowls club and no-one available to man the bar. At the gate, the raffle seller (Nikki?) did run to the bowls club and find out for me.
Inside the ground there is portable cabins for the changing rooms and tea bar, painted green behind the goal. The dugouts are on the open side next to the 2nd pitch. The Covered seating ans standing is along the road touchline as well as 2 out of use buildings which I presume were the former club buildings and looked like dugouts used to be situated there as well. Les the Chairman confirmed there is permission to build new facilities but need to raise funds to carry out the work. The Chairman also is recovering after a bout of ill health but did walk around and chat to many people before and during the match.
This match was as one-sided as a match could be, with Portishead really only making up the numbers as Bradfords superior passing and movement in the first hour demolished the opposition. The first goal was a cross from the left hand side from Keiran Baggs which was put away by Sam Jordan after 22 minutes. Five minutes later a 2nd goal scored by no9 after good work down the left from Baggs and no8. The home side no10 was a well build target man and he worked to win a corner then from the cross flicked it into the bottom corner just before half time.
In the 2nd half, another attack on the left was followed by a clever 1-2 including a back heal and low shot into the far corner. The 5th goal on the hour was a great goal from outside the area by no9 shooting into the top corner. With the work done, Bradford made all 3 substitutions on 65 minutes, taking off 3 of their best players. This evened up the teams but the only noteworthy addition is the 10 minutes shower and the supporters showing a good turn of speed to congregate under the covered shelter.
A friendly club, who hope to improve facilities off the pitch to match this seasons good form.
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