Blogs from West Auckland, Durham County, England, United Kingdom, Europe

We went to Europe. We won the cup twice! The Man in the Middle would have loved it. He could have started the singing. West Auckland went one better than the Trees mind and came back with the “World Cup”, as opposed to the Cup with Big Ears. The first “World Cup”, no less. West Auckland were aiming for something a little lower today, although the place in the FA Cup Qualifying Round at home to Blyth Spartans was no mean prize. The conditions were ideal for an FA Cup upset. A stiff breeze, a bright sun and a troublesome uneven pitch could aid their cause. Darlington 1883 would arrive as hot favourites, having left the Northern League behind them very swiftly for the giddy heights of EvoStick competition after their administration troubles. I parked up ... read more