The hills were smoking as the men withdrew

AFC Wimbledon 1 Wycombe 4
Stevedore from Tyneside

“It’s going to be like playing on a paddy field”. “My mascara will run”. “I haven’t owned an umbrella since 1986”. “Are tracksuit trousers waterproof?” The melodramatic outpouring from all corners of South Bucks and beyond on Monday afternoon was washed away come the end of the evening, not by the intermittent cloudburst, but by a sleek and slick Wycombe performance which harked back to the O’Neill era.

Continue Reading... Comments (3) 12.11.2008. 14:05

Mark the blanket where the sparrows play

Rotherham United 0-0 Wycombe
TGAS

The first thing I thought when I approached the bizarre structure that is the Don Valley Stadium, is how much I missed Millmoor. Not something I thought I would ever say, but it’s true. The football phrase ‘corridor of uncertainty’ was born from the alley that used to take you down to the away end and it was a good attempt at a lower league ground. .

Continue Reading... Comments (0) 03.11.2008. 15:46

Rage Against The Machine

Wycombe 0-0 Brentford
oily sailor

No-one minds queuing in certain circumstances. Queuing for food vouchers or guns or just to see what’s at the other end. That’s all fine. Queuing for 25 minutes in a queue less than 10 people long for tickets for a League Two football match, well that I can do without. There’s no need. Just go round the pitch with a bucket at half-time and I’d chuck the right amount in. I’d even chuck a few extra quid in for the privilege. As it was, I could barely digest my food in a bag.

Continue Reading... Comments (3) 16.09.2008. 23:36

That's Entertainment

Wycombe 1 Lincoln 0
P-Bo

You can always see what the WWFC board's main perceptions of the previous manager's supposed failings were by what the new manager is forced to trot out when he gives the debut press conference (other than the obvious lines about reminding the board of Martin O'Neill).

Continue Reading... Comments (2) 26.08.2008. 13:12