Hello, I would like to apologise for my lack of coverage at grass roots level in recent weeks, it has been quite hard for me to do coverage as I am so limited in the information I can get.

I am going to start afresh next season where I will be able to start from scratch, also by the start of next season I will pretty much know whats what and hopefully have more contacts to work with so I can give out all the relevant information which will make this blog better.

In the mean time between now and the end of the current season I am going to do a blog once a week and really just talk about my own thoughts on The Westmorland League matches I have been to. I will also be posting a variety of photos which I have taken of various matches etc, so look out for those.

My Westmorland League Experience:

Saturday 12th April 2008: Kendal County Reserves 1 vs Kirkoswald 3:

It was quite a cold day, and I went to this match as I hadn’t seen Kirkoswald before so it was an ideal opportunity for me to watch them.

My overall opinion of the match was that County’s reserves didn’t deserve to lose the game, they had enough chances to bury Kirkoswald, what cost County was the missed chances and the defensive errors at the wrong time. I did notice that Kirkoswald are quite, a physically, tall and aggressive team, but maybe lack a bit if finesse .

This county reserve team have got a lot of talent about them, I can certainly see a few breaking into County’s 1st team and I can also see some play at a higher level. As for Kirkoswald I think next season they could be quite formidable in the division.

Wednesday 16th April 2008, Benevolant Trophy Final, Keswick 0 vs Wetheriggs Utd 3.

This match was at The Lakeland Radio Stadium, I didn’t find it the most exciting game, but Wetheriggs in the end despite not playing how they can deserved to win.

Keswick did start the better of the 2 sides, but the lack of a finishing touch and final ball blighted them throughout the whole match.

In the end as soon as Wetheriggs went 1-0 up they ground down Keswick and made it hard for them to break through. Probably Keswick’s best chance was when they were 1-0 down, forcing a finger tip save by The Wetheriggs keeper.

The 2nd half saw 2 Wetheriggs goals, but it was a pretty dull half which was in keeping with the whole 90 minutes.

Wetheriggs did show that they could claw back the big lead Kendal County have in the division, whilst Keswick need to work on their final ball and finishing if they are to be any kind of threat.

Thursday 17th April 2008: Ibis 1 vs Coniston 2.

This match was played at The Jubilee fields, Ibis started brightly and even went 1-0 ahead, but Coniston then had a 1st half spell where they got 2 goals. There wasn’t much between the 2 sides. The 2nd half saw Ibis try their best to come back, and they looked quite impressive, in fact look a much improved team from what I saw a few months ago.


However Coniston held on, I will be glad when those pitches round the Jubilee are re-surfaced as they are a bit rough, however I have seen them in a worse state than what I saw on Thursday night.

In my next blog there will be photos from The Ibis vs Coniston match, I want to apologise for the quality of some photographs as they are not as good as I had hoped for.

Next Matches I am covering: Tuesday 22nd April 2008: Kendal County vs Keswick, Wednesday 23rd April 2008: The Junior Cup Final, Kendal United vs Penrith Rangers.

Richard