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Post by Steve T on Apr 21, 2011 11:08:10 GMT 1
Truro away since turn of year:
Hednesford L 0-1
Cambridge W 1-0
Chesham L 0-1
Bashley L 1-2
Salisbury W 6-0
Stourbridge D 2-2
Brackley L 2-3
Halesowen W 3-0
Chippenham W 2-1 [From Oxford City thread]
3 points will suffice for Truro though, may as well join the list of clubs who've been promoted or reached the play offs at chez spencer. Name those clubs, someone... [From Oxford City thread]
Poor if they don't bring 100 on a bank holiday week end Still only one coach booked. Seems some supporters, Cornwall-based or exiled, had committed themselves to long family weekends in Cornwall in anticipation of Easter Monday's game being the decider and cannot now escape... |
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Post by Steve T on Apr 23, 2011 19:47:04 GMT 1
Well beaten by a side who hardly let Banbury have a look-in. Apart from a couple of half-chances for Stone in the first half at 0-1, Truro controlled the game and although there were a few passages where they relaxed a bit there was little danger of them letting the home side in.
The game was played in a good spirit (Mad Dog was booked early on but calmed down after that) and for that at least it was a pleasure to watch, even if the result was disappointing. The Truro fans (almost 200 of them) behaved impeccably up to the point at which I left, although there might have been some needing assistance later! I can think of a few clubs whose supporters might have spoiled the day for everyone.
Good luck to Truro next season.
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Post by yogi on Apr 24, 2011 10:01:03 GMT 1
No complaints but we showed them far to much respect and barely created a chance.Good luck to Truro.
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Post by petet on Apr 24, 2011 10:58:29 GMT 1
The best team we have played this season. Truro are a proper footballing side, stringing together pass after pass. They were different class. Great support for them on there big day. Good luck to them for the future, its great to see a good side win the league instead of the normal 6foot 16stone bully boys.
Truro, you are a credit to non league football.
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Post by spoons on Apr 24, 2011 11:48:29 GMT 1
Agreed best side we've seen this season by a country mile. But Banbury needed to press the ball further up the pitch and the two forwards didn't put a shift in between them and was too easy for keeper n full backs to distribute. First time seen the lad Green and was not impressed at all!!!
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Post by stephen on Apr 24, 2011 13:12:57 GMT 1
I was hoping we might have made it difficult for them but whether it was the weather, not having anything to play for, saving ourselves for Monday or just that Truro were too good, we didn't. Big piece in non league paper and also found this on the Tony Kempster replacement forum. Fair summary of the game but exaggeration as to how much of the ground is uninhabitable.
142. Saturday 23 April 2011 – Zamaretto Central
Banbury United (red/red/red) 0 - 3 Truro City (white/white/white)
Crunch time and a difficult decision just had to be made. I have waited all season for the right opportunity to go to Banbury United and with league leaders, Truro City, the visitors, this was the right time. An alternative could have been at Ardley United, but this was ruined by Wantage Town winning the Hellenic Premier last Thursday evening. I arrived at Banbury United’s ground on another hot, sunny day, after a small cooling drink in the town centre. My friend noticed the ‘drink Canada Dry’ advert and thought he’d start with Oxfordshire. Over half the 499 crowd had travelled from Cornwall and witnessed an easy win for their team and therefore, Truro City won the Southern League Premier title with one game to spare. Banbury United were hardly in the game and possessed little chance of turning it into a home win. Truro City went ahead after 19 minutes. The ball was played quickly from one end to the other, as Les Afful measured a shot inside the far post. Truro City’s second goal arrived after half-time, when Barry Hayles met a cross at the near post and flicked it in. Truro City pressed on and seven minutes from time Andy Watkins reacted first to a rebound off the upright for a simple tap in. Banbury United reserved a classic move for the closing stages, when five players were caught off-side at an attacking free-kick, all had fallen asleep. The ground had seen better days and in need of much attention, a bit more than a lick of paint. Two sides of the ground are largely uninhabited, as the venue merges edge of town, industrial estate, railway and river meets countryside.
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