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Ivybridge Town 2 Saltash United 1 Holsworthy 0 Dobwalls 2 Truro City Reserves 3 Sticker 0 Wadebridge 1 Liskeard Athletic 1

Tavistock 1 Helston 1 Ilfracombe 2 Torpoint 1

Would probably result in the grass bank becoming a mandatory 'hearing-protection' zone 🤣

This is a good insight provided by Simon. It truly depicts the current state of play regards The Western League, especially when considering geographical logistics and player bungs (expenses). Surely it's time to voice some common sense to the FA.. and individuals bank rolling certain clubs, that a return to a vibrant, competitive, entertaining South West Peninsula League is the route map for sensible Cornwall based Football?

Fair comment 👍 I don't like the ringers rule either. Sorry to learn about Smokies eye problem. Hope he's as comfortable as possible. I know you'll look after him and keep him as happy as can be expected.

Saw Ivybridge win at Blaise Park recently. I would agree with your sentiments, they look a decent side.

Decent wins for Parkway & Tavi 👏

My apology for raining on your parade, but I'm a neutral. When warranted, Liskeard gets the same degree of analysis, whether it be negative, positive, good or bad. All dependent on what I see as a non league football supporter. I report what I see, warts & all, I'm not one for crawling for approval.

St Austell 2 Barnstaple Town 1 A grey, breezy, dog of a football match at Poltair. Great 3 points bagged for St Austell, especially against a side who were 2nd in the league, but goodness me, it wasn't pretty. No sooner had I grabbed an exceedingly luke warm coffee, when Mr Eddy managed to avoid some pantomime-horse defending from bumbling Barnstaple defenders to put the hosts in dreamland. A minute gone.. 1-0. The game never got going as a spectacle. The pitchside vibe wasn't helped by what appeared to be numerous groups of young kids running around, unsupervised, noisily charging past spectators who were trying to watch the match. This went on for around an hour. Think they got tired after that. What I did manage to gather from the game can be itemised as hoofing, players falling over shouting for mummy, abysmal passing and a fairly good representation of schoolyard-playtime football. Barnstaple quickly equalised but barely threatened afterwards. St Austell didn't either, they somehow got a rare shot on target in a bleak second half, and that was it, 2-1, game over. No desperate Barnstaple pressure or hint of a fightback, just more aimless wasted passes and players pretending to be injured. My sympathy went out to the Barmy Barnstaple Army. 1 flag bearer, 2 drummers & a couple of poor souls who sang the Old Trafford back catalogue from when Beckham was plying his trade. Good luck sitting near that lot on the long Mini Bus ride to North Devon. Worst Western League game I've seen to date.. by some extreme distance. I was glad to get home. Match Rating 2.5 out of 10 🤦‍♂️

Dobwalls 1 Liskeard Athletic 2 Well attended local derby on a reasonably mild October evening. One cannot fault the effort & commitment from both sides. However, the first hour of this hotly contested encounter can simply be described as 'scrappy, frenetic & muddled'. 1-1 as half time came and went with a subdued queue at the snack bar. The game seemed to spring into life when Liskeard brought the St Austell playmaker Max Gilbert on. The last half hour very much belonged to the visitors as they swarmed through a besieged Dobwalls defence. I'm not a fan of ringers bringing their doubtless charms to the grind of the SWPL, but the 'worldy' match winner from Mr Gilbert was worth the admission fee alone, what a stunning goal. There is a hint Max may be debating a surprise return to the Liskeard ranks. If that comes off, the dubious title-talk claims of biased Newquay & Wendron supporters may need re-calibrating. He certainly orchestrated a 3 point symphony for Liskeard Athletic this evening.. much to the grumbles of angry Dobwalls followers exiting Lantoom Park. Match Rating 6/10 Boosted from a 3/10 courtesy of Max.

A local journalist in the Cornish Times banged out an interesting headline in their latest edition: Brown bemoans 'Obscene' fixture schedule. The apparent interview relates to Saltash Manager, Macca Brown calling the Western League fixture schedule 'Obscene' as they completed a 230 mile round trip to Nailsea & Tickenham & some other games inside a 3 week period. Ilfracombe & Brixham included. The rant continues stating Saltash had possibly played more games than anybody in the country! There's plenty more quotes in the piece which also highlights "ridiculous fixture scheduling". A hard hitting interview, but surely everyone by now knows full well about the travelling and higher level of football in the Western League, irrespective of whether it's appreciated or otherwise. I just find public terminology such as 'Obscene' a little ridiculous when one considers everything else going on in our World at the moment. Not sure how many Saltash, or Western League punters have seen the rather rash statements made in the article?

Falmouth Town 2 Exmouth Town 1 Helston Athletic 2 Shaftesbury 1 Mousehole 1 Bristol Manor Farm 2 AFC St Austell 0 Barnstaple Town 2 Brislington 2 Saltash United 0 St Blazey 0 Nailsea & Tickenham 2 Torpoint Athletic 1 Welton Rovers 0 Bude Town 1 Wadebridge Town 3 Callington Town 4 Sticker 0 Millbrook 0 Wendron United 3 Newquay 4 Holsworthy 0 St Day 2 Launceston 0

Dobwalls 2 Liskeard 2

Probably correct Someone from Torpoint mentioned the gate was 61

With the kind of season your lot are having, I'd cut, paste & print your celebration post & frame it in the Clubhouse 🤣👍