I left Rochdale at 12ish my train left pic about 2.07 but i ended delayed in outside of Birmingham as we were waiting for a platform then we ended up delayed even more because of slow trains infront hit the riviera about 7.10PM i couldn’t see the England Riviera at all and then i finally arrived in Paignton for 7.25PM missing first look hollyoaks on E4
i nipped out to get a pizza from Pappa’s i chose the sausage and bean pizza then got back in time for Hollyoaks first look on E4+1 what were a relief but the pizza i had made me sick that night so i went out to see if i could drink it off but i wasn’t feeling any better so i called it a night after Henry’s Bar
Morning after i woke up feeling okay had breakfast then went for the train to visit Newton Abbot Spurs AFC were are located in the lowest parts of the south west football league which were formed in 2007 when i got there i were welcomed by people who keep the club going they were building a memorial for one of their players who passed away they even made me a coffee and talked about football
I left Newton Abbot Spurs had a look around the little town abit of site seeing before heading back to the station by the time i got there i still had to wait 30 minutes for the Plymouth train it finally arrived then i went when hunting were i ended up bumping into a Plymouth fans who travel’s from Bath for most of their games at Home Park we were talking about football for about 10 – 15 minutes
Then we reached Totnes were there were a vitality on the line and trust it to of been our train we ended up stuck in Totnes for about just under 3 hours so me and the Plymouth fan were finding quotes for a taxi and they wanted beyond the odds of £45 so we decided just to go back to the station and wait for the next train heading into Plymouth
Finally arrived in Plymouth about 2PMish then decided to get a taxi to the ground’s i wanted to go just before Kick Off. so i go a quote from the taxi and got in then first ground i stopped at were just in the Cornwall Boarder Saltash United who were playing Teighmouth in the League Cup Match at the Kimberley Stadium which kicked off at 2.30PM it felt weird going into someone else’s match when Rochdale were playing just under 10 minutes away
My Next stop ended up being a team in the same League as Saltash United which were Plymouth Parkway there wasn’t much to say about the ground apart from Rochdale Town’s, Saltash United’s & Newton Abbot Spurs is alot better it were basically a Pub Team who gained a South West Counties Football League status the pitch didn’t look well looked after but it were expected at that level
I left Parkway Sports Club and I finally got to Home Park for 2.40PM then walked up to the club shop while taking pictures on the way up to it then i had to find the away end which were a pain
I eventually got to my seat infront of the goal then within minutes we went 1-0 down then suddenly 2-0 down which surprised me then approached half time i got a bitter and chilled out wasn’t determend to go back in the 2nd half
I went back to my seat to be exposed to the most awkwardest atmosphere of the season with “The Singers” keeping up their silence dispute leaving me singing on my own once again at another away game once again then we ended up getting a Penalty which we ended up missing were we heard a big roar of cheer from Plymouth Fans from all over the pitch
We eventually scored in 2nd half making it 2-1 which could of been 2-2 if we hadn’t missed the Penalty, then the Plymouth Argyle did a Army type move in the Rochdale Box then they got a Penalty after the Linesman said to the Referee it were deferentially a Penalty then the Plymouth Player put the ball on the spot then he scored making it 3-1 to Plymouth then Full Time finally came and our Away Record ended at Home Park
I walked through some park to get to the train station to find out that i were going the wrong way and then some Plymouth Argyle Fan gave me a lift to the station on the way he asked my opinion on the game i said we were shocking i got to the Train station were i bumped into fan a couple of our Somerset exiles and ended up on the train back to Newton Abbot were i ended up next to a Rochdale Fan who were staying in Exeter with some of his friends then changed at Newton Abbot but this time i never got the wrong train i ended up getting train back to Paignton were
i got back just in time to get a potion of chips from Scoffs chippy which are probably the best chips in the whole of Devon. Then i went back to the hotel and got ready for the night out then i went to Henry’s Bar again then i went the shoreline then to The Paignton Rugby and Cricket Club were i ended up drinking with a couple of their players who support Torquay United at the Football side of things one of them looked like Bobby Grant expect from being southern they tried converting me to the idea of Rugby Union but i wasn’t biting all i said were that i would watch them play sometime i ended my night once again in the spinning wheel again
I got a wake up call from Peterborough friend before Breakfast then went down to have Breakfast then asked the owner if it were okay to leave my stuff in the lounge while i went out for abit before The FA Cup 1st Round Draw i ended up going into Preston which isn’t far from Paignton i didn’t understand what the wooden huts were from but they looked very old and there were alot of them
Just before i went back to the hotel i started craving them amazing chips so i went to scoffs chippy and got Sausage and chips
Then awaited The FA Cup Draw which wasn’t hounded this season and only featured 1 underdog team in the preview which lost to Met police then the draw started i were dreading us drawing someone were i was or down south then Morecambe’s number came out then 35 which were Rochdale’s number i celebrated I went for my train which were due in at 2.57PM i caught the train then changed at Exeter St David’s for my scheduled train from there to go Birmingham then i got into a very dark Birmingham New Street then got my train to Manchester which never got in until 10.22PM then i went down to Victoria to find out the only trains going out were to york so then i went get the bus which i did and ended up back in rochdale for near enough 11.30PM then got a taxi home what got me there near enough midnight i had never been so glad to be back home
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