Anyhow first things first and if you ever do go to Beckenham follow the map instructions on the website rather than putting the postcode into the sat nav or you will get lost like I did, when I did get there though I found a very pleasant ground with 2 small stands either side of the pitch and a lovely wooden clubhouse that has more of a cricket pavillion feel about it than a football ground
I must make special mention of the refreshment stall run by a very pleasant lady and prices about half of what I would expect to pay at this level of football,a very pleasant surprise
Something that was a bit quirky was that as there is not a tunnel from the changing rooms the players lined up outside,well it was a very pleasant night but I bet this is no fun on a cold December afternoon, I still reckon the Scots have the right idea ,toss up in the changing rooms get out onto the pitch without the false handshakes and get on with the match
Anyhow onto the match and the expected result proved to be so and more as VCD took control from the off lead with an early penalty and went on to score 7 past the hapless hosts,to be honest it could have been more because the Beckenham defence seemed clueless in the face of the swift open attacking play that VCD employed.
A plus point of the evening from a personal point of view was that I could combine my 3 loves of Photography, Football and railways as a very busy main line runs right at the back of the clubhouse
One downside to end on is that this was not the most welcoming club I have ever been to, I introduced myself to a group of officials explaining who I was checking that photography of the match was ok (They had not replied to my Tweets a la Partick Thistle) got a rather curt yes and from the club photographer a yes we are the team in red and I hate Nikon,lucky that I use Canon then.
So an interesting if not entirely pleasurable evening another new team ticked off but unlikely to be one I will visit again
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