I had not previously noticed that the badge of Cammell Laird 1907,who visited Prescot Cables last week, features a Bactrian camel: I had thought it featured a dromedary. However, the same animal appears on the logo of the company after which the club is named. It is a strange choice for a shipbuilding company: the Bactrian lives in the steppes of central Asia, some venturing into the Stans, all some distance from any ocean going vessels.
Our visitors had a successful first season as a new club, having been in a two horse race with Atherton Collieries in the North West Counties League First Division. This was not altogether surprising, the change of legal entity and mandatory two step drop through the pyramid was to resolve an ownership issue, so most of their resources remained in place.
We got off to an unfortunate start, with John Riley, who has played for Cammell Laird for some years, and previously played for Cables, sustaining a dislocated shoulder in the first few minutes. Fortunately, John later reported that reduction (putting the joint back in its correct position) was successful, so we wish him all the best for a speedy recovery.
This was the visitors' last pre season game, as the North West Counties has started a week before the Northern Premier for some years. Their being a week further advanced in their preparations showed: despite some good runs forward ...
... and some good saves from Jack Cookson in goal ...
... they had taken a three goal lead by half time.
Having used my usual position behind the goal at the Hope Street end for the first half, I was a bit lazy for the second. I stopped to talk to Jack Phillips in front of the stand, by the tunnel, and stayed put. This is not the best place for light once the floodlights come on, as there is a bulb out on the pylon in that corner. Still, the results with the available light seemed reasonable enough.
Our performance on the field was much better in the second half. Cammell Laird changed their goalkeeper, and we took full advantage, eventually securing a draw with two goals in the last five minutes. This is only a pre season game, but keeping up the pressure to the end makes the difference in so many games, and we need to be the side taking advantage. We lost some points in the last few minutes of games last season, but we gained some too: I would have liked to do a quick count to see to what extent that worked for or against us, but the league website has archived the results, so only final scores, not goal times, are available to view.
The rest of the pictures from the game can be seen here.
Final score: Prescot Cables 3 Cammell Laird 3.
Our visitors had a successful first season as a new club, having been in a two horse race with Atherton Collieries in the North West Counties League First Division. This was not altogether surprising, the change of legal entity and mandatory two step drop through the pyramid was to resolve an ownership issue, so most of their resources remained in place.
We got off to an unfortunate start, with John Riley, who has played for Cammell Laird for some years, and previously played for Cables, sustaining a dislocated shoulder in the first few minutes. Fortunately, John later reported that reduction (putting the joint back in its correct position) was successful, so we wish him all the best for a speedy recovery.
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| John Riley |
Having used my usual position behind the goal at the Hope Street end for the first half, I was a bit lazy for the second. I stopped to talk to Jack Phillips in front of the stand, by the tunnel, and stayed put. This is not the best place for light once the floodlights come on, as there is a bulb out on the pylon in that corner. Still, the results with the available light seemed reasonable enough.
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| Mike Kennedy |
The rest of the pictures from the game can be seen here.
Final score: Prescot Cables 3 Cammell Laird 3.
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