The colour purple

There are some things you see when you get to the ground that just make your evening.

Jack Phillips

When Jack Phillips went to Accrington Stanley last year, I did not expect to see him again, but he has joined us to watch his local club on a number of occasions. He spent the second half of last season recovering from an operation to remove a bone spur, and is about to take up a sports science internship at Everton, so is available to play. Having started the competitive season (more accurately completed the last competitive season) for Skelmersdale in the Liverpool Senior Cup, he has now rejoined us.

Prescot Cables' game against City of Liverpool FC, newly admitted to the Hallmark Security League, took on an unusual air, sandwiched between the Liverpool Senior Cup semi-final against Litherland REMYCA and the final against Everton. The list of those not playing gave an indication of who was likely to start in the cup final - with some of this game's starters being cup-tied.

Dominic Marie

The visitors play in purple, the City's corporate colour, and neutral between Liverpool and Everton. In many types of light, this is difficult to reproduce accurately with digital photography. This is not just true of football kits, even a flower in the garden can present a similar problem.

Lloyd Dean and former Cables player Daley Woods

The material can make a difference - the reproduction of the training top worn by City of Liverpool Assistant Manager and former Cables player Tom Spearitt is a lot closer to what you see with the naked eye.

Tom Spearitt

We were joined by local photographer Charles Green, who I first met when he was a student doing a sports module a couple of years ago. He is now working professionally, so check him out for your event photography requirements.

The match officials were wired for sound, which I have not seen at this level before.

I am not sure what the guidelines on radio communication are. When I have seen officials so equipped in rugby, the touch judge seems to speak in limited circumstances, drawing attention to a foul, or answering a question from the referee. The assistant on the gasworks side seemed to be keeping up a running commentary on anything outside the referee's field of vision, and a few things in it.

We had a strong first half, scoring two goals, as well as sending a couple of shots into the shrubbery at the Safari Park End that were probably only coming out with the assistance of gardening tools. We made a couple of changes for the second half, with the determined visitors pulling two back.

The rest of the pictures can be seen on the club website here, and on Google Photos here.

Final score: Prescot Cables 2 City of Liverpool 2