Testing the drainage

With the money Prescot Cables have raised through the Supporters on the Pitch scheme, we have been able to make improvements to the playing surface, one of which is to have it occasionally Verti-Drained. We were to see the advantage in our game against Clitheroe. I arrived to find Robbie, our coach driver and ground volunteer admiring his white lines that had remained intact since Tuesday, saving him a job re-marking them. The rain was starting to fall as the players warmed up, and had become a downpour by the time the game started.

I took a position at the Hope Street End, or, as its sign has been re-fixed, the Roadshow End, where I was partially sheltered by the stand. Josh Klein Davies, the eventual Man of the Match, has been presented with an opportunity by recent departures, and showed he is intent on taking it with both hands by opening the scoring whilst I was still adjusting the cover of my camera. At least I caught the celebration.

I was getting some good pictures despite the rain. I am not sure why the referee felt the need to jump.

Lloyd Dean

Jordan Wynne was next up to score from a penalty.

Jordan Wynne

We unintentionally assisted the visitors with an own goal from James McCulloch.

Being sheltered, I did not realise quite how hard it was raining until I went to the other side of the pitch. I stayed for about 5 minutes until I fully realised the consequences of my error.

Andy Scarisbrick

For the second half I took up position by the touchline where I was partially sheltered by the fence. The players were not so lucky.

Valter Fernandes

I was in position for our third goal from Josef Faux.

Josef Faux celebrates his goal

The rain continued to fall more heavily, to the point I needed to take cover and return to the terrace in front of the main stand for the first time in some while. The pictures from this location give some idea of the difference between being pitchside sitting on the ground and on the terrace, as we see the pitch forming the background of some pictures looking down on the play.

Harry Cain

Clitheroe pulled back a goal, but could not stop us taking all three points in challenging conditions.

Roy Grundy and Steve Pilling

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

Final score: Prescot Cables 3 (Klein-Davies, Wynne pen, Faux) Clitheroe 2