I actually got to watch my team this week, after a day of no games last Saturday and going to Swaffham for the podcast the week before, Diss Town were at home on a Friday evening which meant a) I could definitely go and b) if I got invited elsewhere on Saturday I could go to that game as well!
Diss Town 1 Debenham LC 1
My first game at Brewers Green Lane in some weeks and after hearing tales of their recent performances I was looking forward to a good evening out. In their last 4 games they had netted 23 goals, so although I wasn’t expecting a goalfest; I was looking forward to a good game against the tightest defence in the league. Diss had much of the play in the first half and eventually scored just before half time but really should have found the back of the net in at least a couple of other occasions as well. The second half turn out to be the complete reverse of the first with Debenham having much of the play and scoring a well deserved equaliser with about 15 minutes to go. There were a couple more decent chances for both teams to gain the win but a draw was the fairest result.
With Diss having played more games than Debenham and both looking at a promotion spot the result probably pleased the Debenham people far more than those at Diss, with 13 (16 for Debenham) more games to play I really don’t think it will affect Diss’ hopes of a promotion spot if they play the way they have been playing in recent weeks.
FA Vase and the League
After today’s wins for both Stanway Rovers and Needham Market after last weeks postponements due to the bad weather, it means there are still 3 clubs from the ECL in the last 16 and 1 club, Concord Rangers, from the ESL giving us 4 clubs from the region with high hopes of at least one of them getting to Wembley. After seeming to be a jinx on local clubs in cup competitions after our visit with the podcast to Soham Town Rangers in November, we decided that we won’t be going along to any of the other cup games that local clubs are still in. Soham had a bad day at the office when we were there yet after today’s league fixtures they now sit top of the ECL Premier Division on goal difference over long time table toppers Needham Market
I’m also extremely pleased to see that Ipswich Wanderers gained a valuable 3 points in their fight to get out of the relegation spot they seem to have held for best part of the season and that Wisbech Town seem to be pulling well away from the relegation zone with a fine 3-1 win over Harwich & Parkeston. Fakenham’s plight at the foot of Division 1 worsened as they were walloped by Gorleston who also have an outside chance of promotion, in fact there are currently 8 teams looking at the third promotion spot with Ely City and Tiptree United firmly placed in second and first respectively.
Full results from all the local East Anglian leagues plus discussion about the week’s football can be found at www.easternfootball.co.uk