My New Article: Saints in the Premier League

http://blog.bantr.tv/blog/2012/5/1/guestblog-why-the-saints-will-struggle-in-the-premier-league.html

New Programmes Added and New Front Cover

More programmes have been uploaded and can be found at issuu.com/cammelling/

Also, tomorrow’s programme will feature a brand new style front cover and a sneak peak can be seen here.

Romsey Town 3-3 Fawley 25/10/11 Match Report

Romsey Town were looking for revenge as they took on the side that had already knocked them out of the FA Vase this season—Fawley AFC. On a cold and foggy Tuesday night the sides lined up with only a point separating them in the league.

The game started rather uneventful until Romsey won a corner. Jake Long floated the corner across and after a scramble including the ball being hacked off the line, it eventually found its way to Macs Sampays who drilled in the rebound.

Romsey know were on the front foot and Fawley just could not get on the ball and soon Romsey doubled their lead with a spectacular strike. After some scrappy play on the halfway line the ball finally bounced through to Simon De’ath who fresh from a hat-trick at the weekend unleashed a ferocious strike from around 30 yards which dipped perfectly over the stranded Fawley goalkeeper to put Romsey 2-0 up and was De’ath’s 15th goal of the season.

The game continued in a similar fashion until the end of the half with Romsey well on top but unable to extend their lead. At half time it was Romsey 2-0 Fawley.

The second half started like the first with neither side really dominating possession until Fawley won themselves a corner. The ball was whipped into the near post and expertly flicked into the near corner of the goal to give Fawley an unexpected lifeline.

This goal gave Fawley the hope that they needed who applied continuous pressure to the Romsey defence and eventually they equalised. A sliced clearance in the Romsey defence allowed Fawley to break and have a shot from around 20 yards out. The shot skidded off the slick Bypass turf and Romsey ‘keeper Matthew Brown could only parry for a Fawley striker to pounce on the rebound to make the game 2-2.

Fawley were now all over Romsey who were struggling to get a foothold on the game and continued to bombard the Romsey goal with shots. An attack on the left wing from Fawley managed to give them the lead when Romsey defender Richard Hayter was adjudged to have brought down the Fawley striker in the box. The referee pointed to the spot and the penalty was converted by Sam Wiltshire to give Fawley the lead for the first time.

Things didn’t get much better for Romsey as with only minutes to go centre back Jamie Thoroughgood was sent off for a second bookable offence. The game looked like it would end in Romsey’s first defeat in 5 matches until deep into stoppage time Ben White broke into the opposition’s box and was hauled down by a Fawley defender. The referee again pointed to the spot and this time Ryan Long smashed home the penalty to get a draw for Romsey and continue their unbeaten run to 6. Full time score: Romsey Town 3-3 Fawley.

New Milton Town 2-3 Romsey Town 22/10/11 Match Report

Romsey Town took on New Milton Town at Fawcetts Field with a New Milton side which included five ex-Romsey players and the former managerial team of Glenn Burnett and Lee Harrison.
Romsey dominated the early exchanges and the pressure finally paid off when Ben White broke free of the New Milton defence only to be brought down by the on-rushing ‘keeper after attempting to round him. The Referee pointed to the spot immediately but took slightly longer to decide on the colour of the card which he would show to New Milton’s shot-stopper. In the end the decision was yellow but it could have so easily been red. However, Romsey’s top goalscorer Simon De’ath spotted the ball and stepped up to slot the ball into the back of New Milton’s net to give Romsey the early advantage.
Despite conceding, the decision not to send of their goalkeeper seemed to galvanise New Milton who quickly equalised after some poor defending by Romsey. The ball managed to find its way into the Romsey box and after some sliced clearances and attempts to get rid of the ball, Callum Tanner took advantage of the sloppy defending to fire home the equaliser against his former team just outside the six yard box.
Buoyed by their equaliser, New Milton soon found their feet and almost took the lead moments later when the ball was squared from the right wing only for the New Milton striker somehow to miss the ball in front of gaping open goal and then to see the ball roll harmlessly wide.
However, this did not distract the hosts and they soon took the lead from an almost identical attack which saw them miss moments before. Again this time the ball was squared from the right wing across the face of the Romsey goal but this former Romsey player, Tommy Donaldson was there to fire home from close range.
Romsey were struggling to get back into the game and just could not keep possession under heavy New Milton pressure and were probably delighted to hear the half time whistle despite trailing 2-1 to a battling New Milton side.
The second half began with Romsey controlling the start of half. This constant bombardment would soon pay off when a deep cross came into the box. De’ath reacted first peeling of the defender on the back post to control the ball on his chest and stab home from close range past the keeper.
The game was now 2-2 and a very evenly matched affair until Ryan Long picked up the ball just outside the box and drove into it passing a few New Milton players. He was then forced slightly wide but was taken out from a clumsy challenge by ex-Romsey captain Darren Curtis. The referee duly blew up for another penalty but did not book Curtis. Again De’ath calmly placed the ball on the spot and ran up to score is 14th goal of the season and to complete his second hat-trick of the season.
From then on Romsey were happy to defend their 3-2 lead and this effort was helped by Ben White who worked tirelessly throughout the game to ensure Romsey to their fifth win in a row. The battle of Romsey and many of their ex-counterparts would end Romsey Town 3-2 New Milton Town.

Still Annoyed About This

Shocking decision.

One of the worst red card decisions ever!

Biggest Programme Yet

The programme for the Moneyfields game on Tuesday has now been uploaded and can be found here. This is the biggest and probably the best programme created to date.

More Programmes Added

All the programmes so far from this season can be found here – here.