Diary of a Ground Hopper

SATURDAY JANUARY 5
Bearsted 1
Abbey Rangers 2
FANCY a Fourth Round FA Vase match today. There are three teams playing I really don’t know much about. I choose the Bearsted mainly because the club website is making an excited fuss over their ‘Big Day’.
And rightly so, being as the Bears have never gone beyond the qualifying rounds before! The Otham Sports Club, Kent, isn’t much to look at but is set in lovely rural surroundings. The only facilities at the stadium can be found down one side of the pitch: a Portacabin-style clubhouse, boardroom and covered seats and ter...

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