FYLDE away

[kev panther]

Kick up the bum time from Tommy

A WIN 2-1

NOTE DIRECTIONSDirections: The ground is NOT in Kirkham it is in WARTON... which lies 3.8 miles from our old ground in Kirkham.

EXIT via Junction 3 M55 (signposted A585 Fleetwood/Kirkham). Up approach and turn left towards signs for Kirkham.

In around 3/4 mile you will approach a roundabout. DO not take Kirkham signs from now on, but follow Wrea Green and Lytham St. Annes (2nd exit) B5259.

After another 500 yards you will approach a new roundabout (go straight on) and 1/4 mile you will go over main Preston/Blackpool railway bridge and drop down almost immediately to a small mini roundabout (pub on left called Kingfisher). Carry on straight over this and up to main roundabout (another 200 yards) at junction of main Preston/Blackpool A583. Go straight over roundabout and drive on into Wrea Green village.

At 2nd mini roundabout in the centre of the village (Church on right and School) take left turn into Bryning Lane, signposted on The Green (small white signpost) to Warton (2 miles).

The Green will now be on your right as you exit out of the village and in around 1.8 miles you will come to the Birley Arms Pub on your left. Drive past and turn immediately left into pub car park.

The ground is behind the pub. You can park in the pub car park or down near the ground in the adjoining field. Do not park on the road leading down to the ground or in the spaces at the ground. There will be signs up on the day and people will direct you.

Approximate mileage from motorway to the new ground is around 5 miles and will take around 10 minutes in a car to travel.

ALTERNATIVE ROUTE: is via coastal road from Preston towards Lytham St. Annes (A584) and at junction of traffic lights with BAE Aerospace (airport on left) at Warton turn right into Church Lane and in 1/4 mile you will approach the Birley Arms Pub on your right. Turn right into car park before pub and park here..

[chrisdrew]

3-0 skem win

[wilko]

2-0 to Skem

[swampys]

2-1 to skem

[butler]

AFC Fylde 2 Skelmersdale United 4

Attendance: 162

Weather: Wet and Windy.

[Big E]

3-1 to Skem

[forever]

AFC Fylde 1 Skem Utd 2
Sorry Butler if I got it the wrong way round last time I didnt know you were so PC

[kev panther]

Match Report - AFC Fylde 0 Skelmersdale 4

HT: 0-2

Attendance: 190

FYLDE sank to their heaviest home defeat in more than a decade and their biggest since they moved to Kellamergh Park in August 2006 last night against a lively Skelmersdale United outfit (writes Howard Jones).

And manager Mick Fuller must have known it wasn’t going to be his sides night as early as 45 minutes before kick-off when leading scorer Richie Allen cried off through illness and was restricted to a seat on the bench.

But two goals down within the space of the opening six minutes never gave the home side a chance against arguably the liveliest visiting side seen on the ground in years.In truth Skelmersdale were just too well organised and had far too much fire power for a home defence which looked lightweight to say the least.

Certainly Skelmersdale looked a well drilled side and looked on a mission to cement their challenge at the top end of the Unibond North table when they took a shock lead after four minutes through skipper and centre half Michael White who ghosted in a header set up by a corner from Adam Wade and a header on from Shaun Foster.And it was a ball down the centre of Fylde’s defence just two minutes later which let Skem top scorer Mark Houghton in to cooly pick his spot. But to their credit Fylde endeavored to get back in the game by stemming the Skem onslaught and striker Mark Wane had the home sides best chance of a goal seven minutes before the break when keeper Ryan McMahon fumbled a back pass, but the Fylde striker took one too many touches and the chance drifted wide.

And the game was effectively out of reach five minutes after the break when Fylde new boy Farrell Kilbane was adjudged to have brought down tricky winger Paul Woolcott.

White, who had been a thorn in Fylde’s side all evening dispatched the spot-kick away with ease to increase the visitors advantage, and in added on time Fylde substitute Phil Doughty added more misery to the home side when he could only turn Kevin Towney’s tantilising cross into his own net for Skem’s fourth.

It was a desperate end to a night which had started badly for the home side and a match they will quickly want to erase from their memory if they are to gee themselves up for Saturday’s local derby clash at home to Bamber Bridge.

Team;Stevenson, Mahoney (Urberschor 55), Howson, Kilbane, Shaw (Doughty 72), Palmer, Booth (Horsfall 46), Barnes, Penswick, Wane, Porter. Subs Not used: Allen, Nightingale.