Unlike previous August Bank Holiday Mondays, there were very few appealing "doubles" on offer today, so it was just a solitary game for me today.
Boldmere St Michaels was the game of choice today as it was the easiest ground to reach, that I needed, from the centre of Birmingham. The reason is obvious to all who regularly read my blog.
I decided to take the train today so predictably I ended up in the city centre visiting the usual stop off points of The Wellington (16 handpulls) and The Post Office Vaults (8 handpulls).
That was enough to keep me going until I had to get the train to Chester Road, which is 15 minutes from New Street. The ground itself is then a further 15 minute walk from Chester Road station, so I was there by 2.35pm.
Boldmere is part of Sutton Coldfield and the football club was founded in 1883. The began life as youth team attached to the local church of St Michaels, hence the name. The club were founder members of the Midland Football Alliance in 1994 and their home ground of Church Road was re-named The Trevor Brown Memorial Ground in honour the club's former Chairman.
Today 'The Mikes' were entertaining Coleshill Town in a Midland Alliance clash. It is early days of the season but both teams have had similar starts with just a point between them at kick off time.
There was nothing between the teams in the first period and it was a strike from Lee Osborne, who fired a shot across goal, low into the corner after 4 minutes that separated the teams at the break.
In the second period Coleshill pushed The Mikes further back as they searched for the equaliser their overall play probably merited.
James Beeson in the Boldmere goal made some fine saves and in the dying moments an effort was scrambled off the line to clinch the points for the homesters.
An enjoyable day at a most friendly and welcoming club.
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