Art’noon. Or is it morning? All feels a bit early today. Apparently folk want to get home in good time for something or another this evening. I’m guessing it’s the local pantomime…
Always nice to roll into Christmas with an…
Okay okay, before you say it, yes, I am missing the game today (although not through suspension, I hasten to add). Turns out there’s a bit of a college reunion going on, and given that I haven’t seen most…
Evening! Given all the rain over the last few days I’ll be a bit surprised if there’s a game on at all tonight, and this column will go unread (thereby cutting out the middle man and consigning these words…
Grand day out in London for the F.A. Vase match last week, I must say. Always interesting to go to new grounds and I’m pretty sure this is the first Cowes game I’ve ever been to by tube –…
TUESDAY OCTOBER 26th 2022
RUSSELL-COTES CUP ROUND 1
CLANFIELD 3 v 2 COWES SPORTS
We entered the Russell-Cotes Cup to give some Reserve side players a taste of First team action and though they went out to Hampshire Premier League side…
SATURDAY OCTOBER 15th 2022
WESSEX LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION
COWES SPORTS 1 v 2 HYTHE & DIBDEN
ATTENDANCE 124
The Yachtsmen took a sixth minute lead when a quick Eli Ahmed throw-in found John McKie on the corner of the box and he fired…
SATURDAY OCTOBER 22nd 2022
ISUZU FA VASE 1st ROUND PROPER
RAYNERS LANE 1 v 2 COWES SPORTS
ATTENDANCE 72
The Yachtsmen travelled to Harrow to face Combined Counties Division 1 side, Rayners Lane and they came back from a half-time deficit to…
So, I missed the Laverstock match, as I’m sure you may well be aware. I was on the mainland that night, watching the wonderful (mostly) Cowes-based Plastic Mermaids launch their new album with a wonderfully-intimate show at the Vinilo…
SATURDAY OCTOBER 8th 2022
WESSEX LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION
HORNDEAN 8 v 0 COWES SPORTS
ATTENDANCE 55
One to forget this. Horndean are one of the half-dozen sides in this League who, on their day are in a class above the rest and…
SATURDAY OCTOBER 4th 2022
WESSEX LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION
COWES SPORTS 2 v 1 LAVERSTOCK & FORD
ATTENDANCE 107
The visitors came out of the blocks from the first whistle and in the first minute a shot from the edge of the box came…