Greetings everyone and welcome to this week's TLFG.
Having had to work all weekend, I've had very little time left to put into this blog.
I've managed to get the match maps together as always and they're below with all the essential information you need, but that's it at the moment.
I thought it better to put this up before Monday's day at work than give you nothing at all.
Over the last few days, I've also failed to get to any games but this weekend yielded a perfect set of results for my favourite clubs.
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| England v Wales tops the bill this week |
QPR won 2-1 at Bristol City in the league, Harrow Borough beat Witham Town 3-1 (with 10 men) in the FA Trophy and Actonians beat Ascot United 2-0 in the Women's FA Cup.
In the latter, the A's American captain Mara Bramwell scored both goals including a free-kick from close to the halfway line which you can see here.
This was particularly pleasing as I'd interviewed her earlier in the week on the new podcast I set up in August.
My working schedule is much lighter this week so hopefully I'll get to at least one match.
On Tuesday, I also hope to donate my 100th unit of blood platelets and plasma - there's always a need for new blood donors so if you haven't done it before or haven't been for a while, give it some thought.
THE WEEK AHEAD
England's friendly against Wales tops the bill this week but as a result of that, it's an international break so all the city's biggest clubs have the week off.
Don't despair though, there's still lots going on with matches the EFL, the final qualifying round of the FA Cup, the Women's Champions League, Women's Super League and lots of other great non-league and lower division women's matches.
As always, please make sure you check with clubs before you travel just in case a game has been called off or the venue or kick-off time has changed - this is highly possible for some of the lower non-league clubs and development matches. Also, please let me know if anything is wrong or missing.
Details on all of this week's games can be found on the following match maps. If you've never used them before, please note that when there is more than one match at a specific ground you'll only be able to see individual match pins if you zoom right in. If you don't, the pins obscure each other and you might miss them. To avoid this, you can also scroll down the list of games on the drop down menu at the top of the map page to make sure you get all the information. Games are listed from top to bottom in date order so Monday's games (yellow pin) will appear first and Sunday's (orange pin) last. Games are also ranked in terms of status so the higher the division, the higher up the list they will appear on each day.
Also if you're unfamiliar with the English league structure I indicate the level at which an individual league sits in the national 'pyramid' with the Premier League at the top (Level 1) and various minor leagues at the bottom (Level 10). Typically a top level game will see crowds of anywhere between 20,000-60,000. These figures will gradually decline as you go down the leagues until you get to Levels 8-10 where attendances of 150 or less are most common.
It should also be noted that the top four levels are for fully professional teams. Level 5 has a mixture of professional and semi-professional teams, while Levels 6-10 will see most players paid but it will vary from no more than travel expenses at the bottom, right up to several hundred pounds a week at the top.
MIDWEEK MATCH MAP
Monday fixtures - yellow pin
Tuesday fixtures - green pin
Wednesday fixtures - turquoise pin
Thursday fixtures - purple pin
Friday fixtures - black pin
WEEKEND MATCH MAP
Saturday fixtures - blue pin
Sunday fixtures - orange pin
If you're going to see a game, whether you're a local or a visitor, please let me know what you've been up to. If you're interested in reviewing a ground in the London area for this blog then get in touch. I also very much welcome photos of your football travels.
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