The view behind the stand at Arnold Town Football Club by phil_howcroft

The view behind the stand at Arnold Town Football Club

Me and my mate Bill went to watch Arnold Town play Bridlington Town in the NCEL Eastern Division Prem League game

We could have gone to Leicester to watch Bolton Wanderers play Leicester City, but Bolton are on top form and Leicester on the crest of a slump, so it was inevitable what was going to happen, because Bolton always let us down.

Anyway this just before kick off as the sun was low. I've not changed my camera time yet.

Arnold Town last 4-1 in front of 47 spectators
Bolton lost 3-2 in front of 22,442 spectators

Beautiful b&w
April 17th, 2013  
Lovely wide area to look at!
April 17th, 2013  
great shot phil, love the big white clouds. quite a difference in stadium sizes!!
April 17th, 2013  
really neat shot phil...the whole horizontal of tree/cloud action id great.

yeah, bolton not doing it eh, we suddenly want more games however!
April 17th, 2013  
thanks juliette, this is the arnold town stand....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/57144254@N08/7986734369/

April 17th, 2013  
@sleepdozer57 thanks pete, we've been on a roll recently , but we aint ready for a return to the prem yet
April 17th, 2013  
LOL - well 47 loyal supporters are worth a lot....lovely view.
April 17th, 2013  
@judithg thanks judith.....me and bill always count the spectators and we made it 50+ ...but I suppose some might be freebies / officials ...there were a few fool hardy Arnold Youths wearing flip flops and shorts.....it went really cold once the sun set !!!
April 17th, 2013  
Being a Leicester City season ticket holder I was one of the 22,442. It was an extremely good game and one in which we refound our form. Bolton didnt let anyone down to be honest and were a frightening prospect going forward. It could have gone either way in the end.

As a young child I used to live in Arnold too so enjoy your pictures of the surrounding area, including this one, keep up the good work and hope to see you in the playoffs
April 17th, 2013  
@burgo cheers burgo, i went to our last visit to the KP / Walkers when Walker thew the ball into the net !!!
April 17th, 2013  
Meg
what a great b & w landscape!
April 18th, 2013  
Love what the horizontal thingies are doing here Phil. Super shot
April 18th, 2013  
lovely scene and processing! sorry that your team lost
April 18th, 2013  
Very neat layers Phil.
April 18th, 2013  
Ha ha I remembered to change mine the other day!
Amazing layer of white cloud & then that level tree line, the long shadow & then the field all beautifully worked so the lines show up......your black & white study of this lovely scene is spot on Phil !
April 18th, 2013  
Sue
Sorry your team lost, but a wonderful view & great b&w
April 19th, 2013  
Beautiful B&W love the composition and textural contrasts - sorry about the football results love your dead pan delivery of scores and crowd stats
April 26th, 2013  
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