No Cherry Orchard for the Seagulls as they play Waterlooville & Havant a clue.

WADAS (26.09.09, absentees: 4).

Helen was dismayed that she couldn't follow her beloved Barnsley (they were playing elsewhere on the same day) but was consoled, in a small part, by the thought of watching the Seasiders play Waterlooville and Havant at home.

When we arrived at the ground (there were surprisingly still some car park spaces left) we anticipated a long wait at the bar. However, we sailed straight up to order our drinks - in fact here is a tip for those wanting to get a drink in a hurry - go to Weston FC on the day of a cup match.

Martin explained that the home team were sadly lacking some of their key players and this made it difficult to make an impression on the visitors from the top of the league.

Helen analysed the problem with the Seagull's attacking strategy as an inability for the strikers to bring the rest of their team with them, but more eloquently put, especially in the second half after another visit to the still sparsely populated bar.

Penny demonstrated the off-side rule at half time to the party with larger and ketchup bottles.

I've forgotten the final score, but the result was disappointing for the home side who were knocked out of the FA cup.