Tooting and Mitcham
10/05/11 - London Senior Cup final - Wingate & Finchley v Hendon. Wingate & Finchley won 3-1 - deservedly as well!
I really wanted to like this ground (been trying to get to it for a while) and yet even though I could find nothing wrong with it, it just didn't appeal as some do. It is less than 10 years old but it is looking old and tired already. Pitch is shocking! Good size ground, perfect for T&MUFC and some covered terracing that does help generate atmosphere. Bar etc. just bland. It is a ' community base' with gym, fitness, bars, restaurants (guess all that is behind the grey drab either side of the main stand). The ground is also award winning. Maybe I am just too old fashioned but it was just lacking in the same way most new modern grounds are. Give me Wingate & Finchley any day!!
As for the game, W&F have just completed a treble (two cups and play off promotion) and had all the confidence of a team in such a position.
I really wanted to like this ground (been trying to get to it for a while) and yet even though I could find nothing wrong with it, it just didn't appeal as some do. It is less than 10 years old but it is looking old and tired already. Pitch is shocking! Good size ground, perfect for T&MUFC and some covered terracing that does help generate atmosphere. Bar etc. just bland. It is a ' community base' with gym, fitness, bars, restaurants (guess all that is behind the grey drab either side of the main stand). The ground is also award winning. Maybe I am just too old fashioned but it was just lacking in the same way most new modern grounds are. Give me Wingate & Finchley any day!!
As for the game, W&F have just completed a treble (two cups and play off promotion) and had all the confidence of a team in such a position.