In addition to Chris's fantastic picture gallery from Kettering, here are a selection of my photos - probably making this thread the most extensive selection to date!!
ON ARRIVAL - THE "BLUE SQUARE WELCOME" SIGN.
SIDE VIEW OF THE MAIN STAND FROM THE ROUNDABOUT.
CLOSE UP OF THE MATCHDAY FIXTURE BOARD.
VIEW OF THE CANTILEVERED MAIN STAND FROM THE "ROCKINGHAM ROAD END" (AWAY SECTION).
FROM THE SAME VANTAGE POINT, THE RAMSHACKLE "BRITANNIA ROAD TERRACE."
AT THE OTHER END, THE "COWPER STREET" TERRACING - THE HOME END.
BENYON AND HIS "MINDER" FOR THE DAY, GUY BRANSTON.
YES ELLIOT, HE REALLY IS THAT BIG IN REAL LIFE!!
BENYON LOOKS A LITTLE APPREHENSIVE.
SILLSY WITH KETTERING'S OTHER "MAN MOUNTAIN" - EXODUS GEOHAGHON.
MUZZY AND MATT WARM UP ON THE SIDELINES.
TORQUAY GO 2-0 DOWN, AS SEDDON SENDS BEVAN THE WRONG WAY FROM THE PENALTY SPOT.
THOMPSON AND BENYON CLOSE IN AS NICHO TRYS HIS LUCK WITH A FREE KICK.
BUCKLE LOOKS ON AS CARLISLE SENDS A CROSS OVER FROM THE RIGHT.
ROSCOE PLAYS "DAVID" TO GEOHAGHON'S "GOLIATH", AS KETTERING LOOK TO DEFEND A TORQUAY CORNER.
REFEREE J WAUGH HAS WORDS WITH KETTERING'S WESTCARR, AS WROE, NICHO AND CARLISLE WAIT TO TAKE THE FREE KICK WHICH WOULD LEAD TO NICHO'S GOAL.
TORQUAY "NEW BOY" CHRISTIE SHARES A JOKE ON THE SIDELINES WITH EX TEAM MATE CHRIS BEARDSLEY.
DALE BENNETT IS STRETCHERED OFF AS KETTERING'S MANAGEMENT DUO OF COOPER AND SINCLAIR LOOK ON.
HODGES AND ROBERTSON DOUBLE UP ON SEDDON AS TORQUAY DEFEND DURING THE SECOND HALF.
NICHO CHALLENGES FOR THE BALL WITH HODGES AND THOMPSON IN CLOSE ATTENDANCE.
ROBBO CHALLENGES FOR POSSESSION.
THE GULLS CLOSE DOWN ANOTHER SECOND HALF ATTACK FROM WESTCARR.
ALAS, IT WASN'T TO BE.
DESPITE A SPIRITED SECOND HALF PERFORMANCE, THE GULLS GO DOWN 2-1. A DISAPPOINTED NICHOLSON APPLAUDS THE TRAVELLING FANS.
ON EXITING THE GROUND, A LAST LOOK AT THE "BRITANNIA ROAD" TERRACE IN ALL ITS GLORY!!
AND YOU THOUGHT ONLY PLAINMOOR HAD A MOSAIC!!
ALTHOUGH ON A MUCH SMALLER SCALE, THE FOLLOWING 3 PICTURES WERE TAKEN IN THE "POPPIES' SOCIAL CLUB."
AS THE SUN STARTS TO SET, A QUICK DART BACK INTO THE GROUND - AND A VIEW OF THE MAIN STAND FROM THE "COWPER STREET" END.
THE VIEW OF THE "BRITANNIA ROAD" TERRACE.
AND THE AWAY SECTION OF ROCKINGHAM ROAD FROM THE HOME END.
THE OLD AND THE NEW.
THE TRADITIONAL OLD COWPER STREET SIGN HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS COMPARED TO ITS MODERNDAY ADMISSION CHARGE NOTICE - STUCK ON WITH MASKING TAPE.
AND FINALLY........THIS IS MY FAVOURITE SHOT OF THE DAY.
CONJURING UP THE ATMOSPHERE FROM YEARS GONE BY, A SILHOUETTE OF THE "COWPER" END FLOODLIGHTS TOWERING OVER THE SURROUNDING STREETS, AS THE SUN SLOWLY SINKS ON ANOTHER MATCHDAY.
