Let's be honest, when the league fixtures were released back in July, this game was the first one that we eagerly scanned the list for....
Haha, the excitement palpable amongst London Alty Cult. I’m looking forward to a good day on the ales round one of the more underrated UK circuits. I’m especially looking forward to bumping into any Burton fans (away at Derby in their dream local derby on Saturday) and them asking us what league we play in these days, oh dear. The Don Amott Arena looks quite the venue too, appears to only have 3 sides. It’s games like this we just have to keep on grinding out and hoping next season it’s back to normal away days at Stockport, York etc. The first XI have had a week off and did the business up the road against far tougher opppsotin last Saturday so sure it’ll be another 3 points on Saturday. Shaw Lane vs Warrington on Saturday too so all the more important we get the win.
Having been to the Don Amott Arena before, I can confirm it does have an open side, shared with the cricket ground, and also that there are some very good pubs in Derby, although the ones near the station and therefore Pride Park may be packed out. Mickleover have come a long way in the last future years, but have lost more than they have won at home, so we should reasonably hope to win, without being arrogant about it.
Don Amott, who is the club chairman (and gives his name to the ground, which I hope gives nobody else any ideas), is the "king of caravans" and has been responsible for some top quality TV adverts back in the day.
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