CUP FINAL PREVIEW: Challenge Bowl v Quorn Reserves
CUP FINAL PREVIEW: Midland Football Combination Challenge Bowl
Saturday 17th April 2010 – 3:00pm
The Mikes Reserves v Quorn Reserves
* Here at the Trevor Brown Memorial Ground
It’s cup final day here on Saturday, with The Mikes being given home advantage in this year’s Midland Combination Challenge Bowl Final.
The Mikes welcome Quorn Reserves to the Trevor Brown Memorial Ground for the second time this season, with The Mikes winning a hugely entertaining league encounter 5-4.
The Mikes still have to visit Farley Way for the return fixture. This will our final league fixture of the season, on Bank Holiday Monday 3rd May at 3:00pm. Both sides will be hoping to have maintained their title challenge by the time the fixture arrives.
Both sides won through the group stages of the competition with a perfect record from five games. In the two legged semi finals The Mikes beat Chasetown 6-3 on aggregate, winning both legs. Quorn meanwhile, overturned a 3-1 first leg deficit against Bromsgrove Rovers, winning 5-2 in the home second leg.
The Mikes currently sit top of the home form guide, while Quorn are the best ranked away side, so there is no clear favourite. The Mikes will be hoping to go one better than last season, when they lost out to Chasetown in the dying seconds of extra time in the final at Chasetown.
The Midland Combination has set the admission prices for the contest, with adults priced at £5, concessions £2. There will be match programme available.
The Mikes 2009/10 Challenge Bowl record:
The Mikes 2 - 1 Bromsgrove Rovers Law, Clews Group A
Highgate United 0 - 3 The Mikes Hanlon, Thompson, Watkins Pen Group A
The Mikes 4 - 0 Banbury United Fuller, Hanlon, Grosvenor, Law Group A
Barwell 2 - 3 The Mikes Thompson (3) Group A
The Mikes 3 - 1 Walsall Wood Weller Pen, Francis, Hutt Group A
Chasetown 2 - 3 The Mikes OG, Seabourne Pen, Brown Semi Final 1
The Mikes 3 - 1 Chasetown Law, Thompson (2) Semi Final 2
The Trevor Brown Memorial Ground, Church Road, Boldmere, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5RY
The Mikes’ hot food bar will be open as usual, offering the usual range of excellent chips, burgers and hot dogs, with a variety of hot and cold drinks. The clubhouse bar will of course be open for those who would like something stronger.
There is covered seating for 250 and additional covered standing, with continuous hard standing around all sides of the ground.
Car parking is free, with additional street parking in the roads surrounding the ground.
How to find us:
Boldmere St. Michaels Football Club
Trevor Brown Memorial Ground,
Church Road,
Boldmere,
Sutton Coldfield,
West Midlands,
B73 5RY.
Birmingham A – Z Page 49 Ref G3
| Directions by Car |
From M42 (Tamworth /Ashby Direction)
- Leave M42 at Junction 9
- At roundabout (Dunton Island), follow A4097 Minworth
- After 50 yards, take left filter at next island
- Continue straight ahead to next roundabout (Asda Minworth), then turn left towards Birmingham
- At next roundabout, turn right (exit 3) entering A452 Chester Road to Brownhills
- Go straight ahead at two further roundabouts following A452 Chester Road to Brownhills
- At crossroads (McDonalds) go straight on at lights.
- Continue under Chester Road Railway Station Bridge.
- At next crossroads (Gravelly Lane), take middle lane and continue straight ahead.
- Continue down the hill and just before the next traffic lights, turn right into Church Road.
- The ground is then approximately 100 yards on the left hand side, immediately after Warden Avenue.
From M6 South
- LeaveM6 at Junction 5 (signposted A452).
- At roundabout, take third exit, entering A452 Chester Road towards Brownhills
- Go straight ahead at four further roundabouts following A452 Chester Road to Brownhills
- At crossroads (McDonalds) go straight on at lights.
- Continue under Chester Road Railway Station Bridge.
- At next crossroads (Gravelly Lane), take middle lane and continue straight ahead.
- Continue down the hill and just before the next traffic lights, turn right into Church Road.
- The ground is then approximately 100 yards on the left hand side, immediately after Warden Avenue.
From M6 North
- LeaveM6 at Junction 6 (Spaghetti Junction), following signs for Sutton Coldfield.
- At the roundabout, take the second exit towards Sutton Coldfield.
- Branch left at the fork in the road onto Gravelly Hill.
- At six ways roundabout (just after BP petrol station), use middle lane and take second exit towards Sutton Coldfield.
- Stay in left hand lane for 100 yards and branch left into Gravelly Lane.
- Go straight on at traffic lights at next crossroads (Station Road).
- At next crossroads, turn left at traffic lights onto A452 Chester Road towards Brownhills.
- Continue down the hill and just before the next traffic lights, turn right into Church Road.
- The ground is approximately 100 yards on the left hand side, immediately after Warden Avenue.
From Birmingham
- Take A38M (Aston Expressway) towards Sutton Coldfield
- Take right hand (third) lane marked Sutton Coldfield
- Continue forward onto ramp
- Continue straight ahead, ignoring exit on left marked A38 Lichfield
- Branch left at the fork in the road onto Gravelly Hill
- At six ways roundabout (just after BP petrol station), use middle lane and take second exit towards Sutton Coldfield.
- Stay in left hand lane for 100 yards and branch left into Gravelly Lane.
- Go straight on at traffic lights at next crossroads (Station Road).
- At next crossroads, turn left at traffic lights onto A452 Chester Road towards Brownhills.
- Continue down the hill and just before the next traffic lights, turn right into Church Road.
- The ground is approximately 100 yards on the left hand side, immediately after Warden Avenue.
From Sutton Coldfield
- Take Birmingham Road towards Birmingham
- Travelling through Wylde Green, turn right at crossroads at Yenton Pub/Tesco Express Petrol Station, entering A452 Chester Road towards Brownhills.
- Continue under Chester Road Railway Station Bridge.
- At next crossroads (Gravelly Lane), take middle lane and continue straight ahead.
- Continue down the hill and just before the next traffic lights, turn right into Church Road.
- The ground is then approximately 100 yards on the left hand side, immediately after Warden Avenue.
From Brownhills
- Take A452 Chester Road towards Leamington.
- At Tesco / Beggars Bush, continue on Chester Road
- Continue straight on A452 Chester Road at crossroads (College Road)
- Continue straight on A452 Chester Road at crossroads (Court Lane)
- Continue down the hill and just after the next traffic lights, turn left into Church Road.
- The ground is approximately 100 yards on the left hand side, immediately after Warden Avenue.
From Kingstanding Circle
- Follow signs towards New Oscott
- At Tesco / Beggars Bush junction, turn right into A452 Chester Road towards Leamington
- Continue straight on A452 Chester Road at crossroads (College Road)
- Continue straight on A452 Chester Road at crossroads (Court Lane)
- Continue down the hill and just after the next traffic lights, turn left into Church Road.
- The ground is approximately 100 yards on the left hand side, immediately after Warden Avenue.
| Directions by Train |
Nearest Railway Station: Chester Road (approx 10 minutes walk)
When exiting trains from either direction, walk down the exit ramp and turn right along Chester Road. Cross the main junction at Gravelly Lane and continue along Chester Road, walking down the hill. At the foot of the hill (just before the traffic lights) turn right into Church Road. The ground is approximately 100 yards on the left hand side, immediately after Warden Avenue.
Check http://www.themikes.co.uk/reserveteam_info.html for regular updates on the reserve team’s progress
