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In the week when Carlisle suffered the heartache of being waterlogged (again) and with my own team already out of the FA Cup, I decided to make the shortish journey to Park View Road to see another cup shock. Only what I saw was a thoroughly professional performance from the professionals against one of the National League's few part timers. 0-5 and an absolute battering, with Charlie Wyke bagging a hattrick. Easy.
The stadium was a 15 minute walk up the High Street, but the real highlight was the programme shop in the home end. My advice? Get there early and have a good root through, they've allsorts. I left with a pile. If only I'd had time to look through them all, for obscure away games.
Another tip is to avoid the burgers at all costs. It tasted like one of those boiled burgers you used to get in the 80s. Has no-one told Welling nobody eats those things anymore? Grim. And I don't like putting my head in a bin to spit food out, disappointing when there's no other hot food aside from chips of brightly yellow hue. I settled for a Snickers.
The stadium looked vaguely normal, an old main stand on one side, with a more modern structure opposite (which housed the away fans) and two open terraced ends. However, on closer inspection, it seems the newer stand belongs to an entirely different football club: Erith and Belvedere. How bizarre! (I later found out Welling share the ground with Erith, but having their own HQ on either side of the stadium is a handy little arrangement.) Do Welling United need the permission of Erith to house away fans in there, as per today? Or, as nominal landlords, do they get dibs on everything? Is this side of the stadium closed when 'lesser' sides visit? Questions, questions.
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| The magic of the cup. |
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| Fans entering Park View Road |
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| The away 'end' |
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| The Main Stand |
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| The Carlisle 'end'. |
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| Welcome to....somewhere else. |
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| Turnstiles at the away (Erith) end. |
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| The view from behind the goal: Park View Road. |
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| The teams line up. |
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| Fans behind the goal. |
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| Probably not as busy as I'd expected (hoped?) |
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| The Main Stand |
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| Refreshment kiosk. Avoid at all costs. |
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| All in one floodlight and roof support. |
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| That's Carlisle missing a penalty. Honest. |
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| Match action |
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| Carlisle fans |
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| A rare sighting of a camera gantry at Welling. |
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