Combined Counties League. Cobham at step six, in Division One; while Mole Valley SCR at at step five, in the Premier Division.
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A poster in a shop window, on the local high street.
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This club sign was a bit of a way from the ground, at the start of the drive from the main road.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BZwcuGqY6OE/TguCALh3zzI/AAAAAAAADiA/nISLyUNl3ss/s400/DSCF9166.jpg)
Straight ahead!
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-1qea03iOw08/TguCCLG2V-I/AAAAAAAADiE/TuGaTfoQa9Q/s400/DSCF9167.jpg)
The floodlights are straight ahead.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Vsf9KF8PpK4/TguCFI4-y7I/AAAAAAAADiI/GgIfT8PZIOU/s400/DSCF9171.jpg)
Players warming up pre-match, in the open park, just outside the ground.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uxBgIMkZrbA/TguCHsgp7PI/AAAAAAAADiM/ISS-u8ygWEI/s400/DSCF9172.jpg)
The ground is the other side of this netting, with the club name on it.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fZjzguyBz2c/TguCKesOmyI/AAAAAAAADiQ/bhxQWoy6LNE/s400/DSCF9173.jpg)
Here is the entrance, through the car park.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Yg-7bFkqvWE/TguCM57XeiI/AAAAAAAADiU/3BWlkhM3tgs/s400/DSCF9174.jpg)
Through them the changing rooms are to the right, stand past that, & bar behind the stand.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-HnSyMFbLS7o/TguCZ_zvoxI/AAAAAAAADio/OeGyvuuOdH0/s400/DSCF9179.jpg)
From this point we look over the pitch, there is some cover behind the goal, down the far end.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-aI-TTEPK1Kg/TguCciPmMmI/AAAAAAAADis/SLJG-I6zCnM/s400/DSCF9180.jpg)
Across the pitch, on the open far side, are the dugouts.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0HC4BE041tk/TguCfK5zAuI/AAAAAAAADiw/fJgh_x2rQ-Q/s400/DSCF9181.jpg)
Another small bit of cover, to the tree lined end to our left, but other than that quite open to the elements.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WB8JmidDpw0/TguCjM5Lc7I/AAAAAAAADi0/1yeFsMmj14Y/s400/DSCF9182.jpg)
We going to head toward that end, turning left, moving round the ground clockwise. There is a hard standing path up to the corner.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-oQPNaOpUUcg/TguCnAqFwQI/AAAAAAAADi8/zwmZeRIDSWk/s400/DSCF9183.jpg)
This continues behind the goal.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-B7JtjOlep48/TguCraIpkOI/AAAAAAAADjA/MGqwWNiombE/s400/DSCF9184.jpg)
Looking along the touchline toward the goal, we can see the small covered area, directly behind the net.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6tGYTSew3I0/TguCvdbRRFI/AAAAAAAADjE/hWallMxmcAI/s400/DSCF9185.jpg)
The net seems to stretch back a lot further than most?
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-k0JLf0Smhmo/TguCzP0gzbI/AAAAAAAADjI/OsQupmbxOT0/s400/DSCF9186.jpg)
Still back at the first corner we look over the pitch.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-YnNeaaMd8pk/TguC12ue4OI/AAAAAAAADjM/RHMg_E5HAHw/s400/DSCF9187.jpg)
Behind the goal now, high netting along a lot of it, supported on the pitch perimeter fence.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-fPearXk-Tn0/TguC5KDIZwI/AAAAAAAADjQ/YWk5i1wGLJk/s400/DSCF9188.jpg)
From here we turn back to the main side.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J7NbDOWd1oI/TguC6jl9riI/AAAAAAAADjU/zxtRWTXHhDc/s400/DSCF9189.jpg)
We've arrived at the cover! 'Basic' doesn't do it justice! Better than none at all, but I really can't see it keeping anyone dry!
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-tcq3E758VtI/TguDAA3wluI/AAAAAAAADjY/9uOMCnipQd0/s400/DSCF9190.jpg)
Behind the net the dugouts are to our left.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2RFUCo8IIz4/TguDDdpaVLI/AAAAAAAADjc/lyflXQHrspg/s400/DSCF9191.jpg)
Under the 'shed' the path continues past it to the next corner.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-tiS4jzeFNZk/TguDGld63EI/AAAAAAAADjg/VwetSve1sAI/s400/DSCF9192.jpg)
At the next turn there is a flat grassed area, I am guessing used for training.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-p5YZnU_xpDo/TguDJ9P_kVI/AAAAAAAADjk/jX9Ta1OJ8_g/s400/DSCF9193.jpg)
Yes, the goal further along is a bit of a giveaway, I think.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-AAlt2Sq6gfg/TguDM_Z6HkI/AAAAAAAADjo/TUv6dkjJurA/s400/DSCF9194.jpg)
From this corner we glance over to the main stand on the other side of the ground.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-lYWFftveNWw/TguDP9xKrtI/AAAAAAAADjs/OI7My3ViwIA/s400/DSCF9195.jpg)
Almost at the dugouts, not the gate on the left, where some players are coming in from their warm up, where we saw them outside, as we arrived.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-H8ai6CK5TeY/TguDTcKE-FI/AAAAAAAADjw/rDHwqg_ONvQ/s400/DSCF9196.jpg)
Behind the dugouts, graffiti covered.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-qx6Fl45pOMk/TguDV_LF9wI/AAAAAAAADj0/P6CMmgXaRTw/s400/DSCF9197.jpg)
Here they are from the front, with the club name proudly on display beetween the two.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-H4nZZWkIF8o/TguDZAEhL3I/AAAAAAAADj4/9TSCmKhNwYc/s400/DSCF9198.jpg)
Over the halfway line we look at the stand.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ez2z54VbKi8/TguDgPEKNMI/AAAAAAAADkA/TMcgobTWLsk/s400/DSCF9200.jpg)
Moving on once more, it's more of the 'same', open hard standing to the other end of the ground.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CCLlyHw5Rek/TguDjAcHTiI/AAAAAAAADkI/GMvz_q0eQ48/s400/DSCF9201.jpg)
Another shot of the stand, floodlight pylons either side.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-qDs45w59ueI/TguDlaobuuI/AAAAAAAADkM/uJ2l9iLIiks/s400/DSCF9202.jpg)
Turning left, we see the cover behind the other goal, a little more substantial than the 'shed' at the end we've come from!
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SatGW5ukzHA/TguDo_QU9BI/AAAAAAAADkQ/eOfPuyKWTTY/s400/DSCF9203.jpg)
Almost at the corner now, gate for tractor access, I guess.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Xc5rV91mRwo/TguDr88d2PI/AAAAAAAADkY/_Ho84DHzwxo/s400/DSCF9204.jpg)
Behind the goal it's open hard standing, like most of the place, until the cover in the centre.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-YFCN7_vxVIU/TguDu-DroxI/AAAAAAAADkc/L9lZHYuJuEk/s400/DSCF9205.jpg)
Behind this corner it looks like people have bunked in here before.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-4aFtYDBOpPQ/TguD_hjS7SI/AAAAAAAADko/ZY6K-bK2-10/s400/DSCF9208.jpg)
The covered bit, from on the pitch.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-hn_PHBBdt-w/TguDyp9e7nI/AAAAAAAADkg/56PH6QwTBuc/s400/DSCF9206.jpg)
From here we 'zoom in' on the main stand on the side to the left.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-IV0X7fl0uOA/TguD2JTKuuI/AAAAAAAADkk/RpWbo43EppI/s400/DSCF9207.jpg)
Which we see again here, from behind the net.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-QCkJ-_m1CMw/TguECy17OtI/AAAAAAAADks/-NUPXiKkk6A/s400/DSCF9209.jpg)
Under the cover now. no actual steps, but at least you will keep dry.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2wFJd7iUH0Q/TguEFwlgjzI/AAAAAAAADkw/dWeev1ws1gQ/s400/DSCF9210.jpg)
The other side of the net we see the whole stand clearly.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-yTaeuxb63iY/TguEJbQxshI/AAAAAAAADk0/6jDKfqSjCJY/s400/DSCF9211.jpg)
Past the cover it's open hard standing, with grass behind, yet again.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VTEWeDPIEyg/TguEMc16XZI/AAAAAAAADk4/MTkCwTweY_s/s400/DSCF9212.jpg)
Turning round now, to glance at the cover, from this side.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Axbx6ijjcdE/TguEQyij8iI/AAAAAAAADk8/-gi9XAyvAI4/s400/DSCF9213.jpg)
It's a busy night, with lots of cars here ,being unusual Friday night football.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ARp9dqC6-JY/TguEToI45DI/AAAAAAAADlA/sBqy0JnfMgk/s400/DSCF9214.jpg)
The last 'corner flag' picture of the night, dugouts as the backdrop.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-MaOso7_9ctQ/TguEYMoBsKI/AAAAAAAADlI/mx-D_9mq2lA/s400/DSCF9216.jpg)
Railway sleeper type planks 'mark' the gap between the ground & the car park, forming the only step of 'terrace' in the whole venue.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-dtPlsos0S-w/TguEWFT28nI/AAAAAAAADlE/zlQfmREwb7k/s400/DSCF9215.jpg)
We've almost reach the stand now, with the clubhouse behind it.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-08sa-1WesL0/TguEaV8bDrI/AAAAAAAADlM/FX5F8Wq8i-o/s400/DSCF9217.jpg)
This is the bar, to the left.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-bsLFqlBMk4A/TguEciED8OI/AAAAAAAADlQ/TLmePRUKJMo/s400/DSCF9218.jpg)
There's a food hatch inside.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-mW6BAi-36do/TguCRb-wS0I/AAAAAAAADic/W0tioQ4yX4U/s400/DSCF9176.jpg)
As well as a proper bar, with memorabilia on the wall, albeit from professional football.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kRJptzQIRwM/TguCT1oIRQI/AAAAAAAADig/7Pijrn8JVMc/s400/DSCF9177.jpg)
Autographed too.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-XOs-WfwTzqo/TguCXeoxYlI/AAAAAAAADik/uhmvtSmBAGQ/s400/DSCF9178.jpg)
Back outside we see the stand from the front, at the far corner as we walk round, just before kick off.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-5whtaCrgxUU/TguEi80fh_I/AAAAAAAADlc/52eatkQnVNY/s400/DSCF9220.jpg)
Beyond this is the tunnel, changing room behind them.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-12gEPRTj6Ng/TguEpBAGsQI/AAAAAAAADlk/y6GvlCVT8YM/s400/DSCF9224.jpg)
I watched a lot of the match from under the 'proper' covered end, as the heavy rain returned.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-r2NfKvUseeE/TguEuL7KH_I/AAAAAAAADlo/fzHf59dwe7o/s400/DSCF9226.jpg)
A floodlit look at the open side.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Opqx1I-ZEZ8/TguEzzrGCcI/AAAAAAAADlw/aqPKDcvcgKk/s400/DSCF9229.jpg)
With a small bit of action to finish.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9vmS-81KAQ0/TguE3VDpxjI/AAAAAAAADl0/nyiNVHQpwOg/s400/DSCF9230.jpg)
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-8FFTmNreMYs/TguE6TC4mSI/AAAAAAAADl4/LfmY9zJP334/s400/DSCF9232.jpg)
The stand I watched the game from, snap taken along the side, once the rain stopped.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-b5VEHEU-Eao/TguE9OOa1jI/AAAAAAAADl8/DyHQZEc-QCc/s400/DSCF9233.jpg)
Here you can see how heavy the rain was, as we reach the point where we started.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-J-X2nNE81pY/TguFAMkGJ6I/AAAAAAAADmA/u2zFjufLOU0/s400/DSCF9234.jpg)
I then noticed this board, I don't know if it was filled in tonight & the rain had washed it away, or if it was wiped clean after the previous Cobham match.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-CM2mWABgNsw/TguFFLsmf7I/AAAAAAAADmI/kLsSfnxYepQ/s400/DSCF9236.jpg)
If in doubt take a photo of the teams from a passing groundhopper!
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-mo7kipPnLZU/TguFCyFq4AI/AAAAAAAADmE/nVCM-E7b1JM/s400/DSCF9235.jpg)
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-dd5g_G5Je30/TguDcUvZx0I/AAAAAAAADj8/7-7gNXwWsvQ/s400/DSCF9199.jpg)
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-h3iOnqNWVOo/TguEmUdkHkI/AAAAAAAADlg/f2xk0koHIgQ/s400/DSCF9221.jpg)
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