CYCM: Macclesfield Town FC

A word from the Malcolmses Instagram fiend, sorry feed:

When you look back in time at the many great and epic quests undertaken in the name of humanity – Hannibal crossing the Alps with a crew of 37 elephants, the twelve labours of Hercules, and trying to find decent fresh bread in the centre of town – everything pales into insignificance when you look at the effort expended on getting a band to play at this Saturday’s Course You Can Malcolm. On paper it looked like an easy task; a 100% home record (disclaimer, this post was written on Monday night*), beers in our brand new ‘lucky dip, is that all head?’ branded paper cups, and a potential large away following from a former mid-sized club reduced to our very own ‘pub team’ levels. An opportunity made in Heaven. But no, everybody’s off somewhere else, Leeds Festival, Gran’s House, Creamfields, Solfest (which annoyingly isn’t in Solfod), even Alex James’s sodding Big Feastival. Everybody except for our new best friends, Siracuse, who picked up our emergency short wave radio SOS all the way down in Cheltenham and offered to drop their rounds of Stinking Bishop cheese and head up this way.  Self-described as Indie/Shoegaze and ‘Guitar filled indie full of 90s swagger and groove’, they’re likely to be the ideal pre-match treat.  You can find out more about them at https://www.facebook.com/SIRACUSEOFFICIAL.

The SMRE guest beers have been announced as being:

Broadhurst Park Pale Ale (brewed for us specially by Holts, and returning by popular demand)

Two Hoots

Nene Valley Release The Chimps

In further seismic news, the muffin maker reports an ace time pootling round Gorton Horticultural Show, with the result that Saturday's muffins will involve rhubarb from the allotments which sit snugly between Debdale Reservoir and the donkey sanctuary.  Second Malcolmses of the season and already a gratuitous donkey reference, oh yes.

So then - Doors open at 1. As does the bar. Cheers to those who made it early to the ground last week even if grieving for the former free bus. And this Sat there's no 181/182 either due to a First bus strike, so now's the time to sample the delights of the Stagecoach buses that go up Moston Lane instead (112, 114, 117, 118, 119), it'll still be quicker than that trek up from the tram.  Baz will present his usual intro to proceedings at 2.  Siracuse will be on stage c.2.15, though maybe earlier given how far they're travelling to play for us (if you like the sound of them, feel free to bring a bit of cash to support them by buying their stuff, once you've bought your tater ash or cheese pie with home-made mushy peas, and rhubarb muffin chaser......).  Then at 3pm we surge out onto the terrace in crazed hope, well it's worked twice this season already so who knows?  See you there.