Battle of the Roman Cities

Five goal thriller between St Albans City and Bath City,
National League South football at its best 👍🏻
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[@GeraldFlanagan]

What a great place to watch football

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

The ground is highly recommended a visit 👍🏻⚽️

[@allansmith5248]

Great video matt...really interesting and enjoyable👍👍👍👍👍

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Allan, appreciate your comments as always 👍🏻⚽️

[@simondownes1309]

Always enjoy your videos Matt, keep up the good work.

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Simon, really appreciate your comments and compliment 👍🏻⚽️

[@brucemay5409]

Another great video Matt! I live only 9 miles from Bath and chatted with manager Gerry Gill on a number of occasions odd Bath games.Its not looking so good for them this season.Keep the good work up😊

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

As always thanks Bruce, you live in a nice part of England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍🏻⚽️

[@stephenanakie3500]

Can’t believe you aint got a few more subscribers, you have a decent amount, but the quality of your videos, you deserve 10,000 at least, am sure you will reach that soon enough

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Top man, thanks Stephen 👍🏻 I don’t chase the numbers with click bait and I visit a lot of non league grounds so I don’t get the same level of views as opposed to a vlogger going to several championship clubs, i go where I find enjoyable, thanks for the compliment 👍🏻⚽️

[@stephenanakie3500]

@@mattthegroundhopper9242 of all football vlogs it’s just you I check for 1st, for the constant variety of games & grounds you go to, you show & give credit to all these non league grounds & teams, which, as a football fan, I absolutely love

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Stephen, nice to know my videos are appreciated 👍⚽️

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Stephen, nice to know my videos are appreciated 👍⚽️

[@davidwilliamgay4821]

Its taking its time but Matt will get there, if he wants that is. As we all see Matts blogs are different and appeal to a public beyond your normal blogger. i for one like his format and interesting info on every ground that he visits

[@davidwilliamgay4821]

Really enjoyed that Matt. 2 teams giving their all, and not like our club. Think i am starting to enjoy non league. In actual fact, whilst i was working in Bavaria, i much preferred going to games in the Regionalliga Bayern, as the big teams there. The refreshments were also easy to get, just as they were at St Albans. Also, a fair price too. Good crowd there also. Keep the great videos coming Matt

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

As always Berlin Dave thanks for your comments my old buddy 👍🏻 I’m on a mission to keep finding interesting non league grounds 👍🏻⚽️

[@stephenanakie3500]

Good game, right height for him, but good penalty save by keeper

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Great save 👍🏻⚽️

[@philsmith3188]

As a Wycombe fan would be good to see you at Adams Park. Understand your reasoning for wanting to come with the Gills but that may be a while the way we are going atm 😁 Great video as ever, look forward to seeing where you end up next week, presumably an FA Cup game…

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Phil, Gills are letting me down so I may be going to Adams Park as a neutral 😀 not decided where I am going yet, will choose Weds or Thurs 👍🏻⚽️

[@stephenanakie3500]

Good to see you back

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Nice one thanks, just need a break from travelling to the grounds now and again 👍🏻⚽️

[@stephenanakie3500]

@@mattthegroundhopper9242 don’t blame you, I had wondered why you hadn’t been around last weekend, every Saturday & midweek, I always check for your videos, love the content you put out

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

@@stephenanakie3500top man 👍👍

[@davegills6969]

Hi Matt, Really like your non league games. Certainly see some great games and players with real commitment....wish the Gills showed some of that.. The games I see are Thurlow Nunn Premier league. Went to Mulbarton last week. 3 open sides, nothing there and a small 2 rows of seats stand. Shed as tea hut. Blooming great. Pity it ended 0-0. Up the Gills.

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Norwich Dave, windswept ground hopping around East Anglia 👍🏻 you cannot beat an old fashioned tea hut ☕️🫖

[@stephenanakie3500]

Liked the look of that football dart board

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

It was very popular with the kids 👍🏻⚽️

[@GermanGills]

Love this vid Matt! Chose a good match there! Top work as always.

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Rhys, appreciate the comments 👍🏻⚽️

[@simonseymour3099]

Bloody hell that's a big darts board

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

It was very popular at half time 🎯👍🏻⚽️

[@elmoswansea1947]

Cracking ground! Nice to see you get to see some goals for a change 😂 mind you could be called the kiss of death to some teams as when you visit the end they're shooting towards, the opponents score at the other end!!😂

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Elmo, I’m glad you noticed that, I always tend to pick the wrong end 👍🏻⚽️

[@AvrilLancaster]

I recall a tree being on the terrace in 1987. Other Roman sides - Cirencester Town are nicknamed Centurians.

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

I think the tree was diseased in the past and prevented them being promoted a few years back 👍🏻⚽️

[@LordChris91]

Went there years ago and its an interesting and different ground. I like the idea of picking out different things to spot and you should do that for every video and even though its more of a non-league thing, see if you spot something quirky at all grounds you visit even at the top end, I know it might be harder the higher up, but you never know. But yeah non-league or anything below the prem is better than the prem.

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Chris, yes there are plenty of weird and wonderful things at the non league grounds which I will continue to point out 👍🏻⚽️

[@StephenWeedon]

Sadly there are not many of these old skool non league football grounds left these days especially down South 👌

[@AvrilLancaster]

Check out Cornwall- Penzance, Liskeard Athletic, Pendeen Rovers, Falmouth Town and many more.

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

That’s why I like visiting the National league north and south grounds 👍🏻⚽️

[@timothybird4264]

Been there a few times to see spurs reserves a few years ago When the tree was behind the goal Attendance probably boosted by the fact spurs and arsenal were not playing

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

It was a decent crowd, I would have loved to have seen the tree, would have been on my quirks list 👍🏻⚽️

[@TerryGibbs-nl3iy]

Torquay at Home next Saturday! fancy it ? ❤ get 3500+ at the moment

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Torquay v Chelmsford ??

[@TerryGibbs-nl3iy]

@@mattthegroundhopper9242 cmon I’ll even buy you a pint in boots and Laces 🫶

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

@@TerryGibbs-nl3iyhaha, is that the local ale house 🍺🍻

[@TerryGibbs-nl3iy]

@@mattthegroundhopper9242 it’s the pub attached to the ground, sorted all vip access if your about 🫶

[@RaymondChristie-i7i]

Hi matt what is the hardest and longest trip to a non league ground enjoy your videos I prefer non league football 😂

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Raymond, the hardest league trip was to Barrow away, no hard non league trips as of yet as they have all been relatively quite close, however I will be venturing more up north in the coming months 👍🏻⚽️

[@historyoffootball87]

Hadrian's Wall F.C. vs Caesar Wanderers

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Have you been there?

[@historyoffootball87]

@mattthegroundhopper9242 To Hadrian's Wall? No, but I've been pretty close to it.

[@sandhurstwolves3956]

Looks a decent set up . I generally do premier league games but it's all become about the money nowadays . So do some non league at times wish it got more publicity.

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

The key is to mix it up, non league football is such a different experience to league football and even more to Premier League, thanks for your comments 👍🏻⚽️

[@brianrichardson5871]

You really enjoyed yourself and let yourself go 3 pints and a packet of crisps , I think Southend versus Charlton would be a good fa cup match .David versus Goliath's match. Keep up the good podcast 👍 UTG from down under 😊

[@martinryan2370]

Hopefully you didn't meet the same fate as St Alban I actually played for them about 30 years ago as a teenager. Did you meet badvoc and his posing pouch ( Chelmsford 123) Remember that

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Martin, didn’t St Alban lose his head? 🪓

[@martinryan2370]

@mattthegroundhopper9242 put it this way he never needed the barber Again

[@mattlipsis5016]

Gladiators, ready?!

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Classic 90’s TV programme, good old Ulrika 👍🏻⚽️🇸🇪

[@The.Magnificent.one.2025]

"A rubbish tip behind the goal at Hastings"... I love non league football grounds.

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

These non league grounds all have a story 👍🏻⚽️