Accenture v Sotheby’s was played at an almost deserted Paddington Rec last Tuesday night and refereed by a very good official. He's Iraqi and I normally have a chat with him before the game.

I had to stand throughout, swaying the wind, because all the seats had little puddles on them. I wondered why the Sotheby’s No.7 was called "Mad Dog" by his team-mates – until I saw him make his first sliding tackle. Ouch!

Waltham Forest, the last surviving non-League club in The FA Youth Cup, had already accounted for Leyton Orient, Yeovil and West Brom in this season’s competition.

They looked great for about ten minutes at Griffin Park but after that the young Bees showed their strength and know-how to record a 2-0 victory, albeit with an 86th-minute clincher.

Our family lived in Carshalton when I was a lad and I went to Colston Avenue for the first time in 1962. It was for an FA Amateur Cup replay against Chobham. I’ve probably seen a couple of hundred matches there over the years and the ground hasn’t changed that much in 44 years, except for some cover at one end.

My most recent visit was at the weekend for an FA Trophy tie that pitted a team at the bottom of the Conference South (Carshalton) against one at the top of the Conference National (Accrington).

I think most people, me included, were thinking in terms of a 0-3. But the home side were ahead in eight minutes and leading 2-1 deep into stoppage time.

You wouldn’t believe the number of times I’ve stood in the corner by the exit at Colston Avenue to watch the last couple of minutes and seen the Robins concede a goal. Invariably they’ve been desperately holding onto a lead. Saturday was no exception but the circumstances were highly controversial.

This is how I saw it. An Accrington player, in space on the edge of the box, hit a shot that went well wide. The ref awarded a free-kick and was immediately surrounded by bemused Carshalton players, one of whom was sent off.

The kick went round the wall, was knocked down by the ‘keeper and Accrington’s No.10 tapped home the equaliser. Carshalton kicked off and the final whistle went.

The QPR girls were so keen on Sunday afternoon that a couple of them were about a foot away from the centre spot when Spurs kicked off. "Please try to curb your enthusiasm", laughed the ref as he ordered a retake.

The parents were getting excited too, their sprints along the touchline during play mirroring the runs being made by their little Charlottes and Rachels out on the pitch.

Last week I received an approach about publishing my autobiography. A four-figure sum, thought to be £10.50, was mentioned. A bidding war? I’m afraid it’s inevitable.

The six games were: Accenture 3 Sotheby’s 1 (London League), Brentford 2 Waltham Forest 0 (FA Youth Cup), Carshalton Athletic 2 Accrington Stanley 2 (FA Trophy), West London Phoenix 0 Duke Rangers 3 aet (Riverside Cup), QPR 3 Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Girls) and QPR 7 Parkfield 1 (Older Girls).

For those of you interested in attendances they were 3, 685, 618, 12, 39 and 27.