A fantastic contest tonight saw 7 men take on 6.
The match started as usual at just after 7.30pm and conditions were cold but unspectacular. All that was to change. After 8.30pm every second saw another flurry of snow sweeping down on the back of a driving wind. The pitch started to resemble a picture called White by Mark Rothko.
Not since Shackleton and the crew of Endurance played ice football had brave men endeavoured to play football in such conditions.
The game nevertheless saw an abundance of quality and remained injury-free. Newbies Dan and Chris displayed the sort of cultured football that might see Mark Hughes jotting down ideas for the January window; V and Dwayne were outstanding in attack and scored a mix of solo efforts and team plays straight from the training ground; Paul, Yusuf, Andrew, John, and Matt were all assured in the middle of the park, whilst Luke, Nick and David were a harder nut to crack than Bolton when they were under Sam Allardyce.
Man of the match is V.
Well done to Andrew for organising this game, which proved a brilliant end to the season.
Happy New Year and See you all in 2010!
Danny
PS "The moral of the story is not to listen to those that tell you to play the violin but stick to the tambourine."
Jose Mourinho
Thursday, 17 December 2009
Thursday, 10 December 2009
Football personality of the year awards
A great 8v8 tonight saw a splendid end to the year.
Over the course of the year we have had over 65 players. Some of them are in the list below (apologies to those who aren't - no offence intended - there are several of you):
note: sometimes surnames are used to avoid confusion
The Bobby Charlton award for having the shot from hell: winner) Ben Rosenbaum, joint runners-up John Jansen and Joel;
The Roy Keane award for having a quiet word with the ref: winner) David May, runner-up Dwayne
The Alan Shearer award for playing quality football and speaking with a Geordie accent: winner) Merrick runner up) Adam Rosenbaum
The Teddy Sheringham award for having the maximum effect with the minimum of effort: winner) John Ormrod, runner up) Graeme Arnold
The Billy Bremner award for fighting like a terrier: winner) Luke, runner up) Rob McCabe
The Theo Walcott award for the most improved player: winners) Yusuf and Paul O'Connor, joint runners-up Stu, Martin and Tom Holland
The Joe Jordan award for being as hard as nails up-front: winner) Jason Gibb, runner up) John Jansen
The Norman Hunter award for being as hard as nails at the back/midfield: winner) Rory, runner up) Matt
The Stevie G prize for most flair: joint winners) Pedro and Je, joint runners up) John Jansen, Yusuf and Andrew
The Trevor Brooking prize for movement off the ball: winner) Yusuf, runner-up) Andrew
The Peter Crouch prize for heading: joint winners) Matt and Jason, joint runners-up Ed and Tim
The Brian Clough prize for having footballing nouse: winner) Dwayne, joint runners-up Mickey and Walter
The Gary Lineker prize for goal poaching: winner) Tomas, runner-up) Francesco
The Paul Scholes prize for midfield marshalling: winner) Rory, runner-up) Stu
The Flamini prize for running all over the shop: winner) Rob McCabe, runners up) Benjamin Smith and Tom Holland
The Paolo di Canio award for fair play: joint winners) Martin and Yusuf, runner-up) Henry Stewart
The Rio Ferdinand award for composure at the back) winner: Robin Catto and Daniel Bocking, runners-up Nick and Dickon
The Bert Trautmann award for bravery: winner) John Jansen, runners-up Rory and Paul Cassidy
The Shay Given award for outstanding keeping: winner) Luke, runner-up Martin
The Gareth Barry prize for having an educated left foot: winner) Paul O'Connor, runner-up Tom Becker
The Jamie Carragher award for playing in any position: winner) Ben Rosenbaum, joint runners-up: Paul Cassidy and Ed
The David Beckham prize for set-pieces: winner) Andrew, joint runner-ups Dwayne and Jon Ormrod
The Ryan Giggs award for play down the wings: winner) Dwayne, runners-up Chris, Francesco and Roy Ackerman
The Carlos Tevez award for a striker prepared to chase back: winner) Ben, joint runners-up Pedro and Luke
Thanks to all the 65+ players and hopefully see most of you next year!
Over the course of the year we have had over 65 players. Some of them are in the list below (apologies to those who aren't - no offence intended - there are several of you):
note: sometimes surnames are used to avoid confusion
The Bobby Charlton award for having the shot from hell: winner) Ben Rosenbaum, joint runners-up John Jansen and Joel;
The Roy Keane award for having a quiet word with the ref: winner) David May, runner-up Dwayne
The Alan Shearer award for playing quality football and speaking with a Geordie accent: winner) Merrick runner up) Adam Rosenbaum
The Teddy Sheringham award for having the maximum effect with the minimum of effort: winner) John Ormrod, runner up) Graeme Arnold
The Billy Bremner award for fighting like a terrier: winner) Luke, runner up) Rob McCabe
The Theo Walcott award for the most improved player: winners) Yusuf and Paul O'Connor, joint runners-up Stu, Martin and Tom Holland
The Joe Jordan award for being as hard as nails up-front: winner) Jason Gibb, runner up) John Jansen
The Norman Hunter award for being as hard as nails at the back/midfield: winner) Rory, runner up) Matt
The Stevie G prize for most flair: joint winners) Pedro and Je, joint runners up) John Jansen, Yusuf and Andrew
The Trevor Brooking prize for movement off the ball: winner) Yusuf, runner-up) Andrew
The Peter Crouch prize for heading: joint winners) Matt and Jason, joint runners-up Ed and Tim
The Brian Clough prize for having footballing nouse: winner) Dwayne, joint runners-up Mickey and Walter
The Gary Lineker prize for goal poaching: winner) Tomas, runner-up) Francesco
The Paul Scholes prize for midfield marshalling: winner) Rory, runner-up) Stu
The Flamini prize for running all over the shop: winner) Rob McCabe, runners up) Benjamin Smith and Tom Holland
The Paolo di Canio award for fair play: joint winners) Martin and Yusuf, runner-up) Henry Stewart
The Rio Ferdinand award for composure at the back) winner: Robin Catto and Daniel Bocking, runners-up Nick and Dickon
The Bert Trautmann award for bravery: winner) John Jansen, runners-up Rory and Paul Cassidy
The Shay Given award for outstanding keeping: winner) Luke, runner-up Martin
The Gareth Barry prize for having an educated left foot: winner) Paul O'Connor, runner-up Tom Becker
The Jamie Carragher award for playing in any position: winner) Ben Rosenbaum, joint runners-up: Paul Cassidy and Ed
The David Beckham prize for set-pieces: winner) Andrew, joint runner-ups Dwayne and Jon Ormrod
The Ryan Giggs award for play down the wings: winner) Dwayne, runners-up Chris, Francesco and Roy Ackerman
The Carlos Tevez award for a striker prepared to chase back: winner) Ben, joint runners-up Pedro and Luke
Thanks to all the 65+ players and hopefully see most of you next year!
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