Post by management2 on Jan 17, 2006 14:10:35 GMT -5
SUNDAY 15TH JANUARY 2006
AFC OLD BANK 3 MITCHAM TOWN 1
Guy, Gary, Mat
Man of the Match - Aubrey
Wanker of the week - Dan
(See match report!)
The team virtually picked itself this week as the same winning team was fielded with the exception of Jim returning in goal and Gary replacing Ed up front.
With Ed away for a month Gary and Guy have their long awaited chance to take and hold their place in the team.
Despite Bills heroics in goal the week before he dropped himself back to the bench.
The game kicked off on a fairly poor playing surface and for the first time ever we encountered a new problem.....the pitch didn't suit our new passing game and we were reluctant to go back to hoof it!
Mitcham Town certainly didn't look like a team getting beaten every week and languishing near the bottom of the table.
Despite several good moves the final ball was not good enough we had turn into a side that wanted to walk the ball into the net.
As half time loomed Bill had his tea cup ready to throw and a strategically placed boot to kick at some ones eyebrow but with 38 minutes gone Mat played the ball in a bit of a goal mouth scramble and Guy finished to make it 1-0.
We had finally woken up and wiped the sleep from our eyes as 2 minutes later Mat ran through passed to Mark who chipped the ball in to Gary who volleyed home for his first goal for the club in his first start. 2-0 at half time.
The tea cup did not need to be thrown and the boot was replaced as the half time team talk had now changed.
Although if anyone was counting i am assured that there were at least 40-50 f...ks thrown in for luck!
The second half saw some great defending by Aubs and Rich who is playing very well at the moment, Wallis was solid and Ash who took a day to recover from last week was looking fitter.
Alex and Mark were slightly quiet but did their jobs without any complaints. I suppose i expect more from them both as i know how good they can be.
Mat was his usual self , terrorizing defenses and midfield alike and all we heard was "get the number 11, mark him" and so on. He is our danger man.
Gary and Guy a goal apiece, what more can i ask although when Gary scored a player said and i quote "the weeble has landed!"
Jim little to do for most of the game but saved us when needed.
Carl great running and battling.
On 72 minutes i have said it before and will say it again Mark through ball to Mat and wallop 3-0.
Were we going to achieve the holy grail of a clean sheet?
Were we heck! 80 minutes the mitcham town striker was off like a greyhound who had just spotted bugs bunny on our goal line and despite the despairing dive of Jim who just caught his ankle and a penalty was awarded.
3-1 as they converted, be fair Jims saved two pens this season three would have been too much to ask!
Bill and Marsh came on the stretch there legs for a while and shore things up a bit.
Mitcham town battled really well for the last 10 minutes with new found hope and if it had not been for Jims double save, Aubs goal line clearance and a bit of luck when the ball struck the post things may have been different but it ended 3-1.
Three more points in the bag, still second in the league and all we can do now is keep ticking along, take each game as it comes and keep winning. Only three points every week will do!
No game next week 22nd Jan. txt details of week after as soon as i know.
Wanker of the week was a very difficult decision as no one really put them selves in the frame this week so i was not going to award it to anyone but then a critic from the skies decided DAN (who had come on as sub and i thought played well) was a worthy target and dive bombed him and shit all down his top! Who am i to argue with nature and wanker of the week was chosen!
AFC OLD BANK 3 MITCHAM TOWN 1
Guy, Gary, Mat
Man of the Match - Aubrey
Wanker of the week - Dan
(See match report!)
The team virtually picked itself this week as the same winning team was fielded with the exception of Jim returning in goal and Gary replacing Ed up front.
With Ed away for a month Gary and Guy have their long awaited chance to take and hold their place in the team.
Despite Bills heroics in goal the week before he dropped himself back to the bench.
The game kicked off on a fairly poor playing surface and for the first time ever we encountered a new problem.....the pitch didn't suit our new passing game and we were reluctant to go back to hoof it!
Mitcham Town certainly didn't look like a team getting beaten every week and languishing near the bottom of the table.
Despite several good moves the final ball was not good enough we had turn into a side that wanted to walk the ball into the net.
As half time loomed Bill had his tea cup ready to throw and a strategically placed boot to kick at some ones eyebrow but with 38 minutes gone Mat played the ball in a bit of a goal mouth scramble and Guy finished to make it 1-0.
We had finally woken up and wiped the sleep from our eyes as 2 minutes later Mat ran through passed to Mark who chipped the ball in to Gary who volleyed home for his first goal for the club in his first start. 2-0 at half time.
The tea cup did not need to be thrown and the boot was replaced as the half time team talk had now changed.
Although if anyone was counting i am assured that there were at least 40-50 f...ks thrown in for luck!
The second half saw some great defending by Aubs and Rich who is playing very well at the moment, Wallis was solid and Ash who took a day to recover from last week was looking fitter.
Alex and Mark were slightly quiet but did their jobs without any complaints. I suppose i expect more from them both as i know how good they can be.
Mat was his usual self , terrorizing defenses and midfield alike and all we heard was "get the number 11, mark him" and so on. He is our danger man.
Gary and Guy a goal apiece, what more can i ask although when Gary scored a player said and i quote "the weeble has landed!"
Jim little to do for most of the game but saved us when needed.
Carl great running and battling.
On 72 minutes i have said it before and will say it again Mark through ball to Mat and wallop 3-0.
Were we going to achieve the holy grail of a clean sheet?
Were we heck! 80 minutes the mitcham town striker was off like a greyhound who had just spotted bugs bunny on our goal line and despite the despairing dive of Jim who just caught his ankle and a penalty was awarded.
3-1 as they converted, be fair Jims saved two pens this season three would have been too much to ask!
Bill and Marsh came on the stretch there legs for a while and shore things up a bit.
Mitcham town battled really well for the last 10 minutes with new found hope and if it had not been for Jims double save, Aubs goal line clearance and a bit of luck when the ball struck the post things may have been different but it ended 3-1.
Three more points in the bag, still second in the league and all we can do now is keep ticking along, take each game as it comes and keep winning. Only three points every week will do!
No game next week 22nd Jan. txt details of week after as soon as i know.
Wanker of the week was a very difficult decision as no one really put them selves in the frame this week so i was not going to award it to anyone but then a critic from the skies decided DAN (who had come on as sub and i thought played well) was a worthy target and dive bombed him and shit all down his top! Who am i to argue with nature and wanker of the week was chosen!