Captains Corner: November 2008

Those of you that were there this weekend will know that Roger has stepped down as Captain, I'd like to thank Roger on behalf of the entire team for fantastic service and the wonderful job he has done in his two years. I'm sure everyone will thank him themselves when they see him and let him know what a great job he did.

Stefan has been chosen as the new Captain and started his reign with a great result last Sunday. He was chosen because whenever he is on the pitch he is a natural communicator and no matter the score he is constantly trying to encourage the team to better standards, without letting this affect his performance. I hope you will give him your full support for the rest of the season.

There will now be a Captains Corner at the end of every month from Stefan to give you his views.

Your Captain Stefan Butler: (His view on Sundays game)

"A great performance all round in difficult conditions and against what is regarded to be one of the best teams in the league. We showed on our day we can match anybody in the league in all areas of the game and as it worked out in the end we were very unlucky not to have taken the victory and the three points which nobody could argue would have been much deserved on our part. I ended up with 5 stitches on my head for our troubles but worse things than that will happen I'm sure!!

One final point - well done to the Gaffer who on the day got the tactics spot on for the ninety plus minutes. We need to take this performance now into next weeks game and continue where we left off. When we play like that for 90 minutes we can beat anybody in our league - Come on Loko!!!"

Match Report: Loko v Sporting Lisbarnes

Sunday 30th November 2008
Barnesalona Cup

Lokomotiv Londres FC 1 v Sporting Lisbarnes 1

Sporting Steal an Undeserved Point

It was a cold wet, rainy morning at Barn Elms in West London for this vital cup fixture at the end of November. It was a bare eleven that turned up with two people who were meant to be helping us out not turning up.

Dave kindly went in goal, with a back four of Romeo, Ivan, PJ and Dale. Two defensive centre midfielders Michael and Nick (pictured below) sat in front of the back four with Pete just in front of them behind Roger, wide men of James on the right and new captain Stefan on the left, with Roger up front by himself. It was a 4-5-1 formation but looked more like a 4-2-3-1 and the lads played it perfectly.

Loko started quite slowly and Sporting got on top early as the lads got used to the new formation, they twice hit shots over the bar in the first five minutes which could have been worse for the Railwaymen, but from then on Loko totally controlled the first half.

Loko were giving Sporting no time on the ball and they weren't able to pass their way through the midfield as Loko filled all the gaps, when we got the ball we knocked it around nicely and Nick got away down the left and won a corner, which was swung over for Ivan to win the header and it looked to be going straight in, but somehow Pete tried to knock it over the line but contrived to hit his shot over the empty net from four yards.

The goal came when a ball spun loose to PJ 35 yards out and he belted it back past the keeper into the top right hand corner, it was a peach of a drive and very much the goal of the season so far for Loko.

Straight after, Roger span his man on the edge of the box but couldn't get the required power behind the shot when one on one, and the keeper parried it away. More was to come, as Ivan got in first to a corner and headed a yard wide totally unmarked in front of goal, to be followed by James who just headed wide from a free header. Great work down the left by Ivan, Michael and Roger saw a qualty ball in and Stefan got in front of his man and headed just wide again, Loko at this stage should have been at least 4-0 in front.

Sporting showed how dangerous they could be in the last minute of the half when the winger got in behind Ivan, Dale tried to cover but couldn't quite get there and he hit the ball across the face of goal and out for a goal kick.

Half-Time Loko 1 v Sporting Lisbarnes 0

The words from Dale at the break were meant to encourage and ensure that every player went out the first ten minutes after half-time and kept their composure, do the simple things and consolidate the 1-0 lead, it was important that the team didn't switch off.

Loko started the second half well and Sporting, as expected, started to press the game much more than before. The midfield trio for Loko were winning a lot of ball in the centre of the park and kept trying to get the ball wide, unfortunately the ball kept sticking in the bog in the middle of the pitch and we occasionally gave the ball away as a result.

The Railwaymen had a great chance to enhance their lead when Roger again got in behind the defence but the keeper again made a full length save and parried the ball away and no Loko player was close enough to capitalise on the rebound.

James was battling gamely but got penalised with a yellow card for a tackle from behind, and then Dale got in a scuffle with two Sporting players after a tackle from behind on Romeo, and he and two of their players were also booked and told to calm down.

Sporting had had more possession in the second half and from a ball in the box, James sliced over is own crossbar to safety, and they had a few long range efforts but other than that they didn't create anything clear cut. Dave was playing well in goal, and Sporting then went down to ten men when they had a player go off with an injury. Loko duly followed when Stefan went off for ten minutes to bandage up a cut head and just as we looked to be heading to three deserved points, the equaliser came.

A long ball from the keeper was headed by Dale at full stretch out towards Romeo who should have put the ball into touch with his clearance but found their man twenty yards in front of him, he hit a high hopeful ball to the back post with Ivan having a substantial height advantage over his man, unfortunately Ivan was static and the Lisbarnes player jumped highest and headed it back into the far corner.

It was a very sloppy avoidable goal that cost us two points, and most likely a place in the James Rettie Cup main semi-finals which the top two qualify for, the third and fourth place teams qualify for the Barnesalona Cup, and this is now assured (the table is now updated and we need to beat Celtic by a few goals and hope Hendrix FC upset Sporting Lisbarnes, in order to finish in the top two).

The rest of the game was played out in midfield, and Loko can jusifiably feel hard done by, after out competing and out playing the best team in Barnesalona over the past two years looking at past results.

Unlucky guys, lets look to get a full six points before Christmas from our two League games against the League's bottom club Hendrix FC.

Final Score Loko 1 v Sporting Lisbarnes 1

Manager Dale Mellor's comments:
"Once again the boys did us proud, I asked for something a little different today with a 4-5-1 formation but it was played to perfection and Sporting can consider themselves lucky that they weren't 4-0 down by half-time, the game could and should have been over.

It was good to see everybody communicating and throwing their bodies on the line for the cause, sliding into challenges and really helping each other out both defensively and when we were attacking. Every player gets a pat on the back, lets just ensure that in future we do the simple things correctly, get the ball out of play when in trouble and clear our lines, we gifted them their equaliser and that was the only downside.

Well done Stefan for taking the captain's armband for the rest of this season, he's always very vocal and it never affects his performance, I'm hoping for even more throughout the next few games and let's give him and vice-captain Pete more help with communication throughout the season - as always all positive!!!

Oh and many thanks to Dave for once again going in goal, I appreciate that it's not his position and if we can get a keeper in or Ismail back then we can maybe alternate so that it isn't every week for the same player."

Team Line Up
1. Dave
2. Romeo
3. Ivan
4. Dale [Y]
5. PJ
6. Michael
7. James [Y]
8. Nick
9. Pete
10. Roger
11. Stefan (c)

Goal
PJ (1)
20th Minute - A 35 yard screamer into the top right of the goal.

Man of the Match
Jointly awarded to the centre midfield trio of Pete (pictured above), Michael and Nick who played the new tactics to perfection, Pete pushed on with Michael and Nick sitting and it worked fantastically. Very well done boys.

Match Report by Dale Mellor.

Player Focus: Eirik Midttun

Full Name:
Eirik Midttun

Nicknames:
The Norwegian Nightmare!

Age:
30

Preferred Position:
Centre Midfield

Usual Position:
Left Back / Centre Midfield

Previous Clubs:
Bulken FK (20 Years Ago)

Biggest Achievement in Football:
Making man of the match in a Loko game

Describe your own ability:
Fastish, "best without the ball"

Most Memorable Loko Moment:
Scoring my first goal for the team

Match Report: Celtic v Loko

Sunday 23rd November 2008
Barnesalona League

Celtic 6 v Lokomotiv Londres FC 2

IN THE WORDS OF SVEN: “FIRST HALF GOOD, SECOND HALF NOT SO GOOD”

Today’s match between Lokomotiv and Celtic was preceded by a flurry of texts from a few players concerned that they might get out of bed and travel to Barnes on a freezing Sunday morning to find the game had been called off. Thankfully, despite the snow forecast, the pitch was fine with the added bonus of the dead leaves having been cleared. But, in keeping with the weather conditions, which varied from freezing cold to downpours and bright sunshine after the match, the Lokomen’s performance went from one extreme to the other.

Lokomotiv started well, albeit not in scintillating fashion, with the defence, midfield and attack crafting chances right from the word go. After ten minutes, Andrea sprinted decisively past several defenders down the right hand-side of the pitch and delivered an inch-perfect cross from the byeline into the path of oncoming Stefan who sliced the ball off the goalie and into the net. Although missing five regulars, the Lokomotiv team were holding their own and finished on top against a physical Celtic team whose forays into the Railwaymen’s defence were determined but never too threatening.

Half-Time Celtic 0 v Loko 1

The second half saw three substitutions with newcomers Tom, Drew and Ian coming on for Nick, Michael and Eirik. Unfortunately, these substitutions seemed to completely unsettle the team with inevitable, devastating consequences…. Right from the start of the second half, Celtic stepped up a gear and started exerting more and more pressure on the reshuffled Loko defence. From one of Celtic’s attacks, one of their forwards got kicked in the legs as he was needling his way through the defence and the Eastern European referee had no alternative but to award a penalty. Celtic’s Eddy took it upon himself to punish Loko and he assuredly buried the ball past Dave.

Then followed ten crazy minutes where the Celts tore the hesitant Lokomotiv defence to shreds and scored freely from crosses on three occasions. This was followed by a penalty awarded to Celtic following a run down the wing resulting in Ivan wrestling with one of the Celtic forwards. This time the Celtic keeper took the penalty himself and crucified Dave again.

Possible salvation came in the form of a penalty converted by PJ following a foul on Stefan. At that point, Lokomotiv, who throughout the second half badly lacked assurance and conviction, had their chance to make the score look more respectable. Peggy, Stefan and James in particular were fighting hard to pick up the scraps up front with good support from the likes of Andrea and PJ whose forays from defence put pressure on Celtic. However, the green-hooped team capitalised on Lokomotiv’s frailties once again to score the final goal of a disastrous second half for the Lokomen.

Final Score Celtic 6 v Loko 2

Ivan Rahal (pictured above), Team Captain on the day commented:
“Thanks to the players and newcomers who turned up today not knowing whether the game was going to get called off. Yet again, we are seeing a recurring pattern: win one week but lose the next - and these losses invariably coincide with the absence of key regular players. Also, the half time changes destabilised the team and as soon as circumstances went against us our heads dropped but credit to Celtic who never gave up. If this pattern persists, we should feel optimistic about next week’s game, though. However, the almost invincible table-topping Sporting Lisbarnes are next in the Cup but this will hopefully fire the whole team up”.

Team Line Up
1. Dave
2. Romeo
3. Nick
4. PJ
5. Ivan (c)
6. Andrea
7. Peggy
8. Michael
9. Eirik
10. James
11. Stefan
12. Tom (Replaced Nick 45th Minute)
13. Drew (Replaced Michael 45th Minute)
14. Ian (Replaced Eirik 45th Minute)

Goals
Stefan (1)
10th Minute - Andrea got down the right and swung in a ball for Stefan to slice in off the keeper.
PJ (1)
70th Minute - Stefan was brought down and PJ converted the penalty.

Man of the Match
PJ - Solid at the back with a goal to boot!

Match Report by Ivan Rahal.

Player Focus: Stephen Pegg

Full Name:
Stephen Pegg

Nicknames:
Peggy, Ginger C*nt (Ed: Peggy's words not mine....!)

Age:
36

Preferred Position:
Midfield

Usual Position:
Right Wing

Previous Clubs:
Lichfield Social, Enots, Bloxwich Strollers, and Loko

Biggest Achievement in Football:
Playing for the Strollers in the West Midlands League

Describe your own ability:
Hoofer.......

Most Memorable Loko Moment:
2007 Poland Tournoi Semi-Final against Hungary. Scored the winner in a 1-0 win.

Match Report: Loko v Barnes FC

Sunday 16th November 2008
Barnesalona League

Lokomotiv Londres FC 3 v Barnes FC 0

Great Team Win Secures Three Points

A cold and overcast morning greeted the squad of thirteen who braved the cold to give the performance of the season so far by the Railwaymen. The team started with Ismail in goal, a back four of Nick, Ivan, Dale and PJ. A midfield four of Peggy on the right, Stefan on the left with Pete and Andrea in centre midfield with Roger and James up front. Romeo and new player Michael started on the bench.

The boys got off to a solid start, tackling well and playing the ball around nice and confidently with everyone shouting for possession and letting others know that they are available or have a man on. A total turnaround from the last few weeks and you could see the difference in confidence and the organisation of the team as a whole.

Loko nearly took the lead on a couple of occasions when Roger got in behind the defence from great balls by Andrea and Pete, although on one occasion the keeper came out well to block and on the other Roger got there first but had to push the ball wide of goal and it went away from the danger area as he chased it down.

The defence were solid and Barnes created little as high balls were being won by all four defenders and Dale and PJ were swapping roles in challenging and sweeping as play dictated, and cleaning up anything at the back. The only danger of note was when Dale was sweeping at the back and his left foot slid out from under him and sent the striker away, although great covering by PJ meant Barnes hit a long range shot over the bar.

The Choo-Choo's didn't hold back though and kept plugging away with long range efforts by Peggy, Roger and Andrea all getting blocked or rising over the bar. Then Peggy got away down the right when played in by Pete and swung over a peach of a cross that Roger met with a firm header which went a yard over the bar.

The goa came just before the break when Roger chased an Andrea ball over the top, held off the defender and advancing keeper, and Stefan lobbed the keeper from 25 yards out and gave Loko a deserved lead. The boys held on well until half-time, dictating play and coming under pretty much no pressure with everyone on top of their game.

Half-Time Loko 1 v Barnes FC 0

Unsurprisingly, the words from Dale at half-time was lets have much of the same in the second half and continue to press the ball, continue to talk and continue to use the men in space. Ivan was replaced by Romeo with Nick moving to left back and Romeo slotting in at right back. Michael came on in centre midfield for Andrea with the instruction to sit and hold as we didn't need to chase the game, being 1-0 up and in control.

The second half continued in the same vein as the first with Loko starting strongly and winning those first challenges and the second ones and using the ball well when in possession. Again Dale and PJ were well organised at the back, picking up the loose men and allowing the side to play with a sweeper who mopped up everything that came his way, winning the headers and not allowing any Barnes playing through on goal in the 90 minutes.

Loko started to play some scintillating football and Peggy and Roger both linked well down the right and Peggy put in a great ball but Stefan only managed to head it back the way it had come when free in front of goal. The second came and boy did it come, great interchanges by Nick, Pete, Peggy and Stefan got the ball wide and the ball was slide into Rogers feet, one quick touch and he drilled it into the bottom corner.

Loko came under a bit of pressure for fifteen minutes midway through the half but slid into challenge after challenge and played superbly. Barnes had a couple of efforts, one straight into Ismail's chest and a free header at the back post after he had managed to lose James and he headed over.

Instead of buckling under the pressure it made Loko stronger and twice Romeo broke clear on the counter attack and alleviated the pressure by making ground close to their penalty area before winning a throw in and on another occasion a free kick when a ball into Roger could have seen a one on one.

Michael settled in well alongside Pete and kept winning challenges and sat in the defensive position really well stopping any breaks and playing nice easy balls into his team mates feet. Nick continued to work well on the left with Stefan and kept linking up well with those around him and the same with James who had a shot blocked from the edge of the box but kept playing nice, neat, easy football.

The third goal came with a cross of Peggy's blocked by the defender, Roger fed Peggy again and his cross was perfect for James, unmarked at the far post who got his head and shoulder on the ball back across the keeper into the corner he had just come from.

The boys really deserve praise after this performance and can give themselves a pat on the back, but now is the time to move forward and get some consistency of turning up.

Final Score Loko 3 v Barnes FC 0

Manager Dale Mellor's comments:
"Brilliant performance from absolutely everyone today, what a difference to last week, the lads were first to the ball and the second ball and communicated so effectively throughout the match. That is the first time this season that I have seen put into action, what I asked of everyone before the game started.

Superb, keep it up and lets try and get some consistency with our team selection from game to game.

Finally, if you haven't paid membership or owe money from previous weeks or other matters then please pay up so that we can get the kitty up to date. You know who you are."

Team Line Up
1. Ismail
2. Nick
3. Ivan
4. Dale
5. PJ
6. Andrea
7. Peggy
8. Pete
9. Roger (c) [Y]
10. James
11. Stefan
12. Romeo (Replaced Ivan 45th Minute)
13. Michael (Replaced Andrea 45th Minute)

Goals
Stefan (1)
40th Minute - Roger held off the defender and the ball fell kindly to Stefan who lobbed the keeper from the edge of the box.
Roger (1)
60th Minute - Great play down the left between Stefan, Pete and Peggy saw the ball played into Rogers feet and he hit the ball low into the corner.
James (1)
80th Minute - Peggy had a cross blocked, got the ball back from Roger and a great ball in was placed into the bottom corner via James head and shoulder.

Man of the Match
I honestly cannot pick a man of the match as all thirteen players were superb. The team gets the vote as a whole.

Match Report by Dale Mellor.

Player Focus: Dale Mellor

Full Name:
Dale Mellor (Manager)

Nicknames:
Des, Daleo, Jagielka, Gaffer

Age:
28

Preferred Position:
Central Defence or Centre Midfield

Usual Position:
Central Defence

Previous Clubs:
Hillsborough Celtic Under 10 (1989-1990)
Steel City Under 11-14 (1990-1994)
Sheffield United Junior Blades Under 15-16 (1994-1996)
Norton College First XI (1996-1998)
Lincoln University First XI & North East England University Trials (1998-2000)
Lokomotiv Londres FC (2004-Present)

Biggest Achievement in Football:
My north east England university trials & playing at Bramall Lane in 1995 for the Junior Blades

Describe your own ability:
I was quite good before breaking my leg twice, missing four years and putting on some extra weight due to three major operations to set the leg back in place. I might not have the fitness I had when I was 20 but can still read the game and hold my position quite well

Most Memorable Loko Moment:
2006 Hungary Tournoi Third Place Play-Off against Spain. We were losing 1-0 with five minutes left but I refused to give in, I took two players on and hit a beauty from 45 yards which smacked against the crossbar and Nick followed up to score. Immediately from kick off I won the ball and got fouled on the half way line, Adrian swung over a free kick which I brought down, took the ball inside two and laid it off to Stefan who scored the winner. One of the best games I've ever played.......

Match Report: Loko v Groovers

Sunday 9th November 2008
Barnesalona Cup

Lokomotiv Londres FC 0 v Groovers 4

Loko Lose Without a Fight....!

A non-descript performace from Loko who never really got into the game and struggled to create an sort of fluidity as a team after numerous changes once again from the week before.

It was a pretty even first half in respect to possession and territory without ever creating any chances or testing the keeper at all, with the most to show from the half been a little chip through from Andrea that Dale volleyed over the bar.

Groovers goal came from a ball in behind PJ and Eirik, and with the Loko defenders appealling for off-side the striker carried on had a shot which Ismail (pictured above) parried onto the post and it bounced out to be flicked home by another Groover who was on the floor after colliding with Ismail. It was poor to see the defenders not playing to the whistle as if they had got back, they may have been able to clear off the line.

The referee was not having the best of games and was really pissing Dale off completely for being inconsistent and one sided in the majority of his decisions.

Half-Time Loko 0 v Groovers 1

Stefan came on for Gareth in his first league start of the season, and the second half never really happened at all.

The second Groovers goal came from a cross from the left and unfortunately six foot four inches Eirik was beaten to a header by his five foot three inches opponent, but to be fair to Eirik, he was our strongest player on the day making plenty of tackles, keeping his head up and continually working well.

Their third came down our left when Stephen failed to track his man back, a ball over the top was latched onto down the wing and he put in a great ball for the striker who was somehow unmarked in the middle of the penalty area with no one within ten yards of him and he slid it under Ismail.

Loko created a couple of chances late on when the keeper was stranded Dale tried a lob which he pulled wide, and some nice interplay between Stefan, Dale, Stephen and Roger sent Roger away and he hit his shot from distance over the bar. Roger had another strike late on which the defender managed to block for a corner.

With the possession Groovers had, at times making Loko look silly and pretty embarrassing, they soon added a fourth, when a through ball looked to be Ismail's, he tried to kick the ball when he should have used his hands and flattened the striker, the ball rebounded off the defender and trickled home.

All in all, a shocking day at the office.

Final Score Loko 0 v Groovers 4

Manager Dale Mellor's comments:
"First off an apology from me for getting pissed off with the referee early on and nearly getting sent off, it didn't help anything, and put me in one hell of a mood for the rest of the game. Even though the referee was a toss pot.

I don't know where to start with that one, no one seemed at all bothered, heads went down while we were still level and people were looking for arguments all over the pitch. I heard numerous people slagging off each other for misplaced balls and poor control, and I heard pretty much no encouragement from anyone.

It continues to be only one and two people that say a word on the pitch, and if we are to get any better then that has to change. I don't know how many more times I can repeat this before it sinks in. You can't organise defensive set pieces and organise the defence and midfield without talking to each other, but this seems lost on a lot of players and that's why we concede so many easy goals, because we aren't organised, because nobody has taken control. When people do say something, it has to be as positive as possible and people need to take more responsibility for their own performance and stop blaming others.

I know it doesn't help that we can't for the life of us get a consistent team, and I don't know why that has changed from last season, some players turn up one week then don't bother the next, I appreciate that people have things arranged from time to time, but maybe I will need to look at recruiting more players and that may mean players not being guaranteed a start on their return, because we need players that will be consistent for the club. To have six players by Friday morning is ridiculus.

At the moment I go from fifteen players one week to nine the next and people don't tell me until the Friday afternoon which gives little time to get decent players in. If you know you can't make it, let me know as early as possible, it's difficult replacing lots of people and the more time the better.

Let's see what happens in future, and see if these words have had any effect on the mindset of our team. I look forward to hearing eleven voices on the pitch next Sunday......!?!!

Team Line Up
1. Ismail
2. Vincent
3. Eirik
4. Steve
5. PJ
6. Adrian
7. Gareth
8. Andrea
9. Roger (c)
10. Dale
11. Stephen
12. Stefan (Replaced Gareth 45th Minute)

Man of the Match
A well deserved man of the match for Eirik who worked overtime at the back, put in a very solid and disciplined performance, and barring one missed header would have had a perfect game.

Player Focus: Paul Jeffels

Full Name:
Paul Jeffels

Nicknames:
PJ, Growler

Age:
28

Preferred Position:
Right Back

Usual Position:
Central Defence

Previous Clubs:
White Hart Colts (Aged 10-15)
Doncaster Rovers Under 12
Not played 11-a-side in 12 years, but played some 5-a-side in London which Dale got us thrown out of because of his bad temper

Biggest Achievement in Football:
No answer - (Ed: Playing for Loko)

Describe your own ability:
My own ability is only limited by my fitness and desire - I am a gifted talent

Most Memorable Loko Moment:
Best moment was hitting the bar from 40 yards & scoring my first goal the other week

Match Report: London Bloods v Loko

Sunday 2nd November 2008
Barnesalona League

London Bloods 1 v Lokomotiv Londres FC 2

Roger's Brace Takes Three Points

A superb team performance rightly brought the team three points against high flying London Bloods. The team started with Dave (pictured) in goal, a back four of Eirik, Adrian, Steve and PJ. A midfield quartet of Stephen, Peggy, Andrea and Pete, with Roger and James up front. Aidan and Nick started on the bench.

Loko started well with Roger hitting the crossbar after only five minutes with a great effort, shortly after and Roger again had a chance with his effort being pushed on to the bar by the goalkeeper.

Unfortunately for all the Loko pressure it was Bloods who took the lead after twenty minutes, PJ dwelt on the ball a little too long and the striker nipped in to steal it off his toes and slot it in.

Loko responded well and equalised after half an hour when Peggy got down the right and swung in a great cross, Roger got in front of his man and nodded the ball home down the centre of the goal.

The pressure continued and just before half time Pete had a long range effort and James had a couple of misses, and the boys went in all square but on top.

Half-Time London Bloods 1 v Loko 1

Roger didn't make any changes at half time and was looking for more of the same in the second half, with Aidan and Nick looking hungary for some action on the sideline.

Loko deservedly took the lead after fifty five minutes when Pete got a shot away from the edge of the box which cannoned off a defender and into the path of Roger to slot home.

This signalled the chance to make some changes with both subs coming on within five minutes, Nick for Adrian and Aidan for Eirik.

The rest of the game went by with the defence of Loko thoroughly on top and controlling the game, the back four playing superbly and limiting Bloods to relatively little possession and chances. The midfield harried well and the strikers made some intelligent runs, all in all a great three points.

Final Score London Bloods 1 v Lokomotiv Londres FC 2

Manager Dale Mellor's comments:
"I was obviously away this weekend but from what I have heard it was a fantastic performance and we should have won by more. Let's look to take this performance forward and get a bit of consistency. I want us to start leathering the shots at the keeper as we seem to want to place it every time, lets use a bit of power in our shots and make the keeper work.

Well done, and let's get a consecutive victory this coming weekend in the cup."

Team Line Up
1. Dave
2. Adrian
3. Eirik
4. PJ
5. Steve
6. Pete
7. Peggy
8. Andrea
9. Roger (c)
10. James
11 Stephen
12. Nick (Replaced Adrian 50th Minute)
13. Aidan (Replaced Eirik 55th Minute)

Goals
Roger (2)
30th Minute - A Peggy cross and great header down the centre of goal.
55th Minute - A Pete shot deflected into Rogers path to slot home.

Man of the Match
Roger has let me know that it was close this week but he has given it to Steve Haley for a dominant performance, just edging out PJ.

Match Report by Dale Mellor assisted by Roger Barnes.