Hey all
Yes, it's another must winner this weekend against Uni. The game is scheduled for Beaton Park - the best entrance being from Gipps Street (where Wollongong Olympic juniors play). So far we have Andy, GP, Ian, Michael and John sidelined so please let me know if you're adding to that long list.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Monday, August 4, 2008
remaining games
With the old boys showing some sportsmanship (I've seen that happen in professional games, the one exception of course being the red pikies from South London who scored against Sheffield United that way, followed by their manager not seeing the incident...) but I digress..
Although we're four points off the top, all is far from lost as the sides above all all have to play each other:
IFS Rangers 33
Puma Masters 30
Old Boys 29
Jamberoo 28
Coastal Hogs 24
Albion Park 23
Shellharbour 23
Russell Vale 23
Next weeks games between Jamberoo/IFS and Old Boys/Pumas could see us back to 1 point outside the top 4
Jamberoo: IFS (H) Fernhill (H) Old Boys (H)
IFS: Jamberoo (A) Albion Pk (A) Pumas (H)
Old Boys; Pumas (H) Makos (H) Jamberoo (A)
Pumas: Old Boys (A) Chogs (A) IFS (A)
Russell V: Albion Pk (H) Balgownie (A)
Albion Pk: RV (A) IFS (H) Chogs (A)
Chogs: Uni (A) Pumas (H) Albion Park (H)
S Makos: Old Boys (A) Fernhill (A)
Although we're four points off the top, all is far from lost as the sides above all all have to play each other:
IFS Rangers 33
Puma Masters 30
Old Boys 29
Jamberoo 28
Coastal Hogs 24
Albion Park 23
Shellharbour 23
Russell Vale 23
Next weeks games between Jamberoo/IFS and Old Boys/Pumas could see us back to 1 point outside the top 4
Jamberoo: IFS (H) Fernhill (H) Old Boys (H)
IFS: Jamberoo (A) Albion Pk (A) Pumas (H)
Old Boys; Pumas (H) Makos (H) Jamberoo (A)
Pumas: Old Boys (A) Chogs (A) IFS (A)
Russell V: Albion Pk (H) Balgownie (A)
Albion Pk: RV (A) IFS (H) Chogs (A)
Chogs: Uni (A) Pumas (H) Albion Park (H)
S Makos: Old Boys (A) Fernhill (A)
Old Boys are good guys shock
This appeared on an IAFA forum I look at. Makes for interesting reading. Looks like the Old Boys have got a leap on us as well, leaving us four points out of the four. But looks as if that big bully of a striker might be hurt (sure you are thinkg of him TT) and perhaps AP Cows will come to us for the last match out of contention.
Albion Park Cows v's Old Boys - Master div 2.Old Boys are leading 1-0 late in the first half when their striker goes down with a sickening foot injury. The Albion Park team seeing the player down put the ball out. It takes about 10 minutes to deal with the injury. When the game resumes, Old Boys forget momentarily that the ball had been put out by Albion Park and don't return the ball and score from the ensuring play. 2-0. It only takes a moment for Frank Price and and some of the other Old Boys players to realise that in the honored tradition of football the ball had not been returned to Albion Park. Albion Park Captain (me) approaches Old Boys captain - Frank Price and asks if he would consider conceding a goal to nullify their own goal. If you were Frank, what would you do?
Before you answer the question you need to be aware of some other facts.
1. Both teams are fighting for a spot in the top four. The winner stays in the four, the looser will no doubt slip out of the top four.
2. The last time both teams played Albion Park smacked Old Boys 3-0 and really dominated them.
3. The Old Boys first goal came in the first few minutes of the game and was as a result of a keeper error. Since that time they had been under the pump from Albion park who had dominated the game and field position for the past 30 minutes.
4. Old Boys were down on troops. With the loss of their striker (a vital player) they were down to the bare 11 with no subs at all. In addition, one of their remaining players is playing with a knee injury and can hardly move around the park. Albion park on the other hand have 16 players, plenty of subs to wear them out with.
5. Old Boys are running with the wind advantage in the first half which they will loose in the second half.So now you know all the facts. If you were Frank what would be your decision. I know many, many teams under those circumstances would have said "No."
However, in the ultimate act of good sportsmanship, Frank Price and the rest of their team did not hesitate in saying "Yes" and immediately conceded an own goal from the restart.
To me this is what Amateur football is all about. Teams who enjoy playing the game and realise there is more to life then winning. For the record, I would like to applaud Frank and his boys for being great sports. I hope every other team in the league will read this and follow their example.
For the record, Old Boys went on to win the game 3-2 in a thriller. Well done boys and best of luck for the rest of the season.
M.Rosete Albion Park Cows.
Albion Park Cows v's Old Boys - Master div 2.Old Boys are leading 1-0 late in the first half when their striker goes down with a sickening foot injury. The Albion Park team seeing the player down put the ball out. It takes about 10 minutes to deal with the injury. When the game resumes, Old Boys forget momentarily that the ball had been put out by Albion Park and don't return the ball and score from the ensuring play. 2-0. It only takes a moment for Frank Price and and some of the other Old Boys players to realise that in the honored tradition of football the ball had not been returned to Albion Park. Albion Park Captain (me) approaches Old Boys captain - Frank Price and asks if he would consider conceding a goal to nullify their own goal. If you were Frank, what would you do?
Before you answer the question you need to be aware of some other facts.
1. Both teams are fighting for a spot in the top four. The winner stays in the four, the looser will no doubt slip out of the top four.
2. The last time both teams played Albion Park smacked Old Boys 3-0 and really dominated them.
3. The Old Boys first goal came in the first few minutes of the game and was as a result of a keeper error. Since that time they had been under the pump from Albion park who had dominated the game and field position for the past 30 minutes.
4. Old Boys were down on troops. With the loss of their striker (a vital player) they were down to the bare 11 with no subs at all. In addition, one of their remaining players is playing with a knee injury and can hardly move around the park. Albion park on the other hand have 16 players, plenty of subs to wear them out with.
5. Old Boys are running with the wind advantage in the first half which they will loose in the second half.So now you know all the facts. If you were Frank what would be your decision. I know many, many teams under those circumstances would have said "No."
However, in the ultimate act of good sportsmanship, Frank Price and the rest of their team did not hesitate in saying "Yes" and immediately conceded an own goal from the restart.
To me this is what Amateur football is all about. Teams who enjoy playing the game and realise there is more to life then winning. For the record, I would like to applaud Frank and his boys for being great sports. I hope every other team in the league will read this and follow their example.
For the record, Old Boys went on to win the game 3-2 in a thriller. Well done boys and best of luck for the rest of the season.
M.Rosete Albion Park Cows.
Chogs winded 2-0
Jamberoo took the wind out of our sails with a clinical second half performance. We did well to go to break all level after running into the strong blow and created two of the better chances of the opening period. Gary H found himself free on the edge of the box but put the ball over and Ant's later freekick just cleared the crossbar.
Instead of using the wind to get field position then work close passes, we got seduced by its power in the second term and sent far too many long balls aimlessly out for goalkicks or straight to their keeper. In response Jamberoo played a close control game, running well and keeping the ball on the deck.
Their classy number 10 set up the opener for their No 23 early in the second half, beating Dean as he slid in for a tackle on the right, getting to the byline and cutting back. It was the approach we should have been taking at the other end but weren't. Still, we got back into the game and dominated for a 15 minute period, as Dave stormed forward ,where we had a few strong shots straight at their keeper and a couple of close calls where the ball just wouldn't fall for us. With 10 minutes to go Gary H, who had done an excellent man marking job to shut their playmaker out of the match, was sacrificed for a more attacdking formation. The playmaker promptly scored with a sweet shot low past Hector. Deflated we walked through the remainder of the game.
Jamberoo jumped four points clear of us. Russell Vale lost 5-4 to Puma Masters to stay a point behind us and Makos are now there as well after pumping Uni 8-2. But our finals chances could hinge on the yet to be posted AP Cows v Old Boys result. A draw would be best, followed by a Cows win. If they lost then we are four points outside the four with three to play.
Updates to follow.
Instead of using the wind to get field position then work close passes, we got seduced by its power in the second term and sent far too many long balls aimlessly out for goalkicks or straight to their keeper. In response Jamberoo played a close control game, running well and keeping the ball on the deck.
Their classy number 10 set up the opener for their No 23 early in the second half, beating Dean as he slid in for a tackle on the right, getting to the byline and cutting back. It was the approach we should have been taking at the other end but weren't. Still, we got back into the game and dominated for a 15 minute period, as Dave stormed forward ,where we had a few strong shots straight at their keeper and a couple of close calls where the ball just wouldn't fall for us. With 10 minutes to go Gary H, who had done an excellent man marking job to shut their playmaker out of the match, was sacrificed for a more attacdking formation. The playmaker promptly scored with a sweet shot low past Hector. Deflated we walked through the remainder of the game.
Jamberoo jumped four points clear of us. Russell Vale lost 5-4 to Puma Masters to stay a point behind us and Makos are now there as well after pumping Uni 8-2. But our finals chances could hinge on the yet to be posted AP Cows v Old Boys result. A draw would be best, followed by a Cows win. If they lost then we are four points outside the four with three to play.
Updates to follow.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Cows' manure: UPDATE
AP Cows suffered a shock 4-1 loss to Uni last weekend, a result which catapults us into fifth place and gives us a huge boost ahead of Saturday's match. Coming off a bye, the Cows blamed the break and "shite refereeing" for the loss on the official IAFA website. Other results included IFS drawing 1-1 with Old Boys and Russell Vale drawing 3-3 with Makos.
Jamberoo and Pumas drew 1-1.
The table shows we have everything to play for but we will likely need three wins from our final four games to make the semis.
This is how the finals contenders sit.
IFS 33
Pumas 27
OBFC 26
Jamberoo 25
CH 24
Cows 23
RV 23
Makos 20.
Please remember tomorrow is family day for the Hogs.
Jamberoo and Pumas drew 1-1.
The table shows we have everything to play for but we will likely need three wins from our final four games to make the semis.
This is how the finals contenders sit.
IFS 33
Pumas 27
OBFC 26
Jamberoo 25
CH 24
Cows 23
RV 23
Makos 20.
Please remember tomorrow is family day for the Hogs.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Jamberoo, rhymes with . . .
Can it be true? According to our availability charts only Graeme P is likely to be missing from the 19 this week, leaving us with a couple of players too many for the visit of Jamberoo. Now I'm sure there are a couple of you out there concealing knocks that could do with an extra week's rest. If that's you, get in quick to register your willingness for a week off or stand by as management makes some tough decisions. It would be a fantastic boost to arrive with 16 players for another must win match against a team we have yet to beat in two seasons.
The club is also putting on a family day this weekend, so bring your wine hog and little hoggies along to support the day. We are on the back field at 1pm. I think the back field has been kinder to us than the main field this season already.
The club is also putting on a family day this weekend, so bring your wine hog and little hoggies along to support the day. We are on the back field at 1pm. I think the back field has been kinder to us than the main field this season already.
Monday, July 28, 2008
Crows 2, Chogs 3
A goalscoring cameo from Fungus sealed a desperate come from behind win with the season on the line. Two down after quarter of an hour and with their young keeper in amazing form, the Chogs refused to lie down and were rewarded with a second win in the past nine games.
The Crows scored two from long range as the 3-2-3-2 lineup failed to mark up sufficiently under attack but a change to 4-4-2 brought more solidity at the rear. While the Crows ran the game around their three young 'uns, they were vulnerable at the back and gave us some good openings. GD sizzled a shot towards the top corner and thought he had scored his first goal of the season, only to have it tipped away. Still we maintained the pressure and Andy got us on the board with a fantastic strike which left the keeper flailing. While that goal gave us confidence Balgownie came close again, striking the bar before the break.
Injuries were again causing concern - Phil and GP succumbing to ankle problems and sending Fungus to his car to get the kit he had packed just in case.
We got the best possible start to the second half, however. Gary J got free of the defence to get one on one with the keeper but stumbled over ther ball under pressure from a defender. We managed a crack on goal which was cleared of the line but Gary retrieved it and cut back a perfect ball to GD who hammered in the goal which had eluded him for too long.
Yet another draw wouldn't be enough and we responded as Fungus entered the fray. Andy got free on the left, drew the keeper and sent in a pass across goal. Despite his limiting groin injury Fungus gave it everything and got to the ball in time to ram it home. He could have added a second soon after and Sean missed another chance to give us a two-goal cushion, dinking the ball over the advancing keeper but also over the crossbar.
As time ran out, their hard kicking keeper came up to take a freekick at goal inside our half. It was the first time he mis-hit one all day and as we scrabbled to take advantage of his field position he came across and hacked down a Chog. The ref gave a freekick but incredibly no card.
Andy got involved in a tangle with the oppition defenders and picked up a yellow for a late challenge on their keeper. Gary J came off with a swollen knee and thankfully the ref called it off after two minutes of injury time, with the coach cowering behind the dugout too afraid to watch the closing seconds.
Well done guys. Jamberoo this week and another three points a must.
Please check in with your injury updates.
The Crows scored two from long range as the 3-2-3-2 lineup failed to mark up sufficiently under attack but a change to 4-4-2 brought more solidity at the rear. While the Crows ran the game around their three young 'uns, they were vulnerable at the back and gave us some good openings. GD sizzled a shot towards the top corner and thought he had scored his first goal of the season, only to have it tipped away. Still we maintained the pressure and Andy got us on the board with a fantastic strike which left the keeper flailing. While that goal gave us confidence Balgownie came close again, striking the bar before the break.
Injuries were again causing concern - Phil and GP succumbing to ankle problems and sending Fungus to his car to get the kit he had packed just in case.
We got the best possible start to the second half, however. Gary J got free of the defence to get one on one with the keeper but stumbled over ther ball under pressure from a defender. We managed a crack on goal which was cleared of the line but Gary retrieved it and cut back a perfect ball to GD who hammered in the goal which had eluded him for too long.
Yet another draw wouldn't be enough and we responded as Fungus entered the fray. Andy got free on the left, drew the keeper and sent in a pass across goal. Despite his limiting groin injury Fungus gave it everything and got to the ball in time to ram it home. He could have added a second soon after and Sean missed another chance to give us a two-goal cushion, dinking the ball over the advancing keeper but also over the crossbar.
As time ran out, their hard kicking keeper came up to take a freekick at goal inside our half. It was the first time he mis-hit one all day and as we scrabbled to take advantage of his field position he came across and hacked down a Chog. The ref gave a freekick but incredibly no card.
Andy got involved in a tangle with the oppition defenders and picked up a yellow for a late challenge on their keeper. Gary J came off with a swollen knee and thankfully the ref called it off after two minutes of injury time, with the coach cowering behind the dugout too afraid to watch the closing seconds.
Well done guys. Jamberoo this week and another three points a must.
Please check in with your injury updates.
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