Carshalton Football Club

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February 2008

News Summary

27 Feb 2008 - A Referee's View - last Saturday I refereed our 4s v Kew Association 4s. It was a spirited game and a lot closer contested than the 4-0 scoreline would suggest. During the game, one of Kew's players, somewhat suffering from the previous night's exertions, walked to the side of the pitch and proceeded to double over on his hands and knees emptying his body of the offending liquid. I won't embarrass the Carshalton player who asked me to stop the game "because that geezer is praying to Mecca. Is he allowed to leave the pitch for that?"!

Well done to Kew's players for hanging round in the bar and engaging the referee in a bit of banter. Nice to see the SAL spirit survives. I still put the booking through though!! - Buzz

24 Feb 2008 - Weekend Review - astonishingly the senior squad had to cope with 15 - yes fifteen players being unavailable on Saturday. Well done to everyone who rallied round to ensure we were able to fulfill our fixtures in these extraordinary circumstances. Not surprisingly the 1s lost, but given the circumstances (including Wol's debut in goal for the 1s), 0-3 was not a disaster. The 2s pulled off a great result in grabbing a point at E.B.O.G to maintain their 3 point gap at the top of the table. The 4s and 5s both had excellent, crucial wins (Mike Bailie's brilliant hattrick for the 4s being the standout performance of the day). The 5s win takes them out of the relegation places. The 7s managed to come back from 1-4 down to draw 4-4 with a scratch side out - including Charlie Sinclair in goal and Terry Cave senior defying age and gravity to make a remarkable comeback for the club.

Unfortunately both the 3s and 6s lost their semi finals. The 3s were 3-2 up in extra time, but lost late goals to lose 3-7 at Old Finchleians. At Beddington Park, the 6s were defeated 0-2 in extra time - the last goal coming with the last kick of the game - by a strong Old Wilsonians outfit who belied their league position and have improved since playing our 7s earlier in the league.

On Sunday the U11s went down in a close game at Epsom, while the U10s and U13s had good wins. Special congratulations to the U9s who had a morale boosting 1-1 draw at AC Fulham. Well done to Neil, Phil and their boys.

22 Feb 2008 - Club Dinner - this year's Club Dinner will be held on Friday 28th March at the clubhouse. Trevor Boughton (pictured) is the contact for this event. Tickets cost £20. Menu is Seafood Cocktail, Beef Bourguignon, Chocolate Roulade, Coffee. Book tickets through Trevor or your skipper, but please get in there fast, as we are limited to only 65 tickets this year and are sold on a strictly first come, first served basis

21 Feb 2008 - Weekend Review - the 1s lost on their league travels for the first time this season, going down to fellow promotion hopefuls E.B.O.G on an extremely testing playing surface at Alan Drive following the drainage works undertaken during the summer. Indeed, an injury sustained by Jon Biggle, which resulted in him having to withdraw from the action in the second half was clearly down to the condition of the pitch. The worry is that Biggle is likely now to join the team's other long term casualties, Bill Tilley and Adam Fisk, on the sidelines for the remainder of the season.

The other results were much better. The 3s continue to march on at the top of Division 2. Their win over HSBC stretches the gap at the top to 8 points. The 4s win over HSBC keeps them in second place. Andy Bitmead's 4 goals takes him 7 clear in the race for the Golden Boot. The 5s had another encouraging result, but were gutted to concede 2 goals in the last 3 minutes to drop 2 points, and therefore missed the chance to move off the foot of the table. The 6s win over fellow promotion candidates Kew Association puts them firmly in the promotion places. Rick Morris came into goalscoring form with a hattrick at just the right time for the cup semi final this Saturday. And there was an encouraging win for the 7s, their first since mid November.

On Sunday the U10s had a bad day at the office at Hampton Youth and will be looking for significant improvements when these teams face each other in the Invitational Cup semi final in 3 weeks time. The U13s overcame a slow start (2-2 10 minutes into the second half) to run out 11-3 winners over Kingstonian Youth in the league.

14 Feb 2008 - Live Music Night - Carshalton FC proudly present "Wellertown" live at the clubhouse on Saturday 12 April. Tickets are £5 and are available through Dave Paterson (left) and Andy Walter (right). This is an excellent way for the Club to celebrate the impending end of the season. Book now to avoid disappointment, as there is a strict limit on numbers. Wellertown's main influences are The Jam, Paul Weller and The Who. They are an excellent live act and this is a night not to be missed - [click here] for access to sample tracks

11 Feb 2008 - Club Ties - Dennis Philpott our beloved President is now in possession of the new official Carshalton FC Club Tie. These feature a striking new green, black and white diagonal striped design with the club badge. They are retailing at £12.50, but there are a limited number, so buy your's now to avoid disappointment. Contact Dennis to make your purchase (he'll likely be found after the games propping up the bar). Delivery strictly on cash payment. [Click here] for a bigger picture.

10 Feb 2008 - Weekend Review - after a series of disappointing results, the 1s at last had a full squad to chose from and they put in an impressive display to win 4-2 against fellow promotion candidate Old Esthameians. The 3s had to wait for an hour before their game kicked off with Broomfield because of traffic problems in Carshalton High Street. The game was reduced to 70 minutes and probably just as well, as the 3s run in 8 unanswered goals, Matt Wigham helping himself to 4 before coming off. Broomfield's day didn't get any better as some numpties had left the showers running after the 1s and 8s games, so there was no hot water - sorry lads.

The 5s had a great result against 2nd placed Old Wilsonians, running out 4-1 winners thanks to a hattrick from John Harris. This leaves the 5s bottom of the league but surely they will have the confidence now to go on a bit of a run.

Without a shadow of a doubt, the best performance of the weekend was the 6s thumping 7-1 win over H.S.B.C. in the SAL Cup semi final - "easily the best we've played all season" was the quote from a jubilant skipper Matt Boyman. Adam Lemon signalled his return to form with 4 goals and there was a brace from Fraser Addo. The skipper and Rick Morris also chipped in. They face Winchmore Hill who defeated Civil Service 4-1 in their semi final - date and venue to be decided. You'll get all the news here first.

The 8s managed to get a scratch side out for the visit of Alleyn Old Boys. On meeting at the clubhouse it turned out they only had 8 players! Scrabbling around they eventually managed to get a full team, though this did include the appointed referee, who hung up his boots 4 years ago (we could all see why)! Thanks to Andy Brown for stepping in to referee at the last minute. The Vets game was postponed.

On Sunday there were some great performances and results - 2 wins for the U10s and U11s, a top of the table draw for the U13s and a narrow defeat for the U9s - well done to all

8 Feb 2008 - NLS Cup - the SAL Rep side is through to the semi final stage of the FA Carlsberg National League System Cup and therefore just two victories away from European Football as England's representatives in the UEFA Regions Cup, after defeating the Dorset Premier League in a tough quarter final tie played at Potters Bar Town FC. Senior Squad manager Ian Lewis was our representative at the game and his match report is now available [click here]

6 Feb 2008 - Cup Semi Final Updates - the 3s face Old Finchleians in North London on 23 Feb. in the SAL Cup Semi Final.

The 5s host Civil Service in their SAL Cup Semi Final on 1 March, after the date was moved back a week by the SAL.

The 6s play away in their SAL Cup Semi Final at HSBC on 9 February and host Old Wilsonians in the AFA Cup Semi Final on 23 Feb.

It is quite an outstanding feat to have so many semi finals this season. Hopefully we can convert them into silverware this season. Good luck to all teams

6 Feb 2008 - Weekend Review - we lost 2 games to the weather this week. Not surprisingly they were the 1s game at Merton and the 5s game at South Bank. There was a mixed bag of results for those who did play. Firstly the 2s were beaten at home by a very powerful and determined West Wickham side cutting our lead at the top of Division 1 to 8 points.

The 4s consolidated their second place in their division with a 3-1 win at Polytechnic with a hattrick from Mike Baillie. The 8s were 1-4 down before bringing it back to 4-4 against Kew Association 9s before throwing it all away and losing 5-6 - defences on top as usual. Well done to Jon Smith for another hattrick - I didn't see anything of the obligatory jug though! The Vets lost 0-3 at Kew Park Rangers in a new fixture. Congratulations to their 24 year old player who scored a hattrick!

There were successes in the cup ties. The 3s scraped through on penalties against a surprisingly strong Old Salesians who played well above their league position. Tony Edwards' penalty miss was still being debated well into the night. The now face a trip to Old Finchleians on 23 Feb in the semi final.

The 6s also came through their AFA Cup quarter final with Old Meadonians after a thrilling 3-2 win. Keeper Terry Vinson's late save prevented the game going into extra time. They have a home tie against Old Wilsonians in the semi final to be played on 23 Feb.

On Sunday there were defeats for the U9s and U10s, while the U13s won a scrappy game to remain top of their division.

6 Feb 2008 - Club Night - well done to all who came along to the Club Night last Saturday. A pity there weren't more there, but I suppose having 3 teams without a game meant we would be down on numbers. That said, we had over 30 in the clubhouse well past 10pm - indeed lockup wasn't until 11.30pm. Some much needed funds generated and a good social banter to boot. Look forward to the next one.