As 2011 draws to an end & we sit back & begin to enjoy the Christmas break I can look back on a roller-coaster of a return to Division 2! The harder the challenge the more resolve is needed & Division 2 is proving to be a CHALLENGE! We have had a mixed start to life in division 2 (cakes at Full-time are always a welcome relief no matter what the score!) after winning promotion last year. Commitment & regular squads are the key to good performances & pleasurable results. I think it is fair to say that as a Church team we need the commitment as much as possible from the footballing membership to sustain the good times & overcome difficult. This weekend was the Carol services & it was so good to see a number of the unbelieving players with their partners & families attend. To this ...
After a 10 week break we are back in the saddle & training again, first session was Thursday 7th July. We had our end of season dinner on June 11th at the Centre where 28 players, partners & 2 parents gathered to celebrate the season 2011/12 & look forward to this coming year. We were (as always on occasions like these) served so faithfully by members of the Church; setting up, preparing food, serving & clearing away that again had such a positive impact on non Christians on what it is to be a member of the family of God & give freely. A special thanks to Becky Gibbs for the food with specialist assistance from Alison Martin.
So first training session & great numbers to kick off with, 17. Some regular faces from last ...
“It’s not Rugby!” but it is the end of the season and what a season!
This season 2010-11 started for me at Newday back in August 2010 when I eventually plucked up the courage through trusting in God to start texting for pre season after what had been a pretty disappointing season previously. All this I shared with the Church at a 'week of prayer' meeting in September where I was once again encouraged by God that I was doing his will.
Thinking about writing this blog and one word stands out to me but for two reasons and that word is ‘PROMOTED’. I say two reasons and they are; firstly that yes on the last day of the season (please read more detail on this ...
February (mixed bag but …. more than football) - “it’s not Rugby!”
On the pitch January brought mixed fortunes with 2 cup losses & 2 emphatic wins.
February sees us move to our new training facility at Hurstmere School on the Astro pitch. The fact that this facility has become available to us is a real blessing, our registration of interest to use the Astro was only formalised just before Christmas when we were placed on a ...
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