Real Wood 0 vs 0 Redstar Redland

Real Wood FC
Sunday 1st September 2013 Real Wood 0 vs 0 Redstar Redland @ Frys

A terrific battling team performance to earn a well-deserved 0-0 draw against a team that 'dicked' us (apparently) last season. Mark's reverse psychology and organisation of the team brougtht out some tremendous performances. Louis had to make some excellently saves despite being well protected by a good defense and, like Batty took some knocks in the process. Man-of-the-match Tom returned with a vengeance and Jack and he played excellently together in the heart of the defence. Batty was also highly praised for his work on the left. Throughout the team there was lots of effort and we came pretty close to nicking it a couple of times. Mark worked hard on the pitch, organising and refereeing (loving it) and Kyle, Dave and Matt Pat all mucked in with some refereeing as well as contributing on the pitch. Teamwork!

We managed 12 players in the end so just survived but it was hard and hot. (I know).

I'm hoping our usual refs will be available for future matches which will ease the burden on everyone.
Thanks Jimmer for collecting the subs (and running off with it).

I had a brilliant day and we have a point already so we're way ahead of last season!!!

I'll send out a separate email for this Sunday's fixture.

Rich

Real Wood AGM Goals – Brislington 4th July 2013

Real Wood AGM                        Goals – Brislington 4^th July 2013

Present: Neil S, Neil W, Will, Tall Mark,  Jimmer, Matt Patt, Batts, Swifty, Les, Matt A, Rich, Andy

It was agreed that the club should continue to run jointly as a 5-a-side and 11-a-side.

The overwhelming message of the meeting was that all club members should help out as much as possible.  This could mean taking on one of the main roles as listed below or simply  being a good ‘team player’ by responding promptly to communications, paying subs and match fees promptly, running the line/subbing when required etc.

Communication - All

Texts and email are still the preferred methods of communication and are thought to work effectively.  It is important that all club members respond, positively or negatively, to all communications as soon as possible.

Match Reports are enjoyed by all and should be encouraged, however short, truthful and/or inappropriate they are.  If you feel like writing something, do.  The Matts loosely agreed to try to get the ball rolling next season.

Finances - Les

Les reported that we just about broke even last year… total income of £2557 and outgoings of £2551.

However, to avoid Les in particular incurring any personal expense in covering costs it was agreed that we need to raise more money so that there are more funds available to cover our expenses.  Several suggestions were discussed and it was finally agreed that the simplest solution was that all club members should pay an annual subscription of £20 and that all match fees (5’s and 11’s) should be increased from £5 to £6 per match (correct change please!).

Fixtures - Rich

In the absence of any volunteers to take on this role, Rich said he would be happy to continue with Les’s backup and support

Kit – Mark (backed up by Andy/Jimmer)

Despite Batty’s annual plea for a new kit (many of us think it was the only reason he turned up) we do have two serviceable kits (one black and one blue) and there seems no reason to spend money on a new kit yet.

Mark volunteered to be the Kit Man.  This will include ensuring that kit is washed after (or possibly just before J) matches, either by himself or by recruiting a ‘volunteer’.  Also monitoring the completeness and quality of the kit and arranging/buying items (balls, pumps, socks etc.) when needed.

Match Day Duties

Sunday match day duties will be as follows…

·         Kit – Mark

·         Substitutes – Mark

·         Buy Pay the referee – Les

·         Collect match fees (own team and opposition) – Les

·         Pay for the venue – Les

·         Collect kit and nominate a washer-upper – Mark

·         Man of the Match/Champagne Moment nominations - Swifty

Thursday 5’s (4’s L)

5’s has been going through a rough patch for a few months with several weeks being cancelled or only getting 4-a-side.  Unfortunately, on two occasions the pitch had to be cancelled too late and the fee (£46.50) was forfeited.  We should certainly try to avoid this happening in the future.

We also discussed whether we should try for an earlier time on Thursday nights, but the majority said that later (i.e. 8:45) suited them better so we will keep it at that.

Les will book us up for another block booking of 10 weeks. 

Because Goals is quite an expensive venue Will is also going to look around to see what other options, if any, are available.  It was agreed that any new venue should be central(ish) Bristol and should preferably have facilities (i.e. a bar) on the site as the post-match lecture by Mark is all part of the deal.

Matt P will continue to send the texts for 5s.

Les will pay for the pitches

Awards 2012/13

Golden Boot – Jimmer (8, or possibly 9 goals this season)

Man of the Season – Jimmer

Most improved player – Neil

Goal of the Season – Neil (choose any of many)

Loan Player of the Season – Jack

Goalkeeper of the Season – Carl

Champagne Moment(s) of the Season – Felix’s Arse Trap (and hat trick)

Game of the Season – Vs. Dads’ Army – won 4-0

Manager of the Season and inaugural winner of the prestigious Sine quibus fuissemus futui tankard – Rich T

Finally Rich summed up the season in his closing remark, summing up nicely the great season that we have just had …  “We were the highest club in our division not to get promoted”.   Words of great wisdom indeed.

Barbie at Bertie's

Some pics of people having a lovely time at Bertie's to celebrate his return to health

"I'm sure I was holding a glass?

"Can't help you Dom someone's half-inched me specs"

"I know what went into the marinade."

"See I was first to spot the camera."

"But then we all did."

Real Wood FC v Cotswool Leg-ends

Bristol Casuals League

Real Wood FC v Cotswool Leg-ends

Sunday 30th September, 10:30 ko

Frys, Keynsham

Please let Rich know your availability.

The Golden Boy would be proud

Happy Birthday to Chris who I'm sure joins us in celebrating our cup victory.

Real Wood vs Redland Beagles

Real Wood FC  0 – 0 Redland Beagles

(after extra time)

Real Wood won 5-4 on penalties

Harry Mottram Cup 2012-13

Sunday 9th Sep 2012 @ Fry's Keynsham,

Before a record crowd (certainly double figures if you include subs) we put in a good performance to deserve our passage through to the next round. This represents a ‘cup run’ by previous standards.

With a little more luck or precision in our finishing we could have secured a victory earlier and saved ourselves from the extra time heat and the anxiety of penalties. However as it turned out Louis was called in to make an excellent time just as we approached the end of normal time which kept us in the tie.

Ever eager to grab the limelight it was Louis who saved Beagles 7^th penalty and secured victory by scoring the following kick in a ‘Champagne Moment’ to take us through.

 Despite Louis’ heroics the unanimous decision for ‘Man of the Match went to Tom for a tremendous performance throughout.

In addition to the result there were many positives to be drawn from this match.

We still had 14 players despite several late drop outs which means that we have a pretty healthy squad. (Well large if not healthy!)

Everyone responded well to the team shuffles which Mark managed well and gave everyone a chance to have a run out.

I had offers to provide lifts, referee and to wash kit when asked which makes my life a lot easier.

There were times when we looked somewhat disorganised in the midfield and fitness was seriously tested but an excellent performance can make us optimistic for the new season.

My aim for this season was to complete all our league fixtures but who knows we might even produce some good football along the way.

Real Wood AGM minutes

Real Wood AGM

Wednesday 29^th September ’12, Golden Guinea, Bristol

Present:  Rich T, Batts, Swifty, Bertie, Colin, Will, Andy

Manager’s Report:

Thanks for those that made it to the AGM.

In the absence of funds and planning we did not have presentations this year, however;

Thanks to Les for running the Tuesday 5s and captaining the side in our successful 1^st season. Les has also offered the services of Rachel (beyond the call of duty) to look after our finances so I feel he should take the ‘Club Man of the Year’ award. Thanks also to Bertie for providing a venue for the fund-raising barbeque, for regularly providing players and along with Swifty for providing support and guidance.

Many thanks to Mark for successfully taking over the organising of the Thursday 5s which has been a great help. My nomination for Mark as the season’s ‘Most Improved Player’ was agreed at the AGM for his excellent midfield performances.

Any doubts over the ‘Golden Boot’ award were settled by Colin’s 5 goals in the Curry Cup to add to his league tally.

We were unable to reach a decision on ‘Player of the Year’ as this demanded a level of recall no longer accessible to us. However special applause goes to Ola, Tim and Bill for regularly polling the majority of the ‘Man of the Match’ votes.

I was very pleased with the performances we put in and with us managing to get a team together to complete most of our fixtures. I hope we can aim to complete them all this year.

Several of us continue to spread ourselves around a bit so I will endeavour to liaise with Jack from Voyager to avoid clashes when I can.

Agenda

Roles:

Currently:

Rich T - Club captain/manager, organiser for 11-a-side matches.

Les - Team captain, organiser Goals League 5-a-side (Tuesdays)

Mark - Organiser Club 5-a-side (Thursdays)

Rachel - Treasurer

Subs/Expenses:

Last season we did not pay membership so operated pay-as-you-play. Costs for balls, whistle, kit, gloves, fines (for cancellations) etc were met by funds from the 5s sessions.

This season we propose;

11-a-side £10 annual subs payable at the start of the season. (Please bring your £10 annual subs+ match subs to cup match on 9^th Sept) Match subs collected from all players to cover cost of pitch plus ref. Agreed at AGM.

5-a-side no annual subs but any excess will be used to will subsidise club expenses. Weekly subs will be collected to cover costs currently £5 per head.  Agreed at AGM.

Rachel to record as treasurer

Kit:

All black kit 1st choice, all blue for 'away' kit.

Sponsor needed if we want new kit as we don’t want to pay.

Volunteers to wash kit on match-by-match basis.  Agreed at AGM.

Referees:

We are required to provide refs for home fixtures. We agreed to pay £20 per match when we have a proper referee (didn't have much luck with this last season so offers & suggestions welcome.) When we have not found ref then there's an expectation that all will volunteer to take a turn. Agreed at AGM.

Substitutes:

General rule is that if you show up you will get run-out so all should be willing to take their turn as sub. Substitutes should be willing to run the line/ref as required. Agreed except Gary Wilding

Home pitch:

Fry's last season so I've kept with it. They have toughened up a bit and I have had to sign there rules which include expelling & fining clubs damaging or littering the site. There is also an expectation that we and our opponents will use the Fry’s bar after matches so please can we do this when possible and encourage our opponents to do so too.

Communication

Email is easiest and cheapest but text also being used as well as the blog http://realwoodfc.blogspot.co.uk/ so please make sure I have you email addresses and mobile phone numbers.

Any other business:

Proposal of club fines for not turning up to matches was not adopted but should be noted as seriously frowned upon.

We agreed that at this stage we would not limit numbers as turning up on Saturdays as in the past we have had a lot of no-shows. This may need to be reviewed but it does stress the need for players to reply to emails and texts.

Request for new gloves and bibs for Thursdays.

Some people would like to play earlier on Thursdays. This is not currently an option on 3G but if the majority want this we can look into it.

It was agreed that Mark would stand in for Les on Sundays if/when necessary.