Real Wood Season 2013-14
Sept
Sun 1
Redstar Redland 0-0 Drew
Man-of-the-match Tom
Cup Match vs Avon Retreads 1-3 Lost
Man-of-the-match: Rich (Return of Les
and Thanks to Quirky for an great contribution in goal and for providing our
youth team Kyle & Aaron.
Scorers : Felix
Deportivo
Cha Cha Cha 5 vs 2 Won
Man-of-the-match : Felix
Scorers : Felix (2), Aaron, Tom, Kyle
Sun 22 Farmhouse
Nailsea 0-6 Lost
Man-of-the-match : None – didn’t seem
right somehow.
Nov
Sun 3 Red Star Bedminster 4-3 Won
Man-of-the-match : Gary
Scorers : Felix, Jimmer, Gary (2)
Sun 17 Clifton
Strikers 5-3 Won
Man-of-the-match: Felix (Special mention
for Rick for reducing the opposition numerically)
Scorers : Felix 4 (1 pen), Jimmer
Jan
Sun 12 Rapid
Viagra 2-1 Won
Man-of-the-match : No-one - team effort.
Scorers :Gary, Felix
3rd anniversary of founder Real Madras
man Chris on Friday so what a good way to pay tribute.
We are top
of the league!!!!
March
Sun 16 Dads
Army 3-2 Won
Man-of-the-match : Louis as Tom shot
himself in the proverbial foot by giving away a needless penalty
Scorers : Batty, Felix and Jimmer
Champagne moments were debated as there
was much admiration for Batty’s goal and much hilarity at me soaring to head
clear a ball that barely left the ground!!
It was great to have Swifty back telling
us what to do and playing with authority and terrific to have Bertie back so
soon showing us what a talented footballer he is and how to catch the ball when
it’s going over your head!
Sun 30 Golden
Hillbillies 3-0 Walkover
April
15th Carly died.
Sun 13 Fairfield Allstars 3-0 Walkover
Sun 20 Hillcrest
Doggers 2-2 Drew
Man-of-the-match: Jim (mentions for
Bill, Rick & Carl)
Scorers : Jimmer, Tom
The return
of Colin drew a big squad to Frys.
May
Rich’s Birthday!!
Sun 18 Unathletico
Vets 2-1 Won
Man-of-the-match Tom/Jack
Scorers : Felix, Jack
Scorers:
Totals:
Felix 11, Jimmer 4, Gary 3, Tom 2,
Batty, Jack, Aaron, Kyle 1
Man of the Match:
Jim, Tom, Rich, Gary, Felix, Jack
Comments:
3 essential ingredients:
1.
Good goalkeeper:
we’ve been blessed by having Louis, Carl, Pete and Dave Q.
2. Defence : A stable back 4. Tom & Jack have been
outstanding centre backs and Rich, Jim, Carl, Batty & Bertie have all put
in some excellent performances at fullback.
3.
Goals: Jimmer has
proved an excellent lone striker and for the most part has created his goals by
pressurising opposition defences. Felix has produced some great performances
and goals. There was only one match where Real Wood scored and Felix didn’t and
that was the draw against Hillcrest Doggers when he didn’t play.
As well as these factors we’ve had
consistently good performances from Bill, Rick, Les and Swifty and everyone has
commented on Matt Pat’s terrific season.
We started the season relying on the
help of youth (Kyle & Aaron) and outstanding ability in the shape of Gary.
We put in some great team performances but goals and assists from these guys undoubtedly
led to us winning matches.
Champagne moments? Some great strikes
from Felix, tremendous headers from Tom and a goal worthy of any World Cup from
Batty.
In the end promotion was clinched by a
match-winning free kick from Jack.
Many happy returns in the shape of Les
& Swifty leading us on the field and Mark whose help and encouragement from
the side when he was unable to play contributed to the team’s success. Due to
his family and Man Utd commitments we may not see so much of him next season
but his help has been much appreciated.
The tragic loss of Carly meant that
Colin was able to re-join the squad and someone else’s loss meant that Bertie
could once again contribute.
Extra effort: Many thanks to Jimmer for
collecting money and Les for spending it. Special thanks to Matt Pat for
organising the Thursday 5s which needs a boost as he’s been struggling to get
enough so please let him have your number if you can play.
I am aware that at the end of last
season we became rather focussed on winning promotion and I’d like to assure
people that whilst I want us to continue playing excellent football and, if
possible, getting good results, it is important that we remember we who we are
and why we’re playing for Real Wood and I want people to feel valued and that
they are getting enough time on the pitch. We’ve got a terrific group together
and the idea is to enjoy playing together.
News from the league AGM:
Formation of the over 45’s division.
Jack will be running Henleaze Corinthians and Voyager this season. Voyager will
be moving to the new over 45’s division and hopefully we’ll continue to support
both his teams.
Astro turf is now acceptable as long as
it is of a quality approved by the league. Several teams in the league will be
using astro pitches as their home venue and it won’t be acceptable to say
refuse to play on astro. The Corinthians votes will now be essential to promote
fair play. When the new league website is up and running we will be able to
enter our own results but will have to include a Corinthians score for the
opposition.
Thanks everyone for another great season.
Onwards and upwards to Division 3.
Rich
