Ok I know this is technically a continuation of the last post... but sure two posts in a year sounds better!
Right where was I... oh aye... the seniors' ups and downs of 2011... aye so, they stayed up, got a few championship games... so achieved what we wanted at the start of the year.. happy days!
Lookin towards next year... could be tough. With a pile of boys deciding to swap 'Staghan for Sydney, Clady for Melbourne and Glenone for Gold Coast... seems we could be down a few men for 2012! I dunno what the big deal is with these foreign countries, sure you wouldn't get the nice weather you get in Tyanee over there!!
There's been a few rumoured retirements as well for the comin year... some who claim to be only retirin now but from their performances looked to have stopped playin half way through 2011! We'll see what happens come January or February and the wives can't stand the sight of them anymore and kick them out the door til they get rid of the beer belly!!
So.. 2012 could be a tough one... need to get a manager on board first, and then find all able bodied players laying around the parish!
Away from the footy, there were a few wee events during the year, including the night at the dogs in Drumbo... some craic... especially watchin them eejits run around the track!! I thought there was definitely goin to be at least one faller! dunno how they all managed to survive!!
The wee players lounge is receiving its final touches and could be up and runnin and ready before the end of the year... somewhere for those recently retired boys to escape from the wives maybe... we'll have to make sure it's locked during trainin.. can't have everyone lookin up at them and not concentratin on football!!
Anyway... enough bollix for one day... might be back on again in a year's time... dunno... 2 posts in day might do for a couple of years! We'll see if there's any craic to be told!
Monday, November 21, 2011
Just a year since the last post sure!
Not that it was intentional or anythin... but seems like it's been a year and a day since the last time I posted nonsense on here!!
So if anyone is still out there... I'll try and remember how to write a pile of crap that makes no sense....
Here goes...!
So... 2011... a memorable year... maybe!
The year started well, with the Seniors promoted to Division 1 for the first time since 2005, new man in to take us in the form of Gary Coleman, he obviously spotted my great skills from the moment he walked into the place, though Ernie and DL told him he was deluded, so decided to keep me in reserve for the reserves... hardly the place for the club's best ever player.. but sure.. some people dunno real talent when they see it!
After a long preseason of muddy pitches and forest runs, we got off to a flyer in the league, with a win over the Dawson, and draws with Screen, Banagher and Slaughtneil... though at least 2 of those draws could've been wins and saved us some sweating and dicking about at the end of the year!! Could have nabbed a draw with the surs too only for a late penalty save! :(
After a couple of defeats against Ballinderry, Lavey and The Glen, things got back on track with an away win against reigning county champions Coleraine and a 6 point victory over one of our bottom of the table rivals Glen.
With the way the league was workin out, after those wee victories we looked to be heading towards stayin up in Division 1 for 2 consecutive years for the first time in many years, the main aim at the start of the year, with 4 games til go! Not bad...
Then came the championship... a wet night in Slaughtneil saw us win our first Senior Championship match in over 30 years! Happy days!
On an up from that wee result we took on the surs in The Glen. After falling asleep at the start of the match, we gave it a real rattle in the second half, and restored some pride even if we got beat by 8.
With the back door in operation, we played a third senior championship match in a year for possibly the first time in the club's history! Unfortunately, we should have stopped at two, as on a forgettable day in Lavey we never showed up and were over run by a tough Loup team... ending the previously promising campaign in not the best possible way!
Havin been distracted by the championship, we never really got back to the form we showed earlier in the year and failed to win another league game in 2011, despite leavin a few games behind we should have at least got a draw out of!
But thankfully other results went our way and we stayed up... only just... and with dawson and the bridge goin down, we could have nice wee trips to Steelstown and/or Craigbane in 2012... not good!
On a brighter note...with screen goin on to win the league later in the year that obviously means we're equal to them after our draw and ultimately the best team in Derry!!
So if anyone is still out there... I'll try and remember how to write a pile of crap that makes no sense....
Here goes...!
So... 2011... a memorable year... maybe!
The year started well, with the Seniors promoted to Division 1 for the first time since 2005, new man in to take us in the form of Gary Coleman, he obviously spotted my great skills from the moment he walked into the place, though Ernie and DL told him he was deluded, so decided to keep me in reserve for the reserves... hardly the place for the club's best ever player.. but sure.. some people dunno real talent when they see it!
After a long preseason of muddy pitches and forest runs, we got off to a flyer in the league, with a win over the Dawson, and draws with Screen, Banagher and Slaughtneil... though at least 2 of those draws could've been wins and saved us some sweating and dicking about at the end of the year!! Could have nabbed a draw with the surs too only for a late penalty save! :(
After a couple of defeats against Ballinderry, Lavey and The Glen, things got back on track with an away win against reigning county champions Coleraine and a 6 point victory over one of our bottom of the table rivals Glen.
With the way the league was workin out, after those wee victories we looked to be heading towards stayin up in Division 1 for 2 consecutive years for the first time in many years, the main aim at the start of the year, with 4 games til go! Not bad...
Then came the championship... a wet night in Slaughtneil saw us win our first Senior Championship match in over 30 years! Happy days!
On an up from that wee result we took on the surs in The Glen. After falling asleep at the start of the match, we gave it a real rattle in the second half, and restored some pride even if we got beat by 8.
With the back door in operation, we played a third senior championship match in a year for possibly the first time in the club's history! Unfortunately, we should have stopped at two, as on a forgettable day in Lavey we never showed up and were over run by a tough Loup team... ending the previously promising campaign in not the best possible way!
Havin been distracted by the championship, we never really got back to the form we showed earlier in the year and failed to win another league game in 2011, despite leavin a few games behind we should have at least got a draw out of!
But thankfully other results went our way and we stayed up... only just... and with dawson and the bridge goin down, we could have nice wee trips to Steelstown and/or Craigbane in 2012... not good!
On a brighter note...with screen goin on to win the league later in the year that obviously means we're equal to them after our draw and ultimately the best team in Derry!!
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