THE VINE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE HAD THREE POINTS FROM THIS MATCH AFTER HAVING SOME GOOD CHANCES GO BEGGING BUT CREDIT MUST BE GIVEN TOO FOR HANGING ON IN REALLY DREADFULL CONDITIONS. FC GYRO HAD THE SLOPE SECOND HALF AND CAME AT US KNOWING THEY HAD NOTHING TO LOSE AS WELL WHICH WAS TOUGH AS IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO PLAY THE BALL OUT OR REALLY CLEAR THE BALL.
WE STARTED PRETTY WELL AND THE PITCH WAS PLAYABLE WHICH SUITED OUR STYLE BUT IT SOON CUT UP AND BY THE 20 MINUTE MARK IT WAS A SHAMBLES AND ALMOST UNPLAYABLE.
THE GAME SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PLAYED REALLY BUT THE LEAGUE WANTED THE GAME TO GO AHEAD AS THERE IS A FIXTURE PILE UP EVEN THOUGH WE ARE NOT TOO FAR BEHIND ON GAMES.
FC GYRO HAVE GIVEN US GOOD GAMES ON BOTH OCCASIONS THIS SEASON AND ARE A DECENT TEAM SO CREDIT FOR NOT LOSING THIS ONE IN TOUGH CONDITIONS. WE SEEM TO KNOW HOW TO GRIND RESULTS OUT NOW AND HANG ON TOO WHICH IS GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT THIS SEASON AS WE HAVE GOT SOME MASSIVE GAMES COMING UP WHICH WILL DECIDE THE LEAGUE. THE LOST POINTS FROM THIS MATCH MIGHT COME BACK TO HAUNT US THO ?
GRAINGER AGAIN STOOD OUT AT THE BACK AND SHOWED HE IS GROWING IN STATURE AS A CENTRE HALF WHICH PUTS PRESSURE ON ALL THE OTHER DEFENDERS WE HAVE.PETE THE MACHINE WON MOM AND REALLY PUT A GOOD SHIFT IN WHICH WAS NEEDED IN THE CONDITIONS. HE LINKED UP WELL WITH ADE DOWN THE RIGHT AND PUT IN A CRACKING CROSS FOR THE FIRST GOAL.
WARREN WAS DOING WELL BUT HIS PLASTIC ANKLE FELL OFF AGAIN AND HE HOBBLED OFF AT HALF TIME LEAVING ADE THE ONLY SUB TO FILL IN DOWN THE LEFT WING !!! THAT OF COURSE DID NOT WORK AT ALL SO WE CHANGED TO A 4-5-1 WITH DAVE COMING OVER TO THE LEFT WING AND ADE SLIDING TO THE MIDDLE TO SLUG IT OUT IN THE MUD !!! IT HELPED US DEFEND BUT GAVE US LESS UP FRONT WHICH PUT US ON THE BACK FOOT A BIT. HAVING MORE SUBS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND A FEW PEOPLE NEED TO BUCK THEIR IDEAS UP.
AS A TEAM WE BATTLED REALLY WELL AND MANAGED THE BEST WE COULD IN THE CONDITIONS SO WELL DONE CHAPS. WE CAN ONLY HOPE THE OTHER TEAMS AROUND US DROP POINTS AS WELL IN THESE SORTS OF HARD AND GRITTY GAMES.
THE FIXTURES ARE OUT FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON NOW AND THERE IS SOME TASTY GAMES COMING UP AND SOME MUST WIN GAMES TOO SO WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE AT THE RACES BOYS.
FIXTURES
20TH JAN VS GRATTONS AWAY
27TH JAN VS CHS HOME
3RD FEB VS SOUTHWATER HOME (DOUBLE HEADER) 2 X 60 MINUTE GAMES
10TH FEB VS NORTHMORE CUNTS HOME
17TH FEB VS MARQUIS HOME
24TH FEB FREE WEEK
3RD MARCH FREE WEEK
10TH MARCH VS PHS UTD HOME
17TH MARCH VS NORFOLK AWAY
24TH MARCH VS MARQUIS AWAY
BREAKING TRANSFER NEWS !!
JASON ANDERTON HAS BEEN LOANED OUT FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON TO A BRIGHTON TEAM CALLED NELSON DUE TO THE FACT HE HAS NO CAR AND LIVES IN BRIGHTON AND DOES NOT WANT TO GET THE TRAIN OVER FOR GAMES. THE MANAGER AND BOARD ARE DISSAPOINTED AS EVERY SEASON ITS THE SAME OLD STORY AND HOWEVER USEFUL HE IS AS A PLAYER HE YET AGAIN HAS COMMITMENT ISSUES. HIS CONTRACT REALLY DOES NOT MEAN MUCH BUT AT LEAST THE TRANSFER FEE OF TWO PAPER CLIPS AND A USED DILDO WONT AFFECT THE CLUB FINANCE TOO MUCH. JASON MADE A QUICK STATEMENT TO THE PRESS AND JUST SAID 'I APOLIGISE AGAIN FOR NOT DOING A FULL SEASON FOR THE VINE AND ADE THE MANAGER BUT I HAVE TO PUT MYSELF AND MY FAMILY FIRST AND IT DOES NOT WORK FOR ME AND THE TRAVEL IS A PAIN IN THE RING PIECE AS I DONT HAVE ANY VEHICLE TO GET ABOUT ANYMORE' HE FINISHED BY SAYING ' BIG LOVE TO ALL THE BOYS AND GOOD LUCK, I AM STILL SIGNED ON IF YOU BOYS ARE DESPERATE AND WILL SIGN ON AGAIN NEXT YEAR OF COURSE BUT AM LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYING FOR A LOCAL TEAM AND THE NEW CHALLENGE AHEAD'
CRAIG HOOWAAAY GRAINGER HAS SHOCKED THE CLUB BY ADMITTING HE IS CONSIDERING A MOVE BACK UP TO THE NORTH !! HE HAS NOT SETTLED AS HE HOPED AND IS BORED DOWN HERE AS NOT ENOUGH OF THE LADS GO FOR NIGHTS OUT AND GET HIM INVOLVED. HE HAS MADE A STATEMENT AFTER LENGTHY DISSCUSSIONS WITH CLUB MANAGER AND SECRETARY ADE MORTIMER. HE MADE THIS STATEMENT TO THE PRESS ' I LOVE THE CLUB AND THE BOYS AND THIS HAS NOT BEEN AN EASY DECISION AT ALL BUT I AM NOT AS SETTLED AS I WOULD LIKE AND MISS MY MATES AND FAMILY BACK UP AT HOME' HE WENT ON AFTER A SHORT PAUSE TO COMPOSE HIMSELF 'THE LADS AND FOOTBALL HAS BEEN MINT BUT I HAVE NOT GOT THE SOCIAL LIFE I THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE AND STRUGGLED OVER CHRISTMAS WHICH WAS REALLY HARD ON ME AND THE MRS' HE BROKE DOWN AT THIS POINT AND HAD TO DRY HIS EYE BEFORE SAYING 'I DONT ENJOY MY JOB EITHER LIKE AND THINKING LIKE OF GOING BACK TO UNI LIKE AND GETTING MYSELF LIKE SOME REAL PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE LIKE'
AT THIS POINT KRIS KAMARA ASKED HIM WHETHER IT HAS GOT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE BOYS WANTING HIM IN THE SHOWER AFTER GAMES AND HE GAVE THIS REPLY 'I KNOW I HAVE LET THE BOYS DOWN WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING MY DICK OUT BUT I FEEL LIKE A BOY COMPARED TO THE BEASTS THAT SHOWER TOGETHER AND WAVE THERE DICKS ALL OVER THE PLACE' HE WENT ON ' I AM HERE TILL THE END OF THE SEASON WHATEVER AND WILL FINISH MY CONTRACT WITH THE CLUB AS DONT WANT TO LET THE MANAGER,FANS OR PLAYERS DOWN BY LEAVING NOW'
HE FINISHED BY SAYING ' THANK YOU FOR THE CHANCE TO PLAY FOR SUCH A BIG CLUB AND FOR THE PLAYERS AND FANS TAKING ME IN SO QUICKLY AND I JUST HOPE I CAN LEAVE YOU AT THE END OF THE SEASON AS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS'
CLUB MANAGER ADE MORTIMER HAS SAID THAT NEWCASTLE UNDER 8 GIRLS AND SUNDERLAND DISABLED GOAL KEEPERS CLUB HAVE BOTH MADE PRE CONTRACT OFFERS WHICH THE CLUB ARE CONSIDERING. ADE MORTIMER TOLD THE PRESS' I WONT LIE I AM GUTTED AND SAD TO HEAR THAT GRAINGER IS PROBABLY ON HIS WAY AT THE END OF THE SEASON' HE PAUSED BRIEFLY TO REFLECT ON HIS NEXT WORDS 'I AM HOPING THE CLUB AND PLAYERS CAN TURN IT AROUND SOMEHOW AND KEEP HIM WITH US AS HE HAS BEEN A STAND OUT PLAYER THIS SEASON AND WILL BE MISSED AS WE HAVE AN AVERAGE AGE OF 35 AT THE BACK AND HE HAS GIVEN US SUCH A BOOST WITH HIS PACE AND ATTITUDE THIS SEASON' HE FINISHED BY SAYING ' HOWEVER WE WILL WISH HIM ALL THE BEST IF HE DOES GO AND HAVE A GOOD PISS UP AND SENDING HIM PACKING WITH SOME GOOD MEMORIES,BUT HOPE HE DOES SHOWER BEFORE HE GOES AS WE WANT TO SEE THAT SAUSAGE AT SOME POINT'
HOPEFULLY SEE YOU SUNDAY BENDERS IF THE ICE AND SNOW DOES NOT FUCK IT UP !!!!!
