Manly Vale 6 points Brad Pitt 0

There wasn't a post for the Wakehurst game. I just didn't get around to it... So, what can we say about the weekend just gone?!!

We hosted the team who (according to their name) should be playing water polo? Actually their name is the residue that creates if you forget to use under arm deodorant...


Pittwater?

Lets face it. Pitt 'Water' don't play in the water - so why aren't they called Mona Vale? That is after all where they are located and where they play their football?

I will tell you why they are not called Mona Vale:
- There is only room for one "M" Vale in this league and that's right, that's us, The Vale, The mighty mighty Manly Vale.

(To the tune of Boney M's "hooray hooray its a holi holiday...):
"Vaaaaale,
Vaaaale,
Manly Manly Vale.

Vale,
Vale,
Manly Manly Vale!"
(If you are wondering what on earth I am on about, listen to Boney M on YouTube and find out.)

There is a golf course up at Underarm Residue and whenever a bad shot is played the sound :"FOUR" is shouted out very loudly. When I was there on Sunday morning, I was shouting "FOUR" and I hadn't even taken my clubs out of my car boot...


They shout out what?

OK, on a more serious note:

Pitts (under arms') are a great club, they have depth in their teams and are never easy in both grades. Reserves stepped up first and within 20 minutes were sitting pretty, two up! courtesy of a flick / shot from Lenny, which found a sweaty green and white who helped it into the net.

Our second was from wild card Neilo the maple leafed Swanson, who struck a good shot, which hit the post and not giving up there placed the rebound straight into the net. The lino said "no goal" the ref said "your avin a laugh int ya!!??" - 2 - 0...

Armpit Residue got a goal back and that was it. Vale defended, held onto the lead and also held onto the league. Reserves are still sitting at the top. Under the governance of Mr Ninness, we are performing very strongly, ship shape and "Bristol Fashion" (Google it if you are unsure - Bristol Fashion...) Blah blah blahdi blah.

First grade. Well we began as we have started nearly every game this season. Out of the traps at 100 miles an hour and after 5 mins Goooaaaaaaallllll!!! 1-0 another from golden boot nominee Woodsie!

We battled on and Nathan got another, get in there the Vale!!!!

Second half, after nothing but positives at half time and of course great debate about whether Phil was using performance enhancing calf blood supplements? How good was Phil!!!!!!

We were out for the second half. We could have scored again and again, we hit the post, the keeper made saves, Manly Vale were on the case, on the job, getting stuck in and quite frankly sticky it to the Armpit Res Massive!!!

Woodsie came up and popped the ball up with his right and hammered it home with his trusted left. 3 - 0. We had sealed the victory, but wait. The Greco assassin came on and within 5 minutes it was 4-0. The crowd went crazy and the final whistle sounded. How good was last Saturday!!!!!

We celebrated in style and I think when I checked my watch everyone was in the Steyne, still getting hammered at 3.30am! Even the assassin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Or was he? That might have been his brother? I always get mixed up after a few Corona's...

PS Good luck Trev.
Trev got arrested steeling someones hubcaps and has been deported to a place called England on the other side of the world! Apparently it is cold there, it rains loads and nobody has any hubcaps over there!!! Plus it is the armpit of the universe? Sounds pretty awful to me! ;) Hope to have you back one day mate!!

So onto this weekend. It's the posh lot from over the spit.

Advisory:- Get to the game early boys otherwise the 4x4 BMW's, Lexus "Lexi" and Cayenne's will have stolen the parking spaces...


The Mosman 1st eleven... ;)

It's a massive game this weekend! If we were to get 6 points, lets just say; we should be out of trouble!!! Should isn't good enough though. We need at least 6 points in both grades for survival and for finals in reserve and possibly first grade!!!!!!

Think positive, you never know what could happen! If we can beat Pittwater 4-0, we can beat anyone(.)

A Nine Point Weekender for Manly Vale

OK, I was going to start this weeks post with the usual rant, however I have nothing to rant about... Car parking at Cromer Park? The ref's poor performance on Sunday, Saturday, every week? Which ref? All of them? Nope. Nothing to rant about? That must mean something amazing happened? Well nine points out of a possible nine points is pretty darn fine if you ask me! Amazing? Well lets just say that the squad are truly united and as a result we are pulling together, in both grades now and winning games. Nice. Go The Vale!!!!

Saturday:
The arena was Dee Why Park. Our opponents the Black Swans aka Dee Why FC. These guys were perched pretty low on the table in both grades, so our mission was quite simple; win the afternoon's games!!

Reserve Grade
You would be forgiven if you had forgotten your spectacles to think that Dee Why had Simon Woods in goal for them and a hungry sharp shooter was swinging up high in the trees holding a Parker-Hale M85 'sure sight' snipers rifle. Dee Why's keeper kept throwing himself to the ground for reason's unknown? Having said that it was kind of assumed, (after the game when he hobbled away on crutches), that he had something wrong with his leg..? Who knows? Blimey at first I thought that he was certainly under attack from something? I didn't see any low flying black swans..?


GL's Cat?

Now then, back to the game. Lets just say that we certainly had a stormer, yet we should remind ourselves that Dee Why are no Brookie, Pittwater, Wakehurst or Strikers etc We played against an eventual nine man team and won.....wait for it........... 7-1!!!!!! (Who cares if it was only nine!)

Two goals from Sammedy Sam "the Nuts" Sammo and another deuce from Luke "Hit the Faaarkin Thing" Ventress. We were also gifted a couple of goals from Dee Why's centre back, one of which was a diving header! It was a truly "black" afternoon for that swan. Marto got one, surprise surprise... Go the Scotsman!

Sadly another injured Valer after this weekend with Marco "Small Bag" (Not sure of his surname), with a broken ankle. Hats off to Marco, he got up and limped off the field. Marco's verdict: 2 x metal plates in his ankle and further surgery in 6 weeks time..:( - May you get well soon mate!

So, the final score was Dee Why 1 Manly Vale 7. (Seven Swans a swimming.) - Well they were until someone shot them from the tree's - perhaps the sharp shooter mistook Dee Why for MV? A 7 - 1 win; Get in there! That helps out the goal difference! It is back to normal with a full strength Wakehurst posing a challenge this weekend. This is certainly a game that we have to be prepared for mentally if we are going to get 3 points!

First Grade
It's official. Out of the last 6 games we have won 5 in first grade! That is a record to be proud of, yet we need to keep the mental strength up and the train rolling along hard into some tougher games over the next few weeks.

Dee Why were not going to be a walk over in 1st Grade. Simon didn't make the field, (he entered Dee Why Park walking like John Wayne who had been taken from behind by a large Grizzly Bear! (Rumours were rife that the sharp shooter had got to him and poked him, however not with his rifle butt! BUT.

So to the game: We were the better side (our life story!) We looked strong and a dominant Liam, screamed for the ball. Robin Woods passed and Mr Sure Foot AKA La'Douche, calmly looked up, looked down and struck a sweet shot resulting in a great goal - well deserved too!

Now would we hold on, would we score anymore? (My mind is swollen with memories of my shot that hit the wood work in reserve grade - I am still getting sleepless nights thinking about that.) Ah hum... Final score was 1 - 0. We should have belted them, however you know what?!! It was our first clean sheet of the season!! get in there. 3 precious points in the bag and it was time to rest up, stretch out and prepare for BTH the next day.

Whilst we are preparing I would like to quickly say that whilst First Grade kept a clean sheet Kneill, (our lovable court Jester,) was busy dirtying his sheets dreaming about the "team trip". Kneill gets so excited about the affair, he will truly find it hard to sleep leading up to October, when he will not sleep for 3 days. After which, who knows? Last year he was on TV with a weather man and then propped up in the medical centre getting "stitched up" - bring on this year!!!

(I once knew a bloke; first name was "Bel" and surname was "Rose"
- He sat on a pin: Belrose...

Sunday 6th July
Venue Cromer Park
Opponents: BTH, Raiders, Belrose, BOTL: (Bottom of the league...)

If we could pull this off (no I do not mean whatever you are thinking Marto...) If we could win, we would be right back up there amongst it!!! BTH were not going to be a walkover, they had their existence to play for. So did we! (If I get the order wrong apologies...) First up Trev nets a nice goal 1 - 0 to the Vale and guns a blazin!

Nath, he's ere, here's there, he's up front against BTH was playing his usual blinder. Robin Woods stepped up and buried another - go Woodsie! Our line of defence was good with Luca strong as ever and John Grecs playing a very strong game. Robin K was doing a sterling job and Liam (Mr Versatile) Douche was as ever reliable. Admittedly the crowd did take a deep breath when Robin K ventured on a few runs up the field when we were in the lead - don't give everyone a heart attack Keussen!!!!! Woodsie stepped up and netted another. Final score 3 - 1 to The Vale.

This week is not full of clever wit and satire. (I am not sure if any of these posts have been..?) I need to take a note book down to the game (not for autographs!) - so that I can get the hard facts of the games into this blog.

One comment to make was Marto's sledge "Get your F=ckin hair cut you low life!" to the BTH player that looked just like clever Geordie comedian Ross Noble. Funny.


BTH Player

Actually I have another: Ozzie.
- Did anyone notice Aussie go off to find the ball that had gone over the fence? (If Osama Bin laden was a football then Ozzie should be in Afghanistan!!!!) Ozzie went over in the general direction of where the ball landed, had a look around: ball nowhere to be seen! Then "incoming!" Ozzie's phone goes and he is guided to the exact location of the ball!!! Who was this mystery caller? Was it a mate of his from a command base taking co-ordinates from an unmanned "drone" aircraft? Could it have been Mr L up high in the tree's? Did the ball telephone Ozzie?!! Who's knows?! But I tell you what, perhaps Ozzie could save the world? H'mmm - we shall see!


Ozzie will sniff out a ball in seconds!

Next up is Wakehurst at Lionel Watts Reserve. "The Tigers" Lets hope that we can leave their ground on Saturday feeling Grrrrrrreeeeeeeeaaaaaattttttttt!!!!!

Until training, Au revoir.

Narra Killarney Double Header Thriller

I will begin this post on a slight tangent and with one word (that's one word Woodsie):
Weather
Since March the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) were predicting that June was going to be a complete wash out. In plain English the BOM were saying: "It's gonna f8ckin chuck it down in June and every b@stard is gonna get p1ssed wet through Scooby Doobie Dooooooo, cats and dogs, all in June, in June we say, can you hear us at the back? - IN faaaaarkin JUNE!!!!!"

This was so well known I can remember back in April when complete strangers would stop me in the street and say "How about June, It's gorrrnna fricken pelt it down!" Even the local Possums were onto it, building rain proof nests (first time possums had done this since Noah was picking them up two by two, with the hippopotamus and the kangafrickenroo..!!!")

So, did the association think of perhaps making up a few games before we received this awaited deluge? (I will not leave you holding your breath...) The answer is quite obviously NO and as a result a few more games were cancelled and now it's goodbye weekend and hello catch up time!

Rant over...

Saturday
Our challenge on Saturday was against the tea cozies or "Beanies", as I think the local Narrabeen tribe refer to themselves. I thought Narrabeen were known as "The Magpies"? The only swooping I saw on Saturday was from Aussie who swiftly leaned down to pump up the match ball for the best part of 1 second. He then proceeded to fill up 3 water bottles, before arguing with Rowan and then reversing his truck out of the stadium and into the car park. Or was I just imagining this? Aussie is a magpie?

Reserves
One word: Up for it!!! We were! We couldn't have started the game better. Apart from having 11 on the pitch and a full bench to boot we got an early goal courtesy of our (back from suspension) Tim Healey. Get in there!! 1- 0! To make matters even better "He's here, he's there, he doesn't like to swear...plus he is literally everywhere!" Davey Greco hammered home a delightful 20 yard strike perfectly into the back of the top left hand side of the goal. KPow! 2 - 0.

This is what we had been waiting for all season! At last we had tuned ourselves into the goal scoring machine that we knew we were and always could be. We were ready for the ammunition to carry on destroying the "Beanies", "Tea Cozies" "Aussie Magpies" whatever they are called? We waited for the deluge...and waited...

We played well and we deserved to win and we did. Will we win a game 6-0 this season? Who cares!!!! Seriously who gives a sh1t!! We did not concede and we were two up within 15 minutes. We were the better side. We held on. We won!

Final score 2- 0...

Get in there boys!! "We are top of the league, say we are top of the league!"

First Grade
Well what can we say? We were certainly up for it (understatement.) On the pitch we played very well. Passing was in part a problem for us and this seemed to aggravate us a little. Narrabeen got one. We responded with a delicate pass from Trev "Hubcaps" Scouser, Robin latched on and the bounce went the wrong way for us. So, so close! We deserved a draw at least and the lads should not be ashamed of the performance.

Special note to one Mr K Swan aka Swanee who is resting up with nine stitches and a broken Konk. Get well soon mate!

We couldn't get a clear cut chance on goal and Mossie and co grabbed a very fortunate 3 points for the "Beanies".

We nursed our wounds, (well Swan didn't. A real nurse / doctor treated his wounds) and minds began focusing on Sunday.

Sunday
Cromer Park or "Local San Siro" as the local Greco Mafia refers to it, was the home of the big game. FK Bogie FC v Manly Vale FC. The rematch, the away game and this time without Muppet brains moaning about the dugout. The scene was set, the sun was shining, it was time to stretch out the niggles from Saturday and write off Forests' season there and then.

Well what can we say. Ben Charles was a late exit, Neil was a late fitness test and after 5 minutes of hobbling, his ankle (the size of softball) would simply not let him get out there. Trev too had ankle woes so we used our depth. We had a fresh team with Davey G, John G and Scottie beaming up to first grade to fill the gaps.

First half: Well lets just say, we were playing football, the better football and looking good. FK Bogie got a fortunate penalty and would you Adam and Eve it!
- we woz one nil darn guvnor... Then to add salt to our already aching wounds along comes a run from the halfway, with the crowd whispering "take him out" they scored another freak goal, out of nowhere and again, against the run of play.

Many teams would have buried themselves there and then. Other teams would have conceded that it was not their weekend and looked forward to an early night after punishing Germany or Italy on Euro 08 on the PlayStation... Not this team. It was into the sheds (trees) for half time.

We had played the better football, Forest had scored two lucky goals against the run of play. We knew that and we were not happy about this. So what were we going to do? That's right, something about it!

We exited the "trees" with one goal in mind: Forests goal and the ball in the back of it. It wouldn't be that long! It came after about 10 minutes. The team were playing total football. Passing was 3 touch max and it was solid, no lucky flicks, it was solid passing football. Woodsie almighty stood up, looked up and buried the ball into the back of the net. Lucky goal against the run of play? Most certainly not. It was our just deserved. Then something amazing happened. A miracle? Nope. Forest kicked off, we intercepted, Woodsie got into position again, set his range, lit the gunpowder; Booooooooom! 2 - 0. the crowd went crazy!

This was it, the acceleration we had needed, the desire that we could not find against Narrabeen was here. I will honestly say that the passing was out of this world! Cries of "Exhibition" and "Are you all Johann Cruyff?" could be heard from the swelling crowd...?! (The "exhibition" part might have been people trying to find the wood working expo over in the "Cromer College" over the road), no seriously we played a dynamite game! (There were some cries from up high in the distant trees of "Simon stand still" - I am not sure who that might have been?

This team were playing for each other, for the club and to win. The players were playing for the shirts on their back and they did us proud, but wait! We were drawing, would we finish them off?

Well Wad and Aussie were finishing off the oppositions bench with a few expletives and Cas had to banish Aussie to the other side of the dugout - very funny to watch. That minor distraction aside it was all eyes on the last 20 minutes.

Bang on 65 minutes it came. (Apologies I haven't got any goal providers names, all I can remember are the goals.) The final one came from Mr Woodsie Hatrick man and "kabosh" Forest were buried and Vale reigned supreme!

Seriously, what a performance! It was a joy to watch and add's confidence to the squad and increases our mental strength knowing that we can turn around a 2-0 deficit to win 2-3. Once again GO THE VALE!!!!!

First grade sang the team song again and this will definitely not be the last time. We are head and shoulders above BTH, Dee Why, Forest and Narrabeen. We can beat many other teams too. Bring on the next game!

That's it from me. One pic today and that is the celebratory beers at the wharf bar on Sunday evening. Even I managed to make an appearance, although I do not remember being there?


Manly Vale at the Manly Wharf Bar

Exit Lomas, Hello 6 Points!

Well it has been a very busy month indeed. Busy for gossip, speculation and action! After the Manly Allambie game the entire squad was left wondering whether first grade would ever snare that elusive win this season?

The committee obviously thought it was time for a change and this resulted in head coach Graeme standing down. Good luck to Graeme, he tried hard, he put in his all for the club, however the committee and players thought a change was for the best and the decision was made. Perhaps a hearty beach session pre season in 2009 could still be on the cards for us with Mr Lomas? We shall see.




OK, we have had a little rain over the last few weeks and as a result missed a few games. We also have some very good news:

First grade got up! TWICE!!!!!

Yes 6 points in two weeks is a fantastic morale booster for the team and squad.

I can't remember the details from last weeks games so I am going to swerve them for first and reserve grade and go straight to yesterday's game against Forest Killarney.

Lets kick off as we have done all season, (in this blog and on the field) with reserve grade first.


Muppets...


Muppet!
Firstly I will comment on the person who before kick off simply stunned us all with a sense of, well how can I explain it? Erm - actually no sense whatsoever!

We were playing at home, the dugout furthest away from the sheds is ours, it always has been and always will be. I noticed, as did others, that Killarney had placed all their bags on our side. I politely mentioned to one of their coaches that their dugout was the other one and kindly offered to help move their bags. He thanked me, said don't worry "we can move them" and all was well.

Then some bloke storms in and says that they are not moving and ordered us to sit in the other dugout. He then harped on about the fact that he was a referee and if I did not stop saying that they were in the other dugout I might not make it onto the pitch at all!

He even had the audacity to say "a simple sorry will be ok from you and then you will not be in the referees bad books". What? Had I missed something?

The bloke was a power crazed lunatic! I am not sure if it was the "luna" full moon that got him going? Whatever it was he was an idiot and I am still bewildered at his manners, rant, actions and stupidity.

Before he fights a war about sitting in the wrong dugout he should think about who he rants at. One day I am sure that his careless, mindless ignorance and arrogance will get him into trouble. Lets ensure that we sit in Forests' dugout when we play there and see how he likes being told to sit in the other dugout? Yeah right - we are not that stupid!

Rant over.

Reserves:
Turning up to the game with the mind set to win... (Oh blimey here he goes - the author is going to harp on about being mentally prepared for the game and being up for it and focused for Saturday mornings.) - Actually I am not - well I have just said it. In my opinion we were very relaxed and I think we thought that we would smash Killarney. As a result we didn't.

Mind you, we were all over them. We had three amazing shots saved and ample more chances on goal. Again the young blood in the team worked really hard and is once more proving to be a serious threat to the places in first grade. This is what we want. A squad hungry for places in the first team!

We couldn't hit a barn door with a banjo yesterday and those jammy Killarney boys had about three goes and their third chance resulted in a goal. B*gger!!!

Hey ho - lets put it down to a bad day at the office, group together in training and get tuned in for next Saturdays game. I am sure we can get back into the winning groove :)

First Grade
Well our brothers in first grade were certainly prepared upstairs. Focused, switched on and hungry for another three points.

The whistle blew for kick off and would you believe it! The crowd is cheering, the ball is in the back of the net!!! Yes we got a goal in the first 5 mins!! Well done Woodsie. Robin was up for it and could smell a goalfest.

Would it be festival time at David Thomas? or rained out Clacton Pier with the defence on the dodgems? Game on. Then there was another cheer. The ball was over the line. The ref was over the hill and far away, as was the 7 year old linesman. Definitely a goal but oh no - the referees got it wrong again...

B8gger! FK got one back... 1-1.

We then worked hard and played good football, although we were a little complacent at the back. We went into the sheds at 2-2.

Some say that we have missed constructive half time talks this season. Well on Saturday the team talk was all constructive! We came out of the sheds re focused and with a job to do. We got right into it!

It started at the back. Robin was tough, composed and quite simply, getting stuck in, as was Waddy and Swanny. Luca - well he was on fire! FK's left half didn't have a sniff and Luca wiped him out every time.

Grimsby Nath was back and fourth like a cheetah in the Savannah, winning balls and causing havoc. Norm was stable, put a foot on the ball and picked out some great passes. The norm for Norm... A big difference in the second half was our strength at the back and this was embraced by Liam (the rock) Douche. I honestly think he won every header that he went for(.) The opposite to squirty poo bum = Solid. Liam was solid as a rock. (Don't talk to me about the latter...)

Up front Trev and Robin were in a league of their own. Trev caused havoc and beat their last man, slotted the ball across goal and Woodsie said "Thank you very much kind sir" and "have some of this Killarney boys and with my right foot too!"

Neil came onto replace Ben Charles and I have forgotten what else happened. Other than Woodsie playing a blinder and snaring a ha trick.

Go the Vale 5-2 win - we deserved it for sure.

That's it from me. It's been a while hence the waffle.

Next week the match report will be be featuring extracts from a Woolworth's direct mail catalogue that I picked out of my letterbox this morning. "A dozen lemons $3"

- Speaking of lemons; I hope that bloke got home alright after the game! He might have gone home to the wrong house and argued with the owner that it was his, or tried to drive away in the wrong car, again abusing the owner who is running along side the car saying "but it's my car..?" (Still p1ssing me off thinking about it.)

What a LEMON!!!

Brookvale Football Club v Manly Vale FC

Brookvale FC verses Manly Vale FC
Well, it was the big game. The episode of football that everyone tunes into. Local rivals Brookvale FC; Brookie, The Blues.., they arrived at David Thomas Reserve and as always, meant business.

What were we in store for this week? A silencing in both grades? Joy and elation as Vale strip Brookies' unbeaten run and we gain a valuable win. Well reserves were off first and 1pm was kick off time.

Pre match the tension, energy and focus was apparent. I could smell that we were up for it. Everyone had learnt a lesson the week before when we should have finished off Beacon Hill. Buy hey we don't dawn on the past and the present was first placed Brookvale. it was game on.

We kicked off and both teams were playing football. It was fast and furious and truthfully, very enjoyable. We nudged a goal pre half time and it was into the sheds feeling confident and pumped.

We came out of the sheds and continued our efforts on Brookies' goal. Big Keith "Swanny" Swan tapped in a nice knee from a Fresh free kick. 2 - 0! We were looking good and strong. Hats off to Brookie they were in this game and their hunger and quality was always present. Vale had a player sent off and it was down to 10 men and time to hang on and try to keep the points in the bag. Brookvale stepped up the pressure and Krankovich and friends got a goal back. They continued the pressure and it was 2 - 2. In the dying moments Liam Douch calmy popped a lob at the Brookie net and it nearly bounced in. It was not to be and the final tally was 2 a piece. Brookie and Strikers are the two teams to beat this season and we could have beaten them. Role on the re match at Grahams Reserve!

First Grade
In first grade it was Vale's chance to net our first three points against an allegedly "paid" Brookie side of players. Gabriel "Chi Chi" Mendez being one of them. We have our own class and talent and Nath in the middle shone. Ben Charles out on the right did everything right. Sammy Walling had a great game too! We pressured and we nearly netted a few. Brookie scored a wonder goal from their big burly captain as he calmly looked up from 35 yards and slotted the ball into the back of the Vale net. We were in the game and unlucky to be down by 2 goals at half time. In fact all game we played football and kept the pressure on Brookie. "Giggsy", up front for the Blues, was always a worry and his enthusiasm and trickery paid off when he scored Brookvale's fourth and final goal. He had a blinder!

So first grade are still searching for that elusive win. I will say "hats off" to Gabriel "Chi Chi" Mendez. Chi Chi is a true sportsman who offered a helping had to an injured Neil. He was also a class act on the pitch and great for the Northern Beaches League! A great player and a great guy. Such a shame he picked up a bad injury back in the 90's, otherwise he might have been an established Socceroo back then!


This picture is dedicated to ManU fans. (Not many of them have Manc accents and they love a Prawn Sandwich!)

OK - so it's Manly Allambie next week and you know what? I think first grade are going to get their first win. like this week - it is all upstairs! We have the talent and we can play football. Lets get those minds trained on the job ahead. lets plan the week ahead. Two good training sessions and then Saturday it is all on! If we all focus we can snare our first 6 points for the season.

Go on The Vale!

Beacon Hill FC grabbed the six points

I think the lateness of this post demonstrates that I am not a professional writer. I am quite an awful loser, especially when I am at fault for a goal...

In reserve grade last weekend I thought that we were the better team. Beacon Hill were fortunate to get their goal. The ref was, well, what can we say; a JOKE! Lets hope that he is not unleashed in a future game of ours. Joking aside we truly were the better side. I agree with Swan and Mark, we seemed to be a little relaxed, almost slightly apathetic? In bog standard English "we woz not up 4 it guvnor innit!"

We do not need to repeat the shouting at the ref! Lets get the ref onside and make the game ours this wekend!

In first grade we looked sharp and started brightly. A deserved goal for Young, who's battle and presence up front was a consistent worry for the Beacon hill defence. However Beacon Hill responded, from a corner. They also scored from a free kick and we were unlucky to concede an own goal. (Forgive me I cannot recall how or who got our second.) Or was it that amazing scissor kick from dear old Nath? Nath had a good game and was ere, there, every 5674847where... OK back to the report:

Plain and simply, we lost by 3 goals and none of them were from open play. This seems to be a normality for first grade. I will take "normality" and shorten it down to one positive that I thought came out of the game. "Norm" played a bloody blinder as sweeper. He looked cool, calm and clinical placed great passes whilst giving out good talk. Well played mate!



Brookvale Football Club


It's Brookvale this weekend. The mighty blues. Brookie are sitting top in both grades. They are always a quality side and you have to give them the respect they deserve. The way to beat them is to rise to their level and do what we are good at. Playing football! No long ball madness, no heads down with no where to go. Lets get passing to feet this weekend. Three touch like in training. We beat them in reserve grade the year before last and in first grade 3-1 that year also. They are not invincible and we are due a win.

It's all about mental strength and belief this weekend. I think that Brookie will turn up and smugly assume that they have 6 easy points in the bag. Lets give them a greeting they do not expect and win that ball from the beginning and all the way through our games.

Again, it's in the mind this weekend! Lets get tuned in to the job, relax and work hard. We can beat them!!!!!

Go The Vale!

Manly Vale FC Reserves are Top!

Well the ride has been fun, fast and by no means easy. The table says it all, we are top of the ladder!:

1st: Manly Vale Football Club
- 18 points
- Played 6
- Won 6
- Lost 0
- Drawn 0
- Goals for 17
- Goals against 4
- Goal diff 13



2nd: Brookvale Football Club
- 16 points
- Played 6
- Won 5
- Lost 0
- Drawn 1
- Goals for 25
- Goals against 6
- Goal diff 19

3rd: Collaroy Cromer Strikers Football Club
- 14 points
- Played 6
- Won 4
- Lost 0
- Drawn 2
- Goals for 29
- Goals against 10
- Goal diff 19

I hope that this is accurate? The good ole "comp man" service that the association uses has STILL not been updated...

We still have a lot to do and Brookie and Strikers is coming up! This is going to be a hard month.

Go The Vale!!!