This week's fixtures & results League III (winter 2010/2011)

Non-league is where it's at.

The Degenerates are probably going to scrape 6th place in the league now too, bollocks.

I'll still score more goals than vidal.

Count it!

Dogma or Pie vs Pesky Skids

Sunday 11am Mitch, if a few people could volunteer to ref that would be rad.

Don't forget the clocks go back tomorrow morning, so don't turn up at 10am...

shit!

I could have had more sleep...

Anyone coming down to watch / ref?
I think hassan is bringin his new/old doggie if that is an incentive.

Dogma or Pie vs Pesky Skids: 2-4, 0-3, 2-0

Division 1 after round 1:

    La Schmoove   9 (+15)       

BAD Polo 9 (+13)
Pesky Skids 6 (+3)
Degeneration 4 (0)
Sick Zombies 4 (0)
Dogma or Pie 3 (-3)

  JAK   0   (0)

FelixAlexSandy 0 (-13)
ArumJackRoxy 0 (-15)

I don't know about Division 2 as only one result has been posted here.

Pesky Skids vs Dogma or Pie

The ref rolls up to court late, everyone seems ready to get started with a mixture of anticipation and excitement. These teams are fresh out of the stables, keen as mustard, the crowd hush as they take their positions... and we're off.

Note. Most of the following is a vague misty blur, my notes were not extensive.

Game 1.
Joe wins the charge and after a couple quick passes between himself and Wen they got a shot off, it goes in (1-0), Prav looks confused and Dogma re-group. Dogma take the ball up the court, but lose it, Joe punts the ball forward and Wen runs to goal, Wen scores (2-0), Prav exclaims "get in front of the man". Dogma advance and lose the ball again, Joe dribbles up the court and puts in through Prav's BB (3-0). The game takes on a repetitive edge as before you know it Joe has put another ball through the BB (4-0), Ed asks "how much time"... we're three minutes in. The next four minutes are a mixture of good link-ups between Joe and Wen (good communication for guys that haven't played together before) and tackles and breaks from Eggpie and Ed, Prav is spending most of the game holding the goal, as is John H for the Skids. "3 minutes left" is called and Ed steps up the pace... a lefty charge results in a lovely shot and goal (4-1), Prav lets out a small chirp. Dogma or Pie are now retaining the ball and have started dominating the shooting... Eggpie gets a goal within the final minute (4-2), but the game comes to an end before the can turn things around. Final score 4-2 to the Skids.

Game 2
The Skids win the charge and despite losing momentum in the last game, they're back on form again. Dogma or Pie can't seem to hold the ball, but get some shots off from more tackles and breaks. Skids are playing a good blocking game and Prav is struggling to deal with Wen reading his lines. The blocking turns offensive and Wen starts to open up the wings for Joe, after a couple missed opportunities Joe gets the first goal (1-0). Dogma are rotating the keeper and trying three out at times, but still can't seem to get through to goal. Wen releases Joe again and Skids get another goal (2-0). The game starts to slow down a little and the teams seem less hungry, maybe they're tired. Lefty Ed and the Righties for Skids keep forcing me to run up and down the court, I'm pretty sure this wasn't in the job description. Everyone's struggling to retain their grip on slippy Mitch and all the rim brakes aren't really doing the job in the wet. John H passes the ball to Wen who heads up the court before cornering back towards his own goal, an odd move, but Wen hammers the ball backwards and it goes straight between Ed's wheels, nice goal, Wen grins like a kipper. The game comes to a close at 3-0.

Game 3
Skids win the charge and everyone decides to spend the first three minutes falling off their bikes, it soon becomes apparent that this is not a winning tactic. There are a few shots, but most of the time both teams are charging too deep, maybe it's the lack of brakes, but there aren't many turns toward goal to really get on the score sheet. Eggpie gets the first goal (0-1) and Dogma start to control the game more with more holding of the ball and dispossession of the Skids. Eggpie gets another (0-2) after a brief scuffle in the D. The Skids advance up the court but Wen decides to self-combust thanks to his rear wheel slipping in the dropout, "time-out" is called while he fixes it and everyone takes the opportunity to have a quick day dream and think about how things could have been. The game restarts but with a strange sense of apathy and resentment caused by painful memories that die hard... this game's done and everyone has a nice bit of banter at centre court, final score 0-2.

TLDR
Skids 4, DOP 2
Skids 3, DOP 0
Skids 0, DOP 2

J/A/H vs LC

0-5
0-5
0-5

With Mrak being away until this afternoon/evening here are the next round of fixtures, I'm sure he'll update them in the 1st post/website asap.

Div 1
BAD Polo v Sick Zombie
Degeneration v Aram/Roxy/Jack
Psyclone v Pesky Skids
La Schmoove v JAK
Dogma or Pie v Bye

Div 2
Sour Pussys v Cosmic
Spring Break v Dinosaurs
Rusty Rims v Josh/Aidan/Haz
Los Conos v Rotten Apples
Nice Touch v Bye

What are people's thoughts RE: Apples, count each game as a forfeit? Treat them as a Bye? Something else?

Forfeit

See if John Mack wants to form a quick team with JP and Lee (who I think wanted to play league) ?

Just an idea.

No, Our team should be removed completely. I do not want forfeits to be associated with us, we are not in the league.

Take them out completely, forfeits would be wrong.

No, Our team should be removed completely. I do not want forfeits to be associated with us, we are not in the league.

Not so sure about that. You were in the league when it started. It seems your only choice would be to forfeit all your games at this point.

But whatever.

If there is another team that wants to play, why don't we let them take the spot that Apples had?

Theres no point doing forfeits. The only real purpose of them is to penalise the team that didnt play, which is useless if the apples quit. Giving all their opponents the same points/GD for the forfeit wont make a difference to the teams relative division placing, which is what matters for the playoffs.

I guess that means we give another bye. Unless we can find/make a team that wants to play in their place?

With Mrak being away until this afternoon/evening here are the next round of fixtures, I'm sure he'll update them in the 1st post/website asap.

Div 1
La Schmoove v JAK

Forfeit

Done.

;)

Brilliant.
Is that your team Andy? If so, how about Sat or Sun morning 10:30

Yep, that's us.

I'll check with the boys and let you know.

Div 1
BAD Polo v Sick Zombie
Degeneration v Aram/Roxy/Jack
Felix/Alex/Sandy v Pesky Skids
La Schmoove v JAK
Dogma or Pie v Bye

Div 2
Sour Pussys v Cosmic
Spring Break v Dinosaurs
Rusty Rims v Josh/Aidan/Haz
Los Conos v Rotten Apples
Nice Touch v Bye

Can we announce the fixtures a few days in advance of the next fortnight as by the time people have read it and arranged dates a few days of potential play would have already been missed (i.e. games could have been arranged for tonight/ late notice for tomorrow etc)

just take out apples and scrap the bye for that week, so LC play nice touch... You might need to rearrange a few later fixtures, and you will have one less fixture week, but seems stupid to have two teams not playing. Unless another team joins of course.

fucken quitters. :P

Felix/Alex/Sandy v Pesky Skids

Pesky Skids would like to invoke the 4 week rule on this one, if that's ok.

I'm away this week, and Joe is away after that for 2 weeks, so unless we use a sub we can't play this until the 21st at the earliest (which gives us a week).

While there are subs who we could call on, we would prefer not to, unless anyone has any objections.

Felix/Alex/Sandy name changed to Psyclone

cheers