2016 NEW FM League thread

[ForeverRed]

Gunners down 3 nil today v Kahibah, my first sight of the very very young gunners team this season and was very impressed, down 2 nil at half time and then down to 10 men not long after they showed great courage and created most opportunities during the second half and deserved a goal at least, Kahibah scored their third very late on, can honestly say these young lads will be a big force in coming weeks if they can keep that effort up, as for Kahibah although missing Sean clerke, they can forget about winning anything this year on that performance, teams playing with a deep sweeper went out years ago Andre, very boring stuff

[Ker-Plunk]

entertaining football or win the game , really a no brainer . was it boring stuff because your very , very, very , very , young team couldn't score . to be honest not much entertainment has come out of southy teams for many seasons now . glad they had beers at ground , saved us all a 3 page knife fight over it .

[NewyTy]

Scores from Lakes v Thornton:

17's-7-1 Lakes
19's-3-2 Thornton
23's-5-1 Lakes
1st-8-3 Lakes

Lakes seem to have returned to their free-scoring form. Sam Walker got a hat-trick, Blake Green got a hat-trick. Solid win. Surprising result in the 19's I must mention.

And to MFKS, I too was at Wallsend derby. Have to agree. Because it was a derby the goals felt just that little bit more important but everything else was lacklustre. West Wallsend didn't show enough urgency for my liking.

[stopper2]

Gunners down 3 nil today v Kahibah, my first sight of the very very young gunners team this season and was very impressed, down 2 nil at half time and then down to 10 men not long after they showed great courage and created most opportunities during the second half and deserved a goal at least, Kahibah scored their third very late on, can honestly say these young lads will be a big force in coming weeks if they can keep that effort up, as for Kahibah although missing Sean clerke, they can forget about winning anything this year on that performance, teams playing with a deep sweeper went out years ago Andre, very boring stuff

The results haven't been forthcoming but they will get better as the season progresses and probably won't really start gelling till the second half of the season. Packer is a good, young coach who at least is trying to get Southy to play football, unlike some other teams.

[frankiechav]

Up the Belswans...all 4 grades winning again this weekend, it certainly was a 'good' Friday

[sancho_theswan]

Up the Belswans...all 4 grades winning again this weekend, it certainly was a 'good' Friday

Pizza sessions.....
Should be some really good games against a tough Kahibah club this week. Also, the games have been moved from Kahibah to Blacksmiths on Saturday due to some ground seeding taking place at Kahibah.

[Retro Jet]

Accolades to Newy Ty for his Bookface post today.
Many rofls ensued

[NewyTy]

Accolades to Newy Ty for his Bookface post today.
Many rofls ensued

Still people falling for it. And lol at Bookface. If only I could be as funny as you Retro.

[Retro Jet]

Still people falling for it. And lol at Bookface. If only I could be as funny as you Retro.

Mate, the art of a good April fools joke is to make it at least vaguely plausible.
You did that today. Got a few club stalwarts with it too...so to to you I tip my hat.

If I had seen it well before 12 (I'm an AFD purist) I would have circulated it amongst the various committees too.
See who else would have fallen for it: hook, line and sinker.
Great arvo. Still laughing about it....

Bookface? You should know by now that I rarely have a straight name for anything.
Not a huge fan of it but it has it's place I guess.

KUTGW

[boz-monaut]

kudos to Ty for the April fools - I was suckered in totally, was just about to call Retro to ask what the hell was going on after all these years and all the work we had done at the Athfield, until Batman's bookface post tipped me off

so that's three April fools I've fallen for today - one was a friend's pregnancy announcement, the other was the egg falling off the nest at the art gallery

[NewyTy]

kudos to Ty for the April fools - I was suckered in totally, was just about to call Retro to ask what the hell was going on after all these years and all the work we had done at the Athfield, until Batman's bookface post tipped me off

so that's three April fools I've fallen for today - one was a friend's pregnancy announcement, the other was the egg falling off the nest at the art gallery

I really enjoyed the egg one. Originally I was going to do a player announcement but didn't know which club. Thought I'd do something a bit better but believable and Cooks Hill was the best way to go seeing as I'm part of the club. Got a few people around the competition.

Next year it'll be a heritage round game at National Park with the old logo and those horrible SSL (think that was the brand) kits from the late 90's.

Back on topic, I've tipped Belswans to win the top of the table game v Kahibah today. Really keen to see them play.

[Bremsstrahlung]

I really enjoyed the egg one. Originally I was going to do a player announcement but didn't know which club. Thought I'd do something a bit better but believable and Cooks Hill was the best way to go seeing as I'm part of the club. Got a few people around the competition.

Next year it'll be a heritage round game at National Park with the old logo and those horrible SSL (think that was the brand) kits from the late 90's.

Back on topic, I've tipped Belswans to win the top of the table game v Kahibah today. Really keen to see them play.

For some reason, SSI/L strips were iconic. The whole Adidas wanna be 2/3diagonal lines on the shorts, and shirts. Ahhhh man. Good old days.
Do any teams still play with this kit? One of the itchiest strips I've played in.

[boz-monaut]

I still have a bunch of these ugly, large, poor quality kits in a bag in my attic - we could do a photo shoot of current players wearing them

[NewyTy]

For some reason, SSI/L strips were iconic. The whole Adidas wanna be 2/3diagonal lines on the shorts, and shirts. Ahhhh man. Good old days.
Do any teams still play with this kit? One of the itchiest strips I've played in.

I know Bolwarra Lorn ZL3 use old school shorts and Lambton AA and juniors have them still. Maybe some others around.

[sancho_theswan]

As predicted.... it was always going to be a big day against a veey strong Kahibah FC outfit.
The results are as follows:
U/17's... 1-1.
U/19's... 2-3.
U/23's... 3-2.
1st's....... 2-2.

Some great games today, but how about the toughness of the 1st grade boys. Down 2-0 at half time, got the next 2 goals and should have had a few more.
The score flattered Kahibah FC.....

[The Postman]

Southy - Toronto
17s 0-1
19s 5-1
23s 2-0
1sts 1-2

[mervan]

Southy - Toronto
17s 0-1
19s 5-1
23s 2-0
1sts 1-2

Good win by the stags away from home, two on the trot

[Retro Jet]

I wonder how many U17s turned up to their respective games and had an hour
to twiddle their thumbs this morning?

[ranger]

I know Bolwarra Lorn ZL3 use old school shorts and Lambton AA and juniors have them still. Maybe some others around.

Bolwarra Lorn ZL3 play in a sublimated kit. Brown's a tough colour to get nike or adidas to supply a strip. We play 6-a-side in a 15 year old SSI strip which was quality to play in. Collars and 3 quarter sleeves.

[NewyTy]

I wonder how many U17s turned up to their respective games and had an hour
to twiddle their thumbs this morning?

C'mon Retro, they've all got iPhones that update nowadays. **mod snip**

As for results today, Wallsend won 2-0 in Firsts over Cessnock. A forgettable game, Wallsend not at their best. 23's ended 3-2 to Cessnock, game of the day and heated affair. 19's finished Wallsend 2-0 and 17's finished Wallsend 1-0. Good to see the Wallsend 19's win after a tonne of injuries to start the year.

Other results:

Singleton v Lakes, Lakes won 17's 2-0, 19's finished 1-1, 23's finished 4-1 to Lakes and the Roosters won First Grade 6-0 over Singo.

Thornton v Westy, Thornton won 17's 3-2, Westy won 19's 7-1, 23's finished 3-1 to Thornton and Firsts was 3-2 to Thornton.