It has been a crazy old week. Twelve pages of sport is cool but don't expect that every week. Can't wait for a weekend of long lie-ins. I'm probably far less stressed than those who have done such a good job with the re-launch though.
Here's hoping Loughborough Dynamo do the business tomorrow and the same to Shifnal (who play leaders Atherstone). Could do with a nice easy backpage next week with the headline 'champions' complete with champagne pictures etc. Whatever happens though Dynamo have done a fantastic job to get where they are.
It doesn't seem long since the first game of the season on August 11 where they lost at home to Alvechurch.
Second (or maybe even third) might still be good enough for promotion but they face a long wait for confirmation from the FA's leagues committee and the Unibond League that nobody wants. It will be a deserved reward for a fantastic season.
May 3 is the LoughboroughCharity Cup final between them and Shepshed Dynamo. Hopefully it will be a league fixture as well next season.
One thing to get off my chest seeing as I have bored a few people in the office with it - Wednesday night's game between Barcalona and Manchester United.
Yeah i'm sure the Barca based papers will be critical of the visitors' negative style - but for someone's whose football is so hyped up I found Barca horrible to watch because of how easily they went down.
It was ridiculous to see so many of the world's most skilled players going down with a minimum of contact and wrecked the game as far as I was concerned, cancelling out the pretty (but lacking in end product passing).
What's the point in diving like that? They even made Ronaldo look like a (semi) balanced individual. They could probably take a better penalty though. :)
Friday, 25 April 2008
Friday, 18 April 2008
Summer's (kinda) here
I'm taking a break from the incessent writing of cricket previews.
There's still over a week to go before the season starts but already I seem to have been up to my eyeballs in different teams from a shed load of different leagues discussing their plans for the new season.
I think only one hasn't mentioned promotion this season so far so there are going to be a few who are disappointed but I guess fair play to them because if you don't have hope now then you never will.
So far Coalville and Long Eaton sides are done, just two sides to finish off for Nu News and while the majority of the Loughborough stuff is done, there's still some more to do.
The problem with the cricket season is that unlike with football you tend to get so much literature sent through as well which you end up reading. No doubt it will be great when things calm down and i'll go back to having less to do on a Thursday and Friday but at the minute I keep picking up Wisden to read something and then feeling the need to check up on Leicestershire's score rather than doing as much as I can before next week's chaotic 're-launch' week. This isn't keeping me from work though as I've been told I must update. :)
On Tuesday I saw a strange game between Loughborough Dynamo and Coventry Sphinx. Loughborough won 5-0 to set up tomorrow's trip to third placed Market Drayton with all of the goals coming in the first half. Strangely Coventry Sphinx were arguably the better side in that first half, two minutes into which their only goal keeper was carried off injured.
They looked a good side with a couple of very talented players and if they get a bit more commitment from their players (one of their numbers apparently rang up the manager to say he couldn't play hours before the game because he had tooth ache) and they dont' concentrate on the FA Vase so much, then they may well be right up there challenging for the Midland Alliance title next year.
Hopefully by that time Loughborough will be well established in the Unibond.
There's still over a week to go before the season starts but already I seem to have been up to my eyeballs in different teams from a shed load of different leagues discussing their plans for the new season.
I think only one hasn't mentioned promotion this season so far so there are going to be a few who are disappointed but I guess fair play to them because if you don't have hope now then you never will.
So far Coalville and Long Eaton sides are done, just two sides to finish off for Nu News and while the majority of the Loughborough stuff is done, there's still some more to do.
The problem with the cricket season is that unlike with football you tend to get so much literature sent through as well which you end up reading. No doubt it will be great when things calm down and i'll go back to having less to do on a Thursday and Friday but at the minute I keep picking up Wisden to read something and then feeling the need to check up on Leicestershire's score rather than doing as much as I can before next week's chaotic 're-launch' week. This isn't keeping me from work though as I've been told I must update. :)
On Tuesday I saw a strange game between Loughborough Dynamo and Coventry Sphinx. Loughborough won 5-0 to set up tomorrow's trip to third placed Market Drayton with all of the goals coming in the first half. Strangely Coventry Sphinx were arguably the better side in that first half, two minutes into which their only goal keeper was carried off injured.
They looked a good side with a couple of very talented players and if they get a bit more commitment from their players (one of their numbers apparently rang up the manager to say he couldn't play hours before the game because he had tooth ache) and they dont' concentrate on the FA Vase so much, then they may well be right up there challenging for the Midland Alliance title next year.
Hopefully by that time Loughborough will be well established in the Unibond.
Wednesday, 2 April 2008
Air Ambulance
The charity match organised by Shepshed Dynamo on Sunday was a fantastic event and all in a good cause.
In the first few weeks after the game was mooted very little seemed to happen and to be honest I thought it wouldn't get off the ground.
The people behind the scenes at Dynamo however did a stunning job of organising it all and then got the weather to match. It's a shame the crowd was not quite as big as was hoped but those that stayed away missed out on seeing the likes of Muzzy Izzet (probably the youngest but first to be subbed off) back in action and the subtle genius that is Gerry Taggert.
Shame as well the rugby guys didn't turn up although apparently there were a few from the national media waiting for Martin Johnson to appear to ask him about the England managers job.
Once again cheers to those at Shepshed for the hours spent on the project. Secretary Dave Wheatley must have one impressive contacts book.
This week's Echo news section is pretty miserable really given how many of our local sides lost. Not least how many threw away leads. Still, wouldn't have minded witnessing Twelve 7 L'boro Royal Oak 10 in the Charnwood Sunday League. That's a goal every five minutes 20 seconds (ish).
In the first few weeks after the game was mooted very little seemed to happen and to be honest I thought it wouldn't get off the ground.
The people behind the scenes at Dynamo however did a stunning job of organising it all and then got the weather to match. It's a shame the crowd was not quite as big as was hoped but those that stayed away missed out on seeing the likes of Muzzy Izzet (probably the youngest but first to be subbed off) back in action and the subtle genius that is Gerry Taggert.
Shame as well the rugby guys didn't turn up although apparently there were a few from the national media waiting for Martin Johnson to appear to ask him about the England managers job.
Once again cheers to those at Shepshed for the hours spent on the project. Secretary Dave Wheatley must have one impressive contacts book.
This week's Echo news section is pretty miserable really given how many of our local sides lost. Not least how many threw away leads. Still, wouldn't have minded witnessing Twelve 7 L'boro Royal Oak 10 in the Charnwood Sunday League. That's a goal every five minutes 20 seconds (ish).
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