Andover 4th XI vs Salisbury 4th XI The game started at frantic pace with Salisbury missing Andy Manders due to some unfortunate traffic management. Andover surged forward, clearly thinking there were goals in it for them, catching all of us more than a little flat footed. I seemed to spend the first ten minutes or so chasing the ball around with very little effect……even now I can’t really say why. I normally start thinking about the
Salisbury 4th XI vs Fareham 8th XI After plenty of running at training on Thursday, and having only just recovered, I donned my base layers and tucked in at sweeper as Salisbury hosted a strong Fareham side who travelled to South Wilts to try their luck. Right from the start Fareham came at us like a hurricane. They overloaded the midfield with experienced players, and if not for some last ditch defending, and
Salisbury 4th XI vs Fleet & Ewshot 3rd XI The team played without me today as I injured myself playing against Trojans last week. Nothing too bad (I hope), but since it was a friendly and not a league game, common sense dictated that I rest, instead of going training and playing. (I know what you’re thinking….common sense, me..? Oh yes, very funny.) So instead I went along to support, watch and take
A Little About You And Your Book I live in Northamptonshire, a region famous for making shoes and hopefully, one day, also known as the birthplace of a great selling novel called Poker Face! OK so I have a vivid imagination but that’s kind of my job so it’s fine. Poker Face is my debut novel but it isn’t the first book I’ve written and I can’t wait to get
What sort of dragon would I be? I imagine: a small, sleek dragon with delicate wings that would look good when folded in against my body. Tiny ears would sit well on my smooth skull. My teeth would be less savage than those of most dragons, taking on an almost human like quality. The claws on my feet would be rough and ignored, while the flame I would produce from my
Trojans 6th XI vs Salisbury 4th XI A repeat of the match from 3 weeks ago, only this time with league points at stake. Both sides seemed to have a few different faces, but early on a surprisingly warm Saturday morning, the action kicked off. Possession seemed fairly even to start with, Trojans using their wide players slightly better than we did, and they were more dangerous in and around the D. Our goalkeeper was tested
Bentwhistle the Dragon in A Threat from the Past Bentwhistle the Dragon in A Threat from the Past is an adventure story children and adults alike will love, about the present day world in which dragons disguised as humans have infiltrated the human race at almost every level, to guide and protect them. Three young dragons in their human guises become caught up in an evil plot to steal a precious
Salisbury 4th XI vs Poole Dolphins After last week’s defeat to Blandford and Sturminster, a changed squad played their first home game of the season against Poole Dolphins in the league. Right from the start Salisbury overpowered a Poole side with a number of very young, but obviously very talented, players in it. In the first few minutes our first shot on goal fell to me (just be pleased that I got in the right
It started….oh, let me see…about what 8 years ago now. The next part is going to sound more than a little odd……it still does to me, even though this is exactly how it happened. I went to bed late on a Friday night. I woke up the next morning, went off and did all the normal Saturday things, which for me meant playing hockey. Don’t remember anything about the match, but
No match report from me this week as I ended up umpiring….something I haven’t done for some time, and because it was a league match, I found myself concentrating very hard indeed. So hard indeed, that after the game when I thought about the match with a view to writing something down, it soon became apparent that my view of things was particularly sketchy, because I’d been concentrating so hard