Gower Phoenix Team News

Vs Good Mixer - Top of the league Clash - 28.10.07

Meet 1.30 Regents Park Changing Rooms

1 Greg
2 Ell
3 Dens
4 Wall
5 Alex W
6 Jake
7 Miles
8 Adam Lucas
9 Jon Hanna
10 Toby Denselow
11 Bolu
12 Fleshie

Top of the table clash this one. We win - we are in a great early position to win this league. As the last two weeks have shown it is all about wanting it more. Turn up on time, be mentally and physically ready to battle for 90 minutes and the result will be ours!

Come on boys lets do it,

Dens

07932 607711

Allstars team to face Tufnell Park Ranger - Oct 28th

R.Paley

Chittenden
Milburn
Glyn
Massimo

Sav
Mitch
Ricky
Durrant

J.Paley

Kelly

Sub: Blandy

10.30am meet, 11.00am Kick Off, Grass, no money required.

We are playing on Parliament Hill.
Entrance is Savernake Road, NW3
There is a bridge (just on the side of Savernake Rd) that leads directly to the changing rooms. Meet IN THE CHANGING ROOMS please. Any probs, call my mobile. Link is here:-

http://www.multimap.com/maps/?hloc=GBsevenake%20road#t=l&map=51.55584,-0.15589174&loc=GB:51.55584:-0.15589:17sevenake%20road,%20nw3Savernake%20Road,%20HAMPSTEAD%20(LONDON),%20NW3

REMEMBER THE CLOCKS GO BACK ON SATURDAY NIGHT - DO NOT BE LATE - AS WE ONLY HAVE 11.

Big game. Nothing but a win will do. Game on....

Phil
07956 310610

Gower Allstars vs Music Choice - 21st Oct - MATCH REPORT

· Concern for the Gowers at the outset – with no proper goalkeeper, and 3 of the 4 defenders under 5”5, with Massimo at right back, having not played 11 aside for 10 years, and Chittenden joining Glyn at centre back for first ever time.
· Fears put to rest in the opening minutes, when it became clear that man for man, the Allstars were a class above their opposition.
· Outstanding first half performance at left midfield from Dave Botterill, continually opened up Music Choice, who simply couldn’t cope with his pace and skill.
· Chances came a plenty throughout first half, but Gowers simply couldn’t put the ball in the back of the net.
· Duggan in goal, generally not troubled at all for 45mins, due to solid defence for all the back four.
· Both Kelly and Medley especially missed several good chances.
· Eventually deadlock broken on 35 mins, by Botterill who finished with a difficult looping header.
· Relief.
· 2nd half – same as first – with chance after chance coming Gowers way.
· Durrant having good success down the right, creating for the front two.
· More chances spurned – after some wonderful moves, which should have doubled the lead, but the goals simply weren’t coming.
· Concern for Gowers the longer the game went on – as Music Choice came more into the game, believing they could snatch a freak goal.
· Nerves put to rest when Massimo combined down the right, beat a couple of men, and struck with his left foot, only for it to hit Medley’s adam’s apple (!) and deflect into the net, on 75 mins. Class.
· 2-0 Relief for the Allstars.
· That was, until a ball over the top from Music Choice winger, found striker 3 yards offside, leaving him in one on one with Duggan. 2-1 with 7 mins to go.
· Tense last few minutes. Mitchell and Ricky battled excellently keeping the momentum going forward and away from our goal.
· Final minutes, corner from Durrant, somehow found its way through the crowd, to Kelly on the edge of the box, who walloped a perfect strike with outside of his boot into the top corner.
· 3-1 – Game over.
· Should have been 12-1 honestly. Must get our finishing right if we want to win this league. We need to take every opportunity, especially against the better teams. Nevertheless, the Gower Allstars winning streak marches on with 5 wins on the trot, and we find ourselves top of the league, with just over a third of our league games played. We can win this league. But we simply cannot afford any slip ups. Win, win, win. Its in your hands if you want it…
· MOTM = Dave Botterill, although he faded in the second half, he was simply untouchable in the first half, and justified his MOTM on that alone….

Message from the Foreign Secretary

Gower FC participated in the Unity Cup over the summer - here is what the Foreign Secretary had to say about it:

By providing opportunities for young people to meet we can break down barriers between communities here and overseas, overcoming the differences that can sometimes lead to conflict.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office supports initiatives aimed at building better understanding between communities, strengthening our shared values and working together to promote progress toward a more peaceful and tolerant world.

Sporting events are unrivalled in their ability to inspire people across the world and activities like football provide a natural opportunity to bring people from a variety of backgrounds together.

I commend FC Unity’s initiative in using football as a positive contribution to this cause.


David Miliband

July 2007

Fleshie Passion Spurs On Lethal Phoenix

Gower Phoenix 7 London Tigers 0

Gower Phoenix (4-4-2) Greg – Dens, Treeno, Wrighty, Wall – Toby, Muffdog, Jon, Lucas – Fleshie, Bolu

The Phoenix bounced back in style from their humbling against Northern with a comprehensive thrashing of a far from awful Tigers team.

Right from the start of the day it was clear that everyone was focused and ready to give big performances’. Everybody turned up on time and that allowed for a proper warm up and time spent on the ball.

Right from the kick off you could tell that Phoenix wanted it more. Toby’s trickery on the left saw him brought down in the third minute and Fleshie curled in a great shot that may have glanced the on-rushing Bolu on the way into the net, 1-0. A few minutes later and Fleshie’s tireless running saw him chase down a backpass to the keeper who hit the ball against the Phoenix players arse and in it went, 2-0.

With Muffdog and Hanna winning the centre midfield, the defence was outstanding; Treen was winning everything in the air and Wrighty was putting his body on the line to ensure that none passed. On the flanks Wall and Dens were getting forward to good effect, a Hanna cut back saw Dens crack a 25 yard cross come shot against the crossbar. Phoenix were on the march.

Then a great series of passes and a one-two between Bolu and Treen saw the Arian defender dance into the box and finish with a mid-air volley into the right hand corner. Very nice, 3-0.

By half time the opposition had only had one corner and Phoenix had not had to take a single goal kick. Apart from a chance right of the start of the half, Phoenix stayed strong and alert. More excellent work from Lucas and Bolu saw two tap in’s from Toby and Hanna. Bolu got a great dribble and shoot goal for all his assists work and Lucas showed bravery and composure to take down a Fleshie pass and finish.

So a good performance from all from 1 to 11. Three outstanding performances from Bolu, who the opposition simply could not handle and was unselfish and cunning in the pass. Muffdog, whose workrate and hard tackling was a joy to behold, and Fleshie who optimised the spirit of the Phoenix that was needed on the day.

MOTM: Fleshie

Next Fixture – Top of the league clash between Mixer and Phoenix – 2pm Regents Park.