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Another week, more rain. Nice to see that the club was playable however. I
guess this is where we reap the rewards of the drainage work yes the pitches
may be slightly bumpy at the moment (as the trenches have yet to be fully
gown over they cannot be rolled!) but at least the water is draining away, which
was always our perennial problem!

dave
McLoughlin
chairman

alexandra park
football club
@DaveMac1981

A good win for the 1st team, beating Old Salvatorians 5-3 in the AFA Cup. The
1s always look an attacking threat, but from my vantage point it seemed that
John needs more of a consistent and settled back 4 week in, week out. It is nice
to see several members of the Reserve Team step in to the breach for Saturday
as the 1s travel to Civil Service in the cup again on Saturday. Games are coming
thick and fast, hopefully a win can get the ball rolling and kick start a little run.
Civil are by no means any mugs though, having beaten us at the Racecourse a
few short weeks ago. If you scroll down, you will be as shocked as I am to see my
name in the first team (what can I say . . . Class is permanent!) I know invariably
I am going to the game as a defensive cover substitute, but I have to say I am
a bit excited (dont get me wrong, I love playing for any team that selects me,
but lets face it, I havent got many 1s performances left in me!) Aside from the
obvious fact that it is an honour to step up and represent the club at the top level
of amateur football, I am really looking forward to it because Civil Service is one
of the few SAL grounds that I have not visited another one off the list! I hope to
play at all of them before the boots hang up. Off the top of my head, these are
the grounds (and first team pitches!) that elude me;
Civil Service Kings House Sports Ground (Old Civil Service Club)
Nottsborough Kingston University.
Alleyn Old Boys Edward Alleyn Club.
Ibis Eagles GSK Ground.
AFC Oldsmiths - Loring Sports Ground (although I played there at Uni, I have
not represented AP there!)
NUFC Oilers - London Marathon Playing Fields (I did play away against them in
their only game in Teddington!)
Old Garchonians Rowley Lane (I have played their Reserves away, but game
was at Barrowell Green).
Old Esthameians Ford Sports Club (I did visit them a Wadham Lodge and the
Memorial Rec however!)
Old Lyonians John Lyon School (Played at the Old Ground at Pinner View!)
Old Owens Coopers Lane (Only ever played them at Dame Alice Owen School).
Old Salesians Nescott Sports Ground (Did play at Old School Lane I am
actually an Old Salesian so had my PE lesson and school games there!)
I would hope to play at every one of these grounds before I hang up my boots!
This might be slightly unrealistic however! What might be a more achievable
target would be to represent AP against every SAL club. The only team that I
have never played for AP against is Alleyn Old Boys. However, I have only played
non-competitive fixtures against Civil Service (tick off the list Saturday!), AFC
Oldsmiths I feel this is far more realistic!
I suppose my point is that I am thoroughly proud to pull on the AP shirt on every
occasion I can. I would hope that you guys are the same. The 1s, 2s and 3s are all
in action in W4 this weekend. Let us hope they all come back with the wins that
they need to kick start the season - my usual team (the 2s) have taken 1 point
from the last 15, turning us from early pace-setters to flirting with relegation we
need points fast and I know that Keith and Ozan are keen to get things going! The
3s deserve a mention for a herculean effort in Birmingham last weekend losing
5-4 after extra time. Duncans match report shall tell the tale of a partisan ref
and some unsavoury incidences. Regardless guys we are all proud of you.

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Other teams are well placed in the league but I am nowhere near having to buy
a chairmans round . . . . will this be the first week (EVER?)
Libert, Egalit, Fraternit Viva la France!
Keep the Faith,
Macca

ap11 Contents

10 Cover

Wheres the Talking?

A guide to the language of
Sunday League football
by Adam Hurrey
02 The macca review
04 club news & events
08 reviews:
best and worst kit
album of the week
photo of the week
film of the week

21 matchday selection
30 committee 2015-2016

ap11 NEWS

training arrangements:
As of the week beginning 14 September, training at the club will end. It now moves to floodlit
facilities. Teams are training at the following times and places;
Tuesdays - New River
19.00-20.00 Women | 19.00-20.30 4s-8s Teams | 20.30-22.00 1s-3s Teams
Thursdays - Greig City Academy
18.30-20.00 9s-10s and New Players
All training will take place on 3G astro, so please bring appropriate footwear (i.e. not studs!).
Each session will be led by an FA qualified coach. Cost of each session is 5 (3 for Women,
Students, U21 and Unemployed proof required). If you do not pay, you will not be able to train.

CRY OFFS
CRY OFFS will be dealt by a different person each week. This week is Nigel Bagley on 07952
476355. If you are on the reserve list and do want a game, give the cry-off person a call.
He may be able to fix you up with one.

events
Alexandra Park Club Christmas Party 2015 - Saturday 5th December

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ap11 NEWS

CLUB MEMBERSHIP AND FOOTBALL

SUBSCRIPTIONS PAYMENT SCHEDULE
The Alexandra Park Club is a self-financing organisation and as such the Club relies on its members to
pay their fees promptly throughout the year. For those new to the Club or those who may have not have
previously taken note, there are THREE FORMS of payment required over the course of the season.
Firstly, the Club Membership fee is 25 for the year. Secondly, and in ADDITION to the Club Membership, a
Football Subscription is payable, details are below under (2). Thirdly, a weekly match fee is required to be
paid, details of this are given below under (3).
(1) CLUB MEMBERSHIP: 25
(2) FOOTBALL SUBSCRIPTIONS:
Seniors
70 (this is reduced to 60 if paid by 1st November)
Unemployed
15.00**
Students 15.00**
Women 25.00
Veterans Nil
The CLUB MEMBERSHIP MUST BE PAID BY 1st October anyone who hasnt paid up by this date will no
longer be a member of the Club and cannot be selected for any side.
The FOOTBALL SUBSCRIPTION MUST BE PAID IN FULL BY 1st NOVEMBER for those who pay in time the
Football Subscription will be reduced to 60. Anyone who doesnt pay on time will be suspended until
they do so and will have to pay the full Football Subsription of 70

So, to re-iterate, by the 1st of November all male playing members will need to pay a total
of 85 (40 for unemployed/students/U21s). This means you have 8 Saturdays (from 12/9)
to pay these fees.

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ap11 NEWS
Methods of paying: (1) Standing order.
You can make out a standing order from your bank, either in branch or online, for 30 per month from
September to May. Please make payments subsequent to the September one to go to the club a/c on the
1st of every month. Bank details:

Name of Bank :Santander | Sort Code : 09-01-28 | Account number :69652823

Account name : APFC
When you use this facility please put your name and AP Standing order on the information line. This will
cover your Club Membership, reduced Football Subscription and all match fees for the season.
(2) Club Membership/Subscriptions can be paid in full by sending a cheque (payable to Alexandra Park
Club) to R. Gibbs 38, Marsden Road, Welwyn Garden City, Herts AL8 6XZ; by paying your captain in full
or by paying a little extra each week along with your match fee.
(3) MATCH FEES
Senior 10.00 per match
Unemployed/Students/U21s
5.00 per match**
Women 8.00
Veterans 10.00
An individuals match fee may be determined on a pro rata basis if substitutions are made during a
match. It is the responsibility of all players to pay promptly. It is not the responsibility of captains/
managers to seek out players for payment they have enough on their plates sorting out cry-offs/nets/
flags etc so a little considerations would be appreciated.
It is also the responsibility of individual players who forget to pay their match fee or who are unlucky
enough to find that the cash point is out of cash again, to pay their outstanding match fee the following
week. Anyone who doesnt do so will be suspended until this debt is cleared.
**Those who are seeking to pay a reduced Football Subscription MUST email a copy of the relevant
documentation (JSA form in the case of those unemployed; Students Union card in the case of students)
to the Football Subscriptions Officer (richard_gibbs@live.co.uk) not your captain/manager.
NO REDUCTION WILL GIVEN UNTIL this documentation is received.

Slovakia tour!
Former AP stalwart and new Slovakian minor celebrity
John Murphy has invited AP to Slovakia and a game
versus his new team TJ Sokol Trnav Hora. The tour
would likely take place over a long weekend at the
end of the current season in April/May 2016.

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If you would be interested in participating please

email Pat (pmcglogan@gmail.com) expressing your
initial interest. Exact dates and cost are still tbc.

ap11 NEWS
Alexandra Park Club Christmas Party:
This is the editor speaking. Since our
beloved and dearly missed Billy has left
the club, we have had no club events. It
is very important that all teams, and all
sections, attend this event.
Last season, the evening had such gems as
your editor singing This Corrosion by the
Sisters of Mercy, Sergio walking around
with his shirt partially unbuttoned, and
much more.
I count also on the captains to explain to
their players the importance of attending
club events, as well as making sure their
teams are well represented. These events
are a fantastic opportunity to know
your club mates, build friendships and
memories to last a life time. This is how
clubs create club men, on and off the
pitch, and how legends are made.
Event details:
Saturday 5th December
Starts 7:00pm sharp!
Christmas quiz & karaoke
Food supplied by M&S
Amazing raffle prizes
Auction with fantastic lots donated by local businesses
All profits go towards the club machinery fund (to improve they pitches you play on)
Strict dress code Christmas jumpers or dresses
Entry to this event is only 10
Includes M&S food
Free Christmas cocktail
Free entry to quiz
Evening of karaoke
If you would like more information on this very special event or your company could donate a
prize please contact Martin Egan 07984 297 582 or Andrew Lovell 07722 006 636

Best and worst kits

a journey into kit heaven and hell
the

best

Sampdoria
away kit, 1997-1998
by Asics

the

worst

Maidstone United
home kit, 1990-1991
by Spall

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album of the week

the Smiths: Meat Is Murder
The second studio album by The Smiths. It was released on 11 February 1985 by
Rough Trade Records and became the bands sole number one album in the UK
charts during the bands lifetime, staying on the chart for thirteen weeks. Meat
Is Murder was more strident and political than its predecessor, including the
pro-vegetarian title track (Morrissey forbade the rest of the group from being
photographed eating meat[citation needed]), and the anti-corporal punishment
The Headmaster Ritual. Musically, the band had grown more adventurous, with
Marr and Rourke channelling rockabilly and funk influences in Rusholme Ruffians
and Barbarism Begins at Home. In 2003, Meat Is Murder was ranked number 296
on Rolling Stone magazines list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

photo of the week

Carlo Ancelotti congratulates van Basten against Real Madrid, 1989.

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film of the week

Escape to Victory
Escape to Victory is a 1981 film about Allied prisoners of war who are interned in a German
prison camp during World War II who play an exhibition match of football against a German
team. The film was directed by John Huston and stars Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone, Max
von Sydow and Daniel Massey. The film received great attention upon its theatrical release, as it
also starred professional footballers Bobby Moore, Osvaldo Ardiles, Kazimierz Deyna, Paul Van
Himst, Mike Summerbee, Hallvar Thoresen, Werner Roth and Pel. Numerous Ipswich Town
players were also in the film, including John Wark, Russell Osman, Laurie Sivell, Robin Turner and
Kevin OCallaghan. Further Ipswich Town players stood in for actors.

Wheres
the
Talking?
A guide to the language of
Sunday League football

by Adam Hurrey

Wheres the Talking?

by

Adam Hurrey

football writer

@FootballCliches
angleofpostandbar.blogspot.co.uk

Oh the joys of amateur football. The mud, the

weird buses to far away clubs, the bread + cold
sausage received after a 90 plus something
minutes of battle, in some park that nobody
outside our own world would care about.
Some say its a waste of time. I say were
living the dream! Who cares about professional
football when we can be in the heart of
football itself?
Adam Hurrey is a London-based football writer.
He created the Football Cliches blog in 2007
while working as a TV listings editor and has
since contributed articles about the unique
language of football to the websites of the
Guardian and the Telegraph, among others. He
also had trials for Swindon Town as a youngster,
but was genuinely rejected for being too
small. He lives in London.
His piece, Wheres the Talking? A guide to
the language of Sunday League football is
reproduced here to our amusement and to our
delight - we have all been there!

Going quiet is forbidden in amateur football, so

this set of phrases has emerged to punctuate
the painful periods of silence.
Last week the Premier League, the Football
Association and the government announced
an injection of 102m into grassroots football
over the next three years, with the aim of
improving facilities and increasing participation.
Discussion about grassroots football often
mentions the community and the next
generation, and where positive developments
can be made to these valuable ends. But there
is a more mundane side to the lowest level of
the football pyramid.
Every Sunday morning, thousands of amateur
footballers battle against any combination
of hangovers, dubious fitness levels and
scandalous playing surfaces in a vain attempt to
demonstrate that theyve still got it. While
the skill levels will inevitably be lacking, one
aspect of the Sunday League game is as strong
as the top flight.

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English football, from top to bottom, has

always been characterised by its intangible,
unquantifiable qualities of spirit, passion, grit,
determination and, less notably, talking.
Talking is easy. Not talking enough is generally
agreed in Sunday League to be highly counterproductive. Players are urged before kick-off for
lots of talking, especially back there. Not
talking is an accusation that can only be levelled
at a whole team, rather than an individual (unless
it is the captain, who must shout indiscriminately
for 90 minutes, for that is his job.)
To avoid this indictment, a set of largely
useless phrases has emerged, which can be
called upon whenever necessary to punctuate
a period of relative silence. Everyone knows
them, everyone understands what they are
vaguely supposed to mean, and almost nobody
questions them.
Clichd as they are, many strained bellows you
hear on a football pitch Man on!, Out we

go!, etc are useful instructions. The following

set of on-pitch rallying cries, however, deserve
closer inspection:

1) Weve Gone Quiet

Going quiet, as highlighted earlier, is the sign
of a malfunctioning team. No one is talking,
which means they all might as well go home. A
period of notable quietness is ended only when
the captain draws everyones attention to it:
Come on lads, weve gone quiet!. It can, at
the shouters discretion, be bookended with ...
havent we?, to offer the illusion of a debate
where one is really not available.

2) Straight In
A staple instruction that can be used only at a
very specific moment namely, the opponents
kicking off the game. Run after the ball!,
this phrase demands, Chase it when they
kick it backwards!. Only the strikers need to
do this, of course, and the moment quickly

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Getting straight in is not

a continuous requirement,
but merely an opening
gesture of intent, which is
likely to be unfulfilled.

passes. Getting straight in is not a continuous

requirement, but merely an opening gesture
of intent, which is likely to be unfulfilled. It is
often accompanied by a mindless, yet somehow
entirely appropriate-feeling, clap of the hands.

3) Two On The Edge

When a corner is awarded, it is everyones job
to pick up their man. One eagle-eyed player
has the extra task of spotting a discrepancy in
this complex marking system, in that there are
two unattended opponents lumbering into the
penalty area.
In extreme circumstances, there may be three
on the edge an unthinkable catastrophe that
is met with a suitably incredulous cry of Ive
got three here!. The lack of concentration may
be down to the defences preoccupation with
the big man, the lanky opposing centre-back/
estate agent who has arrived with a look of great
purpose from the back.

4) All Day
An utterly irritating phrase (specifically
designed to be so) used by smug opponents
to declare your attacking efforts as weak and
unlikely to succeed, even if repeated. Often
said twice in quick succession as a speculative
effort flies into neighbouring allotments to
compound the humiliation.

5) Its Still 0-0

Football is an overwhelmingly childish pursuit.
Much of football supporting is based on
schadenfreude and suffering the taunts, in
return, when your own team is humbled.
To combat this threat, some employ an
overly defensive stance, hoping that an
audible absence of pride will pre-empt any
possible fall. And so, if a Sunday League
team races into an early lead, one stern-faced,
armband-toting try-hard will attempt
to construct a parallel universe in which the

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game is, in fact, goalless. The job is not done,

he insists a point he may return to when the
final score is 7-4 or something similarly amateur.

6) Box Em In!
A cult classic, perhaps, which satisfies two
fundamental criteria: 1) a laughable attempt
at tactical insight, and 2) exclaimed almost
instinctively, every single time. The ball goes out
for an opposition throw-in, deep in their final
third, and it is universally accepted that they do
not have the adequate technical skills (or simply
the upper-body strength) to play/hurl their way
to safety.

7) [Shirt Colour] Head on This!

Possibly the most pointless one of all. For the
uninitiated, this cryptic command is for your
teammates to meet an imminent opposition
hoof with their head before the other lot can.
No accuracy is necessary but congratulations
are available for heading it really, really hard,

straight back where it came from. WELL

UP! you are told, with your name declared
in full if the game is particularly tense. More
forward-thinking Sunday league players concern
themselves with the second ball, which is often
simply another header. Third balls remain an
untapped, bewildering resource, possibly due to
Chaos Theory.

8) Away!
Loosely translated as Now look here, teammate, I neither want nor trust you to play your
way out of trouble. Please dispose of the ball
as quickly and as far away as possible. Failure
to do as directed leaves one open to castigation
for fucking about with it there, but this may
be permitted if the player is in possession of a
sufficient amount of...

9) Time!
The ball drops from the air and a player finds
himself in acres of space. Pointing this out to

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However, when 10 other players scream Time! Time! in

unison, it tends to have quite the opposite effect. The
futility of the situation is laid bare when, after giving
away possession easily, the player is offered a final,
withering, retrospective observation: You had time.

him might seem a good idea. Itll calm him

down, allow him to get his head up and play
a pass, rather than treat the ball like an
unpinned grenade.
However, when 10 other players scream
Time! Time! in unison, it tends to have
quite the opposite effect. The futility of the
situation is laid bare when, after giving away
possession easily, the player is offered a final,
withering, retrospective observation: You
had time.

10) Whos got tape?

The gold-dust of amateur football, despite being
available in any hardware shop. As the sole
provider of ankle-securing tape, once you declare
and dispense it, you will never see it again.

11) Ref! Ref! How long?

Usually asked by an overexcited player from
the leading team, with surprising desperation.

Whatever the answer, the player will always add

about 10% on before relaying the revised figure
to his teammates.

12) Watch the short!

It is considered a cardinal sin to let an
opposing Sunday League team pass a goalkick out to a full-back. Precisely what sort of
devastating attack an average Sunday League
team are expected to be capable of, deep in
their own half, with the ball at the feet of
traditionally the least capable player in their
ranks, is anyones guess.
Amateur-level goal-kicks, thumped aimlessly
as far down the pitch as possible, often arent
a job for the goalkeeper. As the designated
goal-kick taker for their sides, many Sunday
league centre-halves can confirm that fetching
a distant match ball in preparation for this
moment is one of the more soul-destroying
aspects of life at around 11am on every Sunday
between September and May.

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13) One of you!

When a Sunday League midfield is so often
instructed to get a [insert teams shirt colour]
head on this, you often witness an unsightly
clash of [insert teams shirt colour]-clad bodies
as they simultaneously attempt to perform
their primary duty. It is left to a team-mate to
helpfully point out that only one of them was
required on the scene.

14) Dont let it bounce!

Accompanied by a despairing flap of the arms,

the player begs of his colleagues: Where was
the shout?! There wasnt one. Because theyve
gone quiet, havent they?.
This article was first published in the Guardian,
and it can be read, allong with the comments, in
the following link:
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/footballcliches/2013/oct/31/talking-language-sundayleague-football

A rare example of a phenomenon that afflicts a

Premier League side just as much as it does your
Sunday morning rabble. Letting the ball bounce,
especially back there, is traditionally asking
for trouble.

15) Where Was The Shout?

The ultimate act of Sunday league buck-passing.
A player is unceremoniously dispossessed from
behind, to howls of derision from his teammates.

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Minor Division 1 North

alexandra park 4xi

Boyake
Wilson
Charles

Man Of The Match:

Olly

Fresh from a two week break, the AP 4s took on

Southgate 3s for the exotic inter North London
league first round cup game in the whistling cold
and rain on the worst pitch in amateur football.
I cant be bothered to research where Southgate
3s reside in their equivalent league, but after
scrolling down an upsetting amount of times from
the top division in our own league to find our teams
standing in the league pecking order for the first
time, chances are they were higher than us and this
was a giant killing to start our cup fairy tale. Thats
the narrative and im sticking with it.
Starting on the slope a bit hung-over is probably the
most difficult period of the game, the dimensions of
the pitch start to resemble scenes from Interstellar,
picking up speed in strange 5 yard darts as you
negotiate the downward terrain and 5 yard periods
where you move in slow motion up a steep incline.
Having lost the toss again (Pat any danger?) we
started downhill, typically the least favoured
option, you start on top without really doing
anything and it is then quite hard to motivate the
team with the urgency that you need to score goals
in the first half when youre applying the pressure
downhill and the going is good, however recent
results seemed to have bucked this trend.
We started well, playing the ball around nicely on
the wet surface, Dylan controlling a ball and hitting
a well placed curved effort with his right foot from
just outside the box into the wide right of the
keeper. With Jason, Chris and Jordan in the middle,
we were controlling the game through the middle,
breaking the play up and using the wings well.
Southgate hadnt offered much, but a nippy winger
picked up the ball on the inside left to ride 3 or four
fairly gentle challenges before advancing on the box
and then placing the ball just inside the right hand
post as everyone expected the square ball across
the penalty area. Keeper left with no chance.
We pressed on and got a deserved lead back, Ellion
back from injury, clipping a searching ball from the
left straight onto Chris head, with the ball trickling
over the line into the far left corner. After a

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catalogue of embarrassing misses and disappointing

performances maybe this was the moment to turn
Chris season around.
Of course Southgate then equalised, capitalising on
a rare defensive mishap between el capitiano and
Jayen in goal to take an undeserved 2:2 scoreline to
the break.
Starting with a bang, Darrien had a shot rattled off
the post after a long ball forward from kick off.
The pitch went on to really cut up in the second
half, a great deal of it probably as a result of Ellion
spinning the last man from a 10 yard offside position
about 15 consecutive times in a row. Debutant Olly
made a big difference in the middle of the park
winning the first and second balls in the mudbath
and playing the simple pass, and was unlucky not to
finish from a 1 on 1 with the keeper. We pressed on
and were awarded a free kick with about 20 minutes
ago. As I meandered up to the box, I became aware
of the my dad watching from the car behind the
goal. I proceeded to meet Ellions cultured free
kick with a thunderous, commanding, diving header
from about 4 yards out, which conspired to go
miles wide. Lying down looking at the sky in a pool
of mud, I became aware of a cackling behind the
goal. Hed found the miss so funny he got out of
the car get a proper footing and maximum ribcage
positioning to have a proper laugh. Having your
dad watching you play football and do something
shit is a bit like when your boss hovers near your
desk on Friday at 4:30, a sense of impending dread,
potential for ongoing discussions over the weekend
and an attempt to not make eye contact.
We went on to see the game out thankfully, with
Darien keeping his bottle to slot in from the right with
a composed finish to take us into the next round.
Special shout out to Tom Spencer, not available for
football but spotted clubbing in Dalston in the early
hours of Saturday morning.

Minor Division 3 North

alexandra park 7xi

Glassar

Man Of The Match:

Harry Dowdney

In horrendous weather in North London the 7s

travelled to Finchley to try to bring 3 points home.
We started brightly and were knocking the ball
round well. However out of nowhere Finchleans
suspiciously good midfielder smashed a shot from
just inside our half which lobbed Henry in goal
hitting the top left, just about the only place Henry
couldnt keep it out, we were 1-0 down. After that
early shock we started to settle into the game.
Paul, Roman and George were knocking it about well
in midfield and Harry and Matt were linking up well
down the right to produce some of the best football
I have seen from us this season.
We battled back into the match and pulled the
scores level when Louis struck a sweet shot past the
keeper just inside the box. His Jurgen Klinsmann
style slide through the mud goal celebration marked
the high point of the match for us. Shortly after this
one minor lapse in defence allowed their midfield
to slide the ball through to their striker who stole a
couple of yards and tucked it neatly into the corner.
We were back down to 2-1 and really hadnt done a
whole lot wrong.
Finchleans went down to 10 men after their right
back went off injured and they hadnt got any subs,
but despite this we tried in vain to break them
down. They defended well, and Matt getting himself
injured didnt help our cause. It was a similar story
at the start of the second half. Ditmar made some
good runs down the left but Finchleans looked
assured on the ball and organised at the back, aside
from a few corners we didnt have much to go on.
The next goal was crucial, and unfortunately it
went against us. Pushing forward we left too much
space and got caught on the break, we were down
3-1 and the game was escaping from our grasp. In
desperation we threw men forward but we were
becoming ragged and the rain and score line were
sapping peoples desire to track back. It was fairly
inevitable that we would get caught again, which
we did leaving us 4-1 down, and to be honest we
were lucky it wasnt more. Henry pulled off an
unbelievable one-handed save at the end which
everyone was assuming was another goal. If the

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score had been 1-1 we would have been talking

about it for months, as it was no one will remember
itsorry Henry.
Overall Finchleans seem a decent side, but it was
disappointing to lose so comprehensively to 10 men.
It was one of those games when everything was
really against us, everything Finchleans hit went in,
every decision went against us and frustrations did
boil over in the end.
It was pretty miserable to watch. However, there was
enough good play in the first half to give us reason
to believe we can pull ourselves up again and come
back stronger for the cup next week. Man of the
match goes to Harry Dowdney, who had a blinding
game coming in for us at right back, particularly in
the first half. I hope there is more to come.

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10

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14
15

selection

1XI vs CIVIL SERVICE

AWAY KINGS HOUSE SPORTS GRD, RIVERSIDE DRIVE, CHISWICK, W4 2RZ
COMPETITION: ISEH SENIOR CUP | KICK-OFF: 13:45PM | MEET: CSFC 12:45PM
GOING DIRECT? CONTACT JOHN MORRIS ON 07913 822656

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

STUART PENNYCOOK
MARTIN EGAN
NANA KADUA
ROSS DADY
MARLI DUNISHA
MARK GUILDEA
DAVE McLOUGHLIN

8
9
10
11
12
13
14

PHIL LOWRY
CARLOS LERMA
ANDY SMITH
RONNIE ADJEKWEI
JOE STUART
CHRIS NICHOLAU
MIKE GRAVES

ADDITIONAL INFO: None

2XI vs OLD MEADONIANS

AWAY RIVERSIDE LANDS, DAN MASON DRIVE, CHISWICK, W4 2SH
COMPETITION: AFA INTERMEDIATE CUP | KICK-OFF: 13:45PM | MEET: OMFC 12:45PM
GOING DIRECT? Contact KEITH NICHOLAS on 07533 451782

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

MIKE BARDGETT
ADAM READER
MIKE HUBBARD
ALAIN ALEXIS
MARK TAYLOR
REISS FRASER
ZIGGY HARRIS

8
9
10
11
12
13
14

DAN WILDING
LES MANU
MELCHI WILLIAMSON
AARON AKRANG
OLLIE HEATH
OZAN GUNES (C)
TBC

ADDITIONAL INFO: None

3XI vs POLYTECHNIC 3XI

AWAY UNIV OF WESTMINSTER SPORTS GRD, HARTINGTON RD, CHISWICK, W4 3UH
COMPETITION: LEAGUE | KICK-OFF: 14:15PM | MEET: PFC 13:15PM
GOING DIRECT? Contact DUNCAN ANDERSON on 07890 950314

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2
3
4
5
6
7

8
9
10
11
12
13
14

JAYDEN KOPSALA
BENSON OSINDYU
STEPHEN KOREK
JED WOOD (C)
CHARLIE SMITH
DILLON BOYAKE
KURT FULLERTON

GARY JONES
EMMANUEL AROWOSAFE
ADAM BRUCE
OLIVER TWYFORD
JOSE DIAO
TOM MARSHALL
ANDY RAWCLIFFE

ADDITIONAL INFO: None

4XI vs NORSEMEN 4xi

home THE RACECOURSE, N22 7AX (PITCH 1)
COMPETITION: LEAGUE | KICK-OFF: 14:15PM | MEET: AT THE CLUB 12:45PM
GOING DIRECT? Contact PATRICK McGLOGAN on 07721 745228

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

TOM EMMOT
MICHAEL FOX
JORDAN WHITE
MATT McMORRAN
DARIEN CHARLES
JOHN JOHNSON
PATRICK McGLOGAN (C)

8
9
10
11
12
13
14

STUART JOHNSON
JULIEN CADROT
OLLY TOLCHER
CHRIS WILSON
ELION KENGA
OLLIE SMITH
TOM SPENCER

ADDITIONAL INFO: None

5XI vs BROOMFIELD 3xi

home NEW RIVER SPORTS CENTRE, WHITE HART LANE, N22 5QW
COMPETITION: LEAGUE | KICK-OFF: 14:15PM | MEET: NEW RIVER 12:45PM
GOING DIRECT? Contact JAMES RAE on 07944 845267

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

8
9
10
11
12
13
14

HARRY COOK
JAMES RAE (C)
ALEC WRIGHT
SEB BELL
JOE ROBINSON
DAN LEAVY
PHIL WILLIAMS

MATT DODIMEAD
DUANE WATSON
CHRIS SUMMERLING
LIAM DOYLE
JAMES MURDOCH
JOSH HYDE
ANTHONY FABB

ADDITIONAL INFO: None

6XI vs OLD SALESIANS 2xi

AWAY NESCOT SPORTS CENTRE, EAST EWELL, KT17 3HG
COMPETITION: ISEH SENIOR NOVETS CUP | KICK-OFF: 13:45PM | MEET: OSFC 12:45PM
GOING DIRECT? CONTACT WILL DUDMISH on 07530 304610

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

LEWIS SMITH
CHARLIE LAFEVER-JONES
MIKE MYERS
WILL DUDMISH (C)
SCOTT KOPSALA
KIERAN ROBSON
JACK GILLESPIE

8
9
10
11
12
13
14

DAN WARE
JACK DUDMISH
JACK CURRAN
HAMED KAMARA
JON ROBSON
ALEX JAMES
ROY DARKO

ADDITIONAL INFO: None

7XI vs OLD PARKONIANS 8xi

HOME THE RACECOURSE, N22 7AX (PITCH 2)
COMPETITION: ISEH INTERMEDIATE CUP | KICK-OFF: 13:45PM | MEET: AT THE CLUB 12:15PM
GOING DIRECT? Contact OLI PUGH On 07715 170100

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

PAUL WILLIAMS
BANNY NGOLA
JAMIE SCUDAMORE
LOUIS HANDBRIDGE
HARRY DOWDNEY
MATT GARNER
JOHN SCANTLEBURY

8
9
10
11
12
13
14

BEN WELLS
MATT WILSON
JAKE FILIPOVIC
DITMAR SULEMAJNI
PAUL JONES
LOUIS GLASSAR
ROMAN LAGOS

ADDITIONAL INFO: None

8XI vs EBOGs 6XI

HOME THE RACECOURSE, N22 7AX (PITCH 3)
COMPETITION: LEAGUE | KICK-OFF: 14:15PM | MEET: AT THE CLUB 12:45PM
GOING DIRECT? CONTACT JAMIE COWEN on 07590 410135

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

GUSTAVO CONDEIXA
JOHN SPINKS
SAM HEATH
JAMIE COWEN (C)
DUNCAN STOBIE
OLI MILLER
TOM KAVERNE

8
9
10
11
12
13
14

LAURIE VARALL
MARCO NEWSON
JAMES KENNEDY
ROBIN LAW
ERIC MADGWICK
DEREK GRAHAM
ADAM JENKINS

ADDITIONAL INFO: None

9XI vs OLD STATIONERS XI

AWAY TBC
COMPETITION: LEAGUE | KICK-OFF: 14:15PM | MEET: TBC
GOING DIRECT? Contact EMLYN ROBBINS on 07958 483897

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

BRYAN KING
HUGH BENNETT
EMLYN ROBBINS (C)
JOE NICHOLLS
MATTHEW SARNA
PAUL MORRIS
TOM WARDEN

8
9
10
11
12
13
14

ROBERT HOLDER
MAHMUT CANGA
JON GALLAWAY
TIM DAVIES
BRYAN CAHILL
ASIM KASHMIRI
GERRY LEPKOWSKI

ADDITIONAL INFO: None

10XI vs OLD PARKONIANS 9XI

HOME ALBERT RD REC, ALBERT RD, N22 7XL
COMPETITION: LEAGUE | KICK-OFF: 14:15PM | MEET: ALBERT RD 12:45PM
GOING DIRECT? Contact ANDY BROUGH on 07768 658356

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

TOM WHITBREAD
CHARLIE HAWKSWORTH
ANDY BROUGH (C)
ALEX TARRANT
ANTONIO FIGLIOMENI
AMIT BOSE
REECE JACKSON

8
9
10
11
12
13
14

ANTHONY STEWART
ELLIOTT BATT
NATHAN BROWN
ANDY BURWELL
TOM RUDDELL
JOHN PUDDEPHAT
CHARLIE MURPHY

ADDITIONAL INFO: None

womens XI vs TBC
HOME Muswell Hill Playing Fields
COMPETITION: GLWFL Division 2 North | KICK-OFF: TBC | MEET: TBC
GOING DIRECT? Contact Zoe Tweedale on 07950 388 953

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC

8
9
10
11
12
13
14
16

TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC

ADDITIONAL INFO: None

Veterans XI vs NO GAME
HOME THE RACECOURSE, N22 7AX (PITCH 2)
COMPETITION: TBC | KICK-OFF: TBC | MEET: TBC
GOING DIRECT? Contact Brian Edwards on 07904 298271

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC

8
9
10
11
12
13
14

TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC

ADDITIONAL INFO: None

RESERVES
HUGO MIRANDA

REECE JACKSON

IAN SOLOMONS

SIMON ETSON

ADAM CORNISH

CHRISTIAN MACANI

WILLIAM BITAR

HARRY BROOKS

CHRISTIAN BADU

KIAN SAKHAEE

BEN LUCK

CHRIS HIRONS

HELDER VAZ

RYAN GALLAGHER

ADAM ILLINGWORTH

KEREM MANILEK

KALAB MESRET

KONRAD DALECKI

TARKAN TANA

JAMIE RANDALL

JAMES SIMPSON

RICHARD HORSTED

ALEX GLENN

MANUEL FEM

KADEEM

FEDERICO?

DEYAN DYANKOV

MICHEL MEMA

JOHAN AHIPEAUD

SERGEN KUSHDAN

GAVIN STEWART

JACK BIDIKI

JAY WADHUA

PAUL SCANNELL

PRAWIN RAGHAV

THOMAS ?

LIAM STEVENSON

JORDAN ROSE

BRADLEY ROBINSON

WILLIAM CALDER

ESTEBAN LERMA

ADEN SALEBAN

CHARLIE SIMPSON

LAWRENZ ?

ZAKI NUR

ETON WRIGHT

DAVID CORBETT

YAN HERINGERY

SCOTT MASON

MICHELE CINELLI

SERHAN TANA

ALI ASLIKIN

JAMES Mc ENHILL

HENRY GANNON

CEM KAYA

MATTHIAS BOCKLITZ

SYED NAJIB ARIFFIN

STEVEN AMOH

MAHID PATEL

BEN SAWTELL

DENIS?

BAFFOUR WUSU

USMAN AKRAM

MARK WILSON

MARK WHITTLE

MARWAAN

FRASER SHAW-MORRIS

LEON VAUGHAN

KENNETH CHING

JULIO QUETA

KENJI JARRETT

TBC

PAUL HABIB

RICCARDO BELLA

GIUSEPPE TAMBEPPE

TBC

MICHAEL TYERS

KAAN BASARAN

AVINASH MANSUNKHANI

TBC

JOHN PHILLIPS

AZMAT TAUSEEF

PETER SWEENEY

TBC

FRED GROOM

ENOS WILSON

BRANISLAV

TBC

YAKOB

ASHWIN SUBHEDAR

FAMIN AHMED

TBC

SHADY EMAD

OLLIE DEWANN

DAVID GOUVIEA

TBC

TRISTAN LLOYD

SAM MORRIS

PATRICK REYNOLDS

TBC

cry off
contact
CRY OFFS will be
dealt by a different
person each week.
This week:
Nigel Bagley on
07952 476355
If you are on the
reserve list and do
want a game, give the
cry-off person a call.
He may be able to fix
you up with one.

SUSPENSIONS
OUTSTANDING SUBS,
MATCH FEES & FINES
RUDY GONZALEZ
PAUL ISAAC
JACOB SCIPIO
TRIS POPE
KONRAD STOKLOSA
RORY KAVANAGH
LEE CARLIN
TOM WHITE
JOHNNY MONERO

DISCIPLINE
ZOLTAN TSINTAY
(DID NOT SHOW UP)
CHARLIE MacNALLY
(DID NOT SHOW UP)
none
none
none
none

UNAVAILABLES
JOHN PARKER (1)

NOAH REICH (UFN)

PETE CROFT (1)

NIGEL BAGLEY (UFN)

MATT HILLIER (1)

TOM THRALE (UFN)

JOE COWARD (1)

CONNOR OLEARY (UFN)

ELLIOT BROUGH (1)

MAX GREGORY (UFN)

LUKE CASSWELL (1)

ANDY SIEVEWRIGHT (UFN)

OLLIE HEATH (1)

STEVE BISS (UFN)

DALZIEL HOLDER (1)

STEWART MALCOLM (UFN)

MATT THOMPSON (1)

JAMES EARLE (UFN)

FREDDIE WRIDE (1)

NYE JONES (UFN)

ALEX LANIGAN (1)

SAM BOLGER (UFN)

CONNOR CORCORAN (1)

HARRISON CASS (UFN)

HENRY OLIVER (1)

PAUL FORBES (UFN)

LAWRENCE SWIFT (1)

JOE SMITH (UFN)

PAUL TURNEY (1)

EMANUELE FORTUNATI (UFN) JASON SMITH (2)

SAM WOLFMAN (UFN)

GEORGE BROOKS (1)

WILL LEWIS (UFN)

HEDDY AIT IDIOR (2)

MIKE POLLARD (UFN)

SAM BOGGIS-ROLFE (1)

JOE SMITH (UFN)

CHRIS FLETCHER (2)

PADDY KNIGHT (UFN)

JAY HUGHES (1)

ULI KANYBEKOV (UFN)

JAMES ROBINSON (3)

JACK FARLEY (1)

JACK MORRIS (UFN)

TOM DE LEMA (1)

JORGE RAMIREZ (1)

RICHARD BOWHILL (UFN)

WAYNE GIBBINS (1)

ONIQUE HELDRAM (1)

JOSEPH LITTLE (UFN)

DANNY JONES (1)

TOM CARPENTER (1)

BEN CARTER (UFN)

LUCAS DIAZ (1)

SCOTT GRUDGINGS (1)

EWAN FLYNN (UFN)

ETHAN CONLIN (1)

GREG FRANCINI (1)

REECE KENDALL (UFN)

FREDDIE WELLS (1)

MAX BROUGH (1)

RICHIE HANCOCK (UFN)

TBC

captains and managers

TEAM

CAPTAIN

MANAGER

captains Contact

1ST XI

MATT KELLY

JOHN MORRIS*

07913 822656*

RESERVES XI

OZAN GUNES

KEITH NICHOLAS*

07533 451782*

3RD XI

JED WOOD

DUNCAN ANDERSON*

07890 950314*

4TH XI

PATRICK MCGLOGAN

07721 745228

5TH XI

JAMES RAE

07944 845267

6TH XI

WILL DUDMISH

07530 304610

7TH XI

OLI PUGH

07715 170100

8TH XI

JAMIE COWEN

07905 755860

9TH XI

EMLYN ROBBINS

07958 483897

10TH XI

ANDY BROUGH

07768 658356

VETERANS CAPTAIN

MARK SMITH

TBC

WOMENS CAPTAIN

TASH BUDDLE

TBC

CLUB COMMITTEE & OFFICERS 2015-2016

POST HELD

NAME

EMAIL ADDRESS

CHAIRMAN

DAVE MCLOUGHLIN

davemcloughlin@hotmail.co.uk

VICE CHAIRMAN

JOHN MORRIS

johnmorris49@msn.com

HONORARY SECRETARY

JON GALLAWAY

jongalla@googlemail.com

CHAIRMAN OF SELECTION

NIGEL BAGLEY

nigelb@tape-services.com

VICE CHAIRMAN OF SELECTION

JOE ROBINSON

his4jtdr@yahoo.com

HONORARY SUBSCRIPTIONS OFFICER

RICHARD GIBBS

richard_gibbs@live.co.uk

HONORARY SOCIAL SECRETARY

Billy Robertson

b00195683@gmail.com

HONORARY MATCH SECRETARY

ANTHONY FABB

anthonyfabb@hotmail.com

HONORARY RESULTS SECRETARY

JAMES RAE

james.1.rae@googlemail.com

Honorary Fixtures Secretary

MARK CARTER

mrkcrt@hotmail.co.uk

CLUB MANAGER

JOHN MORRIS

johnmorris49@msn.com

CLUB CAPTAIN

RICHARD GIBBS

richard_gibbs@live.co.uk

NEWSLETTER EDITOR

GUSTAVO CONDEIXA

ggcondeixa@gmail.com

WEBSITE EDITOR

PATRICK MCGLOGAN

pmcglogan@gmail.com

COMMITTEE MEMBER SPONSORSHIP

RAY GERLACH

ray.gerlach@btinternet.com

Womens Team Representative

Zoe Tweedale

zoe_tweedale@hotmail.com

COMMITTEE MEMBER

Matt Dodimead

Matt.dodimead@gmail.com

COMMITTEE MEMBER

Michael Bardgett

michael.bardgett@hotmail.com

COMMITTEE MEMBER

Sam Heath

sam.g.heath@live.co.uk

COMMITTEE MEMBER

Adam Reader

Adam.reader@lida.com

COMMITTEE MEMBER

John Spinks

jwspinks@hotmail.co.uk

Every player should also be fully aware of the Club rules, that can and should be read in this link:
http://www.alexandraparkfc.co.uk/alexandra-park-football-club-rules
Every player should play and act according to the Code of Conduct, in this link:
http://www.alexandraparkfc.co.uk/the-club/players-code-of-conduct
Every player should read and understand the Players Guide, in this link:
http://www.alexandraparkfc.co.uk/the-club/players-guide
Alongside all this information, the player should always remember that whenever he goes and
whatever he does, he is representing the Club and all its membership. We are proud of our history
and proud of our reputation as a respectable and friendly Club. Individual actions can elevate and
generate praise to the Club, but can also stain and degrade the work that a number of volunteers
throughout the years have done to take us this far.

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