SOUTHGATE County 5th XI 2 0 OLD
WOODHOUSEIANS<br>( Antoniou Ellicott) <br>In Attacama like weather
conditions, played on the graveyard pitch, County rose from
the dead to defeat neighbour's Old Woods. Our squad
was assembled with military precision by skipper
Lamont, who wisely rested himself until half time. By
then County were ahead and in control courtesy of a
superb finish by a new member Darren Ellicott. The
second goal effectively killed the game - clinically put
away by Danny Antoniou , our new centre-forward. The
second half saw County tire and Woods were well worth a
goal, but nice to see a shut out in the end ( Ed.
Nothing changes in the fifths !). A competitive game
against friendly opposition, just what the doctor
ordered!! (Ed – A friendly woods team ? – what next )

NORESMEN 1 2 SOUTHGATE COUNTY 2nd ( Dunne
Morris)<br>Southgate reserves started this game with a number of new
faces, but quickly settled into their stride creating a
number of chances in the first half, but only scoring a
single goal with a cross-cum shot from Dunne. In the
second half the opposition introduced a number of
younger, fitter, more mobile players and Southgate lacked
the midfield dominance to stop them from creating
chances. The opposition scored from a corner after
prolonged pressure. The county winner came from persistent
play from Morris. In the end a win is a win, but there
is still plenty left to do if we are to be
successful in the league. MOM John MORRIS

EBOG 2 1 SOUTHGATE COUNTY ( Tyler )<br>Any one
who either played or watched this game would come to
the same conclusion - how did Southgate not win?<br>
After a dodgy 15 minutes, County settled down to play a
slick passing game against the more straightforward
approach. Good passing and movement opened up the EBOG
defence on numerous occasions, only to be thwarted by a
keeper who was having a blinder. Stones and Tyler
(twice) had good chances, only to either see the keeper
make brilliant saves or not execute the finish to some
good approach play. Then a minute before half time -
the sucker punch and County turned around 1-0 down.
<br>The second half followed much the same pattern as the
first, with Anderson and Brady controlling midfield only
for poor finishing to thwart some good attacking
play. Indeed within a minute of the restart County’s’
best chance was not taken (sorry Peter). With county
looking likely to score every time they attacked some
rough justice was dealt out when EBOGs scored from one
of their few chances. Tyler scored a late goal with
a scuffled shot (the only way that the keeper was
likely to be beaten), to make the final score 2 -1 to
EBOGs. Impressive performances from Brady, Anderson and
Peter (what is your surname?), whose pace was
frightening.

ANYONE FOR GOLF ????<br>WILLOW… (SIMON WILLIS) IS
ORGANISING THE SECOND SOUTHGATE COUNTY GOLF DAY,<br> AFTER
THE VERY SUCESSFUL INUAGURAL EVENT IN MAY. <br>THE
DATE FOR YOUR DIARIES IS FRI 29th SEPT. <br>(12pm meet
for English brekkies.) –<br>VENUE - BRIDGETOWN GOLF
COURSE O/S BARNET. <br>CAN ANYONE INTERESTED PLEASE SEND
<br>A NON-REFUNDABLE £10 CHEQUE TO SIMON PLEASE BY
<br>WED. 20th SEPT. <br>ALTERNATIVELY HAND THE CASH DIRECT
TO SIMON OR ANY OF YOUR CAPTAINS THIS
WEEK.<br>WILLOW HAS ASKED ME TO MENTION THAT THE MAX. HANDICAP IS
28, GOLF SHOES, SMART TROUSERS & SHIRTS
ESSENTIAL…<br>SERIOUSLY THOUGH - ANYONE ARRIVING ON A HORSE SINGING
WAGONTRAIN, OR WEARING SPURS WILL BE TURNED AWAY AT THE
GATE……

4th XI v TASK F.C. – (AWAY) <br>( MEET SCFC
CLUBHOUSE 1-30 pm) KICK OFF 3pm<br>CHASE LODGE – PAGE ST
MILL HILL NW7 *ALBANIANS HOME GROUND *<br>McNICHOLAS
P. (Capt.) POBJOY DAVIES MARSHALL CORNOCK <br>
HARDING-WILLIAMS WESTON HARBOTT JENNINGS EDWARDS I. <br> CLIFFORD
McWILLIAMS B. ELLICOTT D. McGURK BILLE

3rd XI v UCL ACADEMICALS – (AWAY)<br>(MEET SCFC
CLUBHOUSE 1-30pm). KICK OFF 3pm<br> U.C.L.ATHLETIC GROUND,
BELL LANE, LONDON COLNEY<br>MULLIN (Capt.) HUMPHRIES
CRESCENZO MILNE COX LEWIS ALDEIRI ATE FINNIESTON PETRI
ARMSTRONG BISOGNO LEE ATTANASIO CRONIN HOWARTH

2nd XI v OLD WOODHOUSEIANS -(AWAY)<br> ( MEET
SCFC CLUBHOUSE 1-30pm ) KICK OFF – 3pm<br> OLD WOODS.
CLUBHOUSE – CHANDOS AVENUE, N20<br>DUNNE (Capt.) GOULD
PAYNE Mark WILLMOTT MORRIS MESSENGER O. BLACKBURN J.
BATEMAN BROWN McCANN DUNDRIDGE WILLIS COX ANDERSON CLARKE
‘ A.BULGARIAN’

LEAGUE GAMES START ON THE 23rd SEPTEMBER......<br>DETAILS TO FOLLOW

THE FRIENDLIES ORGANISED FOR THE 16th ARE AS
FOLLOWS, AT PRESENT. (SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION NEXT WEEK
)<br>1 XI v UCL - POSTPONED<br>ALTERNATIVE GAME v 2
MILLION PINTS OF LAGER & PROBABLY A FAT STRIPPER XI
-<br>AT STAG NIGHT VENUE. (PLEASE CHANGE BEFORE ARRIVING
AT THIS FIXTURE)<br><br>2nd XI v OLD WOODHOUSEIANS
(a) CHANDOS AVE<br><br>3rd XI v UCL (a) BELL LANE,
LONDON COLNEY<br><br>4th XI v TASK FC (a) CHASE LODGE,
SUMMER LANE (ALBANIANS GROUND) <br>THIS IS THE
INTERESTING ONE FOR ME.<br>MY SPIES TELL ME TASK ARE A
COMPUTER COMPANY NEW TO OUR LEAGUE COMING IN AT JUNIOR 1
(3 XI DIV. )<br>THEY APPARENTLY HAVE A LOVELY NEW
RED SPONSORED KIT.<br>ANYONE WITH ANY INFO. RE THIS
TEAM KEEP ME INFORMED

TRAINING<br>TRAINING IS NOW AT ENFIELD PLAYING
FIELDS ON TUESDAY NIGHTS FROM <br>7-30pm – 9pm ON THE
FLOODLIT ASTROTRUF. (ENTRANCE IN LADYSMITH RD OFF
SOUTHBURY RD ).<br>NEW PLAYERS ALWAYS WELCOME<br>SOCIAL
MATTERS<br>THE JOINT KARAOKE / BARBEQUE HAS BEEN ARRANGED
FOR<br> SATURDAY 30th SEPTEMER 2000. 7-30pm TILL
LATE<br>PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF DATE. TRY TO ATTEND & INVITE
GUESTS. <br>THESE SOCIAL EVENT ARE HOW WE RAISE MONEY
<br>* Nb PLEASE NOTE * WE DID TRY TO ORGANISE ANOTHER
FRIENDLY AFTER FINDING OUT HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE AVAILABLE,
BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE AT SUCH SHORT
NOTICE. I SUGGEST THOSE ALSO AVAILABLE PLAYERS GO FOR A
GOOD LONG RUN, TURN UP TO SUPPORT THE OTHER TEAMS &
THEN RETIRE TO THE BAR..........<br>I HAVE TRIED TO
BREAK UP THE CONTENTS OF THE NEWSLETTER TO COMFORTABLE
PROPORTIONS, HOPEFULLY THIS IS EASIER ON THE EYES<br>I INTEND
POSTING THE TEAMS FOR NEXT WEEKS GAMES & PROBABLY REPORTS
ON A SUNDAY NIGHT TO THIS SITE FROM NOW ON. SO YOU
CAN ALL WASTE YOUR TIME AT WORK REVIEWING MY
EFFORTS.<br>LEAGUE RESULTS WILL ALSO APPEAR HERE WHEN I HAVE THEM

REPORTS OF MATCHES PLAYED ON SAT. 2
September<br><br>SOUTHGATE COUNTY 1st 3 OLD FINCHLEIANS 3<br>( FINN 2 TYLER
)<br>IT WAS WITH SOME TREPIDATION THAT THE 1st XI TOOK
THE FIELD AGAINST OUR LOCAL RIVALS OLD FINCHLEIANS.
THE PRE MATCH BANTER CENTRED AOUND OUR DEFEAT OF THEM
IN LAST YEARS AFA QUARTER FINAL AND THE EXPECTED
REVENGE THEY WOULD BE SEEKING. <br>AFTER A WHILE THE BOYS
SETTLED DOWN & WE MADE OUR BREAKTHROUGH WHEN GARY TYLER
REALISED WHICH WAY UP THE NET SHOULD GO ! WE LINED UP FOR
THE KICK OFF TO BE GREETED BY THE ONLY FEMALE REF. IN
THE LEAGUE – HORRIFIED BY THE FACT THAT SHE HAD A
MOUSTACHE BROADER THAN THE FAT CAT ON SOCCER AM !! KICKING
INTO THE WIND & FOLLOWING INSTRUCTION FROM THE BENCH
TO PLAY A STRICT 4-4-2 WE FOUND OURSELVES OVER RUN
IN MIDFIELD, DESPITE THE IMPRESSIVE WORK RATE OF
DEBUTANT DANNY LESLIE & CHRIS BURNHAM. IT WAS NO REAL
SURPRIS WHEN FINCHLEY WENT 1-0 UP AS A BALL OVER THE TOP
CAUGHT OUR BACK 4 SQUARE – (DOES NOTHING EVER CHANGE ? )
& THE CENTRE FORWARD LOBBED THE ADVANCING
KEEPER.<br>AT HALFTIME THE TEAMTALK CENTRED AROUND PACKING THE
MIDFIELD WHICH WE THEN DID TO ALMOST IMMEDIATE EFFECT. 10
MINS AFTER THE RESTART GARY TYLER DID WELL TO RETRIEVE
THE BALL & FEED KIERAN FINN WHO DELICATELY CHIPPED
THE KEEPER. THE QUALITY OF THE FINISH SEEMED TO
INSPIRE THE REST OF THE TEAM & LEFT THE OPPO. IN AWE.
JEFF ANDERSON BEGAN TO STAMP HIS AUTHORITY ON THE
MIDFIELD & IT WAS NO REAL SURPRISE WHEN JEFF RELEASED
TYLER WHO HIT A CRISP SHOT ACROSS THE KEEPER WHICH HE
COULD ONLY PARRY INTO THE PATH OF FINN WHO FINISHED
FROM 6 YDS. THIS GOAL SPELLED THE BEGINNING OF
SUSTAINED SCFC PRESSURE CREATED ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY BY THE
INDUSTRY & GUILE OF THE NATURALLY GIFTED ROBBIE ROSS.
LINKING UP WITH ANDERSON & ANOTHER DEBUTANT BRIAN BRADY,
ROBBIE WAS CREATING CHANCE AFTER CHANCE FOR THE EVER
WILY TYLER, WHO WAS DENIED BY THE AGILE KEEPER & A BIT
OF INDECISION IN THE BOX. FINCHLEY GOT BACK INTO THE
GAME WHEN THE REF. FAILED TO NOTICE A BLATENTLY
OFFSIDE FORWARD – SHE WAS PROBABLY THINKING ABOUT
LAKESIDES’ OPENING HOURS AT THE TIME & THE BALL WAS WALKED
PAST THE UNLUCKY CHRIS GOULD IN GOAL. THE SCORELINE
REFLECTED OUR SUPREMACY WHEN KIERAN FINN BRILLIANTLY TURNED
THE FINCHLEIANS FULL BACK TO PULL THE BALL ACROSS THE
GOAL FOR GARY TYLER TO NET A WELL DESERVED
GOAL.<br>WITH TWO MINUTES TO GO THE RESULT SEEMED CONFIRMED
WHEN TYLER AGAIN GOT THE BETTER OF HIS MAN TO PRESENT
BROWN WITH A SEEMINGLY UNMISSABLE CHANCE. 6 YDS OUT &
ONLY THE KEEPER TO BEAT. HE TOOK A WILD SWING & WAS
RELIEVED WHEN THE BALL SNEAKED PAST THE CORNERFLAG FOR A
GOAL KICK RATHER THAN A THROW IN. IN THE LAST MINUTE
FINCHLEY SCORED FROM A CORNER TO MAKE THE FINAL SCORE 3-3
– PROBABLY A FAIR RESULT. <br>A LOT OF GOOD THINGS
CAME FROM THE GAME, IT WAS ENJOYED BY ALL & WE PLAYED
THE KIND OF FOOTBALL THAT BODES WELL FOR THE COMING
SEASON. ALL IN ALL A GOOD EFFORT WITH A DISSAPOINTING
RESULT.<br>MOM – GARY TYLER – AN INSPIRATION TO ALL WHO
WITNESSED HIS DISPLAY.

ALSO AVAILABLE<br>LEWIS CRONIN COX ATE BISOGNO
PETRI FINNIESTON HOWARTH EDWARDS I.<br>ARMSTRONG BILLE
ATTANASIO <br><br>QUERY AVAILABLE ???<br>CRESCENZO
BATCHELOR BENNETT GEOFF BENNETT GREG McNICHOLAS
HARDING-WILLIAMS CORNOCK DAVIES<br>WESTON JENNINGS EDWARDS T MEALY
McGURK PHASEY B.<br><br>NOT AVAILABLE<br>MANN STONES
DOWNES MIDDLETON CORBISHLEY MULLIN MILNE<br>WINGROVE
MERCER

5th XI v OLD WOODHOUSEIANS – (HOME) <br>( MEET
FIRS FARM 2pm ) KICK OFF 3pm<br><br>LAMONT (Capt)
HUMPHRIES BREWER P. FLETCHER WOOD JACKSON A. HARBOTT PAYNE
M. GYRAHANHA J. ANTONIOU D. RAITHATHA MARSHALL
ALDEIRI LEE PHASEY M. POBJOY BREWER M. CLIFFORD

‘ A ’ XI v NORESMEN – (AWAY)<br>( MEET SCFC
CLUBHOUSE 1-30 pm ). KICK OFF 3pm<br> CHURCH STREET LOWER
EDMONTON N9. park at Norsemen – change across rd -
Edmonton playing Fields pitches<br>DUNNE (Capt) GOULD
MORRIS PAYNE M. BATEMAN CLARKE DUNDRIDGE<br>ELEY McCANN
BROWN WILLIS WILLMOTT COX G. ‘RICKY’ ‘ OWEN’ ‘JAMIE’

1st XI v EAST BARNET OLD GRAMMARIANS -(AWAY)<br>
( MEET SCFC CLUBHOUSE 12-30pm ) KICK OFF – 2pm. Nb
note kick off time<br> E.B.O.G. PLAYING FIELD, DOLLIS
BROOK WALK, ALAN DRIVE, BARNET<br>WAKEFORD (Capt.)
JONES LAYZELL SHAH LOVETT ROSS BURNHAM <br>LESLIE BRADY
TYLER FINN ANDERSON SHAW

Does anyone know when the 1st games are?

ON TUES 29 OF AUGUST BARNET HOSPITAL HAS GIVEN ME THE ALL CLEAR TO RETURN TO THE
WONDERFULL GAME OF FOOTIE!!!SO IM MUST PRESUME IM UP FOR GRABS SO HOPE TO SEE A
TEAM ONE SATURDAY AFTERNOON!

I notice each day there is always several hits on the site, does anyone know if
we have attracted any new players who have viewed the site?

Yes mate I think you should reproduce it, the
more info on the site hopefully will mean more users
and like you and many others have said before you, it
would save the club so much money to use the site.
Therefore releasing funds for football, perhaps we could
sign Patrick Vieira???

It's coming home, It's coming home... It's
coming; .... footballs coming home....its coming home ,
its coming home la di da la di da its
coming....<br>Too much Vodka redbull maybe, but seriously there is
a newsltter being sent out in the next few days
which gives details of pre season etc.<br>Should I
reproduce the newsletter on the web ??<br>As long as you
all have e-mail it will cost the club nothing, does
anyone want it reproduced here ?<br>Nylesy

Raj & all, It has not been arranged yet, I'm not
get a lot of interest from the site so spread the
word to the other lads. Raj don't worry you'll get a
game, there is still a long time to the new season, you
don't want to peak to soon, do you?<br><br>Ian

whats happening with the pre season friendly Fletch? get back to me please, many
thanks!!

I think it normally starts after AGM which is end of July. We can do training at
Ludgrove as there is more space.

After discussing the subject of training last
night with several other members, does anyone know
where, when or if training has been planned for the pre-
season. If not, I know Kieran is willing to arrange and
needs to know what night would be best, Wednesday is
proposed, and where? outside our clubhouse if allowed! I
know several of us are keen to lose the 1 or 2! extra
pounds we have put on, so when & where is it going to
be. Hope you are all enjoying the summer & see you
all soon.

Always available but not sure I want to play a team that is Div 1 try a lower
side and I may be interested!<br>Getting to old to chase my shadow around!

After all the kind words you said to me prior to
the Dinner how can you now decide to give it all up.
Can you not here the call of the trophies! in the
fifths. There is always a place for semi retired old
buggers there!

Thanks yr message but i am not playing for the club this season and will not be
available for <br>friendlies. gd luck

The Cricket Club are hosting the Annual Summer
barbeque on Saturday 15th July at the clubhouse.<br>There
will be a Disco, Raffle & late bar all for £ 3
entrance fee. (juniors free).<br>Allcomers welcome - 8pm -
12pm......<br>The only drawback may be my cooking !

If any one is interested in playing a pre-season
friendly against a McMullen Div 1 team, please contact me
via e-mail or through this site. Tell your friends
and colleagues who do not visit or use the site about
the game.<br> <br>Happy training.<br><br>Ian

Colin e-mail with your e-mail address you can do this by going to members
tools-options-contact founders. Cheers.