Location, Mangrove Mountain,, the Barnstoneworth D division vs Woy Woy, Major Semi Final, delayed kick off, some time after 4PM, Sat 12th Sept 2009
An epic encounter was expected after both teams finished joint top of the league (apart from their extra fixture) but only played each other once all season which was a fine 3-0 win to us but they were missing their star striker and it was their only loss. Read more
This week the D’s set sail for the fine pastures of Mangrove Mountain looking for some Finals form in our final league match of 2009. Missing Smithy (spotted playing with the ladies on Sunday say no more) and Davey Thomas (not spotted but might have been the one in drag) we had a minor re-shuffle with Baldrick let loose for a rare run out and West Ham Mark taking over the gloves in goal. Read more
We had a tough fixture this week on the tiny pitch at a sunny Ourimbah with the Barny army aiming to get back on track after last weeks derailment to Kanwal. A very physical 1st half saw Ourimbah snatch the lead against the run of play with a fine cross bundled across the line before we struck back after some fine pressure with John unleashing a toe poke past their keeper. Halftime 1-1. Read more
A must win game started badly with the team lacking urgency and timing at the back and cohesion in the midfield for the 1st 15 minutes, gifting Kanwal 2 soft goals which could have been more. Eventually we clawed our way back into the game finishing the 1st half strongly with a hatful of chances but unfortunately no breakthrough, not helped by enforced breaks as the sprinkler system came on. Read more
We last played East Gosford back in April when they were obviously a very good side but slightly disorganised but have since recorded some fine results, climbing up the division to battle for 3rd spot with Kanwal. Today the troops started brightly getting into our passing game quickly, dominating possession and hitting them down both flanks but struggled to breech their well organised defence. Finally our efforts were rewarded when we broke through with Jess thumping in the opener after probably our best build up of the year involving half the team. Half-time 1-0. Read more
This week the Dashing D’s set anchor off the dangerous waters of Gavin Lock Oval for a skirmish with the ever tough Gosford. Missing a snotty Gloria (bless!) Dellboy (big wuss – moving house) and Woodsy (condolences from all), we faced a much weakened opposition fielding only 9 guys and missing several key players. Consequently (12 letters) 90% of the action was in their half but fair credit to our opponents (9 letters) they frustrated (10) us for long periods before John scored a scorcher followed by a typical poachers goal from leading gun Ed. (actually can’t remember either goal but always best to big them up) Half-time 2-0 to HMS Barnstoneworth. Read more
This week our very own Concert Party (aka the dashing D’s) were assigned to forward observation duties in the high ground of Mangrove Mountain. Thankfully we were well-prepared for this, having undergone intensive altitude training on Wednesday evening by lugging the esky up to the car park at Terry oval. Read more
With ourselves and Wyoming fighting for fourth spot a win would be a big bonus, plus we wanted to reverse the 3-1 defeat the last time we played them.
Things didn’t get off to a great start with Shaun aggravating a groin strain he thought he was over but alas after just one minute he was off drinking beer on the side! Read more
This week the dashing D’s were on manoeuvres along the peninsular trail for a Sunday make-up game against unbeaten top of the table Woy Woy. The unseasonably warm weather caused everyone to feel like they were appearing in an episode of ‘It Ain’t Half Hot Mum’, with most of us searching for that long-lost bottle of factor 50 in our kit bags before kick off. Read more
This week the Dashing D’s set course on the Good Ship Barnstoneworth for a smash n grab raid on the Northern hamlet of Kanwal hoping to avenge our failure to overcome the might of Gosford on our last foray. Our motley crew of vagrants and scallywags mounted a vigorous assault on fortress Kanwal but were repelled and counter-attacked repeatedly down our right flank by a wily foe using the icy wind and blinding sun in our eyes to bombard our top deck with long high balls. This tactic finally paid off with a late 1st half breech with a 2nd only narrowly averted by the heroics of Baldrick at our rear. Half time 1-0 to Kanwal. Read more