I hate being injured! Not just a little either. And it always happens when I’ve put so much work in. These last few months I’ve worked really hard, and honestly felt it was starting to pay off……..but here I am really struggling with my Achilles injury. A few weeks ago I was chatting to one of my best friends – another hockey player – about it. He told me he’d
17th November 2012 Sorry………..a little late I know. Sooooo busy! Anyhow, the reunion. ‘How was it?’ I hear you ask. There’s only one word I can think of that adequately describes it……FANTASTIC! I’m so grateful for Joey Bonner’s superb efforts in organising the whole event (she keeps on telling everyone I had a lot to do with it, but I’m sure she put a whole lot more work in than
Salisbury 4th XI vs Bournemouth 6th XI It’s been a week in which I just simply shouldn’t have turned up at training….for two reasons. One: I have a damaged Achilles tendon that I’m struggling to manage, and two: once again there was simply too much standing around in the cold. I dislike that full stop, but because of my age, and the fact that if I stand around too long and then start
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
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
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
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
With a big squad, we travelled to Trojans for our last friendly before the league starts next week. The game started at quite a pace, with both sides passing the ball around quickly and crisply. It’s hard for me to decide who had more pressure in the first part of the game, but I’d probably go with Trojans, who seemed very dangerous on the counter attack, and were probably unlucky