Happy new year all, let's hope the mighty Shefford continue to rise up...

I'm changing my job on Jan 1st, should mean slightly less hours, and free up my Thursday nights, so I might need to start losing that belly I've grown!

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!!!

Yeah it was good - although we didn't play in the end, as we turned up and there were some other people using the whole pitch so we didn't get on. Shame, but there you go.




























pssst! We did play really, but nobody seemed to be there so we played on the whole pitch when I'd only booked half of it and we didn't give anyone any money cos there was no one there to pay. So I'm just seeing what happens now...

It was good fun, Dave Frew was there and for the first half hour we couldn't score but once we got one we got a bucketful more - especially at the end when everyone was knackered or injured. For my part, it hurts just to walk, as it was my first exercise in about 5 weeks other than diving which is, being honest, not a sport you need to be particularly fit to enjoy, you just look better in a wetsuit.

Then we all met up during the Everton v Chelsea game in The Broadway and stayed there for the West Ham v Man Utd game (Bellamy wins the first scorer with Reo Coker and spends the rest of the night with his jeans weighed down by 23 £1 coins). Managed to survive Monday without too much of a hangover (helped by a boozy lunch).

Newbury was a bit quiet, but there was some discussion about where to go for the end of season do - I just can't remember what we came up with in the end...

Good night then lads? How was the Dome? Sorry I couldnt make it, had my work christmas do on the Sat night, and only got woken by Crabbeman calling me at ten to eleven on Sunday morning.

I'm old.

Old Fart

I ache.

Does that mean you'll be wearing a spangly leotard then Hilly? Cos that's one thing I really don't think I wanna see...

Numbers are good - I think we're at 14 people for Sunday at the moment, that's not including Sillsy and/or Frew so we'll wait and see.

Looks like I'll have to turn on the acrobatics and make you eat your words then Matty.......la la la!!!

I might have to go in the other set of sticks as I have a purple and green toe, and I'm not sure I'll be able to kick a ball with my right foot or not.

Although if Hilly is in the other goal, I should still score a couple from goal kicks with my left peg....

Cool - wasn't expecting you to be able to play at all so that's a bonus.

Yeah I'll be there mate but I'll have to go in goal as my knee's still not right.

Sunday 11am at The Dome. I assume you're not coming Hilly with your knee, but let me know if you fancy giving it a run out...

Numbers are looking good, only Ben and Browny can't make it so far and Ben's gonna join us in Newbury for some afternoon beers which is cool.

Crabbeman there's no training this Thursday anyway. No game for the next few weeks and a few players with Christmas parties and stuff.

So the French seem to be as interested in your comments as the English then Sillsy....interesting.

Eh? Um, I dont know, when is it again? Whats the plans?

Just returned from Marseille, where the Olympians beat Monaco 2-1, in one of the worst football matches I've ever seen. For some reason, they worship Cisse. I tried to tell them he was crap, but noone seemed too interested...

I wont be at training thursday i have got a christmas party. What are the numbers looking like for sunday?? i have invited Dave Frew are you coming silsy???

Well I didn't see it but by all accounts it was more a case of us not playing very well so we've got every chance of turning it around next time, just frustrating this time - moreso because you're exactly right, we've played 10 and won 9 of them but now we have to sit out over Christmas on the back of our only defeat. Just a question of timing.

What about you Beeny? How's things? Tempted to come back training at all? Dave The Screw has been running things recently and from what I hear it's bloody hard work and good for the soul...

One defeat thats all it was tho, and not a definative thrashing, You boys have more courage and spirit to dig that little bit deeper next time!!

Not us Beeny - we lost 3-1, but Newbs PO Reserves beat LMP 18-2 according to the results site. Puts our 8-2 in the shade a little bit, but you don't know how many players LMP had out or what happened.

But yes we went down to our first league defeat, just up to us to make sure we respond well to it. Gutted that we don't get the chance until some time in January, but someone's gonna get a right thumping.

Serious?????? 18 - 2??????

18-2 ????

Crushing loss yesterday, can't believe we pulled out another stinking performance against them, they must be the luckiest team in the div so far to have played us twice while we've been at our worst. Unless, that is, we bottled it this week.

Puts some pressure on for the rest of the season. You have to assume that they'll beat everyone we beat and, being harsh, you have to assume that they'll beat us again next time we play them (though we at least can do something about that). Which means we're under pressure to not drop points against anyone else, but with PO Res pulling out some big wins we'll just have to see. Long way to go yet.

They're sending Sir Richard Attenborough.

"Here, the Smurf, in his natural habitat. Notice the posturing, the displays of superiority, the sexual gesturing and the ingestion of ingested vegetable extract, and kebabs."

"The Smurf chooses it's mates based not on gender, but on availability. Basically, if it moves, it's a viable target. Some basic communication, a display of tattoos, and he's away."

"Coitus, rough and clumsy, is completed in seconds. Thus finished, the laptop computer is powered down and stored away for next time."

Can't see how this will help us tactically but it'll fit in nicely with some polar bears stuck on floating ice...

They probably won't come that close Smurf, they will most likely stand a few feet away and poke you with a stick....

No shrink is coming near me

There you go something had to come up sooner or later - I've just entered us into a BBC Sport competition as they're looking to follow a Sunday League club for the rest of the season, maybe sending along a top manager, player, psychologist, etc to help our performance!

How cool would that be?

It didn't mention anything about naked dancing or writing songs about Nemone...

Cool - that's how I have it too. Best thing is 17 points clear of Blue Ball having played 2 more. That means that if they beat us twice and win their games in hand (a possibility) they'll still be 5 points behind. However if that happens it does put pressure on to continue beating the top teams - haven't played PO Res yet and I have a feeling that just cos we beat their first team that'll just give them a bigger point to prove. Some big games to come.

Shefford 9 9 0 0 49 12 +37 27
Newbury Post Office Reserves 7 5 0 2 24 14 +10 15
Berkshire Arms 9 4 2 3 32 16 +16 14
Shalbourne 9 4 2 3 30 22 +8 14
Q Associates 8 4 2 2 19 14 +5 14
Waggon & Horses 9 4 2 3 21 17 +4 14
Blue Ball 7 3 1 3 28 15 +13 10
Bucklebury 8 3 1 4 21 20 +1 10
Paggies Bar 7 1 4 2 16 23 -7 7
Meadway 9 2 0 7 13 41 -28 6
Coopers Arms 8 1 1 6 13 50 -37 4
LMP 6 0 1 5 8 30 -22 1


12 points clear of 2nd who have 2 games in hand
13 points clear of 3rd/4th who have played the same

http://football.mitoo.co.uk/News.cfm?LeagueCode=NDSFL2006

This is where the league seem to be posting results/Tables

Fair enough we'll stick with the 17th then, can't have a xmas do without our reserve keeper...

There were no other games on Sunday apart from us and Waggon & Horses....

I cant do the 16th for our Christmas Bash! Allready going out for a family meal!

Hello mate,

Hope you had a good holiday.

I think most of the games were called off, we were one of two games in all three leagues to play when we beat Berks, and Jacko called all Henwick games off again this week.

Might be worth asking people about the Xmas tipple, I'm ok for either day, but I know Tony has his work party on the Saturday night but I've no idea about anyone else.

Matty do you know the other scores from this Sunday? I can see W&H won 6-0 but no other results? Seems like PO Res won as at the moment I have them 12 points and 2 games behind us and you make it 9 and 1...

Certainly looks like there's no game on the 17th, all the other Div 2 teams are in action in either league or cup and there's no Bowness Cup games. Be nice to have the other teams catch up on games played a bit so we can get a more genuine feel of where we are in the table (top!)

Is it worth moving our 'do' to the 16th so we can sleep it off on a Sunday rather than a Monday?

Fucking well done while I was away lads, I thought you'd beat Berks Arms but thought maybe Shalbourne might take advantage of some complacency maybe. Glad I was wrong, sounds like a good performance against Berks Arms and a good old grind one out up against the village people - something Sillsy said that Hilly is hoping to do at the christmas bash...

Hilly that sounds worrying about your knee, hope it responds well to physio.

See you all Thursday, except Sillsy. And Hilly.

Well I'm glad we cleared that up then.

So, what's going on?!