The Dubious Goals Committee
Grass Roots
The Manager’s Diary – A half-term report
With 10 league games to go, squeaky bum time is just around the corner. At the time of writing the mighty Hounds First Team are joint second in Downs League Division 1, 5 points off pace setters Torpedo and with a 6 point cushion over 5th placed Cotswool. Remaining fixtures will see the Hounds play … Continue reading
One of those weeks in management
As I continue on the managerial path into my second season in charge I experience “One of those weeks in football” where you wonder why you are doing it, what you are doing and is it all worth it, will the end justify the means and how do you keep everyone in the squad happy? … Continue reading
Sidelined, but I don’t mind…
This season is my tenth playing men’s senior football. I say playing, I am currently out injured, having a calf problem since the penultimate game of last season. Having to turn up and watch my team week-in week-out has made me start to question a few things, none more so than how things have changed … Continue reading
When Saturday comes… What now?
The end of another season, the curtain has come down, ahead lies three months of transfer rumours, managerial comings and goings, new kits, new sponsors, new stadia, new bribery allegations – all this excitement is good, but a massive hole in my week exists as the season ends. My Saturdays, and often weekends, are geared … Continue reading
Have we got enough players for Saturday gaffer?
I am in a fortunate position to play for a fantastic amateur football club in Bristol; fantastic not just for what we have achieved on the pitch or the standard of the players at the club, but for the enjoyment that everyone has attending games, social events and just being involved. As the season draws … Continue reading
