ITS TIME TO MAKE YOUR MIND UP !!!!!!!!

Tonight (Monday) all you players will be receiving a text off Daisy asking if your available for footy this Sunday. We (Daisy & Myself) have had our say, but sometimes it's hard to make out how far these things sink-in when we keep gobbing off in the dressing rooms. We keep trying to stress that players have got to either commit more, or sign new blood-on to help Daisy out in getting a team on the pitch each Sunday. I Know things have been against us this year, with our so called Senior players unavailable nearly all season. Plus we have had a really rough ride on injuries and call offs because of work commitments. This, I can understand whittles down the enthusiasm on the players who do want to play Sunday Football but it don't help matters at all when certain players call off pathetically late or not let us know they can't play until we actually contact them. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!!!!

The thing is nearly all the Sunday Div 1 sides have been having the same problems and two/ three have folded already! I also know we could get players from these sides to join us but I always maintain THEY have got to be THE RIGHT type of players as I've found in the past this don't always don't help matters when the sign anyone on! I've also got to say the League this year is a pretty poor standard and even without our senior players, if our attitude was right we still could beat any of them on our day!!!!!

So this is it, it's time for the nucleus of the team (that's if you want it ) to get your arse in gear and get things moving! The thing is, IF YOU DON'T, after Thursday WE WILL CALL-IT and the POT BLACK SUNDAY TEAM will be no more! This will be a real shame as Daisy has been the backbone for the Club out for umpteen years and has done a brilliant job so it's a pity we can't see the season out and let him finish on a high! HE CERTAINLY DESERVES IT!!!! Also I can safely say that THIS WILL BE the end of Sunday football down the club as far as I'm concerned!!

SO IT'S IN YOUR HANDS!!!!!

Pot Black v Harrods

League
15-10-09

LOST 1-6

Pot Black were forced to field a much changed side for another week with injuries and call-off’s being the main reasons.

Ethan was forced to play in goal, Lansy coming in at short notice, returning in the defence, Carl and Targer in mid-field.

Although much changed, PB still showed a lot of effort commitment in the early part of the game until 10mins in and Targer chasing back, pulled a hamstring forcing PB to bring on Ross who still hasn't had a full game after injuring himself 3 weeks ago..
PB took the lead with a good goal from Ollie, chasing along ball and sliding the ball past the keeper.
Harrods equalised soon after and the half finished fairly even.

The second half started and soon PB luck run out after an opposing forward chasing a long ball which Ethan dealt with comfortably only to be caught by the forwards leg in his chest., resulting in him going off and out for 6 weeks with 3 broken ribs and Will replacing him.
This finished the game for PB with Dale bravely volunteering to go in goal although obviously not a keeper.

So another defeat although in very unlucky circumstances and no doubt the game would have been very much closer without all the bad luck endured by PB.

MOM

Alex Ingles – very good display at full-back and never stopped trying.


Message from the Manager to the Player’s

This year has been one of disappointment for me after last year. It never was going to be the same but with a squad of 28 player’s signed on, I would never had thought we would be in this position of ringing players on a Sunday morning to get a side. Injuries I can fully understand but some of the reasons given this year for not showing up has been poor to say the least and show’s very little interest in Sunday Football.

This cannot and will not continue.

We have already called-off next Sunday’s game v Etc’s because of a shortage of players with some going away for the week-end. But unless we can get a commitment from yourselves for the week-end after and going forward, we will withdraw from the league.

Also with the injury to Ethan, and if we continue, we are in desperate need of a goalkeeper, so if anybody knows someone who would be interested, please contact me or Wally at the club.