Fri 30-Oct-09
Issue 05
Match Reports | Subs | Awards Dinner
Almost half the club was on a break this weekend. The only Women's side to compete was the 1s. The Dragons were also in action this weekend. The Tornados also had a week off.
Overall, it was a good weekend for the Women's 1s as their 4-1 win over Sunbury means they maintained they unbeaten record in their league. They still remain third, proving what a tough league it is. No doubt their great defensive record helps, with a miserly average of only 0.8 goals conceded a game!
The only Men's sides to bring points home this weekend were the Royals and Men's 3s. Well done to the Men's 3s for getting their first win of the season! After gradually-improving performances, they have rode the crescendo of form and finally got a win. We hope that this win is the start of more good things to come.
The Men's 1s, 2s, Diamonds and Saracens all lost. The Dragons drew 2-2 in their match.
Ramana Thirumoorthy - Editor
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Subs are OVERDUE - they MUST be settled ASAP
anyone with unpaid subs CANNOT play this weekend!
Tulse Hill & Dulwich HC charges a single combined yearly subscription payable by monthly standing order. the subscription covers annual membership, training, match fees (not mixed matches) and hot teas. Payable by standing order, bank transfer or by cheque.
Full details at http://www.thehockeyclub.co.uk/aboutus/fees.shtml
Member |
Cost |
Adult Member
(1st/2nd XI squads) |
£380
or 5 payments of £76 |
Adult Member
(all other teams) |
£325
or 5 payments of £65 |
Students / Unemployed
or Goalkeeper (with own kit) |
£170
or 5 payments of £34 |
Junior* Members
(U16 not Academy) |
£135
or 5 payments of £27 |
Academy* Members |
Single payment of £80 |
* If a player is both a Junior player for the main Club and a member of the Academy then their total fees payable will be equal to the Junior fee. The player concerned should contact the Academy to organise payment of that particular fee and then send the difference (between that and the full junior fee) to the main club Treasurer.
Anyone queries please in contact the Treasurer or your captain.
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31-Oct-09
Awards Dinner 2009
7pm - 1am
The Rosendale
Black Tie
Two Course meal plus two glasses of wine
DJ till 12.30am Bar closes at 12.15.
Menu
Meat
Smoked salmon, with horseradish mousse
Roast Shoulder of Lamb
Veg
buffalo mozarella and tomato salad mushroom risotto
Sides - green beans and sautee potatoes
£32.50
£27.50 concessions
Our Awards Dinner is a celebration of the enduring accomplishments of our players, and to recognise the support of our volunteers, captains and club members who continue to build on our success.
There will be a raffle with Concert tickets to be auctioned - this year we are very fortunate to have 2 tickets for Lily Allen (Saturday 28th November) and 2 tickets for Florence and the Machine (Sunday 13th December) at the Brixton Academy - both of these are sold out on the Academy's website! |
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This weeks match reports from the THD Teams in action.
Reports by: Chris Smith, Bill Dowie, Mark Annear, EJ Barry & MJ
Mens Section
Mens 1s vs. Wimbledon: Lost 5-0
Tulse Hill and Dulwich took on the Manchester City of our league, Wimbledon. A team with gargantuan hockey CVs, bankrolled not only by benefactors but by a desire to join the National League elite. It was quite a daunting prospect for the young amateur Corinthians from Dulwich who are still trying to find their feet and Coach Hoppo's mojo with a greatly changed squad.
3 things went well in the end: the banter before the game, Rob's massage after the game and drinking with the nurses at night. Illness also robbed us of some great tales of student debauchery from Mr Broadway - it really is true that you can successfully chat up a young lady while dressed as a Smurf on a London night bus, waking up in the morning to find yourself confronted by her parents and still painted blue.
The game of hockey against Wimbledon actually saw Tulse Hill play as well as they have since their win against Chichester, but against a very skilful team, our lack of application in the 25 again and naive defending showed us up. No pressure forwards, but that's now 4 games without a goal..... Wimbledon took a leaf out of the 'crazy gang' game plan and concentrated on getting set plays. In the end it was all about short corners and naively giving them away, Wimbledon had the fire power to flick in 4 before Piggy had blinked, their 5th was a rare open play goal.
Honorable mentions have to be made to Alex Brown for running around without his stick, Sam Hiley for not getting into a fight, Joe Wilson for getting out his massage cream much to the delight of our captain, James Huntley for committing an air shot in front of his parents, and for Nick Gough for what he thought was following Bino to the Wimbledon clubhouse, only to end up at Bino's house in Dulwich!!!
So back to the drawing board and lots of practice at training in the art of goal-scoring for THD....and good luck this week to Simon Broadway on whatever colour you paint yourself!
Next up, a nice friendly game against Spencer. (CS)
Squad: Will Pigden, Nick Gough, Alex Speculand, Rob Heath, Chris Smith, Alex Brown, Sam Hiley, Tom Alford, Mark Hopkins, James Goldsmith, Joe Wilson, Andy Mowat, Matt Hann, James Huntley
Scorers: None
MOTM: Will Pigden
TFC: Chris Smith
Next match: Away vs. Spencer
Mens 2s vs. Wimbledon 2s: Lost 5-2
No match report.
Next match: Away vs. Southgate 3s
Mens 3s vs. Reading Refills: Won 4-2
No match report.
Next match: Home vs. Southgate 4s, 1100hrs, Dulwich College
Tornados vs. Spencer Titans: No match
Next match: Away vs. Wimbledon 6s
Diamonds vs. Blackheath Heathens: Lost 1-2
There you go for consistency - after scoring most of our chances the previous outing, we couldn't hit the back of the net for toffee this time, except for Nick's screamer from the sort of angle that a mouse wouldn't risk trying to squeeze through.
Both teams were pretty evenly matched throughout. Blackheath broke quickly, however, and tested our defence on more than a few occasions - a test we were for the most part equal to, with a well-disciplined display. We built more patiently, and created more opportunities, particularly in the second half, but sharpness in front of goal let us down. (BD)
Squad: James Fuller, Tom Illingworth, Trem Parvin, Simon Canter, Adam Smith, Marc Antoine, Stephen Ireton, Olly Walton, Nick Allen, Irfan Begg, Joe Del Greco, Viren Walia, Tim Harris
Scorers: Nick Harris
Umpires: Billy Dowie
Next match: Home vs. Richmond Lions, 1230hrs, Dulwich College
Royals vs. Southgate Goblets: Won 3-2
An incredibly tight game by many standards, the Royals showed the fight and bravado that we hope we serve well in the course of this season.
Going ahead with an early goal - Adam firing in his first ever for THD that the keeper tried in vain to scoop back from the line - the Royals soon succumbed at two short corners which the inventive Goblets conspired to fire in at different angles. In years past, a 2-1 deficit might have spelt impending doom. But the equally energetic Steve turned through his three markers for the nth time and levelled the match from the acutest of angles, between post and floundering keeper.
Two-all after just 24 minutes, and you might have expected a goal-fest in the time to come. The umpires discussed as much at half time - impossible to call, what with Southgate conceding ten short corners in the first half, but of them surrendering to none.
And for another quarter, the game remained the same, pulsing first one way and then the next, attack after attack repulsed on the beaches of resolute defences, either at the last or beyond that, at yet another short corner fired wilfully, profligately wide.
Only when the final quarter had already begun toward a thrilling climax did the pressure tell on either side, as a loose ball, pounced on by an eager red shirt, fired unerringly into a white foot, the last line of defence behind the stranded goalkeeper. Steve fired the resultant penalty flick unflinchingly through the keeper's right - or left.
Deflated by the goal, Southgate overcame their nerves and laid siege once more. Buoyed by the lead, THD held out - for just long enough. (MA)
Squad: Jon Bayliss (c), Ben Slater, Adam Bond, Steve Walsh, Oli Carruthers, Ed Taylor Jones, Ollie Furlong, Tim Smith, James Perrott, Tim Sylvester, Guy Huckvale, Charlie Krasun, Sheldon Braithwaite (13)
Scorers: Steve Walsh (2, 1 pen) and Adam Bond
Supporters: Alanna Mackintosh, several verbose Southgate parents
MOTM: Overwhelmingly, Steve Walsh for a great attacking game from both midfield and in attack, winning countless short corners and one goal from an incomprehensibly tight angle. Also good games were had by Adam Bond (opening his account for THD), Ed Taylor Jones and the ever-ready James Perrott. "Tim" also won recognition.
TFC: Shared by Tim and Tim, for not scoring any goals and conceding lots of short corners, among other things (we suspect that voters applied votes for different Tims, but that's life), and special mentions for Steve Walsh (hat-trick avoidance), Guy Huckvale (succumbing to cramp), Oli Carruthers (worst "shot" of the day), Ben Slater (non-secret ballot), Ed Taylor Jones (heading the wrong way off a free hit), the absent Robbie Fleck, and Mark Annear (awarding approximately 20 short corners to his colleague's five)
Umpires: Mark Annear and one of theirs
Next match: Away vs. H&W Thirsts
Saracens vs. Spencer Spitfires: Lost 0-6
No match report.
Next match: Home vs. Indian Gymkhana 4s, 1400hrs, Dulwich College
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Womens Section
Womens 1s vs. Sunbury 1s: Won 5-0
It's a wonder this hockey match happened at all. With the current squad decimated by injury, random holidays and 40th birthday parties, it turned out that only 9 were available on Wednesday.
It then transpired that the rest of the club didn't have a game so were on holiday in its entirety, so Martha and Buxton were begged to come play, much to their disbelief. Once baby sitters had been located and Faye and pushed back the time of filming of her next commercial we had the sudden luxury of 13 hockey players, which confused Will no end during the pre-match team talk.
Things were looking good during the warm up until it was realised that with 5 mins to go there was only 1 umpire. It turned out the other umpire had arrived early, but had then taken a strop for not receiving an email telling him the time of the match, so remained in his car in the car park watching us warm up and reading his paper.
Once we formally invited him to come umpire he gratefully accepted and the match began, with them scoring first. We turned it around with a fantastic display by everyone and a lot of great saves by Dulcie and if we are brutally honest with ourselves should have scored about 70 more goals. However, as you can imagine I was over the moon with the 3 points! (EJB)
Squad: Dulcie Davies, Alex Crawford, Clare Byrne, Sophie Carter, Jen Thomas, Annabel Owen, Rachel Wheeler, Faye Billing, EJ Barry, Sarah Buxton, Martha Kemp, Cathy V, Bettina Wolff
Scorers: Sophie 2, Wheels and EJ
MOTM: Sophie
Next match: 7 November, Home vs. Wimbledon 1s, 1230hrs, Dulwich College
Match after: 8 November, HA Cup, Away vs Henley
Womens 2s: No match
Next match: Away vs. Wimbledon 2s
Womens 3s: No match
Next match: Away vs. Reigate Priory 2s
Womens 4s: No match
Next match: Away vs. Horley
Womens 5s: No match
Next match: Away vs. Surbiton 6s
Womens 6s: No match
Next match: Away vs. London Edwardians 4s
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Mixed Section
Dragons vs. Sinner: Drew 2-2
In European folklore, a dragon is a serpentine legendary creature. The Latin word draco, as in constellation Draco, comes directly from Greek word meaning drákon, gazer. The word for dragon in Germanic mythology and its descendants is worm (Old English: wyrm, Old High German: wurm, Old Norse: ormr), meaning snake or serpent. In Old English wyrm means "serpent", draca means "dragon". Finnish lohikäärme means directly "salmon-snake", but the word lohi- was originally louhi- meaning crags or rocks, a "mountain snake". Though a winged creature, the dragon is generally to be found in its underground lair, a cave that identifies it as an ancient creature of earth. Likely, the dragons of European and Mid Eastern mythology stem from the cult of snakes found in religions throughout the world.
In Western folklore, dragons are usually portrayed as evil, with the exceptions mainly appearing in modern fiction. In the modern period the dragon is typically depicted as a huge fire-breathing, scaly and horned dinosaur-like creature, with leathery wings, with four legs and a long muscular tail. It is sometimes shown with feathered wings, crests, fiery manes, ivory spikes running down its spine and various exotic colorations. Iconically it has at last combined the Chinese dragon with the western one.
Many modern stories represent dragons as extremely intelligent creatures who can talk, associated with (and sometimes in control of) powerful magic. In stories a dragon's blood often has magical properties: for example in the opera Siegfried it let Siegfried understand the language of the Forest Bird. The typical dragon protects a cavern or castle filled with gold and treasure and is often associated with a great hero who tries to slay it, but dragons can be written into a story in as many ways as a human character. This includes the monster being used as a wise being whom heroes could approach for help and advice, so much so that they resembled Asian dragons rather than European dragons of myth.
Unfortunately, none of that was much help as they had no goalkeeper so the advantage due to some rule massaging e.g. we couldn't shoot and they could! Two good goals from us and two lapses in defending from us meant that it ended honours evens. We just weren't 'evil' enough!
Team: Piggy (GK), MJ (C), Harrow, JC, Guy, Tim x2, Ellie, Sunny, Furlong, Cat, Emily and the ever-wastefull Alanna!
Scorer(s): JC & Harrow
Umpire: Mark Annear
MOTM: Their goalie - for not coming!
Next match: 8th November, Home vs. vs. UCL, 1230hrs, BP
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