Men’s 4th XI
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Sat 21 Oct 2017
Old Silhillians Hockey Club
Men’s 4th XI
J Morris (45' Green Carded)
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Worcester 6

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David Higgins18 Oct 2017 - 19:13
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DELIVERY UPDATE FROM AMAZON : ETA FOR M4 MOJO : 21/10; 15.30 HOURS

Worcester next up for STBMA4s..….

This week’s preview starts with last week. Remember our Skipper’s words before the game …..? For what it’s worth, I thought we turned up late looking like a rag-bag who couldn’t really be bovvered. They didn’t. Their warm up was a disciplined jog and stretch out, and some worked pass and move routines. Ours was shelling (or half-heartedly tapping) a few balls at each other, and allowing Dave no time to give us his plans, line-up, PC routines and generally get our minds on the job in hand. They looked ready, and I’m sure they looked at us and thought ‘we’ve got this one’. They scored in the first two minutes. We didn’t. Enough said? PLEASE, BE THERE ON TIME (3.30 latest) this week….

Now this week. Some say I hate all the teams we play against. Not true. I actually quite like some of them. Even Olton (but only their 6ths). I quite like Edgbaston, as they are generally hard and fair. I quite like Leek, even though it’s a bit of a trek. And I do like Worcester, our opponents this week. Some call them the woodchoppers, which as those who have watched me over the years will understand I don’t necessarily see as being a bad thing….. I like them because they are a friendly bunch, and because we tend to have good matches with them, and because I once went to their annual Dinner and had a thoroughly good time, and because Keith once scored the best ‘long ball’ winning goal ever against them in the dying seconds, and because Murray got away with putting 3 extra players on against them, but mainly I like them because they have the best pub and the best teas on our current circuit. But I guess that last one will have to wait till the return fixture.

HOWEVER, I like them even more when we beat them. Teamwork – the key to it all. Listening to the Skipper. Doing the simple things. Having a plan, and a shape, and sticking to it. Getting warmed up properly. Looking like we mean it! Taking hits quickly when we can, and slowing it down when we need to. We were great last year because we did all these things. Despite my rantings in the first paragraph, we DID improve last week over the Hampton game, and we will continue to improve. And we DID continue to enjoy ourselves in the bar afterwards (or at least I did until Wolves scored) because we are a team. This is a difficult league, but we can, and we will, get results. We have Rushy and Murray back – let’s start this week!

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Match date

Sat 21 Oct 2017

Kickoff

16:00

Meet time

15:30
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