Bromley Green FC

Don’t forget, the clubhouse is not open this Tuesday due to work commitments. Training is as normal 7pm at the 3G.

GREEN AWAY TO HOLDERS SUN

Kent Sunday Premier Cup quarter-finals

Borden Park Wanderers or Market Hotel  v  Scorpions

Centresports Utd v  Wainscott Arrows

GSA or Artois United v Simla

Sun v  Bromley Green

Fixtures to be played Sunday 7 March 2010

Late result from yesterday just in: Kennington Res 2 Bromley Green Res 3 [see Match Reports]

Most eyes were on the Kent Sunday Cup games today and it was a mixed bag of results for local sides with Market Hotel progressing thanks to a 2-1 victory over Kennington. Craig Southen and Liam Whiting netted for Market [who are now away to Borden Park Wanderers] with Mike Ward replying. At Charing Heath, Bliby were well beaten by Tonbridge outfit Artois and Mike Drabble’s side now travel to Dartford to meet GSA in the next round. Richard Boorman claimed the consolation score for the Ashford team in a 4-1 defeat. It is looking good for Bethersden who had Shane Sims (2), Tim Sims and Joe Duke on target in a 4-1 Ashford Premier Division success at Mersham. Mark Howells notched for the home side. In the Kent Junior Trophy, a great day for Ryan Mills and his Ashford Victoria side as they hammered Ebbsfleet 5-0 but no such luck for William Harvey [1-0 defeat to Isted] or Marsh Athletic who came unstuck 5-1 against Park Regis in Sittingbourne.

 Pat Law after notching the second goal

The visitors keeper was busy… here Paul Allan and Danny Valler provide the threat

Sunday Kent Cup win: “we were awesome” says Mailey

Bromley Green 6 Hatcham 0  

 

Danny Valler nets a rare goal to give the Green a 3rd minute lead against Hatcham

Despite being below strength with Lee Milton, Tom Head and in-form striker Joe Mifsud injured or unavailable, the first team registered a superb 6-0 victory over a useful Hatcham side at the Swan Ground on Sunday morning. Delighted manager Steve Mailey was complimentary to the visitors; “They were a very good side, in spite of the scoreline. But we were awesome and the back four faultless. I am naturally very pleased”. Full report to follow. The six different scorers for a rampant Green side were Danny Valler, Pat Law, Ryan Norman, Glenn Mackett, Ryan Fitzgerald and Kenny Hallett.

 

We can do  it! Green up to fourth

 

 

Rocky in action against Woodstock

Results went just about perfectly for the Green on Saturday with Premier going down 2-1 at New Romney and APM and the University boys drawing 1-1. There was a 2-0 victory for Staplehurst, who find themselves leading the pack, but Oakwood with respect have had it and are a pale shadow of their former squad. But the major boost of course was the 3-1 home success against Woodstock that takes us up to fourth. There are twelve games remaining for the Green and we are just six points off the pace. Promotion was the objective pre-season and it is now within touching distance after a patchy start to the campaign. Dave Smith deserves praise for staying faithful to lads that, by their own admission, have not always hit top form this season; but it is coming and, whilst there is certainly no room for complacency, there is a winning mentality beginning to permeate the club. All our teams now expect to win…good! The Executive has long argued that we need to return to the days of lads being dedicated to the club and not have divided loyalties. In the main this is now the case and it shows in the understanding that is developing by employing a settled playing staff. Promotion is now on the radar and what more incentive than the Premier next term, a replica 1930 kit and the chance to make our 80th year one to remember. 

Some really exciting fare was on offer in the Inter Regional Challenge Cup where two games were decided by a penalty shoot-out. Fleet Leisure came through 5-3 on pens  after a goalless affair with Cray while Lewisham ousted Canterbury City 3-2 on pens following a 1-1 scoreline. Ashford-based players Liam Whiting and Craig Southen, who both came on as subs, had chances to nick it for City but it is the Borough who move into the next phase. More misery for our local sides in Division Two East of the  Kent County League with Tenterden going down 3-1 away to AFC Sevenoaks and Lydd Town disappointing in a 2-0 defeat at Platt United. Many of our readers visit this site for the first news of the Ryman South Division and much interest at present surrounds Folkestone Invicta who responded to the deduction of 10 points (as noted by Derek on Comments to Friday Night) by winning 1-0 away to Walton Casuals thanks to a late James Everitt strike. Neil Cugley’s side are in third place but they were the only Kent winners on the day. Warren Schulz is in a rich vein of scoring and he netted both for Ramsgate in a creditable 2-2 draw at Worthing while a Laurence Harvey header proved only a consolation for Ashford Town as they lost 2-1 at Homelands against Walton & Hersham. The local gate doubled but Steve Lovell’s team are in desperate trouble at the bottom. However, there is always hope, as fellow strugglers Whitstable Town were hammered 7-1 away to Leatherhead.  Sittingbourne and Horsham YMCA shared the spoils from a highly forgettable goalless stalemate while Chatham went down at home, 2-0 to Dulwich Hamlet.

SPURS -v- VILLA at the ground following the home clash with Woodstock on Saturday … everybody welcome as usual. The first team kick off at 2.45pm as do the Reserves who make the short trip to take on Kennington once again. On Sunday, the first team welcome Hatcham in the Kent Sunday Premier Cup (10.30)  but will be without frontrunner Joe Misfud who is unavailable. The much-postponed Kent Cup tie between Bliby and Artois United has been switched to Red Heathens ground. There is no game for the Green Reserves on Sunday. Player news: James Barham is expected to return to the action soon after a long injury absence. Please  note the clubhouse is not open this Tuesday after training for one week only.

Spotted recently at Max’s party

 You too can become a Vice President                             

Tina Turner and her toy boy are in town

Reminder: Committee Meeting [7pm] and meal to follow at the Curry House, North Street this Thursday

Many happy returns to Trevor Strand who is 50 on Thursday

Bromley Green-v-Woodstock preview by Dave Smith

On Saturday we entertain Woodstock Park at the Swan Ground, Woodstock are currently second in the league having only lost 2 games this season. We will be out for revenge after losing 2-1 at Woodstock in September in a bad tempered game.

This month will be the most vital of the season, as we have games against three of the top six in the league, if we can manage to come through these games, taking all the points on offer we will be strongly placed to challenge for the promotion places. This will be a tough ask, but I am confident the lads will rise to this challenge, we are training hard and playing well and the commitment is first class, all attributes that a good side needs.

The squad again remains the same, I always stress the importance of having a strong squad, the fifteen that are being used at the moment will all play a vital part as the season goes on, along with others who can stake their claim with good performances for our reserves. There is still a lot of football to play this season and no doubt there will be plenty of twists and turns along the way, we just need to go out each week and give it 100% and see where that takes us.

Let’s hope we get plenty of support this week as I think this will be a game to remember.

Squad: C.Smith, M.Hadlum, M.Doyle, R.Smith, T.Head, A.Mercer, R.Greenfield, T.Poyner, D.Cornell, J.Mifsud, L.Hayles, R.Strand, R.Fitzgerald, L.Milton, G.Mackett

 Kick off time is now back to 2.45pm, so players to meet at 1.45pm at the ground

Many replies to comments seem to get missed or lost in the ether as we have so many active pages. We plan to have a more compact Forum in the near future to remedy this. In the meantime, those who remember the Carpenters may wish to click onto Chairman Stans Thoughts to see how Tom and the family are doing.