Bromley Green FC

Happy birthday to Jacqui

The club extends its wishes for a happy birthday to Jacqui Thomas today (Wednesday). Training this evening at 6pm for the Under 14s and Under 15s. Clubhouse opens 5.30pm.

Tonight the Ashford & District Saturday League staged its Cup Final at Homelands between last season’s beaten finalists Rolvenden and AISSC. Editor’s update: The Den completed the league and cup double with the final score being Rolvenden 7 AISSC 0. The sides meet again on Saturday at Stanhope in the final league match of the season.

Belated birthday greetings to Jack Hollamby who was the grand old age of 10 on Saturday. Do drop me a line when birthdays are coming up as I do not have the database at hand at present and obviously information on very young players is not on facebook.

Jack walks out with first team star Tom Head last month at Reachfields

All the goals came in the first half of last night’s Kent County League Division Two East affair between Hadlow Evolution and Sevenoaks Town Reserves which was switched to Town’s Greatness Park venue. Hadlow won it with scores from Myles Lowden (p) and Chris Stoate while Sevenoaks replied through Benji Agana.

Happy birthday to Kenny Hallett and Tyler Montgomery

Two birthday boys today and the club extends its best wishes to Tyler Montgomery, who will be in our Under 14s this coming season, and the versatile Kenny Hallett who made a surprise return to the action in Sunday’s Charity Trophy Final defeat. Ty is pictured left while King Kenny is seen below going through the ordeal of the penalty shoot-out against Essembee at a sparsely populated Homelands.

Llama: “My proudest moment was being made captain”
Playing a huge role in the end of season revival by the Saturday Reserves, which saw six wins from the final seven games of an oft-stressy campaign, has been tenacious midfielder Tom Poyner. ‘Llama’, who has notched some vital goals in recent weeks, referred to being handed the captain’s armband for the 7-2 victory at Bearsted as his ‘proudest moment’. Tom also loudly boasted after the final Sunday Reserves match at Hornash Lane on Sunday: “I have had less bookings than goals scored this year!” Amazing Tom!

More photos from the Annual Vets Classic Challenge Match with our friends from Ashford Cavaliers FC … starting with Martyn Dalby retrieving the ball after the visitors had taken an early lead

Thanks to those who contributed to the Autistic Society Charity Match collection which amounted  to £130 plus donations from senior club officers. If any others would like to contribute, I will wait until after next weekend before sending the cheque off. We are indebted to referee Jamie Hurst and all who worked hard especially Paula who did enough food to feed an army! Thank you again on behalf of the Society. Ian Mace and Steve Mailey put the sides together and some of the old greats were on show despite the cold weather that undoubtedly kept the crowd down this year.

The one and only Gary Holloway donned the Green shirt for the Charity Classic

Paul Carter who left early to avoid taking the nets down!

It’s been a long, long time! Jimmy Cunningham returns to the action

Absolutely bad … Mailey smoking in a kit!

The young boys …

… older boys

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Tonight’s headlines: VCD win Kent League Cup/Well done to Queens Head Rangers who won 2-1 after extra time to lift the Sheber at Reachfields
For results plus fixtures for the week please scroll down
Regular readers will have guessed … I am having nightmares with my Internet and Broadband! Please be patient! At present I am using a ‘Dongle’ on the recommendation of Messrs Smith and Moore and, despite not being sure where to stick this ‘Dongle’, it’s not bad so far. Cost me £15 to get it alive though Pony but never mind. There are lots of positives to report and I will do a comprehensive update as soon as things are running smoothly.

Before we crash again, well done to Nathan Pepper who scored 10 out of 10 in Saturday’s Sponsored Penalty Competition … after Sunday’s heartbreak, we need you in the seniors before too long! But more of that, and lots of pictures of the fantastic 3-3 draw in the Vets Classic later. Any photos from Camber folks please. Thanks for being patient. DH

Results Monday 7 May 2012
Macron Kent League Cup Final
VCD Athletic 2-0 Corinthian
Ashford & District Sunday League
Sheber Cup Final
Newchurch 1-2 (aet) Queens Head
Fixtures
Tuesday 8 May 2012
Haart of Kent County League Division Two East
Hadlow Evolution v Sevenoaks (7.30pm)
(at Sevenoaks Town FC)

Wednesday 9 May 2012
Ashford & District League Cup Final (Homelands 7.30pm)
AISSC v Rolvenden

Thursday 10 May 2012
Ashford & District Sunday League (6.30pm)
Division Two
Wye v Newchurch
Grasshoppers v Marsh Athletic

Saturday 12 May 2012
Ashford & District League (2.45pm)
AISSC v Rolvenden

Sunday 13 May 2012
Blue Square Bet South Play-Off Final (3pm)
Dartford v Welling United

Tuesday’s arrangements for U21s
Those interested in playing midweek for the Green Under 21s next season are asked to be ready to do some light training Tuesday and we will then have a chat to see how we move forward with squad building etc. Please report to Dave Homewood at 6.45pm for a 7pm start. Those aged 16+ who will be playing in the summer tournaments are also asked to attend and train [remember it is last year's age brackets that apply]. Our first one is on Saturday for last season’s U16s when we take part in the Ramsgate FC Tournament at Southwood. We can sort the squad out when training ends at 8pm.

Details for all the youth tournaments will be published on the Youth Football tab

Round-up of Sunday’s local action

A cruel way to lose!

After missing a hatful of chances, including a second half penalty kick, the Green ended up on the wrong end of a penalty shoot-out against Essembee in the final of the Ashford Charity Trophy. Perhaps the recent wet and cold weather deterred many supporters as there was a disappointing crowd at Homelands to witness a 2-2 draw in normal time. The added period failed to produce a decider and it was the dreaded kicks that saw Essembee leave the Green as beaten finalists for the second season running.

Division One champions Bromley Green Reserves rounded off their season with a 6-5 win away to Shadoxhurst, thereby ending the Dockers hopes of clinching second place. Kenny Lang and Martyn Dalby hit two each with Reece Hagger and Tom ‘Llama’ Poyner rounding off the scoring for the Green. Carlum McCloud (2), Mitchell Punt, Ricky Nash and Jack Scobie were on the scoresheet for Shadoxhurst.

There is everything to play for at the top of Division Two with Levins improving their chances after winning 4-0 away to Fox Sunday via goals from Danny Duffin (2), Zak Jones and Sam Bell. Burton Grove finish in fourth place after winning 7-3 at home against Highfield Reserves, who in turn will end up in fifth spot. James Ross (3), Barry Pithers (2), Vinnie Day and Pat Skivington notched for the Grove with Jack Griffin, Jessie Lee Jnr and veteran Keith Mason netting for Highfield.

Hamstreet Reserves, for whom Tom Wilmshurst notched a hat trick, clinched runners-up spot in the Third Division by virtue of a 6-0 win away to Ashford Spartans.Prince Albertcompleted their campaign with a 2-0 home victory overStourValleythanks to scores by Mark Kerry and Reece Prior.

Congratulations to Market who are the new Premier Division champions after beating Mersham 5-2 at The Ridge. Marcus Hodges (2), Dan Cornell (2) and Harry Hrehorow netted for the winners with Luke Stanley and Chris Holmes replying for Mersham.

Provided my internet connection behaves, full information from the weekend’s action will follow …

Please note that the squads and confirmed details for the Camber Tournament are on the Youth tab. Good luck on both days!

Have to be quick as sending this from the a library computer due to my broadband internet being down for most of the week. To cut a long story short, it will probably be the best part of a fortnight before things return to normal.  But I will endeavour to pop in here and give important updates.

In the week, the Reserves defeated Lydd Town Reserves 7-2 in the final home game of the season which witnessed some strange officiating it has to be said plus Adam Mercer was sent off for the first time in his career.

Thursday, despite the miserable elements and mud and concrete, saw a positive ‘Meet and Greet’ with the Under 13s and my thanks to to Martyn Dalby for his help in purchasing, preparing and cooking the food. Nice to meet a few parents and relatives for the first time. That said, Tony and Martyn will have their hands full in the coming season with some of the lads!

On Saturday we have the Juniors Sponsored Penalty Competition which starts at 10am and the hope is that ALL youth players take part. I appreciate that some lads are unavilable on Saturday morning and some of the under 10s are in the Camber Tournament but they can take their spot kicks either when they return or on Sunday. The important thing is to raise money to buy new equipment and kits for all of the youth sides.

The Saturday Reserves complete their campaign away to Bearsted Reserves and there could be an early kick off at Honey Lane to allow the boys to return to the ground in time for the traditional FA Cup  Final viewing on TV [the Final strangely gets under way later this year].

On Sunday, the clubhouse will open at midday as we prepare for another cup final … this time against Essembee in the Ashford Charity Trophy at Homelands with a 2.30pm kick off. Sorry information is poor but I cannot access my Bromley Green hotmail account from the library!

Sunday evening has the best entertainment of the weekend when the Vets welcome Ashford Cavaliers Vets with a 6pm kick off. The proposed Cavaliers squad for the charity game; Ben Jolly (TBC), Martyn Johns, Kevin Friend, Tim Bourne, Glenn Chapman, Sid Rand, Carl Jones, Andy Dryland, Mark ‘Spud’ Smith, Steve Mailey, Jason Sterling, Mark Harris, Paul Carter, Jon Beeching. Andy Lowe & Duncan Garrett will join us if cricket gets rained off. The Green squad is pinned up on the noticeboard and includes legendary captain Gary Holloway, Micky Wylie, Tony Gawler and Jimmy Cunningham. Money raised goes to the Autistic Society and all are welcome to join in the fun.