THE LADS HEADED OF TO BOGNOR WITH HIGH HOPES OF SECURING ANOTHER TROPHY,,,,
ALAS IT WAS NOT TO BE..
THE FIRST GAME WAS AGAINST BURNHAM JNRS AND THEY NEEDED A GOOD START BUT IT ENDED IN A DRAW .. BANKS HIT
THE WOOD WORK 5 TIMES ( I KID U NOT ) AND THE KEEPER MAKING 2 GOOD SAVES BURNHAM SHOULD COUNT THEM SELVES
LUCKY TO COME AWAY WITH A 0-0 DRAW,,
NEXT GAME WAS AGAINST WELLING WANDERERS AND THE LADS WERE DESPERATE FOR 3 POINTS BUT AGAIN IT NEVER HAPPENEND .. THEY
WENT 1-0 DOWN AND THEN THERE HEADS WENT ,, THEY DIDNT PLAY FOOTBALL AND WITH THE WELLING CENTRE BACK HAVING A GREAT
GAME THEY LOOKED DEAD AND BURIED UNTIL LEEBO HIT A UNSTOPPABLE SHOT TO PULL IT BACK TO 1-1 ,,,
THE NEXT GAME WAS AGAINST MK WANDERERS AND THE LADS GOT THERE SHOOTING BOOTS ON WITH A FINE DISPLAY RUNNING OUT
WINNERS 6-2 GOALS COMING FROM NATHAN GILL LEEBO AND TERRY CARLINE ,,THE LADS FINALLY GOT A 3 POINT WIN THEY NEEDED
SO BADLY ...
5 POINTS AND IN SECOND PLACE WITH THE FIRST 2 PROGRESSING TO THE SEMIS ,ALL WAS NOT LOST..
CROYDON ATHLETIC WERE IN TOP SPOT AND WERE THE BANKS NEXT OPPONENTS IN A HARD FOUGHT GAME THEY WENT DOWN FIGHTING
1-0 BUT I MUST SAY THIS !!,, MATTHEW ALDER MADE A WORLD CLASS SAVE AND BUT FOR A LUCKY DEFLECTION THEY WOUDLNT OF SCORED,,
RIO
WHO WAS OUTSTANDING ALL TOURNAMENT FOR ME KEPT EVERY STRIKER IN HIS BACK POCKET,, EVERY TEAM THEY PLAYED
WERE PETRIFIED OF TERRY CARLINES PACE AND POWER AND HIS GOAL SHOOTING ABILITY NATHANS AND LEEBO,S LINK UP
AND PASSING ABILITY WERE SECOND TO NONE GETTING PRAISE FROM THE OPPOSING MANGERS ,, MATTHEW CLIFTON
TACKLING PROWESS REALLY SHOWED AND NO -ONE GOT ANY CHANGE OUT OF HIM REGARDLESS OF SIZE..THIS IS NOT SOUR GRAPES THIS IS FOR
THE RECORD IN CASE OF YEARS TO COME !!BUT ALAS YOU HAVE TO PUT IT IN THE ONION BAG AND BANKS DIDNT DO THAT AND
WITH THE FINAL GAME AGAINST KENNINGTON BOYS THE MANGER CHANGED IT ROUND !! MATTY ALDER PLAYED CENTRE FORWARD
AND LEEBO WAS KEEPER !!
WHINNEY BANKS WON 2-1 A PENALTY WAS AWARDED WHEN ALDER WAS FOULED IN THE BOX AND NATHAN SCORED FROM THE SPOT
AND THEN ADDING ANOTHER MINUTES LATER!!!! THE WIN COUDNT SAVE THEM REGARDLESS OF OTHER RESULTS !! THIS IS NOT A BIAS
REPORT THE LADS WERNT OUT PLAYED OR OUT FOUGHT IT JUST DIDNT HAPPEN !!!BUT ALLIN ALLIN IT WAS A GREAT WEEKEND
WITH PAUL LOSING KYRAN IN THE PUB RICHO CRASHING OUT AT 6.30 PM,, MANDY AND GILLY BOTH HAVING TOILET PROBLEMS!!
SMITHY GETTING THROWN OUT OF A FAMILY BAR FOR SCARING THE LITTLE GIRLS WITH HIS KAMIKAZE DANCING AND HES THE MANANGER!!!
WE WILL BE BACK WATCH THIS SPACE!!! COME ON WHINNEY BANKS!!!!!