Games against East Gosford are like hookers on a shady street; you wait ages for one, and then two come along in quick succession. Finally though, after rain enforced rearrangements of previously rearranged games, the two teams met last Saturday at Hylton Moore Oval. Last time out we had, it’s fair to say, handed their asses to them with a finely sculptured 5-0 win that remains our most convincing win. Read more
Round 15 saw our home game disappointingly moved to Baker Park, as Duffy’s Oval was once again closed for the weekend, meaning we travelled to the scene of the crime where Jorge had been so badly injured by a crude challenge in Round 8. Read more
Another trip up to Bloodtree which has become quite the happy hunting ground for us over the last few seasons. Despite their position on the ladder, we know Ourimbah are capable of playing good footy on their day. Read more
A very relaxed Barnstoneworth team was manning the sideline at Kariong Oval, when your correspondent arrived, struggling under the combined harassment of children, folding chairs, dogs and an appalling hangover. The team was apparently unconcerned with the need to warm up before the match, being too busy trying to shield themselves from the positively Baltic gale howling in from the west. Read more
With our Round 14 game having been washed out, Round 15 saw Barnstoneworth playing Doyalson in our second ever game on Terry Oval, the playing surface of which had been done no favours from the rain that had fallen during the week leading up to the game. Read more
How you regard Saturday’s game against Kariong depends very much on which of the following philosophical standpoints most coincides with your world view :
‘Man that is born of woman hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery’
‘It’s not a matter of life and death, it’s much more serious than that’ (Bill Shankly)
‘Wisdom, justice, fortitude and temperance’ (Marcus Aurelius)
‘When the entropic heat death of the Universe arrives in 10^103 years, everybody will be too preoccupied to give a shit about the result of an over 35C soccer match between two long forgotten clubs on the eastern coast of a lifeless scorched landmass in what used to be an ocean.’ (me) Read more
Barnstoneworth approached this game against table leaders Umina in a slight state of trepidation, having been defeated roundly at the last meeting. Discovering that the match was to be adjudicated by the same female referee who’d delivered a poultice of penalties a few weeks before at Wyoming didn’t improve matters, but umpires’ decisions are fickle things—as, it’s rumoured, are women—and Barnstoneworth discovered the truth of this maxim five minutes into the first half when Peter ‘Pez’ Miller received a long pass and found himself in space with no-one but the goalie twixt him and the goalmouth. Read more
A tough fought 1-0 victory over a Gosford side that punch well above their position on the ladder.
Most of the action came in the first half and after a few half chances Sheeks put us one up after some great lead up work from Jules and Jimmy O. Read more
Round 13 saw us playing our away game versus The Entrance at Pat Morley Oval, a venue which was expected to have held up well despite the rain that fell during the week leading up to the game. Read more
Avoca players must wake up every morning, look at themselves in the mirror and think ‘Wow, another day as God’s gift to football and the human race generally, how amazing it is to be me.’ You may snigger at this, and you’d be right to, but how else to explain their breathtaking arrogance on the pitch ? Allow me to convince you. Read more