Sunday, May 01, 2005
Brothers (White) 25 - 25 Norths (White)
Inconsistent refereeing served to both confuse and frustrate the boys. Still, if we can steal a draw in a game like this, we should do alright for the rest of the season.

This is not U6, scattering like rabbits on a rugby pitch. At U7, they know the rules, and so when faced with a referee that does not apply them correctly, they do not understand what more they must do.

Refereeing aside, we did not play that well. Though again, our defending was as committed, stout and organised as ever, our attacking play was dogged by the kids being too reluctant to make ground forward, through fear of being tagged. This leads them to run backwards, to try and find the space, to be ultimately frustrated when they get there to find there is none their either.

Well done to Hugo who made a try saving tackle. It was fortunate that Hugo, after he had made the tag, tripped the guy up, as reflecting the whole game, the referee appeared to have not seen one of our tags.

Sports round up

Yeovil, so nearly there… It makes me nervous when Yeovil go into the last week, still yet to secure their goal; that is normally the time they choose to muck it up. But their last game is a home match against fellow promotion chasers, Lincoln, so hopefully the Huish faithful will help them home. To win the Football League Division 2 would be a great achievement.

I should not have been so worried about Liverpool gaining entry into next season’s European Champion’s League, as it seems that they will get there on their own merit if Everton continue their present run.

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