Sydenham Town Forum

Aidan is out of this Wednesday's match - he has a broken bone in his hand.

I am in for England-USA at the Golden Lion.

I'm in for wednesday. Already planned my england matches I'm afraid.

Put me down for weds footy type thingy ...

Can't make this Weds guys but have a good one!
Dickie

Sorry for late reply - in for this Wed if there's still space

thanks

sorry for the late reply... I'm in for this Wednesday.

Ryan has a day off today so can't confirm 100% but I think he's out this week as he has a tennis tournament to play in.

I'm in for tomorrow - sorry for the late post

So that's:
1. biscuitman1978
2. Columbus
3. Swartie
4. Ulysses
5. Joe P
6. bazwaldo
7. Middlesbrough
8. Tarbs
9. cyclesteve
10. chrelcombe
11. droidathon
12. Donny

Five-a-side pitch is booked for Wednesday at 8:30pm. See you in reception at 8:20pm. £6 each. Correct change appreciated.

I may well be on my own here but I'd be much happier playing a man-shy on the 7s than a man-extra on the 5s. If that makes sense?

What I mean is I'd prefer to play 6-a-side on the 7pitch rather than on the 5pitch. I'd be happy to pay an extra quid to supplement the kitty if needs be.

Sorry if that messes you around again Lem I just find it a bit too cramped on the 5-a-side pitch with this many players. Plus I need the wide-open spaces of the bigger pitch as it takes me a while to get through the gears to anything remotely resembling a sprint!

Anyone else think the same re: the pitch?

There's a simple reason for booking the five-a-side pitch: cost. We need at least 14 to cover the cost of the seven-a-side pitch. This week we only have 12, and experience shows that not everyone turns up. That means quite a hit on the reserve funds, unless we up the price per person for one week only, which is a hassle and not what people signed up to.

FWIW I also think that six-a-side on a seven-a-side pitch will become a long ball game, and not much fun as a result.

Anyway, I'm in charge here, for now at least, so my decision is final! Donny has kindly agreed to take over in a few weeks, so he may run a different regime...

The 5 a side pitch is too small for six a side, I'd be up for paying a bit more for some space..

Yep - second both Ulysses and Swartie's stand on this.

We're heading for a mutiny! ; )

Joe Pineapples wrote:We're heading for a mutiny! ; )

That would suit me fine!

Could we have some figures, before too much blood is shed? What would the extra cost be per person, should 12 people turn up?

Just over £80 for the seven-a-side pitch, compared to £58.90 for the five-a-side.

Well, assuming everyone turns up (and looking at the list it's a reliable bunch), if we all pay £7 then that'll cover it?

I know you [rightly] get peeved Lem with all this messing around but we weren't helped with the bank holiday. I should've texted you with my thoughts earlier; so apologies for that.

Didn't mean to be divisive. It's just that at 34 I ain't going to get any better at footy, so I'm not here for the skill...as in improving that area. I'm here for the fitness which is why I much prefer the 7pitch. The social aspect is a bonus.

I don't think it'll turn into a lumpfest, espcecially as JT is out injured.

I agree that playing on the 7 a-side pitch is better - gives people more room - I'm happy paying a little extra. If we do have to play on the fives today... I think we should have rolling subs as it gets a bit ridiculous with all those shin-splinting-boatfeet that we all have!

cheers

Droid.

happy to go with the flow.

Also happy to go with the flow on this occasion, though perhaps not that keen on paying £7 on a regular basis - not a huge difference but, as our friends at Tesco our fond of reminding us, every little helps.

If we do end up with six-a-side on a 7s pitch, perhaps we could implement the head-height rule to counter endless long balls and chases into the corner?