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| The Mens squad have just had their first training weekend. With 3 pool sessions and a land workout it was considered a great success. It was noted that the seniors taught the young Wipper Snappers a lesson in the olds Vs Young Game! |
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| Cheltenham Game - 26th May - 5.00pm
Team Ben Alcorn Callum Bailey Jamie Bailey Patrick Baker Alan Chambers Jon Hilliger Greg Jackson Nick Jackson Will Liddie Sean King Marc Stephenson Alex Tollefson Jack Waller |
| 3/08/07 - Fred - Men's Squad has been selected The squads for both Invicta and Marlins have now been selected. |
| Invicta 1 Ben Alcorn 2 Callum Bailey 3 Jamie Bailey 4 Patrick Baker 5 Alan Chambers 6 Jon Hilliger 7 Richard Hooper 8 Greg Jackson 9 Sean King 10 Will Liddie 11 Alex Murphy 12 Paul Phillpott 13 Marc Stephenson 14 Jack Waller 15 Matthew White |
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1 James Blackwell 2 Edward Bond 3 Gregg Candy Wallace 4 Mark Cheetham 5 Stuart Collins 6 Danny Hanlon 7 Nick Jackson 8 Elliot Murphy 9. Andy Peterson 10 Conrad Rhodes 11 Rob Simpson 12 Matt Spurr 13 Alex Tollefson 14 Oliver Bray 15 Paul Cheetham 16 Ziggy Tate 17 Leathwood |
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| Derby Lakes Tournament The notorious lakes tournament is more a social highlight in the summer calendar than a serious training opportunity. None the less the polo was hard fought and the sub-zero water temperature helped separate the men from the boys. I'm sure Candy Man even started getting flashbacks to his artic water training camp days with shouts of rank number and platoon name as he emerged from his initial bomb entrance into the lake. On the up side, the lack of sun and icy water did lead to a good participation in the extreme sport of hotcaring between games. As far as the social side went, i think the general consensus would be that the less mentioned about what went on the better. I would say that i don't think we made many friends, except Primark, whose underwear department had record sales on the Monday after. Photos will soon be added to the photo album Goal Count; Gregg Candy-Wallace x 3 , Pat Baker x 3 , Will Liddie x 5 , Mark Cheetham x 5 , Nick Jackson x 2 , Rob Simpson x 2 , Alex Murphy x 3 , Andy Peterson x 2 , Ben Alcorn (Goalie) |
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| 29/8/07 - Fred - Invicta beat Penguin Thank you to everybody who made a special effort to get to the Penguin match last night. I think it was worthwhile although I was astounded to find one of the best teams in Division One in such total disarray two weeks before the season starts. You all played well and the score did not flatter you especially when you realise that they had 20 players. Let’s take that sort of performance into the new season. I was talking to the Penguin boys after the game and they are not happy bunnies. The coach is an ex Hungarian professional player and he is obviously having trouble with the concept of amateur players. He did everything wrong. He kept them on the side for twenty minutes before the match lecturing them on tactics instead of a proper warm up. Spent the first interval telling them they were rubbish and if they didn’t do what they had been told he was going home after the next quarter. He kept changing all six players every three or four minutes and then totally ignored the team after the half time interval. At the beginning of the fourth quarter most of the top Penguin players got out of the water and I heard them in the dressing room afterwards telling to ‘piss off’ home (their words.) Apparently he is always threatening to go home half way through sessions and is always very negative. Sounds like me on a good day. Anyway on that showing they are going to have a hard time in division one this year. Well done |
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| S Leathwood - 33 M Cheetham - 19 R Simpson - 13 |
| 9/9/07 - Patrick - Marlins make a satisfactory start to the National League Season Newly promoted Marlins started the season with a win and a loss in a tough 3rd division. For Martin's write up click here |
| M Cheetham - 8 R Simpson - 5 A Petersen - 5 |
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| C Bailey - 19 S King - 18 A Murphy - 18 |
| W Liddie - 20 P Philpott - 7 C Bailey - 6 |
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| 19/9/07 - Patrick - Invicta make a 100% start to the season In a tough first weekend Invicta impressed all onlookers and took 6 points from their 3 games. A very well balanced team meant goals came from all areas and left the opposition tactically bamboozled in the efforts to shut down our offence. For more details read the match report |
| 23/9/07 - Patrick - Marlins Claim 5 points in Nottingham In claiming 5 points from a possible 6 the Marlins show that they are not in the division just to make up the numbers and seem to possess the attributes and team spirit to push for promotion. For more details read the match report |
| 01/10/07 - Patrick - Invicta make it 6 out of 6! An impressive team display gives Invicta it's best start to a season in the clubs history and in the proccess lays the groundwork for promotion to the top division. For more details read the Match Report |
| 15/10/07 - National League Website - There is no stopping Invicta
Invicta maintained a 100 per cent record after nine fixtures and five-point lead over second-placed Solihull – with comfortable victories against Hucknall (11-5), Birkenhead (15-5) and Sutton & Cheam (13-9). Invicta began their weekend with an 11-5 defeat of Hucknall – including six goals by Murphy – and a 16-6 victory over Birkenhead. Murphy (4), White (3) and Bailey (3) were the chief Invicta marksmen. Bailey’s six goals ensured Invicta’s hat-trick of wins – they beat Sutton 13-9. Invicta’s championship ambitions will be firmly tested at the next Division Two weekend at Bath University on 3/4 November, when they play the three sides immediately behind them in the table – Solihull, Sheffield and Tyldesley. |