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| Marlins - 2007 NWPL Division 3 Champions |
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| Invicta - 2007 NWPL Division 2 Champions |
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| Juniors - 2007 & 2006 National Champions |
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| Ladies - 2007 London League Champions |
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| Despite coming away from the first weekend of the season pointless Invicta sent out a message to the rest of the league that they are not there just to make up the numbers. A tough draw saw them up against 3 of last seasons top 4. In their first game back in the top flight they gave Bristol, the current British Champions, a real scare but fell short losing 11-8. Judging by other results Invicta should be looking for maximum points in 2 weeks at Manchester. Please see Photos, Coaches Report, Weekend Report and Player Stats. Results: Invicta 8-11 Bristol, Invicta 8-13 Cheltenham, Invicta 7-19 Rotherham |
| 7/09/08 - Pat- Invicta back in the big time |
| 14/09/08 - Pat- Marlins impress on their 2nd division debut
3 points from the first weekend of the season was a very solid start from the young Marlins squad. The highlight was a convincing win over, last years runners up, Solihull. This was backed up with a draw against local rivals Sutton. Marlins 9 V 9 Sutton Marlins 15 V 3 Solihull Marlins 6 V 10 Hucknall |
| An impressive two wins and a draw in Manchester saw Invicta move up the table and set a new club record with the most points in a division 1 weekend. Comfortable wins over Portobello and Poly was followed by a nail-biting draw with the Welsh Wanderers. At 9-9 with 3 seconds on the clock Nick “Hot Shot” Jackson intelligently secured a point by dumping the ball on the 10m diving board and depriving the Welsh any chance of a counter.
Invicta 18 V 10 Portebello Invicta 12 V 3 Poly Invicta 9 V 9 Welsh Wanderers |
| 23/09/08 - Invicta record their most successful weekend in the top flight. |
| 20/10/08 - Invicta Ladies pick up 2 points in a tough weekend |
| The second weekend of the season saw Invicta Ladies playing two of the strongest teams in the division Manchester and Sheffield). Considering this, the 2 points taken from their match against Sunderland (Charlotte McMahon picking up 6 goals) made sure the weekend could be considered a success. Please read the full Weekend Report for more information. |
| Despite losing both of the opening games in Cardiff (against two of the strongest teams in the division, Lancaster and Manchester) a lot of positives could be taken from the performances. This was taken into the final game against Penguin which ended in a nail biting draw. This was probably a better result than first thought with penguin being one of the stronger sides in the division, with victories over Cheltenham and Rotherham seeing them finish in the top half.
Invicta 8 V 16 Lancaster Invicta 6 V 10 Manchester Invicta 13 V 13 Penguin |
| 13/10/08 - Invicta take 1 point from a difficult weekend. |
| Another impressive weekend from the Marlins team saw them pick up 3 points and prove they are a serious threat to any side in the division.
Marlins 9 V 9 Birkenhead Marlins 13 V 11 Hucknall (late goals from new recruit Brodie Bol and Steve Leathwood insured the win) Marlins 6 V 12 Sutton |
| 13/10/08 - Marlins continue to impress |
| A new look Invicta ladies squad, coached by Alastair Roberts, travelled to Hucknall for the first weekend of the seaon. For a lot of the players it would be their first taste of national league water polo. Despite 3 defeats Invicta could take a lot of positives and the future has never looked so promising for the Invicta ladies team. Please read the full Weekend Report for more information. |
| 13/10/08 - New look Invicta Ladies get first taster of National League. |
| 3/11/08 - Marlins ensure exciting last weekend
Marlins continued their battle in Division 2 with another 2 points from weekend 4 at Lancaster to leave them 5th in the table but level on points with Hucknall and Birkenhead. With Tyldesley securing the Title and Solihull relgated both the remaining playoff positions are yet to be decided. Marlins are in a four way tussle with Sheffield, Hucknall and Birkenhead to avoid 7th place and the subsequent playoff with Division Three Runners up. The last game of the Division Two season Marlins v Birkenhead could prove crutial so any supporters for Marlins last weekend would be more than welcome. |
| 26/10/08 - Invicta push Cheltenham close.
After a convincing win over south east rivals Poly, Invicta pushed Cheltenham (a top 3 side last season) right to the wire. It is an indication of how far Invicta has come with everyone disappointed over not beating such a top side. These results leave Invicta almost certain of finish above the two relegation places (6 points clear) and with a small chance of grabbing the all important 6th place. Invicta 13 V 2 Poly Invicta 11 V 9 Cheltenham |
| 10/11/08 - Invicta secure survival with 3 weekends to spare Invicta's 2 victories in Bath secured their participation in the top flight for next season. Both victories were great team performances and leave Invicta lying in 7th with 3 weekends to go. |
| 10/11/08 - Invicta ladies get some joy in Walsall For more details please click here |
| 28/11/08 - Marlins do enough to stay up The Marlins finish in 6th place and ensure their place in next years 2nd division. This was the original aim thus the season can definitly be considered a successful one. |
| 12/12/08 - Invicta keep deep water dream alive A 7th place finish keeps the prospect of a deep waters debut a serious possibility. It now depends on the Scottish champions declining their place which whispers suggest is a real possibility thus leaving the door open for Invicta. The aim for this season was to avoid relegation and with Invicta ending the season 13 points clear of the bottom 2 it could be considered nothing but a real success. With 10 wins and 2 draws in 19 games this is by far the best season in the clubs history. Roll on a top 5 finish next season!! |
| 20/1/09 - Invicta Qualifies for the Deep Waters! Invicta takes it's seat at the top table of British water polo for the first time. The countries premier competition takes place on the 7th/8th February in Manchester and all support is welcome. The top 4 placed sides in the deep waters qualify for european competition so dust off your suitcases! |
| 24/1/09 - 2009 fixture list out now Click here for this years fixture list. |
| 20/1/09 - Invicta ladies face playoff to stay up After the final weekend of the season in Manchester, Invicta ladies face a playoff on the 31st of Jan to keep their place in the division. Click here for weekend report. |
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| 24/04/09 - Fred - Invicta Juniors do it again!!
Invicta Juniors (91) are National Champions for the fourth consecutive year. Invicta 10 Dunfermline 9 Congratulations to all the players and the large number of family and friends who trekked up Manchester to support them. The Invicta Youth (93) team got a silver medal in their age group. This year it really is a special achievement for the Club because this is a completely new team from previous year and shows that it is not just a case of one very good team winning year after year but adds weight to our boast that we have one of the best youth development set ups in the country. |
| 18/04/09 - Fred- Invicta become Swim 21 certified
Kent County ASA President, Stewart Brown presenting the Invicta Swim 21 affiliation certificate to Head Coach Martin Burke and Sean King at Swanley on 18th April. |
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