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T h e O l d S t a t i o n e r - N o 7 8 oSFC MiD SEASoN REPoRT 2013/14 Up to the date of writing, this season seems to have mirrored last season and to be honest the last few seasons. The 1st XI started the campaign with great hope of a brave new dawn under the guidance of an enthusiastic young manager, Perry Langley. However he quickly discovered that the problems of inconsistent availability and therefore performance that have plagued many of his recent predecessors, continues to be an obstacle yet to be overcome. The 1st XI currently lie one place off the bottom of the Division, however an encouraging 6-1 victory over 2nd place Old Lyonians in the first game of the New Year showed what can be achieved, we hope that this proves to be the fillip we need for a strong second half to the season The 2nd XI had a familiar shaky start to the season whilst the team took shape, but as the personnel began to become more settled the results since mid November have been encouraging and the Reserves have now started to move up the table. The 3rd XI having retained many of the players from last season, again look strong contenders for promotion. They have also reached the Semi Final of the Old Boys Junior Cup where they are due to meet local rivals Old Minchendians. Fingers crossed that their Cup success does not create a similar fixture pile up to last season, that ultimately hindered their progress in the League The 4th XI had a difficult start and were forced to change their Captain a couple of months into the season. A potential major headache?....... "Who you gonna call"? (accepting the Ghostbusters weren't available) Why of course the "Red Adair" of OS captaincy Dave Gilligan. Gilly with some new recruits helped steady the ship, boost results and boost bar takings. Following the departure of a number of players at the end of last season, the 5th XI have basically formed an entirely new squad of players under the joint captaincy of old hands Nick Plinston and Russell Toone. Their results have been encouraging and they currently lie in third place in their Division The Mega Vets have had a frustrating first half of the season, remaining unbeaten because despite the best efforts of captain Ian Meyrick, they are yet to play a game! (each cancellation was the opposition's fault, honest!!). Hopefully we can get some games in before May and before any more of the players retire! On the social front we again had a very successful Annual Re-union of ex-players at the club in early October. Around 40 ex OSFC players (including the President) attended and watched the 1st XI take a deserved 2-0 lead against HSBC before conceding 2 goals in the last 10 minutes to leave us with only a point (see "inconsistency" above). The ex-players in attendance ranged from those who had joined the club over 50 years ago to those that had played more recently, lets hope we can encourage even more to come along next October. Watch out for details on the OSA and OSFC (www.oldstationersfc.co.uk) websites. Finally, despite the very wet December we still managed to play our traditional two Boxing Day games against Old Finchleians. The "Youngsters" won their game 5-2 and the "Oldies" were unlucky to lose a tight game 3-4. The team included such "distinguished athletes" as Mark Tansley, Mike Kassie, Liam Gallagher, Jack Toumany, Tony Theodoulou, Dave Gilligan, Ian Meyrick and Geoff Blackmore, with Dave Fuller, CWS, Alun Jeffreys and Marsden Hubbard amongst a good crowd watching from the touchline or was it from the clubhouse! In our 108th season we're still thriving and looking forward to our game at Buckingham Palace in 2056! As always all ex-players would be most welcome at the club on any Saturday afternoon and if anyone requires further details about OSFC you can contact me at ian.meyrick1@gmail.com Ian Meyrick Chairman OSFC 1st XI (taken before the game against HSBC on 12th Oct 2013) – Back Row (L-R) S. O'Donaghue, M. Smith, S. Watts, T. Jackson, M. Tansley, P. Langley(Manager), M. West, A. Coluku. Front Row S. Derrick, A. Lovatt, J. Reece, B. Coglan, J. Ryan 12
T h e O l d S t a t i o n e r - N o 7 8 REuNioNS CLASS oF ’44 – July 2013 On the middle Wednesday of July, the sun shone brightly on the British Isles, and warnings were issued that elderly persons going out of doors were a danger to themselves and a potential nuisance to the emergency services. Nonetheless twelve representatives of the class of 1944 arrived safely, punctually (and in some cases rather early) at the RAF Club in Piccadilly. This group of octogenarians were all in reasonable shape both physically and mentally, and rejoiced in the annual renewal of friendships first made sixty-nine years ago. They made short work of a splendid terrine of mozzarella cheese, smoked ham, Mediterranean vegetables and olives. They then enjoyed some excellent roast lamb with all the trimmings and concluded with strawberry pavlova, coffee and petit fours. It was a meal of high quality accompanied by some excellent wines of which the star was the Savigny-les-Beaunes 2009, and the buzz of happiness around the table never ceased. This was the eleventh reunion in a series begun in 2001 at the suggestion of David Mariano on the back of some astonishing success by Gordon Rose in tracing so many of the boys who had arrived in 1944, far as they had roamed, and organised so well in recent years by Antony Tight. The RAF Club welcomes us each year through the good offices of club member John Miles, and we all find reunion day one to mark in ink in the diary. Next year we propose to celebrate the 70th anniversary of our first days at the school. The lunch will be on Wednesday the 16th July 2014 and the regulars all plan to be there. We hope that anyone and everyone who joined the school in 1944, whether or not they have been in the habit of attending, will put that date in their diary for 2014. All will be welcome, whatever the weather. John Sparrow CLASS oF ’54 Once again the 1954 intake held its annual reunion at the Cheshire Cheese pub just off of the Strand near Aldwych. The 20 who attended on the day are listed below (in alphabetical order and not order of arrival or departurel). There was one newcomer, Roy Stevenson, who had been traced through an Internet search. He was delighted to have been "found" and will soon become a member of the OSA. This was the 1st time we had assembled 20 since the 1st reunion 9 years ago. Our singing started early with a chorus of happy birthday for the daddy of us all- Geraint Pritchard. Deutchers IPA was the real ale on pump upstairs, which few of us were able to pronounce properly even early on. It was though in excellent condition and enjoyed by all of us who like our ale. After most people had been fed we drank the usual toast to "absent friends". Alan Williams and Nigel Chamberlain had sent apologies for absence and there were no known deaths during the year to report. A discussion then followed about how we can locate any more of those we have had no contact with at all and whether we might do something different next year. 2014, of course, will be the 10th anniversary of our 1st reunion, or our "diamond reunion" of joining Stationers' for those who prefer to think that way. There wasn't a lot of interest in doing too much differently although if we can attract back some ofthose who made the long journey the first time as well as some newcomers a buffet style meal, perhaps back at the Melton Mowbray in High Holborn, might suit us better. A tour ofthe archives at Stationers' Hall could also be organized for that morning if there was sufficient demand. It was agreed that we would continue to hold the event on the 1st Tuesday of September, being 2nd September 2014.Continuing REunion of the Class f '44 – Standing from left : David Mariano, Brian Kill, Stanley Ward, Ernie Stone, John Blakely, Arthur Field Seated from left : Gordon Rose, John Sheen, John Sparrow, Antony Tight, Bill Croydon, John Miles 13
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