Not such a sunny day today with 10 defeats in the 16 games played , 1 draw and 5 wins.The good news was that 3 out of the 5 teams playing in the various league or invitation cups progressed through to the quarter finals.

Terry’s Under 13’s lost their 100% record but will take encouragement from a credible 1 – 1 draw with league leaders Whitton. They meet Whitton again shortly in the quarter final of the cup. Whilst both Ricks Under 14 Pride and Mel’s Under 12 Lions went out of the cup , there were some notable victories. Matt’s Under 16 Pride won 2-0 at Royal Elite. Trevor’s Under 14s had a very impressive 4-2 victory against Molesey Juniors who were top of Div .1, the league above them. Bernie is probably still celebrating his 13-1 victory on his birthday last week but will be delighted with a 1-0 victory against Eagles United who are top of their own Div 3.

In the league, David’s U11 Pride have gone clear at the top of the U11 Div 1 with a great 4-0 victory agaist Molesey Juniors, which retains their 100% record. A great achievement – WELL DONE to them.

However, this weeks TEAM OF THE WEEK are Martin and Michael’s Under 10 Lions . The faced a very tough match against local rivals Roehampton Rangers who were riding high in the league. A 6-1 away victory puts them equal top of the Premier League. In addition Sylvester J scored his twelth goal of the season and is both Sheen Lions leading scorer but also top of all scorers in all the Under 10 leagues.

We have a number of hotshots who are in the top ten of their respective age groups goalscoring charts.

• Under 10 Sylvester J
• Under 12 Jack N
• Under 14 Alex G and Rory J
• Under 15 Jamie C
• Under 18 Matthew H

Good luck to those few teams playing next week.

This is the time of year when we do an order of Sheen Lions Rain jackets and Trousers.

If you want to order simply go to the Club Shop page and fill out the on-line order form. You will receive a confirmation email and you then need to pay your team manager the amount as shown in the email.

Orders will be consolidated and placed with Kit Selection on 6th November. No orders can be made after 6th November!

If you realise that you need to change your order you need to contact your team manager BEFORE 6th November.

Over the last few Sundays a number of U16 Pride players have reached some impressive appearance milestones (only counting league and cup games):

Michael – 25 games
Olly K – 50 games
Cameron – 75 games (now playing for U16 Lions)
Eric – 100 games
Ryan – 125 games
Frederik – 150 games

Congratulations and well done to all of you!

With a full fixture list at Palewell Park today , Sarah invited Frank Thompson , General Secretary of the SYL to come down and take a look at our new facilities. Frank has been a great support to the club and was one of the key drivers behind the introduction of 9 v 9 football. He was extremely complimentary about the club and made a number of observations worth sharing:
(1) How great it was to see the 7v7 , 9v9 and 11v11 pitches together
(2) The wonderful sight of blue and white hoops across the spectrum of 6 pitches
(3 ) How he had noticed how much progress had been made in the quality of performance on the pitch.

The COACHES and you the MANAGERS and ASSISTANT deserve great credit for this. And now you have a cupboard for your nets as well. Thanks to Sarah again.

However, what Frank could not have predicted was the fantastic set of results for the day. It was a mixture of League fixtures, County Cup and Invitation Cup today. 18 games played , 12 victories , 2 draws and only 4 narrow defeats, particularly the U18s who were unlucky to lose AET 2-1 in their invitation cup. There were also more hat-tricks today than in a Tommy Cooper stand up routine.

I will try and sum up the victories, which is particularly hard as there were some outstanding results.
Starting with the new Under 8’s managed by Julian Groves delivering a great 6-0 versus Twickenham . They are looking very strong and we will now have two competitive Under 8 sides within a couple of weeks. I was also delighted with both Under 9 results. Gavin and Nicks Under 9 Prides recording their second win of the season and Nidal’s Under 9 Lions scoring two late goals to secure a 3-3 draw.

One of the great results of the day was Martin and Michael’s Under 10 Lions securing a 2-1 win over table topping Old Isleworth Reds, although the Under 10 Pride lost their 3 match winning streak with a very narrow defeat.

David continued his 100% record with the Under 11 Pride with another victory. Jon’s and Alastair’s Under 11 Lions playing in a tough Premier League will take some encouragement from a narrow defeat to the league leaders Staines , who retained their 100% record.

The results in the 12’s, 13’s 14’s and 15’s were outstanding with EVERY team winning. Mel continues to ride high in the league with a 4-1 victory and I don’t think Bernie will have celebrated many better birthdays with a remarkable 13-1 victory at Epsom and Ewell. In this game 3 boys netted hat-tricks. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Bernie. Yet this was not the biggest win of the day! Well done also to JACK N who has now got 8 goals in the league and cup and heads the Sheen Lions Golden Boot.

Matthew and Russell’s Under 13 Pride had a remarkable 4-3 win at KPR to win the big local derby and go second in the their table. Rick’s Under 14’s have also turned things around with a 3-0 victory at Corinthian Casuals and are beginning to look at the top 3. These are two sides that have really made a step change from last season. WELL DONE to both.

Last weeks TEAM OF THE WEEK , Trevor’s Under 14 Lions played in the County Cup and won 18-1 v Frimley. IF Trevor could have remembered the scorers I might have considered him as a candidate for this weeks honour! The boys tell me there were at least three hat-tricks in this match.

Michael and Mark’s Under 15 Lions had an impressive 3-0 victory v Spelthorne in the Premier Elite to move into second place. Unfortunately Matt’s U16 Pride lost their unbeaten record in their Premier Elite to a very strong Bracknell side and Brian almost snatched victory for his Under 16 Lions but a late equalizer left the game all square at 2-2.

So who is TEAM OF THE WEEK. Well the Cup is normally the place for excitement and this week the Under 13 and Under 15 Invitation Cup’s witnessed two incredible games that will be remembered for a very long time.

Dean and Sam Under 15 Pride faced Div 1 League Leaders Farnborough who had thrashed them 8-2 only two weeks ago. With much thought at training they had devised a plan to try to contain the threats. At half – time they were 3-1 down but an incredible second half performance and a great free kick with only minutes remaining secured a place in the quarter final with a 4-3 victory.

Terry’s Under 13 Lions side faced kew Association Colts in their Invitation cup tie . 4-1 down a half time and 5-2 down in the second half, it all looked lost. Somehow the extraordinary Sheen Lions spirit kicked in and one by one goals were recovered until they recorded an incredible 6-5 victory. What can I say. Brilliant. It is Whitton now in the quarter Final.

Two extraordinary performances and as such I have awarded both the Under 15 Pride and the Under 13 Lions with the honor of JOINT TEAM OF THE WEEK.

Don’t forget your team photos for the Sheen Lions website and keep up the good work.

 

A freak October weekend for weather but unfortunately the results were not quite as sunny as previous weeks. Six wins and two draws from 16 games meant we lost 50% of our games today. Saying that , there were some great results with the Under 16 age group leading the way with two great victories for Matt and Brian’s teams respectively. Mel’s Under 12s had the biggest win of the day with a 9-1 victory at Molesey Juniors and David L’s Under 10 Pride delivered its third win in a row. This is a team that could not find a single win last season. David H’s Under 11 Pride had an impressive 3-2 away win at a strong Old Isleworth team which retains their 100% start in their 9 v 9 league. Three teams still hold a 100% start – Terry’s 13 Lions and Trevor’s 14 Lions as well . Unfortunately, last weeks team of the week – John O’Brien’s Under 18’s lost their unbeaten record this week.

TEAM OF THE WEEK must be Trevor’s Under 14 Lions . With a depleted squad, due to late injuries, meant that they were only able to put 9 players on the field. Despite this, the 9 boys came back from 2-1 down to beat Mitcham Park Colts 5-2 and go top of their Under 14 League. WELL DONE. Rory Jones and Alex Griggs of the Under 14’s also lead the scoring stakes with 7 goals a piece. this season.

Let’s try and get all the new team photos up on www.sheenlions.com website over the next couple of weeks.

As always with the Cups, you get some ups and downs but on the whole we had some impressive performances:

The Under 12 s led the way with both teams progressing in the cups in dramatic style. Mel’s Under 12’s won on penalties in the League Cup against Walton from the league above whilst Bernie had a tense 5-4 win at local rivals KPR colts.

Trevor’s Sheen Lions Under 14s earned an ironic tie with Sheen Lions Pride in the next round as they maintained their 100% start with a 4-0 victory against Corinthians.

The Under 15s had mixed fortunes with last year’s League Cup Finalist Lions losing in extra time against a strong Kingston Juniors side whilst Dean and Sam’s Under 15 Pride picked up their first win of the season with a convincing 8-1 win at Barnes Eagles Colts in the invitation cup.

Last weeks team of the week – David’s Under 10 Pride continued their good form with a 3-1 win against Hampton Diamond and Terry’s Under 13 Lions maintained their 100% start with a win against Surrey Predators

In one of the few league games Matt’s Under 16 Pride side maintain their unbeaten start in the tough Under 16 Premier Elite with their third draw in 3 games against a strong Farnborough side.

TEAM OF THE WEEK has to be John O’Brien’s Under 18s with a 3-1 League cup win against Kingstonian Youth from the Premier Elite. The 18’s also maintain a 100% start.

THANKS to Sarah for getting storage space for nets and flags at Palewell Park. It will be a great help.

Do you want to check how Sheen Lions are doing week by week or over the whole season? Go to the new DASHBOARD.

The DASHBOARD gives you a bird’s eye view of the Club’s overall performance in both the League and in the Cups. Due to FA rules we do not include U7 and U8 data.

Webmaster.

The 9 v 9 posts are up, the cafe is now open at Palewell Park and the sun continues to shine. Eight wins this week , and five draws amongst the 18 games played means another great weekend for the club.

The two U13 teams both continued their 100% winning records and it was good to see two wins from the U14s , particularly the Pride with a convincing 8-1 victory over local rivals Barnes Eagles.

The U18s and Under 10 Lions have made impressive starts to the season with their second wins in two weeks.

The Under 8’s secured their first ever win in only their second game but TEAM OF THE WEEK is the Under 10 Pride who secured their first ever win with a 4-2 victory over Rocks Lane. Fully deserved for the persistence and hard work, over the last year.

The Invitation and League cups start next week so let’s gets some Lions representation in the Finals again this year.

Remember to keep your web pages up dated and get your NEW TEAM PHOTOS on to the website and I notice nearly half the teams are starting to use the Notice Board functionality to provide squad details and match logistics. Please look at other age groups for guidance – it is very easy to do.

Geoff

The goals at Palewell are up and we are off! A big thanks to Sarah, our Club Secretary, for a herculean effort in getting the show on the road: Three hundred new match kits, three hundred registrations and the migration of 7 a side teams to Palewell plus getting pitches (including new 9 a side) ready for the big kick off on Sunday.

And what a great start! Out of 14 teams from U9 and upwards in action we managed to get 9 wins, a draw and only had 4 narrow losses. We scored 50 goals and let in just 25. Special mention goes to the U14 Lions and new manager Trevor Hodge for kicking off their campaign with a 10-0 win.

For the first time in many a season all teams are wearing the same kit and the new QPR navy hoops simply look great, as modelled by the U13 Pride in the photo.

Well done to all teams for such a terrific start to the 2011-12 season – we still have another 317 league fixtures and a minimum of 23 cup games to complete over 32 Sundays!

Geoff