BNESL Division Three Table

Spangels have slipped to sixth in the latest table, although they have games in hand against most of the division.

_______________________P__W__D__L__F__A_PTS
1.Panfield Bell Rovers____9__9__0__0_48_17__27
2.Chelmer Village Ath'____9__8__0__1_42_16__24
3.Engine Room__________9__5__1__3_28_27__16
4.Orange Tree__________11__5__0__6_20_37__15
5.AFC Foxco____________11__4__1__6_33_35__13
6.SPANGELS_____________8__4__0__4_15_21__12
7.Hogs FC_______________8__3__2__3_28_23__11
8.Boars Sports Res_______6__1__0__5_17_23___3
9.Royal United__________11__0__0_11__9_41___0

January Fixtures

January is the month of destiny for Spangels FC, with the league cup semi-final their third fixture of the month...

8th January - League - Royal United (A)
15th January - League - Engine Room (A)
22nd January - League Cup Semi-Final - Chelmer Village Athletic (H)
29th January - League - Hogs FC (H)

2005 - The Return Of Spangels...

With 2006 almost upon us, now might be a good time to review 2005, a year which saw the re-birth of Spangels Football Club...

September 2005

Sun 04 Panfield Bell Rovers A 1 9
Sun 11 AFC Foxco H 2 0
Sun 18 Royal United H 2 0
Sun 25 Chelmer Village Athletic H 1 5

September was a month of high & lows for the members of Spangels. The first league fixture of the season saw a heavy defeat away to a strong Panfield Bell Rovers side and prehaps many of the squad felt "getting back out there" might have been a bad idea. However, things quickly improved, with two homes wins on the trot which proved there was life in the old dog(s) yet.


October 2005

Sun 02 Boars Sports Reserves (Essex County FA Junior Trophy Round One) H 1 6
Sun 16 Boars Sports Reserves A 2 7
Sun 23 Orange Tree A 1 2

October was a month which failed to bring any wins, but despite this Spangels showed sings of improvement, with the unlucky away defeat to Orange Tree a prime example of this.


November 2005

Sun 06 Engine Room (League Cup Quarter Final) A 5 1
Sun 20 Boars Sports Reserves H 6 2

Glorious November brought a few fixture problems, but more importantly wins, for Spangels. The excellent cup quarter-final victory over Engine Room was quickly followed by a stunning revenge performance against Boars Sports Reserves. Things looked on the up, as confidence returned to the squad.

December 2005

Sun 04 Engine Room H 2 3
Sun 18 Headhunters (Charlie Turnbull Trophy Round One) H 1 10

Oh dear! A poor December saw two defeats, one of these an absolute hiding by Headhunters. Not what had been hoped for and certainly a worry going into the new year. However, eight league games played, with hopefully eight to go (depending on Hogs FC's involvement) should give the team enough chances to maintain a respectably mid-table finish. And don't forget, there's that cup semi-final to come...

Spangels 1 Headhunters 10

Charlie Turnbull Trophy Round One

Spangels were trashed today by Division Two side Headhunters in round one of the Charlie Turnbull Trophy. Few players did themselves justice in a match which they were never in. Even the solitary goal scored by the home side was an own goal...

Team : Seymour, Lynch, Ramsay, Pritchard, Theobald (C), Rivett, Winsborough (Hagan), Livermore, Collis, Williams, Todd (Underdown).

Spangels MOM : Craig Ramsay

Take Two!

It will be Spangels' second attempt to play Headhunters in Round One of the Charlie Turnbull Trophy on Sunday, following earlier postponement due to problems with the King George V facilities.

Spangels' boss Ian Pritchard will be hoping for a greater turn out than the nine players who made it to the similarly postponed fixture last Sunday, against Panfield Bell Rovers.

Whilst Tivey is away, and Fudge and Wilson look to be out with injury, Pritchard will hope the squad can still produce at least the full eleven prior to kick-off.

Fixture Fiasco

Spangels suffered further fixture problems today as the hastily arranged home fixture against Panfield Bell Rovers was called off due to overbooked pitches!

This fixture was arranged to replace the cancelled/postponed match against Hogs (see previous story).

The fact that the game failed to go ahead was a blessing though, as Spangels were able to only field nine players due to injuries/absentees.

Manager Pritchard will hope the squad can recover in time for next weeks game against Headhunters in the Charlie Turnbull Trophy.

Hogs FC Withdrawl Leaves Eight In Division Three

Breaking News

The BNESL Division Three has possibly been reduced to just eight teams following the withdrawl of Hogs FC fixtures. Spangels up coming opponents have had their fixtures withdrawn by the League Management Committee due to continual use of a sine-die player.

However, this does not give the Spangels squad a week off, as Panfield Bell Rovers have been rescheduled as home opposition on Sunday 11th.

Spangels 2 Engine Room 3

BNESL Division Three

On another day Spangels would have comfortably won this game. With a performance that saw them enjoy greater possession and create a number of chances, Spangels will point towards poor finishing and defensive lapses that allowed the three points to go to their opponents.

With 15 players to choose from, Pritchard was left with a difficult, but healthy, selection problem prior to kick-off.

Ramsay took over for the second time this season between the sticks, as Seymour was sporting a back injury. The only other player missing was Tivey, who departs for Aus' next weekend.

Early Spangels pressure brought reward, with several half chances created and as Whiteman forced the Engine Room 'keeper to parry, Sayer was in the right place at the right time to finish from six yards, his first this season.

Almost immediately, though, Spangels allowed their opponents to equalise, with poor marking the culprit. This failed to phase the team too much, as again Spangels forged ahead, this time via a scuffed Lowe effort from 20 yards which squirmed into the net via two deflections.

Those defensive frailties continued however and the home side gifted another two to the Engine Room prior to half-time.

So, 3-2 down and the second half saw Spangels dominate, creating several chances, notably to Todd, Rivett and Williams with finishing ultimately letting the team down. It was a valiant effort though, with frustration clear at the final whistle at losing to a lesser team.

Team : Ramsay, Lynch, Wilson (Rivett), Pritchard, Theobald (C), Lowe (1)(Hagan), Sayer (1), Collis (Todd), Winsborough, Whiteman, Williams.

Spangels MOM : Matt Theobald.

NEW SPANGELS SITE PREVIEW

The photos below are just a taster of what can be expected from Spangels FC's sister website, Spangels - Memoirs.

Yes, its the opportunity to see the non-footballing story of Spangels FC, probably the greatest football team in the world...

http://spangelstation.blogspot.com

What is Windy doing to himself?! 

That's some serious cards...!