SUCCESSFUL FIRST YEAR FOR VETS FOOTBALLERS

From its humble beginnings a comment over a pint the national Prison service veteran soccer team has just completed a successful first season in getting itself established.

With much appreciated financial help from the PSSA we have completed four games winning three losing one.

The aim at the beginning was to take a vets side to next years World games in Vancouver and with this in mind a game was organised against the Welsh in Swansea in conditions more suited to mud wrestling the English ran out winners 4-0 Simon Lewis bagging a brace and one apiece for Dave Tammejoe and Val Warosz.

The next game saw us take on Leicester fire service and another victory 6-3 after a sluggish start a shot from 25 yards out from Paul Wray found the top corner and started a goal fest which saw the vets’ storm into a 5-0 half time lead, goals from manager Steve Hulme, Andy Machin, Nick Buff and Chris Eva. The second half saw the vets make several substitutions and as such lose their shape the Fire service pulling back three goals but another from Chris Eva ensured the vets ran out winners.

 This saw us head to Edinburgh to play our Scottish counterparts in which a close game saw us beat for the first time 3-2 thanks to some very dubious refereeing the goals coming from Steve Hulme and Simon Lewis

The final game saw us take on Atherston vets winners of the Leicester league vets division again we were victorious winning 5-3  with Simon Lewis bagging himself a hat trick and Paul Slolely marking his debut with two well taken goals .

 So far this season we have used 28 players but are still looking for anyone interested in getting involved particularly going to Vancouver next August to give us a strong squad for the world games interested parties can contact secretary Graham Pinder at Glen Parva, manager Steve Hulme at Featherstone, assistant manager Nick Buff at Leicester, chairman Mick Bennett at Onley, or treasure Paul Wray at Lincoln

 There are several confirmed fixtures for next season including the navy in Portsmouth.