MalcolmW Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 The third round draw has Bolton away to the winners of Wednesday's second round match between Exeter City and Oxford United. Both of them scored 6 in the first round. Some entertaining ties, like Arsenal v WBA and Everton v Villa. If Met Police win at Yeovil (also on Wednesday) there will be an interesting pairing: Burnley v Met Police. Quote
Tonge moor green jacket Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 Met Police have a youth team? How does that work? Quote
MalcolmW Posted November 16, 2015 Author Posted November 16, 2015 Met Police have a youth team? How does that work? Cadets, I imagine. Quote
Guest Blixa Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 Met Police have a youth team? How does that work? Young offenders. They nick anyone with talent a day before a game. Quote
MalcolmW Posted November 16, 2015 Author Posted November 16, 2015 Young offenders. They nick anyone with talent a day before a game. Apparently they have teams down to under 7s, so I suspect it's on the community relations budget. Reminds me when I was managing Stretford's British League athletics team. Met Police won the Southern League and gained promotion through an inter-regional match to the British League. The Southern clubs were up in arms, saying it's run like a military team. Their manager, Andy Norman (who went on to make GB a top class team after fading over the previous post-war generations) said " Is it the fact that we are a Closed Club that you object to?" The response was "Yes" (with bells on), so he said "Will you accept us if I undertake to change to make it an Open Club?" This offer was accepted enthusiastically. They changed the rules, so that the club was open to all serving police officers, not just the Met. As it was no longer restricted to one employer it was technically no longer a Closed Club, but they were able to add sprinters from Lancashire and a Thrower from Northumberland, etc. Quote
Estupendo Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 Apparently they have teams down to under 7s, so I suspect it's on the community relations budget. Reminds me when I was managing Stretford's British League athletics team. Met Police won the Southern League and gained promotion through an inter-regional match to the British League. The Southern clubs were up in arms, saying it's run like a military team. Their manager, Andy Norman (who went on to make GB a top class team after fading over the previous post-war generations) said " Is it the fact that we are a Closed Club that you object to?" The response was "Yes" (with bells on), so he said "Will you accept us if I undertake to change to make it an Open Club?" This offer was accepted enthusiastically. They changed the rules, so that the club was open to all serving police officers, not just the Met. As it was no longer restricted to one employer it was technically no longer a Closed Club, but they were able to add sprinters from Lancashire and a Thrower from Northumberland, etc. I remember at that time that my club were a few divisions above them we only ever met them in a mid week league (Middlesex league). They were always full of cadets from Hendon. Thought that was how all their teams worked and they were signed up when at the college? Btw Malcolm, wasn't Andy Norman at Shaftesbury in NW London? Quote
MalcolmW Posted November 16, 2015 Author Posted November 16, 2015 Btw Malcolm, wasn't Andy Norman at Shaftesbury in NW London? He was the youngest Sergeant in the Met on appointment. But he blotted his copybook at the Notting Hill Carnival by arresting a black guy, who asked him what is was for. He replied "We'll think of something by the time you're at the Station" - not a clever thing to say to a solicitor! Only because he was running the Met athletics that he avoided dismissal, but was blocked from further promotion. Also possibly helped that the Commissioner of that era was a former star athlete! So he was a desk sergeant at Bromley while looking after Southern Counties promotions at Crystal Palace. He left the police to become Promotions Officer for British Athletics around 1980. Left that job after passing unfortunate comment about a journalist's relationship with a married woman he was coaching, which led to the journalist committing suicide. He is now dead himself. Not aware of any connection with Shaftesbury Barnet, although I see there is an athlete of that name with Enfield & Haringey. Quote
jturner Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 The third round draw has Bolton away to the winners of Wednesday's second round match between Exeter City and Oxford United. Both of them scored 6 in the first round. Some entertaining ties, like Arsenal v WBA and Everton v Villa. If Met Police win at Yeovil (also on Wednesday) there will be an interesting pairing: Burnley v Met Police. Hopefully a repeat of our 3rd Round win at Oxford four years ago. Fairly confident we have never played Exeter in this competition. Quote
MalcolmW Posted November 19, 2015 Author Posted November 19, 2015 Hopefully a repeat of our 3rd Round win at Oxford four years ago. Fairly confident we have never played Exeter in this competition. Exeter it is! (and Met Police for Burnley). Quote
fester58 Posted November 19, 2015 Posted November 19, 2015 Met Police are always beating people. heard theyve got a tight defence Quote
MalcolmW Posted November 24, 2015 Author Posted November 24, 2015 Exeter v Bolton Youth Cup match is confirmed as Tuesday 8th December, 7pm at SJP. Quote
famouswanderer Posted November 24, 2015 Posted November 24, 2015 super fan status available if you attend Quote
MalcolmW Posted December 8, 2015 Author Posted December 8, 2015 Youth Cup at Exeter tonight.... Burnley got turned over by Met Police last night, equalising in the 120th minute and then taking the penalty shoot-out 6-5. Quote
MancWanderer Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 Can't say I'm surprised that the Met Police won a shoot out Quote
heywoodwhite Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 Can't say I'm surprised that the Met Police won a shoot out I am. Thought they would have gone for the wrong target Quote
Dr Faustus Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 How many were taken before the whistle? Quote
Carlos Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 There was footage, but it has gone missing. Quote
no balls Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 Youth Cup at Exeter tonight.... Burnley got turned over by Met Police last night, . suicide squad'll say different Quote
Dr Faustus Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 Was extra time always on the cards, or did they have to apply to the courts for an extension? Quote
leigh white Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 Did Andy Dibble play in goals for the Met ? Quote
MalcolmW Posted December 8, 2015 Author Posted December 8, 2015 the GK hero was Callum Lunn - he saved the 5th pen to level at 4-4 and then the 7th to win 6-5. Strangely, Burnley had a player called Metz. Also Met appeared to have 8 players named on the bench, against 5 for Burnley. Grounds for an appeal? Quote
freds dad Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 the GK hero was Callum Lunn - he saved the 5th pen to level at 4-4 and then the 7th to win 6-5. Strangely, Burnley had a player called Metz. Also Met appeared to have 8 players named on the bench, against 5 for Burnley. Grounds for an appeal? 3 of them undercover? Quote
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