Manchester Walking Football September 2017
Manchester Walking Football September 2017
The Manchester Walking Football September 2017 session of the Autumn league saw five new teams entering the league and one dropping out. AFC Blackpool Very Senior Seasiders were the ones to drop out of the league and the five new teams joining us were Bolton Wanderers B, Bury Relics, Nash Bees, Roach Dynamos and Wakefield Wanderers.
A decision had to be made on which team would top up Division 2 and Roach Dynamos were the lucky, or unlucky, whichever way you look at it, team picked out of the hat. A combined Blackpool and Fleetwood team will complete Division 3 in October.
The Manchester Walking Football September 2017 session saw us enjoy a day of sunshine and some excellent walking football. All the guys I spoke to seem to have enjoyed the occasion and are looking forward to the rest of the Autumn programme.
In the 26 matches played in this Manchester Walking Football September 2017 session, twelve games finished 0-0 draws and five games were won by just one goal scored. A total of thirty goals were scored on the day.
Division 1 Table September 2017
Rochdale AFC Strollers top Division 1 with 10 points from three wins and a draw. Already with a five point advantage over second placed Chadderton FC WF, they are going to take some catching. Nash Amblers are in third place with five points. My own team Vintage Celtic, winners of the Spring league, despite having a nineteen match unbeaten run in the league, with only one goal against, sit in fourth place with four points from four 0-0 draws. Rochdale Striders sit at the bottom of Division 1 with one point and a goal difference of -9 due to Chadderton’s 6-0 demolition job, the biggest score we have had in the league to date.
Division 2 Table September 2017
In Division 2, AFC Blackpool Senior Seasiders, a strong side, top the table with eight points from two wins and two draws. If I was a betting man, which I am not, my money would be on them to get promotion to Division 1 in December. They have an excellent goalkeeper in Steve Hyde, one of many in the league. Fleetwood Town Flyers and Bolton Wanderers A are second and third respectively with six points each. New boys Roach Dynamos are on three points and Maccabi Old Codgers are bottom on two points.
Division 3 Table September 2017
Division 3 looks interesting with only three points separating the top three teams. Bury Relics top the table with seven points from two wins and a draw. Wakefield Wanderers are second on five points from one win and two draws. Nash Bees third on four points from one win, one draw and one loss. Bolton Wanderers B are bottom with no points and a goal difference of -7 from three losses. The fifth team joining in October, name not yet confirmed but the ‘Flying Seasiders’ seems appropriate, will start at a disadvantage having played three games less than the other four sides.
There seems to be some confusion regarding promotion and relegation from some of the comments I heard last Friday. The Spring season saw us with a policy designed to create a level playing field. With teams initially being allocated divisions out of the hat when we started the league, we decided that promotion and relegation after each monthly session would be the ideal way of ensuring that all teams found their playing level. I don’t think anyone can argue that this didn’t work as the stronger teams are in Division 1 and so on.
Just to be clear, promotion and relegation from all divisions will be decided at the END of the Autumn season in December 2017.
Thanks to all our excellent referees, without who this league wouldn’t prosper. Also to Barry Woodburn for his usual efficient registration duties and of course Paul Gardner who manages the venue and match day tasks.
Please pass this page link on to all your players as they must be interested in how they are progressing in the league. All the results and tables can be found HERE, or on our FA Full Time website HERE.
Finally, you have a facility on this website to advertise your weekly sessions, contact details, showcase a gallery etc. Only four teams have so far taken advantage of this. It’s virtually a free one page website. If you wonder what your own page could look like click HERE. If you would like your details online email me HERE with all the information you would like included.
This is YOUR website, so please don’t be apprehensive about leaving a comment below, it’s easy to do. You can also raise your own topics by joining the Forum.
Another excellent day out at Heywood. Brilliantly organised by Bill, Barry and Paul (as usual).
Great competition in all 3 divisions and welcome to the new guys who have added well to the overall competition.
Hopefully we can produce a joint Fleetwood/Blackpool B team (hampered by injuries, holidays and old age
in making a group of our own). This will give Division 3 an extra game each.
Thanks again, see you all in October.
First time for me and my team mates from Roach Dynamos. Really enjoyed the whole day, we were a bit green to start with but we were pleased with the way the day went. Would like to thank the refs and the organisers for putting the whole thing on. Had a good laugh off the pitch with the lads from the other teams and a great tussle with them on it. Really missed the buzz of playing football, was a great feeling doing it again although my feet didn’t think so on Saturday. Looking forward to next month, thanks again, Mick – Roach Dynamos.
A very well organised day apart from the log jam at the start to get everyone registered. The reminder about teams getting there a bit earlier to avoid a late rush should be heeded by all. Whoever organised the weather also did a grand job. Many thanks from the lads at Wakefield for allowing us to join in.
An excellent session enjoyed by everyone I came into contact with. Can I ask you to encourage the referees to make use of the ‘sin bin’ and red cards as a number of players appeared to forget it is a non-contact sport. As I was on the end of what would have been a red card tackle in normal football, it was unnecessary in this form of the game.
Great organisation and thanks again for enabling so many to enjoy the game.
Thanks for that summary of an interesting September session Bill.
From a personal point of view I do think it’s a better idea to introduce promotion and relegation at the end of the ‘season’ it gives teams an opportunity to gauge their progress against the same regular opponents. It takes a lot of commitment to organise this alongside running your own team/s which I know can be time consuming in itself. I will look at the opportunities the website provides later when I get some time. I hope more people and teams avail themselves of the site and contribute to the forum more as the months go by.