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SKELLY CROWNED 07/08 PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Monday 10 November 2008
Many congrats to John Skelly who picked up both the players and manager’s Player of the Year awards for last season at a star studded presentation ceremony at the Oak on Saturday evening.
Former Casual and darts superstar Matt ‘Checkout’ Creely was on hand to witness Skel become the 15th player to be voted WCFC players’ Player of the Year and TV’s apprentice finalist Claire Young also offered her congratulations at the wrap up party.
In case you’d forgotten the Casuals finished 4th in the SSEC Division Two last season and were in the title hunt with just a couple of games to go. Skel played 22 of the 30 games scoring 9 goals and was rewarded for his consistent displays by being handed the captains armband at the beginning of this season.
The lawyer and part time pub singer joined the Casuals in Summer 2003 and has now played 126 games and hit the net 44 times, an impressive average of a goal every 2.86 games.
He follows a long line of illustrious names in the clubs history to be voted Player of the Year, the full rundown of winners is as follows:
WCFC Player of the Year Winners
1991/92 Tony Almond
1992/93 Michael Rootes
1993/94 Huw Thomas
1994/95 Lee Welch
1995/96 Nick Markham
1996/97 Mark Ferris
1997/98 Roger Phillips
1998/99 Michael Rootes
1999/00 Nigel Jeyes
2000/01 Steve Cates
2001/02 Danny Nelson
2002/03 Dan Bennett
2003/04 Ian Hardy
2004/05 Grant Payne
2005/06 Michael Rootes
2006/07 Dom Edwards
2007/08 John Skelly
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Skel also collected Grant Payne’s managers award, and the absent Ian Hardy won the Goalden Boot for the fourth time with 23 goals.
Payney also gave special mention to the Hobbit and Dom for keeping the club going last season.
Lofty won the James Brack Individual Achievement Award for his sleazy behaviour at the Casuals Reunited post match party in May. The less said about that the better.
After the Oak the boys moved onto Wimbledon Dogs and then Inferno’s in Clapham.
The wearer of the plimsole/brogue hybrids (plouges) himself, Gaffer Geord gives his highlights of a great day:
“I am a very happy gaffer. Well done one and all.
A few highlights that I would like to share…
Superstition.
After 7 winless games on the bounce, staying out till 5am Saturday morning may not have been the perfect preparation to lead the line this weekend, but it seemed to work out - Hitman maybe you should consider a similar pre match routine.
The game.
Thought the debutant was outstanding on the day. Assured on the ball, strong in the air and scored from a free kick that looked like it came straight from the training ground. I would not know a lot about that as I have not been there for a while, and come to think of it neither has Rulo.
Gets my vote as MOM.
We Won. Great.
Dom Derby.
Warms up, passes his pre match fitness test then states that he should not be brought on at the back as he may be a liability. This fills me with confidence.
15 mins to go Kit’s feeling his groin, so Dom has the chance to play in midfield - something he has waited nearly 7 years to achieve.
His first touch and pass is into acres of space, which rolls harmlessly out of play. He was most certainly on a different wavelength. He spends the next 15 minutes on Ollie’s toes. Once a centre half.....
Dropping the car off - Dom nipped home to drop off the car - turned up at the pub some 3 hours later...
Dogs – He missed the Casuals club bet on the last race that came home to great scenes of celebration from all bar one.
Finishing line - Gaffer and Ollie spend the entire race night cheering home our dogs,
TOP DOGS: Geord & Rulo celebrate a winner only on the last race do I realise that the finishing line was some 40 metres back up the track. (have I mentioned that I own a race horse..?)
Inferno’s - Gaffer gets a round in, Dom again is elsewhere and returns only when I have paid - really not his day
Taxi - Managing to get 9 people into a dodgy wagon on the way to Infernos.
Hobbit - spent the clubs entire funds in Inferno’s. Got a text on Sunday morning stating - "One empty Tupperware box, expensive place that Infernos".
The Apprentice - Fat bird from the telly’s apprentice took a shine to the Posh Nob. Ollie would not do the decent thing and run through her. Disappointed.
Kiss the Gaffer - Ollie and the Brain again managed to harass virtually every bird in the bar to kiss the gaffer, even the fat lass from the Apprentice could not say no.”
CASUALI: Everyone’s a winner ........................................................................................................ |
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