Medway Standard from Chatham, Kent, England • 62

MEDWAY STANDARD Tuesday 16 July 1996 63 AS YOU WERE! BUT OMEGA HOPES FADE Continuing saga of Stacey and that ton! Words of wit and wisdom by Lance Morgan Some of the youngsters who contested the Lordswood Six-A-Side competition at the weekend It was part of the city week-long sports festival and results are on page 61 96C13534 NO CHANGE at the top although Omega have probably drifted out of the running for City Five-A-Side League (Premier Division) medals Mind you they gave leaders Trafalgar Maid a run for their money before going down 3-1 to goals from Craig Greenfield Andy Taylor and Richard Venison Phil Collins replied Medway 90 and Warren Wood kept in touch with the top team suggesting the silverware will go to two out of the three Clint Bellamy Scott Mills and Richard Flack were the Medway 90 marksmen in a 3-0 defeat of Spartacus while Warren Wood disposed of four-man Bridgewardens 6-0 through Kevin Webb (2) Nicky Basden (2) John Richardson and Barry Finn Dexters climbed above Omega into fourth place by virtue of a 6-1 effort over Maingate (Ken Rogers) thanks to a Brian Dennis hat-trick Kenny White (2) and Spencer Colyer and Magpie United must have been thrilled to bits after collecting their first point Paul Wiley and Mark Costen earned them a 2-2 draw with Rising Sun Jags (Tony Scales Mark Colling) Elsewhere Trevor French struck twice to secure Huntsman a 2-0 win over Colin Wild while PSV Drivers A accounted for Bullseye (Keith Maxwell 2) by a 4-2 margin with goals from Paul Mitchell and John Hancock who bagged a hat-trick Bullseye were also winners by a 4-1 margin against Federation (Marc Hoare) through Dave Cunningham and Neil Ayton who got two apiece Division 1 results: Bad News 0 Panteg 3: PSV Drivers 3 Medway Hospital 3 Invicta Installation 3 Team 0 Rochester 90 7 Gunwharf 1 Black Horse FS 3 Flash Gordons 1 Sparkies 1 Kingsnorth 8 Pot Bellies 0 RJB Supplies 3: Medway Dynamoes 1 Sidnbem Cougars 3 PREMIER DIVISION Albany leave it late to foil leaders' attempts THE Dave Stacey "did he or saga is rolling on If either of you actually read my prose last week remember me revealing two different opinions on a Stacey innings at Gravesend Rugby Club On the one hand we had the report which insisted our hero got a hundred (his first) on the other was a phone call from the rugby lot saying he was stranded on 99 Sledger Smith insisted the score1 book was correct but I played cricket with one of the rugby club Noel Wilde last week and there was no doubt in his mind "Our scoreboard adds the runs as the batsmen go he told me our scorer is very meticulous I spoke to Dave in the bar afterwards and he was very disappointed at missing out on what would have been his maiden century "How they can say he did get to three figures is rather Of course it doesn't matter now because Stacey got a hundred the following week but the rumblings of discontent roll on and I can't wait to hear the next instalment ONE was knocking back the Id St Clements at Anchs' clubhouse after aforesaid match when one had occasion to chat with Steve Parker The Upchurch bloke has been calling on the services of Sherwood players like Max Golding Gopher Belcher and Dave Pratt for his midweek games and he had a yam to tell about poor Gopher He was planning the following game and telling his wife Rachel who to pick up and where in Rochester The name Belcher was mentioned and she all innocent like asked if Mr Belcher was the fat one The same Mr Belcher was at that moment standing not a yard away Her red face had nothing to do with the sun Anyway who could ever call Gopher fat? Cuddly perhaps but fat? Never QUOTE of the week came from Kalvin Barton in the bar after a match which our side won Someone was asking advice from someone else about something Kalvin was heard (by scores of people) to say have a quiet word If you come across dear old Kalv (wherev'e you been on the moon?) then quiet is not a word you'd use in any description of him Hardly surprising then that everyone in the bar heard him and virtually everyone in the bar collapsed with hysterical laughter Quiet? I doubt it even when asleep mate! DIVISION 2 Other results and goalscorers: Division Three Amigas (Karl Bennett) 1 Fairview Garage (Chris George Darren King 3) 4: Raiders (A! Burt 3 John Riggall) 4 River Valley Rovers (Scott Whale Darren Webb) 2: Medway-Pro (Steve Smith 2) 2 Kenilworth (Simon Russell) 1: Brompton Hotspur (John Constable 3 Phil Tribe Darren Gray) 5 Wire Belt 0: Hilton Transport (Michael Bellars 2) 2 Fairways (Jon Halley Gordon Foad Pete Rastall 2) 4: Poachers 96 (Lee Roberts 2) 2 Blue Army (Mark Barker 2) 2 Division The Avenue (James Cheeseman 3 Mike Boddy) 4 Outsiders (Clive Cordier) 1: Wu-Tang (Chris Woods 3 Matt bayford 4 Steve Lawson) 9 Hospital Radio (Spencer Elworthy 2) 2: Pacific (James Huggett 2 Kirk Edwards 2) 4 Raiders Res (Chris Lane 2) 2 Nidrey (Duncan Gray two awarded goals) 3 United Services (Jimmy White Neil Collins) 2: Borstal Bulldogs (Paul Dennis Gudge) 2 Barfleur Rovers 0: Argonauts 2 Predators 0 (walkover) DIVISION 1 BARRY Morgan thwarted Medway 90's attempts to go five points clear at the top of the Trojan Five-A-Side League (Division 1) on Tuesday night Ross Baker gave the leaders a lead in injury time at the end of the first half but Morgan bagged Albany a share of the spoils by equalizing in injury time at the end Chatham Nomads were in no position to take advantage of the leaders' slip for they wereva man short against Renegades and paid the price by going down 4-2 to a Wesley Spencer hat-trick and Martin Porter Paul Keating and Andy Lewin replied Diplomas moved into a position from where they can launch a challenge for medals after hammering Torsion (Jason Kelly 2) 6-2 Allan Stam registered a hat-trick Nick Steams struck twice and Pete Kendall made it a round half-dozen At the other end of the table Charlies escaped the bottom two by thumping Young Guns (Matt Tugwell Paul Baker Marc Hoare) 7-3 through Rob Pearson (2) Lee Riddle (3) Rob Peacock and Andy Flight Wasps did their survival hopes a bit of good too hen Mark Cordier got the only goal of the game against a Poachers Pocket team who dropped back down to second from bottom In the other game Magpie Tavern took advantage of Charlatans'- problems injuries left them a man short to secure a 4-1 victory through John Deans (3) and Paul Rickwood DIVISION 3 Victoria again champs but Upchurch are spoilers in last round of fixtures FINAL TABLE PICTURE the scene Morgan batting one end Rasheed the other and about 10 minutes of the innings left Ball comes off pad and down to backward point area One shouts Morgan and hares off down the track Rasheed turns in shock sees his teammate bearing down upon him and holds up one hand Morgan screeches to a halt and turns but throw is by now winging its way in It goes miles wide and Morgan sets off again Rasheed looks up and sees his teammate even closer than before No he yells and puts the hand up Morgan screeches to a halt turns and finds Rasheed at his shoulder as they both decide to run the same way Rasheed stops walks back to his crease and looks on as teammate is comfortably run out I Fined? I should say I was Rasheed ISutfrensowas Miller Danny Haggis and Craig Ashmore so it made no difference when they and Priestfield figured in a goalless stalemate Kenny Cox (2) and Garry Parkinson were the Upchurch spoilers while PSV scored through Bill Beadle (2) and A1 Burns (2) as they followed up their 1-1 draw with a 3-0 defeat of Sassagaloula Other results and scorers were as follows: Pet Detectives 0 Medway Lions 2 (awarded): Pet Detectives 0 Phoenix 2 (awarded) Boca Juniors (Satinfcr 5) 5 Medway Lions 0 PSV Drivers 2 Sassagaloula I Boca Juniors (Satinder) I Ditton Majors (Mills 2 Chris Pcdder) 5: Boca Juniors (Sukh) I Sassagaloula 2 VICTORIA faltered at the penultimate hurdle but nonetheless clinched the Black Lion Five-A-Side League title on Wednesday night They were held to 1-1 by PSV Drivers (Phi! Schofield) but rounded off their victorious campaign with a 4-1 defeat of Ditton Majors (Steve Mills) through Gary Howells (3) and Trevor Wilkinson Upchurch meanwhile put the mockers on the medal hopes of two other teams They ruined Priestfield Five's chances by secring a 2-1 in and then held PSV to a 1-1 draw leaving the way clear for Anchorians to clinch runners up spot They beat Phoenix 3-1 through Gary.