LIFE IN THE GREEN LANE

Sunday: Green 3 Brewmaster 1 (T Lockett 2, L Milton)

The Green quite frankly were tetchy in the Sunday morning sunshine and, with little to play for, the glut of end-of-season fixtures do not hold their normal significance or cutting edge. Not a game to remember. The side is in action again on Tuesday at home to Ashford Dynamo and on Thursday away to Bethersden, both with 6.30 kick offs. Sunday's home match with Ashford Cavaliers ends a season of mixed fortunes.

Under 15s reach Port Lympne sixes final but go down 1-0 (report to follow on Youth Football tab)

Saturday night round-up (9pm 10 May 2008)

* Students come out top of class: University of Kent claimed the Reserves Division East title following their 4-2 win at Platt Reserves tonight

* Saturday Reserves end on a high with 6-1 hammering of Borden Village Reserves at the Swan Ground to finish third - (Prior, Milton, Kingwell 2, Mifsud, A Davies)

* Fixtures: Sunday home Brewmaster; Tuesday home Dynamo; Thursday away Bethersden; Sunday home Cavaliers with reserves also home to Albion

SUNDAY 18TH BARBECUE ON LAST DAY OF SEASON WHEN IT IS HOPED ALL PLAYERS WITHIN THE CLUB WILL COME AND ROUND THE SEASON OFF (Organisers are Aaron Neil, Jack Acott, Martyn Dalby)...AS ALWAYS, EVERYBODY WELCOME!

* Any player(s) still to vote for the Player of the Year awards, please see me at the ground either Sunday (11th or 18th) or Tuesday (13th). All the awards will be made at the Presentation Night on Friday 27 June at the Down Town Diner

(8 May 2008)

Green win second major trophy in a fortnight

Kingers, Gazza and Hodges too hot too handle

BROMLEY GREEN 4 ASHFORD CAVALIERS 1

It has hardly been a vintage season by Green standards but we have still emerged with two out of three of the major domestic cups and congratulations go to Dave Andrews, Jamie Allan and all the squad for another professional performance that saw off a brave Cavaliers outfit. Cavaliers, until recently in with a shout of the league, played their part in a sporting and entertaining Ashford Charity Trophy final at a sun-drenched Homelands on Thursday night. Gary Mickelborough with a double and Pat Kingwell gave the Green a 3-1 interval advantage after Cavaliers had taken the lead with an early spot kick. In the second half apart from the odd flurry at the other end, noticeably with Sean Dadd saving well from Jake Symonds, it was a story of missed Green opportunities as Lee Milton produced a string of superb crosses from the left. As it was, a typical moment of class from Marcus Hodges, who clipped the ball home with his left foot, proved to be the only score of the second period. A fine all round display from the Green with John Lockett, Danny Valler and skipper Glenn Mackett as always giving everything for the team. Mickelborough, whose goals have once again been decisive, earned the man of the match accolade.  Two prestigious awards in less than a fortnight after such a traumatic season [that included the loss of Lee Gilham through injury] is a terrific endorsement of the teams resolve...well done lads!

Green: S Dadd; C Petts, D Valler, J Lockett, L Ealham, G Mickelborough,          G Mackett, C Southen, L Milton, P Kingwell, M Hodges                                  Subs: T Lockett, J Thomas, M Wedge (all played)

Next Green games: Sat Reserves home to Borden Village Reserves (10 May); Sun Firsts home to Brewmaster (11 May)

The U15s meet at the ground on Sunday at midday for the Port Lympne tournament

Congratulations to the Thursday night lads who won both the league and the cup at the winter six-a-side competition

Forthcoming fixtures

Saturday 12 April 2008

Away Fleet Leisure (2.45)

Away Oakwood Reserves (2.45)

Sunday 13 April 2008

Home Kennington (Bodkin Cup semi final) (10.30)

Reseves no game

Under 15s away Park Farm Rangers (2.00)

Tuesday 15 April

Home Lydd Town Reserves (6.30)

Dave Homewood reports from the Swan Ground (Tuesday 8 April)

Mickelborough decider as title race hots up

Bromley Green Reserves 2 New Romney Reserves 1

As the business part of the season speeds towards its climax, the Green's second string made sure the race for the Eastern Reserves Division title is going right to the wire after yet another absorbing evening clash with the Blues. In the early moments, the visitors in fact found themselves ahead when a bad bounce deceived the hapless Dan Noden and the ball rolled into a gaping goal. It appeared that the Green were in for one of those nights when first Stuart Prior with a header and then Steve Wilson with a long range thunderbolt rattled the goal frame during a bout of considerable pressure. Appeals for a penalty following a blatant foul on Anthony Davies were waved away and Glenn Mackett was booked for nothing in particular. One has to ask why no action was taken when Mackett himself was scythed down later in the game...a contingent of referees do seem to have one rule for some and one for 'names' and quite frankly it is becoming irksome.  Some referees argue that "Mackett lives by the sword". Yes, he does, but when he is fouled, it is still a bloody free kick!  Let's have the same rules for dishing out yellow cards applied to everyone refs, please. After half time, it was all Green with Tom Poyner, Gary Mickelborough and Jimmy Pickard going close. A dubious penalty (to even things up after the first half cock-up perhaps?) brought the Green level, with Prior hammering home off the underside of the crossbar. It was now the Green who looked the likely winners and Mickelborough, who should have netted a treble, duly obliged with a terrific solo run and finish. An entertaining encounter and with the Green still having to play Romney and the University, the destiny of the championship is still very much undecided. All the squad deserve praise for coming through a difficult test but Wilson once again takes the man of the match accolade.  Team manager Gary Gibbs said "This was an important win that keeps us right in there. Also I was so pleased to see many of the Under 15s down supporting the side". On Saturday the boys are away to Oakwood Reserves while on Tuesday our old sparring partners, Lydd Town Reserves, come to the Swan Ground for another crucial league match.

Green: D Noden; A Davies, S Wilson, J Pickard, M Davies, G Mickelborough, G Mackett, C Southen, S Gibbs, T Poyner, S Prior. Subs: D Whitehorn, L Reed. Sub not used: L Williams

Keeper McQuillan could be out for the rest of the season

As if Sunday's debacle at home in the Premier wasn't enough to depress manager Dave Andrews, news is through that keeper Joe McQuillan is likely to miss the rest of the season with ligament damage.