Right then lads, Rob is taking a back seat for a while so I’ll be sorting out all the player registration and stuff for the coming season, unless anyone has any objections. If you do then please let me or Rob know and we’ll come to a vote on who can look after team affairs etc.
I attended the AGM last night to enter us into the league. Some good news and some bad for some of you who wanted to get relegated. We are to stay in the Premier Division next season, but with the Red Cow, Saints and Llantwit Major all dropping out and 3 teams from Bridgend being promoted, it leaves us with only Maerdy and Coedely as long distance away days, so just 2 long drives all season (barring a shitty cup draw).
The division is also a little smaller with only 9 teams so we’ll have just 16 league games all season so it shouldn’t be too much to ask for a little more commitment than last year.
I’d really like to get training back up and running this year too. Evans has expressed an interest in taking training, and if he’s serious then I’d like to know if everyone is happy with that? There will probably be more fitness and drill training than before with a game at the end, if he still plans to do it. If anyone has any other ideas too, please let me know. It could mean training with another team to make sure we have good numbers showing up and make it worthwhile. If you could let me know a preferred time and day too and we’ll go with the majority on that.
My biggest job now is recruiting players. We’ll be losing a few again so we desperately need some new faces to fill the gaps. Can you let me know asap if you will be re-registering, and for those who will be concentrating on Saturday footy next season, it would be cool if you could register for the Vaders just in case we’re in trouble and need some help or if you have a weekend off from Saturday and fancy playing. It won’t cost you anything and there’ll be no pressure, it would just be a back up.
It would be great if all of you could ask around or text some mates to see if we can get some new players signed, and you can give them my details so I can sign them up.
Finally, the future of the Vaders was very uncertain after the end of last season, with the dwindling numbers and lack of commitment but we’ve decided to take the plunge and go again so we really need the enthusiasm of the first 2 seasons back boys. I’m sure you’d all agree it would be a huge shame to let the Vaders die, we all had such a laugh at the start, and remember the cup final and days like that. Nobody even seemed bothered about having a pint last year, compare that to the first season and nutters club and stuff. We’d like to get that social element back too so any ideas would be great. I know a lot of us have commitments like wives and kids, but even if we all go for 1 hour after a game, it’s not going to kill them!
So, if anyone wants to get in touch with me or pass my details on to some new blood, my number is 07807 100015 and my email: rich@garthvaderfc.co.uk (please leave any ringing until after 6 when I’m not in work).
