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Date: April 5th
Competition: League
(A) Nomads 3rdXI v Ashton Lions
Result: 1-3
Scorers:Baker 1
MoM: Robin Crimes

Match Report By:Interested passer by

It was another lacklustre game brightened only by Baker grabbing his eleventh goal of his last season for the Thirds (apparently the Doctors trying his best to persuade him and BUPA have informed him that they will not continue to honour his medical insurance if he continues to play) before traveling down to London to join in with Teddy Sheringham`s 40th at Stringfellows! Crimes received a phone call this week but seemed a little bit disoriented, playing the game of his life in midfield soon after admitting that he had never played there before in his life ( is there a more damning verdict on the quality on view?! )!! Green was in combatative mood on the touchline, ironically banishing Super Mario to the bench for lateness and putting him in detention for Thursday night and replacing him with MOM Crimes. A constant shout of " if you get closer to the player- hit `em" was heard fuelling rumours of a possible OFSTED inspection at the Catholic High!

Special mention must go to the ref who was well turned out, fresh from a recent training session but had forgotten to bring his whistle! Locker must be allowed to take all pens, set pieces and any shots from scoring range in the last game to prevent the embarrasement of an 80 year-old running away with the sesons top goal scorer award!! Nurse, Nurse, he`s out of bed again......

Date: 1st April
Competition: League
(H) Nomads 3rdXI v Tarvin Ath.
Result: 2-2
Scorers: Locker 2
MoM: Mike Locker

Match Report By:Andy Baker`s Stable Lad

Due to the inclement weather it was decided to switch the match to the away team`s pitch, situated on the fringes of Baker`s sprawling estate! Robin Crimes did not receive the call from Coach Green so did not get the opportunity to turn up in his head bandage and revive memories of Ince in Rome or Butcher in Sweden!! Apparently he`d been in hospital after getting a cauliflower stuck in his ear or something!! (7cms of swelling according to reports!!) A poor and instantly forgettable game was drawn with two goals by the boy Locker to claim his seventh and eighth goals of the season. I say forgettable game as Baker could`nt remember the score 48 hours later saying it was only 1-1(bless him, one day off the tablets and he`s all over the place!!). Subs were in short supply but it was interesting to note that Ritz turned up to watch in a rather fetching pair of yellow boots but Coach Green could`nt risk putting him on for fear of him being targetted by the opposition for being a big time Charlie!! Aforward line of Ritz and Kenny Croften, enough to strike the fear of God into any opposition!!

Date: March 18th
Competition: League
Match_Details: (A) Nomads 3rds v Bebington
Result: 1-1
Scorers: Andy Baker
MoM: Mike "I`m the Midfielder to be brought off this week as Carey`s still injured!" Locker
Match_Reporter: "The nice man on the sideline in the hat and scarf who made Mrs Baker feel welcome"

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Coach Green was nowhere to be seen but his influence was still in evidence, ringing Captain courageous before the game to inform him exactly how many minutes Mike Locker should stay on the pitch!! Luckily, Locker was not on a hat- trick when he was replaced by the boy Hurst midway through the second half. I say midway but to be honest Coach it was more towards the end (thus clearly disobeying the clear pre- match Green gameplan! ). Baker, once again, weighing in with his tenth goal of the season. Viewpoints on the goal vary, from Andy`s personal "beat the Goalie all ends up" to Crofty`s ole` man`s, "a bit lucky really, Goalie following the flight of the ball, knocked himself out on the post, Baker picks up the pieces!". Debut boy, Will Baker (no relation apparently but the way he`s been recently, who knows?!) weighing in with two important touches, nearly setting up a goal with his first touch. Medland and Tino nearly got us the win we deserved. Special mentions must go to the Ref, who fitted a bit too snugly into his Bukta (yes, Bukta, those were the days!)kit for our liking and covered every yard of grass that the centre circle had to offer! Also the oppo`s Goalie who also took me back a few years, looking a little bit too much like the little boy Krankie (well girl , wife whatever the relationship was, very disconcerting for a young viewer, I can tell you!) for my liking! So, another game undefeated as the Thirds go marching on.........

Date:           February 25th
Competition:    League
Match_Details:  (A)  Nomads 3rds v Bank Of Scotland
Result:         3-3
Scorers:        P.Medland 2, S.Law/ O.G 1
MoM:            Paul  "two weeks away with the sports psychologist has done me the world of good" Medland
Match_Reporter: John Sadler
l1:             In the same way that Arsenal fans printed t-shirts to celebrate the end of John Jenson`s drought so 
l2:             Coach Green will put it towards the committe on Tuesday`s meeting that Paul Medland`s return to 
l3:             goalscoring form should be commenerated in a fitting way! He struck with devastating effect,  not  
l4:             once but twice in this game. Realistically, he should have been taking the match ball home with him 
l5:             contriving to miss a chance at the death that was arguably the easiest one of the lot! Having 
l6:             recovered from going a goal down Nomads were very much in control but contrived to give the lead
l7:             away more times than an inexperienced dog trainer! The man in the middle had a big say in the 
l8:             direction that the game took, booking several players and awarding two penalties to the oppo.
l9:             One penalty was the result of a challenge that Brad had "mistimed" occuring "several" yards outside 
l10:            the area (with accompanying skid mark!) and the other after Crimes had misjudged a through ball
l11:            shepherding it out for a goal kick (although from our vantage point, it did look like he was giving 
l12:            birth in a very crouched position!). So, the run continues. Now for revenge at Ashton next week!

Date:           Feb 18th
Competition:    League
Match_Details:  (H)  Nomads 3rds v Blacon Youth Club A
Result:         3-0 win
Scorers:        Baker 1, Tilston 2
MoM:            Simon " No tanktop this week ?" Law
Match_Reporter: Harry Harris
l1:             You have to admire the professionalism of our lads in the Third team. Admittedly they did not swell 
l2:             club funds this weekend but only sending two playing reps to the annual club do (one of whom was
l3:             MOM!) but they did produce a performance that was a testament to an early night and cocoa on Friday!
l4:             A real hardfought victory against a combative Blacon was secured with two fine goals by debutant,
l5:             Tilston and Mr Peter Pan himself, Andy Baker weighing in with a far post header ( arriving late onto
l6:             the cross, nothing to do with lack of speed more perfect timing kids! ). Reffed well throughout by  
l7:             an official who actually booked and sent off two players! Unfortunately, for us one of the offenders
l8:             was Mike Sixsmith who had endeared himself to the Blacon faithful with a number of rather meaty 
l9:             challenges! Their number eight went first and Mike, god bless him, then decided to even things up 
l10:            (in the best traditions of Nomads fair play!) a few minutes later. Coach Green "didn`t see the 
l11:            incident involving Sixsmith and offered no comment to the assembled media!" Law was sound throughout
l12:            prompting suggestions that his choice of table on Fri . wasn`t  based upon a delusion of grandeur!

Date:          Feb 11th
Competition:   League
Match_Details: (A)  Nomads 3rds v Team Highfield Res
Result:        1-7
Scorers:       M. Bowelly 1
MoM:           Super Mario
Report:        On a day when Eric Cantona was extolling the virtues of the "beautiful game" there was precious 
l2:            little evidence of it at Blacon Sur La Mar! The oppo were back to their shouting and snarling best 
l3:            (and that`s with a 7-1 win, God only knows what there like when they lose!!!) intimidating all and
l4:            sundry in their usual Rooneyesque fashion!! The incident where the GK tried to pick a fight, 
l5:            aggrieved that our lads had spotted his deliberate handball best sums it up! Coach Green admitted 
l6:            "mentally, we were not strong and we went into the game thinking that we`d lost already. We will 
l7:            have to look at ways to 'Beat It' next week."Positives were a good showing for our 'boy from Brazil'
l8:            Super Mario and a goal (at last!) for Mr. Mike Bowelly! Every since John Campbell stuck those pins 
l9:            in the voodoo doll Bowelly`s struggled to find the 'onion bag'! Carey didn`t make the starting line-
l10:           up due to 'injury' ;shades of Thierry Henry 'on a wet Tuesday night at Grimsby spring to mind! '

Date:          Feb 4th
Competition:   League
Match_Details: (H)  Nomads 3rds v Bebington Ath.
Result:        4- 2 win
Scorers:       Baker 3 (yes Baker3!) Locker 1
MoM:           R.Bennet
Report:        As Shed Seven would say "it`s getting better all the time!". Coach Green was delighted with Saturday
l2:            `s performance which extends the 2006 league unbeaten run. The hope is Nomads can retain him now 
l3:            that his beloved Rams need him.(sorry this is a reference to Derby County and nothing to do with 
l4:            Green`s place out in the country!)Baker grabbed the headlines with a perfect hatrick (1with the left
l5:            1 with right and 1 with the left shoulder, sorry head!)and Mike "I bet you look good on the Dance
l6:            floor"Locker adding the other! Doubts were raised about the appearance of a Mike Blocker in the 
l7:            previous weeks fixture with various suggestions of C.S.A involvement or indeed a certain player
l8:            being on the sick!! Sorry, did I say sick?! Carey was taken out (and I might add taken to A and E
l9:            that night!) as a result of Drury`s challenge and will miss the next few games! If only Simon Hughes
l10:           could have come out in the same quiet way that Drury has perfected!!

Date:          Jan 28th
Competition:   League
Match_Details: (A)  Nomads 3rds v Runcorn Albion 
Result:        4-0 yes 4-0 win! 
Scorers:       Baker 1, Locker 1, Crimes 1, Miller 1
MoM:           M. Sixsmith
Report:        Oh we`re getting giddy!! Mid- table beckons! Any more of this type of behaviour and Coach Green will
l2:            be receiving the poisoned chalice that is the manager of the month award! The turnaround has been as
l3:            nice as it has been unexpected. The team was united and as Coach Green was heard to comment in
l4:             the post match interview, "if the kids are united, they will never be defeated." Midfield was  
l5:            solid throughout with Sixsmith in particular shining with a no nonsense approach which just edged  
l6:            out several worthy contenders for MOM. Several impressive strikes, with Crimes "bullet" header
l7:             the pick of the bunch, sealed a hard won victory. Several questions now need to be answered:will
l8:             Coach Green be tempted by the impending vacancy at Lancaster Gate, can the Thirds maintain the 
l9:             momentum or like many new year resolutions will it fizzle out, will Carey find himself subbed   
l10:            again and banished to the fourths and will anyone own up to the "growlers" left in the kit bag!!!!!

Date:          Jan 21st
Competition:   League
Match_Details: (A)  Nomads 3rds v Rangers Brakes 
Result:        2-2
Scorers:       Bennett 1, Wardy 1
MoM:           Rusty
Report:        Conditions were perfect and an excellent pitch, so what went wrong!  We started brightly, Wardy 
l2:            scoring with a terrific finish and Bennett then making it two. Just as the masses were expecting
l3:            more of the same we contrived to let them back in it! Two poorly conceeded goals and a referee who
l4:            had a Rob Stylesesque performance! The denial of a cast iron penalty in the last five minutes and 
l5:            his willingness to give any 50-50 challenge as a free kick to the opposition would have got any 
l6:            conspiracy theorist foaming at the mouth!! Positives, Baker was back in the saddle marshalling a 
l7:            well- organised defence, Topps was commanding as GK and we kept the unbeaten run going. As coach 
l8:            Green was heard to say" we`re still moving on up the table and we`ve got to stay positive and think 
l9:            that the only way is up". The post- match chat about a potential lottery win was surreal in the 
l10:           extreme. I was extremely disappointed that not one player mentioned any charitable donations!!!!!

Date:          Jan 14th
Competition:   League
Match_Details: (H)  Nomads 3rds v Rangers Brakes
Result:        5-1 yes 5-1win
Scorers:       Bennet 1 Millar2 Locker1 own goal1 
MoM:           Dusty Millar
Report:        After the sorry events of last week (so traumatic that James Blunt could use it as material for 
l2:            his second album),when Coach Green was heard to say that " it was the bitterest pill he`s had to 
l3:            swallow", it was champagne supernova time at the Garrison! Goals by Bennet, Millar, Locker and a 
l4:            lovely og were just reward for some flowing football by a supercharged third team! Bradd was indeed 
l5:            topps in goal with a fantastic double penalty save that didn`t this time induce a Torettes type  
l6:            celebration (though their goalscorer took on that mantle instead! ). Special mention must go to  
l7:            Millar and Bowelly who terrorised down the flanks throughout. Medland`s first game back put at risk 
l8:            lucrative future modelling contracts with 2 consecutive facial hits! If nothing else we will be left
l9:            with the memories,the goals, the penalty save, Baker appearing to be cleaner at the end of the game 
l10:            than at the start, the Bennett miss and Bradd`s breathtaking taking down of the net at the end!!

Date:          Jan 7th
Competition:   Cup
Match_Details: (a)  Nomads 3rds v Ashton Lions
Result:        1-7
Scorers:       M.Locker 1
MoM:           Wardey
Report:        Where do we go from here, is it down to the lake I fear?! When your Gk turns up at the wrong venue 
l2:            and the game is delayed as a result things can only get better...only they did`nt!! Two goals down 
l3:            at the interval and you`d expect to come out fighting and we did, but it was more Audley Harrison 
l4:            than Amir Khan! A turn of almost balletic elegance set up the goal for Locker but that was as good 
l5:            as it got! Coach Green was last seen muttering incoherently in a corner, post traumatic disorder?!! 

Date:          Dec 17
Competition:   League
Match_Details: (H)  Nomads 3rds v Bank Of Scotland
Result:        2-1
Scorers:       R.Bennett (1) A.Roberts (1)
MoM:           Andy Baker`s right buttock !
Report:        After more heartache than a Princess Di documentary, more unhappy endings than an entire series of 
l2:            Eastenders and more tension than an X-Factor final, we finally did it!! Awin was secured at B.H for 
l3:            the first time this season courtesy of srikes from Bennett and Roberts. "Lucky" changing room no.4 
l4:            proved it`s worth, which was just aswell as we were rapidly running out of alternatives! A great  
l5:            "rearguard" action (see above) secured the points ! As Yazz would say "the only way is up"!!!

>Blacon Youth Club Reserves - Away - Lost 2-5
>Kelsall - Home - Lost - 0-1
>Castrol Social - Away - Lost 0-6
>Malpas Reserves (challenge cup) - Home - Lost 2-4
>Runcorn Albion - Home - Lost - 0-1
>Barrow Athletic - Away - Lost - 1-2
>Crossway - Away - ?
>Tarvin - Away - ?
>Ashton Lions - Home - ?
>Team Highfield Reserves - Home - Lost - 1-5
>Barrow Athletic - Drew - 1-1
>Castrol Social - Home - Lost - 0-4
>Crossway - Home - Lost 3-4