Spurs first team did not play.  Their arranged game at AFC Portchester was postponed because in the opinion of the match referee, the goalposts did not meet the requirements necessary for the game to start.

Spurs Reserves had a hard-fought 2-1 win over Hale Rovers in the Aldershot League Senior Division.  The visitors scored first, but Spurs were ahead by the break with goals by Martin Ball and Ross Blowers.  Although Hale had a number of good chances to equalise or even win, they spurned them all and there was no further scoring.

VETS GO SECOND
… only separated by goal difference!

Great day all round for the mighty Vets. The game turned early on. After soaking up some pressure and some terrible finishing from the oppo, somehow their gobby no.6 managed to make contact with Rob Kerr’s miniscule legs. Penalty. Filks. Miss. It was the best thing that could have happened and soon after Filks blasted home to make up. Then came zealous overcelebrating, we were worried he was going to burst a vein in his head, imagine what the veins downstairs were doing. It was 2 – 0 after Snapper pounced on a fumble from the keeper and then thanked Allaway for making himself big to put him off. At 2 – 0 Wrecclesham playing their first game this season, constantly threatened but in truth we were all more at risk from Paul Daniels or whatever the refs name was – he loved his cards. Robb Kerr picked up a yellow and they went in the book 3 times, once for saying “oh your kidding”. But Spurs put pressure on as well and Filks “shot” from 30 yards that had the corner flag trembling wins him this weeks’ Vets Monkey award. Wrecclesham had a free kick which they earnt after Scissors fouled Macca, but they couldn’t score; and after Allaway shouted at Gardiner to put him off, the ball rolled clear and he made it 3 – 0 from 2 goal hanging yards.

A new dawn, new management, new captain but same old slow start for the Vets. But it should have been different. An early mazey run by Allaway (lost control of the ball) resulted in a penalty perfectly slotted away by newly appointed vice captain (or after last seasons photo revelations, “captain of vice”); Paul Filkins. The oppo were young and rubbish; early contenders to finish bottom of the league. They were susceptible to the long ball and Mark Gardiner beat a man before skillfully slotting the ball past the keeper to make it 2-1. At half-time the Vets tried to focus on smashing our world record number of passes. 3. It was very late in the game when our dream was achieved; a superb move ended up with the new record set. 4. Despite their equaliser that changed direction 8 times as it flew through the air; the Vets sensed victory and piled on the pressure only for Frogmore to be gifted the winner. A more clinical header you won’t see all season. Unfortunately it was by Macca; who becomes the first “Vets Monkey”, not so much for the OG but more for the comment “I couldn’t reach it; my legs are too short”. New captain Scissors was gutted as he tried everything to be the first winner of the weekly ‘wooden spoon’ he passed a free kick directly to one of their players then pretended he hadn’t taken it, threatened their right back who then complained; “Your bald captained just threatened me and I think he meant it” he said. And finally gifting a ridiculous hand ball near the final whistle from which they hit the woodwork (again).