Bready bring cup back to the West

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Thirteen congregations were represented at Ballyclabber on Saturday for the annual RP Football tournament. This year saw Faughan’s debut in the competition, where we were immediately drawn in the ‘Group of Death’ along with the two finalists, with local rivals Bready managing to hold us to a draw and then scraping past us on goal difference to eventually win the tournament. Here’s the info:

Final: Bready 2 – 0 Lisburn Dromore (D Smith 2)

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Renwick hard man Dave Smith celebrates the opener

Golden Boot: Philip Moffett – 5
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Pete congratulates PMO after the veteran delighted the crowd by scoring 4 goals in one game

John George – 4
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JG holds off PMO on the way to scoring a cracker

Andy Currie – 4
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Andy about to get taken out by the younger McKelvey

Annual Carrick car journey (including Gavin) Team of the Tournament:

Cream Bun (GK)

Dave Smith

Ian McCaughan Gavin McCaughan

John George

Subs: Andy Currie, Philip Moffett

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“You are my Dave Smith…”

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Der Bun. Not even an honourable mention for Mallite Cromie J! I don’t make these things up, I just post them!

Honourable mentions: John Cromie, Matthew Connor, James McCullough, Willy Jess, Willy George Beckett, Alan Blackwell

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Has improved since camp

Young Player of the Tournament: SHARED – Simon Cromie, Andrew Kerr jnr, Paul Kerr, Stuarty McCaughan

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Simon next to “He’s here, he’s there…”

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Young Kerrser

Goal of the Tournament: Ian McCaughan v. Ballyclabber 2s
Snuffed out a potentially threatening Ballyclabber attack with a well-read interception and cushioned first touch, then looked up and rocketed the ball from his own half into the top corner past tournament organiser and fellow-McCaughan Ricky.

SWS Award for best dressed male: Prof. W. N. S. Wilson

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Baptist Professors of Old Testament would probably wear Spurgeon t-shirts too, if Baptists had Professors of Old Testament

More pics:

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Piemonger shoots at James

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Best team in the world

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“Did you really ask 100 people?”

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faughan defence

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Bun’s thinking: “Crumbs!”

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Our long-haired friend

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Next year, as the Ballyclabber Tournament reaches its tenth year, we reveal the Team of the Decade!

Exclusively on SWS!!!!!

Previously:
2006
2007

(with thanks to Pete L and statman Joel)

Update: A pair of boots were left behind – please contact Joel or leave a comment if they’re yours.

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10 thoughts on “Bready bring cup back to the West

  1. The Team of the Tournament and other nominations haven’t quite provoked the level of debate and discussion I’d have hoped for!

  2. Good call Peter.
    Steelo- you’ll be glad to know I’ve visited the haridresser and no longer look like Fellaini.
    No award for most clean sheets?

  3. “The haridresser”?!?!

    Who dresses Harry?!

    :-P

    [Readers of SWS and AK may have spotted this week that when I hit a lull in my BDC prep, I come online and leave cheeky comments!!! Please don’t think I have nothing better to do – it’s merely stress relief!]

  4. No mention for me as I successfully headed the ball twice?!

    Also no mention of Lisburn/Dromore’s “manager” of the worst “tactical substitution” ever in the final!?

  5. I recall this conversation taking place during the tournament when I asked Ali how it was going:

    A: ‘Fairly well. I’ve got two headers so far’

    P: ‘You’ve scored two headers? That is pretty impressive’

    A: ‘No, I meant I’ve won two headers’

    :-D

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