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)
Renwick hard man Dave Smith celebrates the opener
Golden Boot: Philip Moffett – 5
Pete congratulates PMO after the veteran delighted the crowd by scoring 4 goals in one game
John George – 4
JG holds off PMO on the way to scoring a cracker
Andy Currie – 4
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
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
Young Player of the Tournament: SHARED – Simon Cromie, Andrew Kerr jnr, Paul Kerr, Stuarty McCaughan
Simon next to “He’s here, he’s there…”
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
Baptist Professors of Old Testament would probably wear Spurgeon t-shirts too, if Baptists had Professors of Old Testament
More pics:
“Did you really ask 100 people?”
Next year, as the Ballyclabber Tournament reaches its tenth year, we reveal the Team of the Decade!
Exclusively on SWS!!!!!
(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.
Baptist Professors of Old Testament would probably wear Norris Wilson T-shirts!!!
The Team of the Tournament and other nominations haven’t quite provoked the level of debate and discussion I’d have hoped for!
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?
“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!]
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!?
Who opened the scoring on Saturday?
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
In the tournament, Sam?
Think Stevie McCollum scored the first goal of the competition!
2 free headers.
Good saves in the final mate….