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Cameo appearance…

Much-maligned, occasionally described as autocratic but eventually regarded as one of his genre’s greats, Alfred Hitchcock not only...

The Gaffer

Oct 16, 20212 min read

Evolution…

Evolution is something that happens to us… and from a footballing perspective that means developing as a player, a team mate, a team, a...

The Gaffer

Oct 4, 20212 min read

Game of opinions…

The 2nd game of the season saw Roding take on Old Parms in the Essex Vets Prem League, after a chastening 3-0 defeat the week before at...

The Gaffer

Sep 30, 20212 min read

Nets, Footprints and Football

It was interesting to read the headlines about Spurs v Chelsea being touted as the first elite level, Net-zero football match. Some of...

The Gaffer

Sep 7, 20212 min read

Doubling up…

Every year it’s the same… not a single birthday celebration, but 2. That’s what you get for being a twin. So going into this week, I knew...

The Gaffer

Aug 15, 20213 min read

Let’s Talk About (Es)sex Baby, Let’s Talk About You & Me...

Today almost spells the end of another Lockdown-interrupted League for the Essex Vets competition, with our last league match vs Bocking...

The Gaffer

Jun 6, 20212 min read

I’ve got 99 problems, but a pitch ain’t one of them...

On a day when we scored our 99th goal and ate a 99-style post-match meal is was good to be back to normal. Normal means for White Roding...

The Gaffer

May 23, 20212 min read

Terry and June...

It’s fair to say that this duo were all-the-rage in the late 70s and early 80s. Not headline names but an integral part to what every...

The Gaffer

May 15, 20212 min read

Bubbles...

Each week the players turn up in their club tracksuits with their initials proudly emblazoned on their chest (for no other reason to stop...

The Gaffer

May 2, 20213 min read

A bunch of fives...

It’s fair to say that the last 2 seasons could not be classed as classic. Torrential weather, lockdown for months on end and minimal...

The Gaffer

Apr 11, 20212 min read

Desmond...

The first week back after Lockdown#2 and White Roding were destined for their furthest away match to South Woodham Ferrers on the...

The Gaffer

Dec 9, 20202 min read

Straight up... in decline

I’ll admit that I loved Justin Fashanu and he broke my heart. I was 6 when the man from Norwich scored a sublime goal against my beloved...

The Gaffer

Dec 1, 20202 min read

From highs to lows...

There have been some dazzling performances in the past 15 months... some ground-out gritty performances... some rarely-before-witnessed...

The Gaffer

Oct 27, 20202 min read

In Sickness and In Health...

There’s more than a passing resemblance between a folically-challenged grumpy wizened old man who has a love/hate relationship with a...

The Gaffer

Oct 18, 20202 min read

Doing a Daley...

And in Olympic terms I mean Thompson, not Tom! Tuesday night happened to be the most multi-discipline event I think I’ve ever undertaken,...

The Gaffer

Oct 15, 20203 min read

What wood work...

Whether you talk about Elite-level football or SuperVets Soccer, since the CoVid curfew was brought in mid-March, "Unpredictability"...

The Gaffer

Oct 5, 20202 min read

PAY back with a YAP...

I see and read lots from the FA about Positivity, but not everything can be rosy everyday. Life like football is a game of non-stop...

The Gaffer

Oct 1, 20202 min read

Having a gander...

Last Sunday we were due to play South Woodham... that got cancelled due to their injury list We were then pitted against Great Baddow......

The Gaffer

Sep 26, 20202 min read

Bad day at the Office

“If you want the rainbow, you’ve got to put up with the rain. Do you know which ‘philosopher’ said that? Dolly Parton..." a line once...

The Gaffer

Sep 22, 20201 min read

How you doing...?

So our last pre-season match drew to a close on Saturday evening, but not our last friendly game of the season (more details to follow),...

The Gaffer

Sep 13, 20203 min read