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Left or Right, everyone is Super Liked...
Less about a Ray Wilkins approach to passing, or even Dean's dating apps, but team spirit in the squad goes from strength-to-strength,...
The Gaffer
Jan 25, 20202 min read
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I'm bloody annoyed...
The Gaffer was asked recently why he did not appear in many of the mocked-up photos... quite simply because the Gaffer rarely likes any...
The Gaffer
Jan 20, 20202 min read
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Red handed...
...usually means being caught in the middle of something (usually wrong). If your palms have been stung, this will leave you hands red...
The Gaffer
Jan 18, 20202 min read
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Getting the message across...
...is always the biggest challenge, not least in a season of changing ideas to a group of individuals that each have their own way of...
The Gaffer
Jan 17, 20202 min read
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"Full commitment's what I'm thinking of...
...You wouldn't get this from any other guy" is a line that has been trotted out several times to the Gaffer in the past few weeks, even...
The Gaffer
Jan 16, 20202 min read
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Rats!...
...Was the Gaffer's exclamation after the 2nd game of 2020 - a 2-2 draw with Paringdon. "Rats" Slang . (disappointment, disgust, or...
The Gaffer
Jan 13, 20203 min read
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All I Um...
...is lost for words. Last season White Roding 45s scored 41 goals in 19 League & Cup games, but conceded over 90 - much had to change at...
The Gaffer
Jan 11, 20203 min read
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Brimful of Ash... on the 45s
Football in North & West Essex is full of South & Eastern Asian influence. The midweek WhatsApp chat is full of avatars, We have...
The Gaffer
Jan 8, 20202 min read
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Six of the Best...
6 weeks and 60 seconds after our last game and White Roding 45s kicked off the New Year against Newport. The 60 seconds were the most...
The Gaffer
Jan 4, 20202 min read
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I didn't get a Harrumph out of that guy...
...so said Governor Lepetomane in Blazing Saddles. To play in the Senior Vets Essex League this season you had to be born no later than...
The Gaffer
Jan 1, 20203 min read
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Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes...
It has been a month since we last played and another 6 days until (weather permitting) we play again, but during these 5 weeks' off we...
The Gaffer
Dec 29, 20192 min read
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General Erection 2019...
Based on the past 6 weeks of campaigning and 3 years of debate on our future with the EU, I promise not to add to weariness with double...
The Gaffer
Dec 14, 20192 min read
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Vagabonds...
It has been 6 weeks since White Roding 45s were at home and we do not return to action in CM6 until late January at the earliest, so in...
The Gaffer
Dec 3, 20192 min read
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Hero...
...is what some people call them. Others prefer the colloquialism of Hoagie, where in some parts of the world the word Grinder is used....
The Gaffer
Dec 1, 20193 min read
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Cup Competition...
Let's be honest, we all want to win and the lure of a trophy on the sideboard at our maturing years is even more enticing as we hope to...
The Gaffer
Nov 30, 20193 min read
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Don't You Know...
... We've come too far now... Just to go... And try to throw it all away! This week the stars aligned when The Gaffer prepared his...
The Gaffer
Nov 26, 20192 min read
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A to Z of success...
If you’ve been rewarded by the state for your achievements, you will invariably have a series of letters bestowed upon you. In order for...
The Gaffer
Nov 25, 20191 min read
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To Infinity and Beyond...
A third of the way through the season and with a last 8 tie in sight, let us take a moment to reflect on who has done what this term and...
The Gaffer
Nov 23, 20192 min read
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Saturday Love...
During his high point of the mid 1980's, he claimed that his weekly-released (not weakly-released!) 7 inch-er was a "must have" and for...
The Gaffer
Nov 22, 20192 min read
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Hive Mentality...
White Roding Vets have played in a multitude of colours in recent years... Black & White, Green, Claret & Blue, Red & Black and most...
The Gaffer
Nov 20, 20192 min read
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