MATCH REPORTS | Gaffer | White Roding | Football

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

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

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

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

"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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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