31/01/09

Hi to all players and parents

First of all let us start off by saying what a great start to 2009 we have had. The boys have had a lot of time off in between Christmas and their first game of 09 so they have come back raring to go and with such enthusiasm. Unfortunately due to the awful British weather some of our games have been cancelled and so we have only played 4 games – but we won them all and are fighting fit for the next set of matches. Details of all the matches can be found on the reports page and the scorers page will be updated too.

We have decided to enter the boys – alongside the blues – into a football tournament in April to be held in Blackpool. Both teams will join together to form 1 team and will consist of around 9-10 players. 4 of our lads will be going, Mason, Ryan, Ciaran and Vance. Unfortunately due to other commitments the other boys will not be able to attend on this occasion but we will find other tournaments they can play in. We have been given permission by DRFC to undertake some fundraising activities in order for the boys to participate and in this current economic climate I think the parents would appreciate some help towards the cost. There are several fundraising ideas floating around the ground and all ideas are welcomed. If you know of anyone that could donate a raffle prize or know of someone that can help us raise in the region of £700, please speak to the parents of Ryan, Mason or Vance to get further information (clarets). I am unsure who is dealing with the blues side of things but in the end all monies will be pooled together to give the boys a great opportunity.

So far the Clarets are arranging a charity football match – Deeping Rangers VS Deeping Dads, a raffle, bag packing at local supermarkets and something with POSH. All in all we hope it will be successful. The Blues are arranging a charity safari supper so for all those interested please speak to a parent from the blues team.

We have had emails from Nick in Australia– the previous coach – wondering how the boys are getting on, it appears he is missing us as much as we miss him and Ben. He tries to keep up to date with the goings on with the team so will be pleased to know that we have so far scored 87 goals and only given away 23!!!

We have a full diary planned for the next few months and if the weather is on our side then most of those games will go ahead.

Thank you for your continued support – the boys are doing really well and hopefully will end the season on a high.

Thanks

Chris and Jules

(written by Bonnie on behalf of Chris and Jules)