- My team (also Lismore Workers), has only lost one game from about 12 - I enjoy playing with a team of ex-A grade 40 year olds who have more interest in after game drinks than training.
- Anyone who knows anything about school-boy soccer will have heard of the 'Bill Turner Cup', basically a NSW state U15 competition which has spread to Queensland, ACT and Victoria. I'm coaching the Woodlawn Bill Turner team this year, and we have made the last 16 teams. At dinner with Glenn and Sue the other night, a mysterious phone call came through - Kelly: "The old bloke on the other end of the line won't tell me who it is - He wants to surprise you". I take the phone "Hello Jake, Bill Turner here, I just wanted to congratulate you and your boys"...
An hour and a half later once the legendary 81 year old had told me his life story and every story worth quoting from the Cup's 50 year history, I rejoined the dinner party buzzed from my brush with Bill...
- The World Cup needs video referees
- Lachlan and Maisie love going to the soccer. I captured their first ever trip to the canteen.
3 comments:
Jake, great set of shots - glad you rearranged them into correct order. How exciting is canteen! And Lachie is just the right size - eyes just able to see over the top of the counter. Reminded me of doing canteen duty and tiny little fingers appearing from nowhere, creeping over the edge of the counter.
Go Lismore Workers! and good luck with the U15's!
Yep, first trip to the canteen with some money you can exchange for goods is pretty exciting. Unfortunately, it means another couple of souls lost to capitalism but I'll work on them over Christmas.
The Bill Turner story is terrific. What's his story? How come the competition carries his name?
Kelly will clearly be picked early in the Christmas soccer game now that she's displaying some form.
I wonder does it make the Australia team feel any better that Germany also beat Argentina by four goals?
How long does it take little kids to choose something from the canteen? I took the kids into this big lolly shop in Beechworth and it was really something to watch. Great photos Jake! I was the unsuccessful coach of our Bill Turner Cup team losing to Glen Innes High round 3. Our star player mooned an Art class while waiting for the bus and consequently was suspended for the game despite the coach pleading his case. Our senior girls won our region and then played Stuart's school and lost 7-0 and Stuart's school doesn't even have seniors, although Stuart was in goals.
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