Nailsea Vets 45’s vs Bury Legends
Result amended due to Nailsea 45s folding
Result amended due to Nailsea 45s folding
This game was originally an away fixture for Red Star but switched way back in September when the bowling green turf of Cribbs was unavailable . The relentless heavy rain over the past 2 weeks put the game in doubt again but as other fixtures started to get cancelled due to waterlogged pitches the Saltford…
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Rapid played their first match against a good Nailsea Vets side in what turned out to be a decent Corinthians match. Manager Gregory consulted weather legend Michael Fish before booking Writhlington 3G so the game was on. Unfortunately a number of players turned out to be unfit to start and even the pre match joke…
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This fixture looked in doubt from early on .Swift were struggling to raise a team, but fair play to Swifts manager Rich who himself wasn’t available ,stuck at it and a couple of weeks of recruitment managed to get 14 players . The next issue was would the Saltford pitch hold up under a week…
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Result amended due to Nailsea 45s folding
Not Rapids favourite place to visit, although the smaller pitch at Frys would certainly have helped missing defender Dave Stokes, recently diagnosed with an optical issue! Swift FC came out the better of the teams and Rapid struggled to cope with their first touch and the play largely went with the opposition. Rapid however opened…
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Rapid travelled to Congresbury to face Bury Legends for the first time, and it turned out to be one of our best performances in a long time. Justin Dowling opened the scoring, converting on the volley from a wide cross. Pretty soon Rapid took full control with a quick succession of goals, Jase Curtis showing…
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All the previous meetings between Red Star and Nailsea are close affairs ,this was no exception .Red Star started better with some lovely passing football on the Clifton 3G pitch. Red Star took the lead from a great Gareth Corner to the back stick ,Jon buoyed up from the perfect hattrick a week earlier in Dublin put the ball…
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