Billy Whizz's Wonderboys suffered a Cup heartache at Shitters Palace last night, losing to FC SAMBA BEARS 5-4 after penalties.
The visitors dominated the first half, and keeper Shehata had to make several key saves to ensure the scoreline remained level. The Wonderboys failed to create any attack of note, their only chance coming from a David Thorpe corner, when defender Al-Owairan headed over from close range.
In the second half, the Whizzers came alight, and deservedly scored the first goal of the game. After Luke Groves should have done better from a Morten Fribo cross, the latter bagged yet another assist, as he played through Al-Teymat, who beat SAMBA BEARS keeper Heaton. The Wonderboys continued to attack however, with Inchingolo failing to secure the tie on two occasions, but there was a cruel late twist to come. With the home fans starting to trickle out of the stands, content that their team had secured a place in Round 7 of the English Cup, some fine work by Clark gave Gilev enough time and space to cooly head home past Shehata, to mad delirium from the visitors fans.
Any fans that had left soon hurried back in to watch extra time. Both teams were visibly nervous throughout the 30 minutes, with many opportunities passing by for the two sides. Skelde, Monk and Lofthouse all drew saves from Shehata for the visitors, while Al Teymat and Groves were clearly disappointed with their efforts. The stalemate continued, meaning a penalty shoot out was to be played at Shitters Palace for the first time.
After Fribos early miss was cancelled out by Juras, Inchingolo blasted over, meaning Gilev was the undoubted hero for the Bears, sending Shehata the wrong way, and capping a fine match, after his late equalizer as well.
BWW STAR MAN: Morten Fribo. Had a wonderful game, particularly in the second half of normal time, and will be disappointed that he didn't score his penalty
FCSB STAR MAN: Ruslan Gilev. While he could and perhaps should have scored more than one goal before penalties, without his late effort, and winning penalty it would have been cup upset for Samba Bears.
Attendance: 11,939
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Billy Whizz's Wonderboys chairman Jack Richardson presented fans with his vision for the club in a supporters forum session at Shitters Palace tonight, before the first XI secured a place in the 6th round of the English Cup, beating Silverton 3-0.
Mr Richardson started the fans forum by thanking the fans for their continued support for the team, emphasizing their important role in the day to day running of the club. Supporters then asked questions to Mr Richardson, some of which can be seen below:
Q. The club is currently in the relegation zone. How important to you is it that the club remain in Division 5, and would you consider a change of manager to ensure that would happen?
JR: I truly believe it would be the best for the club if we stayed in Division 5, but it wouldn't be ann absolute disaster if we go down, I'm sure we would sort something out if that was the case. However, we are definitely not wanting that situation to occur. Billy wouldn't be sacked, you've got to consider all he's done here at the club since it started, and he hasn't done a bad job at all this season. Recently things have been picking up, and I think over the last couple of weeks, confidence has returned to this place, I really do. Some of the fear has gone, and we're confident we can secure our place in Division 5 for next season.
Q. With the club struggling near the bottom of the table, why have no new signings been made to aid the team's cause?
JR: Many signings were made this year, and for a club of our size, it is very difficult to pay for a nigh on continuous stream of 20m+ players. Earlier this year we bought Shehata, who we are very excited about here. He has a great future ahead of him, thats for sure, but we can't keep paying that sort of money, and it's very difficult to get players of the standard we need for less than that. Billy and I are scouring the transfer market nearly every day, but we can't afford another 20m signing. The cup run has helped us a bit, and hopefully that can continue, but it's not all about signing players either. We need to develop our training ground. We have 6/7 young players at the club, and the higher the TG we have, the better they will be, and the young players who will come after them.
Q. Has anything been made of the club's international ventures that were being widely acclaimed last season? Can the fans expect international players to arrive at Shitters Palace in the near future?
JR: We wrote the the Trophy Manager Association, and they liked the idea, but said it would be too difficult to incorperate at this moment in time. It's a shame, but it's not something the club could enforce without the TMA. This season, we have been focussing on our domestic situation, and the design and implentation of the blog, but hopefully in the near future we can continue our communications with our international friends.
Q. The team's blog has been a moderate success, how do you view the future of that?
JR: The launch of the blog is something the club should be proud of. Very few teams in England have blogs, its a rather untapped market over here. In Brazil it is very popular. We are trying to secure funding for advertisements on the blog, and this could enable us to launch a unique club website. At the minute, thats a long way away, but thats what the club plans. The next couple of months will be make or break for the future of these plans I believe, we shall have to see what happens. I am very happy with the blog at the minute though, the design team have done a very good job.
Q. With the club's star players getting older, is there any chance they could be sold before they retire?
JR: The club has never had to cash in on its first team players before, and I hope it never will have to. Fans can be assured, that unless something rather radical comes to our attention, our aging star players will not be sold. We hope Luke Groves, and Maurice Meredith finish their careers at Shitters Palace.
A full house then saw the Wonderboys comfortably see off Silverton, with Luke Groves (2) and Mick Richards bagging the goals for the hosts. The Whizzers return to Shitters Palace on Boxing Day, to play Arsene-All FC in a league fixture.
Mr Richardson started the fans forum by thanking the fans for their continued support for the team, emphasizing their important role in the day to day running of the club. Supporters then asked questions to Mr Richardson, some of which can be seen below:
Q. The club is currently in the relegation zone. How important to you is it that the club remain in Division 5, and would you consider a change of manager to ensure that would happen?
JR: I truly believe it would be the best for the club if we stayed in Division 5, but it wouldn't be ann absolute disaster if we go down, I'm sure we would sort something out if that was the case. However, we are definitely not wanting that situation to occur. Billy wouldn't be sacked, you've got to consider all he's done here at the club since it started, and he hasn't done a bad job at all this season. Recently things have been picking up, and I think over the last couple of weeks, confidence has returned to this place, I really do. Some of the fear has gone, and we're confident we can secure our place in Division 5 for next season.
Q. With the club struggling near the bottom of the table, why have no new signings been made to aid the team's cause?
JR: Many signings were made this year, and for a club of our size, it is very difficult to pay for a nigh on continuous stream of 20m+ players. Earlier this year we bought Shehata, who we are very excited about here. He has a great future ahead of him, thats for sure, but we can't keep paying that sort of money, and it's very difficult to get players of the standard we need for less than that. Billy and I are scouring the transfer market nearly every day, but we can't afford another 20m signing. The cup run has helped us a bit, and hopefully that can continue, but it's not all about signing players either. We need to develop our training ground. We have 6/7 young players at the club, and the higher the TG we have, the better they will be, and the young players who will come after them.
Q. Has anything been made of the club's international ventures that were being widely acclaimed last season? Can the fans expect international players to arrive at Shitters Palace in the near future?
JR: We wrote the the Trophy Manager Association, and they liked the idea, but said it would be too difficult to incorperate at this moment in time. It's a shame, but it's not something the club could enforce without the TMA. This season, we have been focussing on our domestic situation, and the design and implentation of the blog, but hopefully in the near future we can continue our communications with our international friends.
Q. The team's blog has been a moderate success, how do you view the future of that?
JR: The launch of the blog is something the club should be proud of. Very few teams in England have blogs, its a rather untapped market over here. In Brazil it is very popular. We are trying to secure funding for advertisements on the blog, and this could enable us to launch a unique club website. At the minute, thats a long way away, but thats what the club plans. The next couple of months will be make or break for the future of these plans I believe, we shall have to see what happens. I am very happy with the blog at the minute though, the design team have done a very good job.
Q. With the club's star players getting older, is there any chance they could be sold before they retire?
JR: The club has never had to cash in on its first team players before, and I hope it never will have to. Fans can be assured, that unless something rather radical comes to our attention, our aging star players will not be sold. We hope Luke Groves, and Maurice Meredith finish their careers at Shitters Palace.
A full house then saw the Wonderboys comfortably see off Silverton, with Luke Groves (2) and Mick Richards bagging the goals for the hosts. The Whizzers return to Shitters Palace on Boxing Day, to play Arsene-All FC in a league fixture.
Richardson interview date announced
Billy Whizz's Wonderboys have today announced the date of the fan interview session with club chairman Jack Richardson. The event will commence at 7:00pm on Thursday, in the VIP facilities at Shitters Palace, before the cup game against Silverton.
Fans will be invited to ask questions to Mr Richardson about the club, and activities on and off the field.
"It's a real opportunity for the fans to get answers to the future of the club, according to the man who runs it" a club statement read. "Mr Richardson will answer questions as honestly as he can, without putting the club's position in jeopardy. It is hoped this event will make fans feel comfortable and confident about the direction of the club, and the strategies employed by the board to boost the club's status"
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Fans will be invited to ask questions to Mr Richardson about the club, and activities on and off the field.
"It's a real opportunity for the fans to get answers to the future of the club, according to the man who runs it" a club statement read. "Mr Richardson will answer questions as honestly as he can, without putting the club's position in jeopardy. It is hoped this event will make fans feel comfortable and confident about the direction of the club, and the strategies employed by the board to boost the club's status"
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Wonderboys announce new logo
Billy Whizz's Wonderboys chairman Jack Richardson officially unveiled the club's new logo today in a special press conference at Shitters Palace. The logo was added to the kit in time for Friday's match against Young Guns, but the public announcement was made only this afternoon.
"It is something the club has been planning for a long time" said Mr Richardson, in a club statement. "We wanted something a little more modern, and something that would professionally represent the club"
"We feel that the new logo ticks every box; it looks polished, and well-done, and still manages to show some of the club's history, with the turd, the heart of Shitters United, the club's former name"
"On behalf of the club, I would like to thank fc BTK who put the club's initial design into place. His time and effort that he put into the creation of the logo is very much appreciated by all here at Shitters Palace"
Mr Richardson also revealed that an open forum with himself is planned, in which fans would be able to ask the chairman questions about events on and off the pitch, although no date has been finalised. All reaction to this will be posted on here.
"It is something the club has been planning for a long time" said Mr Richardson, in a club statement. "We wanted something a little more modern, and something that would professionally represent the club"
"We feel that the new logo ticks every box; it looks polished, and well-done, and still manages to show some of the club's history, with the turd, the heart of Shitters United, the club's former name"
"On behalf of the club, I would like to thank fc BTK who put the club's initial design into place. His time and effort that he put into the creation of the logo is very much appreciated by all here at Shitters Palace"
Mr Richardson also revealed that an open forum with himself is planned, in which fans would be able to ask the chairman questions about events on and off the pitch, although no date has been finalised. All reaction to this will be posted on here.
Website to appear on blogging website
The blog of Billy Whizz's Wonderboys is set to appear on the major blogging website of www.blogtopsites.com . This will enable more fans to find the blog, and increase traffic of the site.
The confirmation code is:
<a href="http://www.blogtopsites.com/sports/" title="Sports Blogs" target="_blank"><img style="border:none" src="http://www.blogtopsites.com/v_77038.gif" alt="Sports Blogs" /></a><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.blogtopsites.com/sports/" style="font-size:10px;">Sports links</span></a>
The Whizzers believe that the appearance of this blog on top blog searching sites will significantly help the club in the long run, and as such keenly await confirmation of their association with www.blogtopsites.com . The company call themselves 'the centre of the blogosphere', and offer invaluable tips to new blogs. More information on them can be found here:
http://www.blogtopsites.com/blogging/40/BlogTopSites_FAQ
The confirmation code is:
<a href="http://www.blogtopsites.com/sports/" title="Sports Blogs" target="_blank"><img style="border:none" src="http://www.blogtopsites.com/v_77038.gif" alt="Sports Blogs" /></a><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.blogtopsites.com/sports/" style="font-size:10px;">Sports links</span></a>
The Whizzers believe that the appearance of this blog on top blog searching sites will significantly help the club in the long run, and as such keenly await confirmation of their association with www.blogtopsites.com . The company call themselves 'the centre of the blogosphere', and offer invaluable tips to new blogs. More information on them can be found here:
http://www.blogtopsites.com/blogging/40/BlogTopSites_FAQ
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