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With the adult season finished it is all action with the Youth section down at the Hood on Sundays. There is training and, registration and a lot of new faces to join this club. But a lot of hard work for Steve and the team of coaches. Thanks to Clowesy for helping out with the U15s. Well done. The council have done some reseeding of the pitches as well!!!!!!

The 1s lost their final game of a rather disappointing season at T&M last night going down 3-2 to Lloyds Warren. It was 1-1 at HT with a Matt Bosher goal getting us back on level terms. But the second half started badly with Tom Rowe having to go to A&E with a nasty cut above his eye and ended in a narrow defeat. Charlie got our second equaliser. But they got the winner.

 

2.30PM – FRIENDLY FOOTBALL MATCH
4.00PM – BAR OPEN
5.00PM – FA CUP FINAL LIVE (first goalscorer etc)
6.00PM – FISH & CHIPS (Or sausage) deal with local restaurant
7.30PM – CLUB AWARDS

Players needed for the 2016/17 season for our U9s, U11s, U13s, U14S, U15s teams.

Pre-season training  will be every Sunday starting from 8th May 10am till 12pm.

For more info contact Steve Dewsbury on 07875275663 or email mertonfcyouthsecretary@gmail.com

Todays Results.

1s lose 4-2 away at Old Parks. A bit unlucky and a good performance!! At the Hood two really good games 3s lost 2-1 to Old Parks 3s but a bit unlucky not to get a point. Good game well reffed and Old Parks finish Runners up in the division on Goal diff. 6s lose 2-0 to Alleyns OB. could not handle the aerial power see pic. But good in the bar as always.

Action from the Hood tonight as our 6s take on Civil Service and Peter our striker defies medical science and doctors orders to make his comeback against the same team when he ruptured his liver a couple of months ago. Keen as mustard and opened the scoring but then missed the pen after keeper bundled him over in the box. (HT 1-0) Second half did not go so well and Civil Service ran out 4-1 winners.

For the first time in a number of years the Club Golden Boot trophy goes into the last weekend with 4 genuine contenders. Tom Benham (3s) leads the way by 1 from Denyz Zhurbiy (3s), followed by Dulanie Richards (4s) and Peter Obeng-Adu (6s)

Both the 3s and 6s have games at home Saturday .. so all to play for… I’m sure Dulanie will be pushing for a game also

Charity Football Match being arranged by 3rd Team player Anthony Postlethwaite

One of my former teammates passed away through illness late 2015. Former team mates have been raising money through other charitable days/events and to get Merton FC involved I have organised a post-season friendly game at Sutton United FC on 25^th June to raise awareness, and hopefully a good amount of money at the end of the day to be donated to the below ‘justgiving page’.

https://www.justgiving.com/remember/237148/Billy-Cudmore

The event is at Sutton United FC home ground on their 4G pitch on 25^th June, access to ground at 1pm – kick off at 2pm. The teams will be a mixture of Merton XI v Alexandra United FC.

http://www.suttonunited.net/info_general.html

Volunteers/Help needed from Merton Members see below suggestions from Anthony, if you canspare you time to help make this event succussful that would be great.  Please contact Anthony on  M: 07525100743 or [email protected]

It would be great as this is a charity day if we can sort out officials from within the club to run the line, and ref the game – this will give us the maximum available funds to donate to the charity.

If we are able to bring balls, and necessary match day provisions on the day this would be fab also.

I will be taking the armband on the day, as will one of Billy’s former teammates for the opposition – however an in-house squad manager for the day would be great (Clappers if not playing or Lofty would be great).

Each team (Merton fc & the oppo) will have to pay £120.00 each to book the venue and pitch hire.

Suggested gate cost of £5.00 each for all spectators will allow ground entry and donation, which again- if we are able to sort out someone to do this on the day and collect the donations that would be much appreciated.

We should have enough time to sort all of this out, yet help will be needed where possible if any of our Merton club members are willing to give up a few hours to help the charity cause.

I also think this will be great promotion for the club and hopefully will generate interest for next season- team numbers have been an issue over the past few seasons so hopefully this will be mutually beneficial in terms of raising money, and greater Merton interest.

The quarter finals of the euros will be on in the bar after the game also following the match. Hopefully England are there!

At the Hood this evening our U11s lost 2-1 to promoted Raynes Park Vale. 2-0 down at Half time the boys really battled in the second half. Jayden scored a great goal but they just could not get the equaliser against a very good side.