Was I Mad To Accept?
When your approached to manage one of the biggest Island Div One teams you automatically jump at the chance. What they don't tell you is how many players you need to get in as the reserve side is desperate!
First and most crucial signing was the assistant Glenn Annett and between them a staggering 11 players are drafted in over the campaign!
The very young side did a great job in keeping the Vics Reserves in the top island league with the following statistics:
Finished: 11th of 14 teams.
P26 W5 D6 L15 F41 A77 GD-36 Pts21
Low point of the season was a 6-1 thumping away to Yarmouth after being 1-0 up at half time and the high was a 4-0 win away to Ventnor which catapulted our season. The surprise was that we won 4 of our 5 games away from home!
Although the league table is incomplete Shanklin maintained good form to win the league with West Wight coming in as runners up. On that note I will add that both the County Press and Yellow Jersey website let me down!
More importantly the following players came out smelling of roses:
Top Goalscorer: Chris Maher (13)
Most MOTM Awards: Levi Parkman
Most Consistent: Harry Ovnik 1 game!
The awards went to the following players:
Young Player: Jamie Moody
Managers Player: Jamie Merrick
Players Player: Tony Wakeford.
League Table
| No. |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
| 1. |
Shanklin |
24 |
20 |
2 |
2 |
87 |
28 |
59 |
62 |
| 2. |
West Wight |
25 |
18 |
6 |
1 |
78 |
21 |
57 |
60 |
| 3. |
Brading Town Reserves |
26 |
17 |
6 |
3 |
59 |
20 |
39 |
57 |
| 4. |
Newport Reserves |
25 |
16 |
4 |
5 |
73 |
39 |
34 |
52 |
| 5. |
Red Star Spartans |
25 |
12 |
5 |
8 |
48 |
41 |
7 |
41 |
| 6. |
Oakfield |
26 |
12 |
5 |
9 |
57 |
52 |
5 |
41 |
| 7. |
Cowes Sports 'A' |
25 |
12 |
5 |
8 |
58 |
55 |
3 |
41 |
| 8. |
Sandown |
25 |
9 |
6 |
10 |
50 |
46 |
4 |
33 |
| 9. |
Ventnor |
26 |
5 |
9 |
12 |
30 |
46 |
-16 |
24 |
| 10. |
Yarmouth & Calbourne |
25 |
6 |
4 |
15 |
45 |
82 |
-37 |
22 |
| 11. |
East Cowes Vics Res |
26 |
5 |
6 |
15 |
41 |
77 |
-36 |
21 |
| 12. |
Binstead C.O.B |
26 |
5 |
4 |
17 |
47 |
77 |
-30 |
19 |
| 13. |
Niton |
26 |
4 |
2 |
20 |
27 |
74 |
-47 |
14 |
| 14. |
W & B Sports |
26 |
3 |
4 |
19 |
34 |
76 |
-42 |
13 |
Fixtures and Results
| Aug 2006 |
|
Opposition |
Type |
Kick Off |
F |
A |
Outcome |
Attendance |
Report |
| Sat 19 |
A |
Niton |
League
|
14:30 |
0 |
2 |
Lost |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 26 |
H |
Shanklin |
League
|
14:30 |
1 |
4 |
Lost |
0 |
Report |
| Tue 29 |
H |
Cowes Sports 'A' |
League
|
14:30 |
1 |
3 |
Lost |
0 |
Report |
| Sep 2006 |
|
Opposition |
Type |
Kick Off |
F |
A |
Outcome |
Attendance |
Report |
| Sat 02 |
A |
Brading Town Reserves |
League
|
14:30 |
3 |
7 |
Lost |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 09 |
A |
Binstead C.O.B |
League
|
14:30 |
2 |
1 |
Won |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 16 |
A |
Yarmouth & Calbourne |
League
|
14:30 |
1 |
6 |
Lost |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 23 |
H |
Oakfield |
League C- up
|
14:00 |
0 |
4 |
Lost |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 30 |
H |
West Wight |
League
|
14:30 |
0 |
6 |
Lost |
0 |
Report |
| Oct 2006 |
|
Opposition |
Type |
Kick Off |
F |
A |
Outcome |
Attendance |
Report |
| Sat 07 |
A |
Ventnor |
League
|
14:00 |
4 |
0 |
Won |
0 |
Report |
| Tue 10 |
H |
Oakfield |
League
|
14:00 |
1 |
4 |
Lost |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 14 |
H |
Sandown |
League
|
14:00 |
0 |
3 |
Lost |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 28 |
H |
Newchurch |
Cup
|
14:00 |
3 |
2 |
Won |
0 |
Report |
| Nov 2006 |
|
Opposition |
Type |
Kick Off |
F |
A |
Outcome |
Attendance |
Report |
| Sat 04 |
A |
Bournemouth Electric |
County C- up
|
14:00 |
0 |
5 |
Lost |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 11 |
A |
Newport Reserves |
League
|
14:00 |
2 |
3 |
Lost |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 18 |
A |
Red Star Spartans |
League
|
14:00 |
3 |
1 |
Won |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 25 |
H |
Niton |
League
|
14:00 |
2 |
1 |
Won |
0 |
Report |
| Dec 2006 |
|
Opposition |
Type |
Kick Off |
F |
A |
Outcome |
Attendance |
Report |
| Sun 10 |
A |
Shanklin |
League
|
14:00 |
0 |
3 |
Lost |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 16 |
H |
W & B Sports |
League
|
14:00 |
2 |
2 |
Draw |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 30 |
A |
Cowes Sports 'A' |
League
|
14:00 |
2 |
6 |
Lost |
0 |
Report |
| Jan 2007 |
|
Opposition |
Type |
Kick Off |
F |
A |
Outcome |
Attendance |
Report |
| Sat 13 |
H |
Binstead C.O.B |
League
|
14:00 |
1 |
1 |
Draw |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 27 |
A |
W & B Sports |
League
|
14:00 |
5 |
4 |
Won |
0 |
Report |
| Feb 2007 |
|
Opposition |
Type |
Kick Off |
F |
A |
Outcome |
Attendance |
Report |
| Thu 01 |
H |
Brading Town Reserves |
League
|
19:30 |
0 |
2 |
Lost |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 17 |
H |
Yarmouth & Calbourne |
League
|
14:00 |
1 |
2 |
Lost |
0 |
Report |
| Mar 2007 |
|
Opposition |
Type |
Kick Off |
F |
A |
Outcome |
Attendance |
Report |
| Sat 03 |
H |
Newport Reserves |
League
|
14:30 |
1 |
2 |
Lost |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 17 |
A |
Sandown |
Cup
|
14:00 |
1 |
4 |
Lost |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 24 |
H |
Ventnor |
League
|
14:30 |
1 |
1 |
Draw |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 31 |
A |
Oakfield |
League
|
14:30 |
2 |
2 |
Draw |
0 |
Report |
| Apr 2007 |
|
Opposition |
Type |
Kick Off |
F |
A |
Outcome |
Attendance |
Report |
| Sat 07 |
A |
Sandown |
League
|
14:30 |
3 |
3 |
Draw |
0 |
Report |
| Mon 09 |
A |
West Wight |
League
|
14:30 |
0 |
5 |
Lost |
0 |
Report |
| May 2007 |
|
Opposition |
Type |
Kick Off |
F |
A |
Outcome |
Attendance |
Report |
| Sat 05 |
H |
Red Star Spartans |
|
14:30 |
3 |
3 |
Draw |
0 |
Report |
Statistics
| No |
Player |
Position |
APP |
SUB |
ASS |
GLS |
YEL |
RED |
POM |
RAT |
| 1 |
Tony Wakeford |
|
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6.6 |
| 2 |
Michael Drummond |
|
22 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
6.8 |
| 3 |
Steve Quarmby |
|
22 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6.7 |
| 4 |
Dan Moody |
|
25 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6.6 |
| 5 |
Ben Silk |
|
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7.2 |
| 6 |
Jamie Merrick |
|
28 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6.8 |
| 7 |
Aiden Jones |
|
24 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6.2 |
| 8 |
Robbie Simmonds |
|
18 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7.0 |
| 9 |
Jamie Moody |
|
20 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6.5 |
| 10 |
Chris Maher |
|
20 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
6.9 |
| 11 |
Oliver Hook |
|
11 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6.4 |
| 12 |
Simon Gilpin |
|
25 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6.7 |
| 13 |
Levi Parkman |
|
11 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
| 14 |
Stuart Drake |
|
13 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6.6 |
| 15 |
Sam Yelland |
|
22 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6.2 |
| 16 |
Leigh Merrick |
|
15 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6.5 |
| 17 |
Steve Ambrose |
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| 18 |
Ollie Manca |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
| 19 |
Gareth White |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| 20 |
Glenn Annett (Pl/Ass) |
|
8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6.3 |
| 21 |
Chad Oatley |
|
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| 21 |
Tom Moody |
|
14 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.9 |
| 23 |
Tom Watson |
|
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| 24 |
Charlie Panayi |
|
10 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.9 |
| 25 |
Jack Bartlett |
|
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
| 26 |
Danny Mew |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| 27 |
Matt Foreman |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| 28 |
Ian Broadsmith |
|
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| 29 |
Kieron Ford |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| 30 |
Andy Ebbs |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| 31 |
Simon Deacon |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7.5 |
| 32 |
Darren Micheal Dyer |
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| 33 |
Chris Ogiliev |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| 34 |
Matt Stokes |
|
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6.4 |
| 35 |
Andy Payne |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6.5 |
| 36 |
Ben Cook |
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| 37 |
Harry Ovnik |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| 38 |
Sam Hatcher |
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| 39 |
Lee Rackett |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
| 40 |
Peter Thomas |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
| 41 |
Christopher Nunn |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
| 42 |
Michael Jones |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| 43 |
Jamie O'Rourke |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |