Managments 2007/2008 conclusion.

Well what a first season !,
I remember way back in June ,July time last year when no one knew each other, there was a different team for every pre-season game and things where fresh and new. Since then the club has grown and grown and that has been all down to the hard work we have all put in on and off the pitch. I would like to think every player who has been apart of our club success this season has enjoyed the ride and wants to be apart of it next season.,
We feel Fc Gulls is now not just a football team but a family, everyone knows each other well, the support we have had this season have been top class and has always managed to turn out in good numbers for every game.

Winning the league.

The league was our main target at the start of the season, We made it clear to you all that 2nd place would be like losing and I think this among a lot of other things was the main reason we where never beaten.
Like I said to everyone at the start of the season , to win a league at any level takes more than being just a good team, it takes consistency , desire to do well and commitment. The sceptre league, other teams and even our own supporters don’t see the effort you lads have put into training sessions throughout the season, all the running, fitness work etc etc.
It was hard at times , raining , snowing, foggy but most weeks we always got a good turn out to training and I believe this is what took us to the next level compared to other teams in our league.
When any team wins a league everyone seems to just remember the big games. An example for us was the time we beat Sunday sport, and drew with Sparta both times and beat seagun. But if I am honest even though they was important games the games I felt that where even more important was the 5v4 battle we had away to dissarrono and getting back to draw 2-2 at promax these results are what in the long run where the difference.
The league table never lies and we won it and stayed unbeaten because we where the best and that is an amazing achievement so you should all be very proud.

League cup.
We wanted to do well in this cup there was not many rounds to get to the final but a good win against seagun rangers and a convincing display against dissarrono got us to our first ever final.
The final was a great experience and the support you all brought over was super. Even though Sparta in sections of the game did well , Over the 90 minutes I felt we well deserved the win.

Colin Tyler Cup.
At the start of the season this was a cup we see as an opportunity to show every other team in the sceptre what we was all about.
The first game against black lion was one I remember well and with us only having 9 men , but still we had the character to get through it. We never got to play Sunday sport in the first round but I was in full confidence we would have beaten them anyway. Then the 2nd round see us drawn against Park Tavern of division 1 , This was one of our best displays all season beating the 5-1. the 3rd round and last 16 see us play southchurch of division 4 and again we over powered them with our ability to win 6-1.
Unfortunately we was not prepared for our trip to big guns Day one as we had the goal keeper missing and so many injuries, if this game would have been a league won it would have been postponed but we couldn’t make that happen and we ended up losing by 6-2 , which is no disgrace at all considering the circumstances we faced.
Next season we will aim to go one step better an reach the final.

Over all this season has been amazing .. You cant ask for much more than to win the league stay unbeaten and win your division cup and reaching the Colin Tyler cup Q/F.

A super effort by all this season lads, We look forward to seeing all of you and your family's and friends at the presentation.

Have a good well earned rest over the summer as pre-season will only be harder than last years . We will be moving up to a much higher league with some quality teams in it so expect the standard to be much harder week in week out next term.

Yours in sport Fc Gulls management.

Fc Gulls 'HOT SHOTS'

1st-Michael Bourne 24
2nd-Harry Rogers 17
3rd-Craig Durussel 16
4th-Luke Coulson 11
5th-Edd Stores 11
6th-Steven Bourne 7
7th-Mark Tate 7
8th-Andy Bygraves 5
9th-Billy Peck 5
10th-Phil O'Conner 3
11th-Sean Perrotton 2
12th-John Freeman 1
13th-Ash Knott 1

Events during 2007/2008 season.

Most goals in a game - 6 Mike Bourne V Deluxe - League - Div 7 - 24/02/08

Most Hatricks in the season - 4-Mike Bourne

Most clean sheets in a season League/Cup - 8 Aaron Omand

Most red card - 1 Steven Bourne V Sunday Sport (home) League - Div 7

Most yellow cards - 2 - Mark Tate V Seagun Rangers (away) League - Div 7 and V Ecko Whitecaps (away) League - Div 7

Biggest win - 12-0 Deluxe (HOME) league - Div 7

Worse Defeat - 6-2 Dayone Fc - Colin Tyler cup Q/Final Season 07/08 )

Youngest Player – 15 years Harry Rogers

Oldest Player – 23 John Freeman

Greatest FC GULLS moments of the season !
1 - Fc Gulls won league division 7 in there first season and stayed unbeaten.

2 - Winning the league cup final @ cupids

3 - The young FC GULLS beat park tavern in the colin tyler cup 5-1 in there first ever season, park tavern where 6 leagues above the gulls at the time.

Goals of the season 2007/08 -

1st - Billy Peck V Pro Max III (League, Home 5v0 win)

[Billy kicked off from the centre beat 6 players including the keeper then slotted home]

2nd - Craig Durussel V Deluxe
(league Home 12-0 Win)

(Craig was passed the ball just outside the box he let it roll across his body onto his right foot and smashed it into the top corner)

3rd - Mike Bourne V Deluxe
(league Home 12-0 Win)

Mike picked up the ball beat 4 players indside the box and rounded the keeper)

4th - Mike Bourne V Sunday Sport (League, Home 3v1 win)

[Mike beat his marker out wide and hit a shot from outside the corner of the box into the far top corner]

5th - Craig Durussel v Black Lion (Colin Tyler cup, Home 6v3 win)

[A well worked corner resulted in Craig hitting a strike from outside the corner of the box into the top far corner hitting the bar and post on its way in]

6th - Steven Bourne v Seasiders (league ,Home 5v0 win)

[Steve had one touch to set him self and fired a 35 yard block buster which hit the roof of the net]

7th - Edd stores v Disarono Rovers (league ,Home 5v3 win)

[Edd run towards goal and from outside the box smashed a strike into the top corner clipping the post on it way in]

8th - Mike Bourne V Seagun Rangers (League, Away 3v1 win)

[Mike controlled a long ball inside the box ,quick feet see him beat two close marking defenders and slot home]