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The = Spring Village Football Team 2006

Our Football Team Past to Present....Celebrating their Divisio= n II Victory.

Contributed by: Mickey “Gulf” Fullerton, April 22, 2005

Life in the Village back in the days….. This evening's Observer report of the heroic, record shatteri= ng and simply awesome performance of OUR Village football team, however, has forced me to break my "situation" imposed incommunicado.

For those of you who have not = yet heard, the Spring Village football te= am has finally mustered the courage, resolve and fortitude to shake that age old monkey of inconsistency, self-doubt and mediocrity from its back to claim i= ts rightful position of St Catherine Division One contender; by finally winning the Central St. Catherine Division II football competition.

This is by no means an easy fe= at and should not be treated lightly. In fact, over the past 35 years numerous tea= ms of promising players with boundless potential have emerged and tried valian= tly to slay the insidious Division II dragon, but all have withered by the ways= ide. None before now have been able to extricate themselves from its thorny, suffocating grips.

In the early 70's the great co= ach Dennis Chen and his Mighty Men were considered invincible and unstoppable. = With players of the calibre of Scoop, the two Tonys, Daddy Coo, the Harris Boys, Mutt, Gentles, Nor= man and Copter, it was inconceivable to even think that such a team would not eventually represent the entire parish of St Catherine!! It turns out though that the only team they could convincingly beat was Sanko, Cabalerro and the other Merry Men from Church Pen. They were the first of many teams = to fail the D II hurdle.

At the twilight of the 70's and the dawn of the 80's, new entrants to the team include the up-the-road Delahaye trio of Derrie, = Collie and Beckman, while from down the road, Copter and Ho-k= o (dollar) were fixtures in the squad. Governor and to a lesser extent Channa (Putty) forced their way into the side with th= eir aggressive defensive play. Bigger brother Scoop was a mainstay. Natty Garfield at that = time was quickly fading as a defensive wing back, while Steven = Myrie from Ghello Piece was a treat to watch on the b= all. Shearer Banton was at that time taking biger brother Kenneth's place in the squad, while Chi= -lin-ke was emerging as a phenom<= /span> between the sticks.

As the 80's progressed wave af= ter wave of new talent entered the fray. Copper, the Balgr= ove brothers, Marshalleck, <= span class=3DSpellE>Karoo, Banny= , Dave Banton, Harry Bennett , Nacieve, Timol, Dave Mill= er and myself all tried in vain to dispense with the D II monkey without avail.

The Mid 80's saw the transitio= ning of a new breed of players into the squad - DaCosta and Manning Cup players!! Heading this list were the likes of Bryan, slick Jackie Slime (Author), the effervescent Bun, the mercurial and deadly Nedris, the skillful Slicer, the playmaker Kiman, the hard tackling and never sa= y die Turner, Trees who considers himself a general, Desmond and Stomach holding = the back line. Just like their predecessors, they too wilted at the alter of D II.

The 90's saw the emergence of = the young and fit. names that readily come to mind i= nclude Granny the goal keeper, Skoochie, Skilla, Harry Banner, Belly Rat, Hansom Toby and the likes. A team was even establi= shed by combining the synergies of Village and Scheme, well funded and organized, but.... just could not shake the old monkey.

These list= of players from the different eras of the Village football history is by no means exhaustive. There were many, many others who had donned the Jerseys of the Village in their noble quest to &quo= t;Bus OUT!! only to wimper= and sigh in the abject agony of defeat.

And so Villagers one and all, = this convoluted route was taken to put in perspective= the essence of what has been accomplished here. As a true enthusiast of the spo= rt and supporter of the team, it is with relief, humility and a sense of deep pride that i lift my hat to Fernando and Zowie for marshalling the troops to finally, yes fina= lly, slay that darn D II monkey/dragon. Thank you guys, I am really proud of you all, Ron and Vincent- the goal scorers especially. I dare say that all who = have tried before you are genuinely appreciative of your efforts.

The onus is now on all of us to get the team prepared for the challenges that lie ahead. Its folly to final= ly break free from the D II dragon only to slip back into its oppressive bottom-of-the-barrell clutches after just one s= eason. Lets all put our shoulders behind their effort a= nd encourage them on!! They will need it to be competitive at Division I. Yo'all remember it takes cash to care!!

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Latest News

· = 06/24/2006 Spring Village participates in St Catherine Under-17 football League as it kicks off.

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· 01/07/2006 Sixteen teams in Spring Village Corner Leag= ue.

The team has started the new year off on a positve = note as they beat old harbour bay 4-1. Ron scored 2, Tatee 1, Kem 1.

It was an exciting game they came from a goal down, they are on 4 points from= 2 games.

The first match was 1-1 aga= inst Breaton where Skilla scored. The next match is Tuesday the 10th against Bou= gles.

· = 04/05/= 2005 Spring Village advance to Division One in CWII Central St Catherine league, Gets Trophy thanks to Vincent Alves and Ron Delahaye.

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· = 01/29/2005 Spring Village may come ou= t on top in C&W St Catherine Football League.

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· 05/18/2004 Sixteen teams in <= st1:place w:st=3D"on">Spring Village Corner League.

T= he Uptown DFT Promotions six-a-side football competition for 2004, starts toda= y in Spring Village.<= o:p>

The matches will be played on a knock out format, and = will see teams playing for the grand prize of $100,000 first place while the team finishing second will pocket $50,000.

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