All hail Richie! In a record breaking 24 hours Richie has managed to whip together a Teuchters squad willing to fire down to Fisherrow tomorrow for a game against us. Another last minute hero to be hailed is Chris ‘Community’ Muir as despite the outrageously short notice he is willing to come along and officiate [...]
Entries from January 2009
January 30, 2009
Information for 1811 Witchery
Just a couple wee notes for you boys: – I, Joe Dick am captain of VAFC, not Gordon Mackenzie – Myself and Owen Kinsella started the team, not Gordon Mackenzie – There are no bears, moles, or knitting needles harmed in the making of VAFC, Gordon Mackenzie comes to no harm either – Football matches [...]
January 29, 2009
Aftermath from 25/1/09 vs 1811 Witchery
What a cruel and beautiful this game can be. With the buzz of the Teuchters match still massively present in the boys minds we set off on the 3 day hike to Dalkeith full of endeavour and drive to start where we left off the week before. With a slightly edited team due to various [...]
January 23, 2009
23/1/2009 Update
Another fairly busy day today for me as regards official club business. As a result of still not having found opposition for our game on the 1st of Feb I was still trying to chase up any lead possible. Picking up a contact from Alwin I was put in touch with James Moncreiff, Captain of [...]
January 22, 2009
Stormy Weather
After having to fire down to Musselburgh to sort out a fiscal problem regarding out fixture on Sunday I took the opportunity to check out the nick of the pitch as I knew it would be sketchy. Unsurprisingly the pitches at Fisherrow looked worse than Easter Road and stood even less chance of being fixed [...]
January 21, 2009
Update on the Update
After spending most of today on the phone to the greater and the good of every Amateur football league in South East Scotland trying to chase us a place in the league I was left exhausted and disappointed. Firstly exhausted at the, not one, not two, not three, but six people I was passed to [...]
January 21, 2009
Team News 21/1/09
Just a few wee things to fire up, firstly I’ve gone ahead and booked Chris Muir our referee for the last game, as ever the consumate professional was delighted to get the call for our friendly against The Witchery Tours on Sunday. Any of those interested in reading a bit more about Chris should check [...]
January 19, 2009
Current Squad List
Currently our squad levels are on a bit of a rollercoaster ride and attendance to games is never guaranteed, however we do have a large list of people who have dedicated themselves to the cause. Owen Kinsella 2 Appearances 3 goals Alwyn Flaws 1 Appearance 2 Goals Clarky 2 Appearances 1 Goal Ken Dick 1 [...]
January 19, 2009
VAFC vs Teuchters FC round two
After a slight stinging in our first ever game against the boys from Teuchters it seemed only right to select them for another game after our match against The Witchery Tours was called off by the nanny state due to an ‘unplayable pitch’. This was a factor to rear its ugly head on Wednesday of [...]
January 19, 2009
The Establishment of a New Scottish Footballing Institution
After a night in the Establishment we represent on the field, Owen Kinsella and myself decided to kick start our own ailing (and my embryonic) 11 a side football careers by starting a team for the pub. A logical step since we knew we would be able to whip up a good quality side from [...]
