SWPL - Saturday 26 January 2019

[Dave Deacon]

SATURDAY 26th JANUARY 

 

SWPL 

PREMIER DIVISION 

Bodmin Town 0-1 Torpoint Athletic 

Cullompton Rangers 1-3 Helston Athletic 

Elburton Villa 6-1 Sticker 

Exmouth Town 4-0 Launceston 

Godolphin Atlantic 0-4 St Austell 

Ivybridge Town 0-4 Saltash United 

Millbrook 3-0 Camelford 

  

DIVISION ONE EAST 

Bovey Tracey 3-2 University of Exeter 

Budleigh Salterton 3-3 Torridgeside 

Crediton United 0-2 Brixham AFC 

Honiton Town 1-1 Alphington 

Ilfracombe Town 2-5 Elmore FC 

Sidmouth Town 0-0 St Martins (abandoned at half-time) 

Stoke Gabriel 1-1 Newton Abbot Spurs 

Teignmouth 3-0 Waldon Athletic 

 

 

DIVISION ONE WEST 

Bere Alston United 0-1 Penzance (match abandoned at half-time)

Bude Town 14-0 Ludgvan 

Dobwalls 1-1 Wendron United 

Plymouth Marjon 3-4 Porthleven 

Plymstock United 5-1 St Dennis 

St.Blazey 0-5 Mousehole 

Wadebridge Town 5-3 Holsworthy

[100%cornish]

Godolphin 0- St Austell 4

Went and watched the G play this afternoon and the 1st half they did ok holding St Austell 0-0 2nd half St AUSTELL big guns came on ,Goldsworthy ,Hart and Will tinsley came on and they still had Tom Chambers on the bench and it wasnt long before the best free kick taker around Martin Watts put St Austell 1-0 then Liam Eddy scores and Matt Serle and then Mark Goldsworthy scored 0-4 after coming back from a injury .St Austell are a good team but if Godolphin had a full team they would of given them a harder game but as usual they where scraping a team together .If it wasnt for Ethan Fern i would of been more than 4-0 he saved Neil Slatefords pen and also made some good saves .The ref was quite poor today and didnt seem to have control of the game and he also sent off the G manager Sidwell and his assitant . Things dont seem right at the G at the moment missing so many players ,pity they couldnt combine a team with neighbors Newquay you cant see where a win is going to come from at the moment .Was nice talking to Falmouth player Martin Duff and his dad and also to St AUSTELL supporters .My man of the match goes to Godolphin goalie ETHAN FERN AND NO6 FOR ST AUSTELL THINK HE WAS MATT SEARLE .Well done St AUSTELL and Hard luck on the G they done ok in the 1ST Half at least they cannot be relegated this season .

[The Windmill On The Shirt]

Bodmin Town 0-1 Torpoint Athletic

Gary Hird’s 85th minute winner sealed the victory and three points against Bodmin Town side who looked not as good as past seasons.

The pitch was very heavy at Proiry Park with both sides doing well with the conditions. The match referee was very close to calling the match off half an hour before the match as the rain poured down, but the downpour finished 5 minutes before kick off! Good job really as the league Secretary travelled down from Exeter the watch the match! The programme was a A5 4 page Teamsheet, is this allowed? Very disappointed after past seasons great efforts!

[THE BALD ONE]

Unusual to see club secrataries on here making negative coments ?

[middle mans mate]

Just now, THE BALD ONE said:

Unusual to see club secrataries on here making negative coments ?

Not Fingers..... 

[THE BALD ONE]

Lol

[The Windmill On The Shirt]

39 minutes ago, middle mans mate said:

Not Fingers..... 

Me! Oh no not again! Lol

[sportsman10]

Bodmin on a real slide. Wonder if Gilbert is close to jacking it in.  Think the club needs a fresh manager and players in there. 

[silly billy]

8 minutes ago, sportsman10 said:

Bodmin on a real slide. Wonder if Gilbert is close to jacking it in.  Think the club needs a fresh manager and players in there. 

To me they need to hang onto some players so they get used to each other. At the moment there is players coming and going every week. Why is that? 

[sportsman10]

What’s happen to glyn Hobbs ? Used to bang in 30 -40 a season. Hardly seen him mentioned this season for tavi or Bodmin. Is he still at Bodmin or injured ?

[Marcus Grose]

33 minutes ago, sportsman10 said:

What’s happen to glyn Hobbs ? Used to bang in 30 -40 a season. Hardly seen him mentioned this season for tavi or Bodmin. Is he still at Bodmin or injured ?

Ankle injury.

[Rayvon]

Have you tried tuning into Radio Leeds, guaranteed to get the latest updates. 

[hedgerow]

42 minutes ago, Rayvon said:

Have you tried tuning into Radio Leeds, guaranteed to get the latest updates. 

Perhaps he don’t watched them anymore. 

[Footballlover442]

Bodmin really are falling apart, wonderful to see 😂

[NTforever]

Baffles me why so many seem so anti Bodmin. Good on them for doing so well in recent years, I’m sure their time will come again 

[TheolderIgetthebetterIwas]

33 minutes ago, Footballlover442 said:

Bodmin really are falling apart, wonderful to see 😂

Hope that's a joke...not nice.

[The Windmill On The Shirt]

4 minutes ago, TheolderIgetthebetterIwas said:

Hope that's a joke...not nice.

I always like beating Bodmin but I agree with you, a bit harsh!

[Paul]

St Blazey 0v5 Mousehole

Mousehole the best footballing side weve seen at Blaise Park in many years. St Blazey well in the game and almost took the lead but for a last ditch tackle. But once Mousehole took the lead St Blazey struggled to threaten and Mousehole passed the ball around so well and picked St Blazey off to take all 3 points. 

St Blazey v Plymouth Marjons next Saturday. Kick off 3.00pm. 

[Sticker Forever]

1 hour ago, hedgerow said:

Perhaps he don’t watched them anymore. 

He’s in the dug out most weeks!! 😂

[hedgerow]

8 hours ago, Sticker Forever said:

He’s in the dug out most weeks!! 😂

In the dug out or dog house 😂

[TheolderIgetthebetterIwas]

4 minutes ago, Keith B said:

Saddened to see the collapse of Launceston.

I've not been to see them for some time now due to ill health, but I hope to do so come the Spring, before the season's end.

Get well soon buddy👍

[iand]

9 hours ago, Paul said:

St Blazey 0v5 Mousehole

Mousehole the best footballing side weve seen at Blaise Park in many years. St Blazey well in the game and almost took the lead but for a last ditch tackle. But once Mousehole took the lead St Blazey struggled to threaten and Mousehole passed the ball around so well and picked St Blazey off to take all 3 points. 

St Blazey v Plymouth Marjons next Saturday. Kick off 3.00pm. 

St Blazey played far better than the score suggests. Much stronger in defence with Walker and Clifton back after last weeks dissapointing  defeat at Penzance. Very good display from Mousehole, easily the best team to visit Blaise Park this season. Impressed with St Blazeys Hogan up front just a shame McGee and Oxley were missing as he needed better support.

[Soccer Follower]

Penzance making the relatively long trip to Bere Alston only for the game to be called off at half time following heavy rain,presumably will have to be replayed?

[We Two]

11 hours ago, NTforever said:

Baffles me why so many seem so anti Bodmin. Good on them for doing so well in recent years, I’m sure their time will come again 

People will always have negative comments to make about sides who are, or have been successful, and it has to be said that Bodmin has had its successes in the past.
Going back over the years, Tottenham, Arsenal, Leeds, Man Utd, Liverpool, and even Wolves if you go back far enough, have had their share of success accompanied by the malice and distain shown by supporters of opposing clubs.
When their success wanes, so does the conflict aimed at them as it moves on to the next successful club, and that whether we like it or not, is the nature of the game.
At Bodmin however there seems to be an underlying problem, where their potential is affected by attitudes of personnel who are regularly taken to task on this forum for the use of abusive language, and the indication by one contributer that it's what's in the trophy cabinet that matters above all else, does little to endear people to the club, which is a shame.
Bodmin 2nd eleven was also disbanded, which could have been a source of supply of loyal local talent, surely a club of Bodmins size could have afforded to have kept that outfit, and benefitted from the goodwill it would have generated.
Bodmin are not in the dire trouble that some see them in, but a midtable 10th place is not where we expect to find  them, with players coming and going on a regular basis whilst still stating their allegiance to the club.
The problem is Bodmins to fix, and for their supporters sakes it's to be hoped that time will see that happen if the old adage of what goes around comes around is employed

[sportsman10]

The problem is There is no local talent coming through from Bodmin town itself. For a club that been so successful most of that success was built in players from Devon . As for the 2nd team I think that was made up of Plymouth based players. Why I was saying the club needs a fresh outlook 

[We Two]

1 minute ago, sportsman10 said:

The problem is There is no local talent coming through from Bodmin town itself. For a club that been so successful most of that success was built in players from Devon . As for the 2nd team I think that was made up of Plymouth based players. Why I was saying the club needs a fresh outlook 

The reason there is no local  talent in Bodmins team is because they have nowhere for them to learn their trade and so what talent there is available goes elsewhere.

[hoppit]

I think the rise in the number of youngsters going to university has a lot to do with dwindling talent, also sport doesn't seem to be top of the to do list anymore. I have seen a lot of kids  with talent over the years who disappear when they become independent.

[We Two]

46 minutes ago, Keith B said:

Don't Bodmin have a youth training scheme then ?

The reference made about learning their trade, was related to the experience gained from playing in a hometown team, and the loyalty that that engendered.

[Dave Deacon]

Some photos from the St Blazey v Mousehole match

[herbie777]

Any comment from Leeds on that debacle yesterday 

18 hours ago, The Windmill On The Shirt said:

Bodmin Town 0-1 Torpoint Athletic

Gary Hird’s 85th minute winner sealed the victory and three points against Bodmin Town side who looked not as good as past seasons.

The pitch was very heavy at Proiry Park with both sides doing well with the conditions. The match referee was very close to calling the match off half an hour before the match as the rain poured down, but the downpour finished 5 minutes before kick off! Good job really as the league Secretary travelled down from Exeter the watch the match! The programme was a A5 4 page Teamsheet, is this allowed? Very disappointed after past seasons great efforts!

The whole club is an absolute mess, the next St Blazey me feels

[TheolderIgetthebetterIwas]

1 minute ago, herbie777 said:

Any comment from Leeds on that debacle yesterday 

Went shopping with his missus to get a few more points I s'pect.

He's probably got more than Bodmin now.

[sportsman10]

Is it really because they are going to uni ? I bet it more to do with playing youth football then absolutely no chance of ever progressing into the first team as the manager  has he firm favourites and route blocked. 

Not saying it wrong because Bodmin have been successful but it always catches up with the club in the end. About time big Cornish clubs started  using youth teams and actually showing players you can get a chance , I see saltash are doing it the right way. 

[SWL Veteran]

Bodmin have had plenty of local lads playing for them in successful sides - but ultimately- are there any local players to Bodmin good enough at this point to challenge?

Chris Luxton - Luke Hodge days have gone - with several u21 players used in recent years (simply not good enough)

 

As for Gilby - I would be tempted to leave - but worry about the club if he did.  Maybe Hodge could come back as a local? 

[Footballlover442]

Bodmin got rid of their under 21s and 2nd team. After youth football their is nowhere to go at Bodmin. If your not good enough for the first team you've got to find somewhere else to play your game. Plenty of other side's around with 2nd teams and 21 sides to help develop young talent. Bodmin is no one's first choice. Going down the drain faster than blazey 

[SWL Veteran]

Who is there to take over??  Lack of support from town and lacking numbers on the board would suggest its not an attractive position.  

If gilby was to to - who would be in the running??

[We Two]

14 minutes ago, SWL Veteran said:

Who is there to take over??  Lack of support from town and lacking numbers on the board would suggest its not an attractive position.

Answer that question and you have solved the conumdrum, the real underlying question that needs answering is, why is a club that has enjoyed the level of success that Bodmin has, so lacking on the board and so potentially short of managerial canditates.
If that is the case, what is the reason for being in that situation ?

[TheolderIgetthebetterIwas]

Became  one man's toy with no opposition.

Autocratic for to long perhaps.

 

[Martin Cook]

9 hours ago, Keith B said:

Saddened to see the collapse of Launceston.

I've not been to see them for some time now due to ill health, but I hope to do so come the Spring, before the season's end.

Was at Exmouth Town v Launceston  on Saturday. Town just too strong for Launcestons  very young team. Three of the four goals were headers in the box from Jordan Harris and Ace High 2 . A late goal from sub Dan Boare wrapped up the points .  Launceston only had one attempt in the game when they hit the bar at 1-0 down. Town could have had doubled the score. Fair play to Launceston they look like a team that are building a young side and never gave up . UTT

[John Mead]

10 hours ago, Soccer Follower said:

Penzance making the relatively long trip to Bere Alston only for the game to be called off at half time following heavy rain,presumably will have to be replayed?

With the away fixture at Marjons also postponed just prior to kick-off, that's the second long coach trip foiled by the weather. As both games will have to be played, it's an unexpected, extra expense to travel twice more into Devon!

[le boss]

6 hours ago, sportsman10 said:

Is it really because they are going to uni ? I bet it more to do with playing youth football then absolutely no chance of ever progressing into the first team as the manager  has he firm favourites and route blocked. 

Not saying it wrong because Bodmin have been successful but it always catches up with the club in the end. About time big Cornish clubs started  using youth teams and actually showing players you can get a chance , I see saltash are doing it the right way. 

Youth football can be a double-edged sword. Whilst it is commendable that clubs run lots of youth teams, all too often they are separate entities to the adult set up run by people who have little or no desire in integrating and the adult managers and coaches conversely have little or no input in the youth set up. There have also been examples of youth teams moving clubs en bloc when cross words or questions are asked and the young players move in droves despite being given masses of kit and use of facilities. Maybe, and I mean maybe, youngsters are not conditioned enough should they make the transition from youth to adult football and if little johnny is then treated like an adult and given a "football bollocking" they just pick up their £150 pair of boots and walk away to find love elsewhere be it on a skateboard or PS4. There are a few that man up but perhaps not enough. 

[Barca]

Have been involved with local football for  a while now and Hoppit has a good point when he mentions University. Just looking at the successful county youth team over the past  2/3 years I believe Souares, Clarke, Adkins, Turner, Lumb, Harrison, Webber, Walker, Penrose, have all gone away to further education, probably a lot more than that. And that is just from one side over a couple of seasons, lots of talent there that clubs can no longer call on, apart from when they’re back for a few weeks each season. There are also a lot more young lads who opt to stay at home but have to work on Saturdays in the leisure industry, retail etc who can only play one in two or one in three due to shift work. Le Boss has some good points too, on the youth side there is bags of interest at under 7,8,9 level when mum, dad, gran and grandad, uncle, aunt and all are watching. By the time that gets to under 12/13 there are normally 3/4 keen parents ferrying 11/12 players around and at under 16 level managers are struggling to put a team on the field! I’m sure if Darren Gilbert felt that Bodmin could compete at top SWPL level with a local team then he would be happy as a pig in poo. The truth is there are very few lads from the town playing for any top sides in the league, Steve Simmonds was a local lad, captain and probably first name on the team sheet every week. Teams from the Plymouth catchment area probably face their own problems but they do benefit from lads coming through from a very competitive DJM league every year plus probably another 10/11 lads being released from the Argyle Academy each season who tend to migrate to the local SWPL clubs. 

[cornishrambler]

15 hours ago, We Two said:

Answer that question and you have solved the conumdrum, the real underlying question that needs answering is, why is a club that has enjoyed the level of success that Bodmin has, so lacking on the board and so potentially short of managerial canditates.
If that is the case, what is the reason for being in that situation ?

Previous and current 'board' have a big part to play in the demise of Bodmin unfortunately! The whole club needs wholesale changes from top to bottom, it may be too late however.

Im not saying the club should be ungrateful to those who have worked tirelessly in recent years, having seen it with my own eyes i think they have some of hardest working staff at the club compared to the whole league. Bodmins ground has progressed a long way thanks to those currently at the club. However i think the way it was run internally has hampered the club aswell.

[We Two]

Putting the Bodmin "situation" aside, It intrigues us how clubs like Mousehole & Sticker have managed to install facilities  like floodlights, seated stands, perimeter railings, covered viewing areas, etc, etc, costing many tens of  thousands of pounds, yet so called established clubs are finding it difficult to meet their travelling and basic maintenance costs ( if any maintenance is undertaken that is ) even down to the provision of floodlight bulbs.
Are these two small villages who are shortly hoping to be joined by two more, St Dennis and Dobwalls plus any others who have expressed an interest in stepping up a level, showing the big boys how a club should be run in order to be able to exist in the current climate.
No doubt grants played a part in their development, but they still will have had to raise substantial sums to acheive their progressive aims, as no grant covers the whole cost of a project by any stretch of the imagination.
If the money was borrowed, that shows an even bigger belief in their club by a financier, and more importantly any loans given would only be given if the loanee had confidence in the clubs business plan, and consequently their future.
Perhaps some who think they should be in a particular League based on past glories, should take a look some of the smaller clubs and how they manage to exist, then cut their suit according to their cloth, it might save them the roller coaster ride they are experiencing at present.
No one has a god given right to be anywhere in life without putting in the required effort, and football in this county still has a good outlook if clubs learn to put something back in to the game, and stop stuffing brown envelopes .
Good luck to St Dennis, Mousehole, Sticker and Dobwalls, you all have our very best wishes for the best that you can acheive in cornish football.

[BIG AL]

3 hours ago, We Two said:

Putting the Bodmin "situation" aside, It intrigues us how clubs like Mousehole & Sticker have managed to install facilities  like floodlights, seated stands, perimeter railings, covered viewing areas, etc, etc, costing many tens of  thousands of pounds, yet so called established clubs are finding it difficult to meet their travelling and basic maintenance costs ( if any maintenance is undertaken that is ) even down to the provision of floodlight bulbs.
Are these two small villages who are shortly hoping to be joined by two more, St Dennis and Dobwalls plus any others who have expressed an interest in stepping up a level, showing the big boys how a club should be run in order to be able to exist in the current climate.
No doubt grants played a part in their development, but they still will have had to raise substantial sums to acheive their progressive aims, as no grant covers the whole cost of a project by any stretch of the imagination.
If the money was borrowed, that shows an even bigger belief in their club by a financier, and more importantly any loans given would only be given if the loanee had confidence in the clubs business plan, and consequently their future.
Perhaps some who think they should be in a particular League based on past glories, should take a look some of the smaller clubs and how they manage to exist, then cut their suit according to their cloth, it might save them the roller coaster ride they are experiencing at present.
No one has a god given right to be anywhere in life without putting in the required effort, and football in this county still has a good outlook if clubs learn to put something back in to the game, and stop stuffing brown envelopes .
Good luck to St Dennis, Mousehole, Sticker and Dobwalls, you all have our very best wishes for the best that you can acheive in cornish football.

It is also good to see Millbrook returning to form after a long absence. Well done.

[We Two]

7 minutes ago, BIG AL said:

It is also good to see Millbrook returning to form after a long absence. Well done.

Millbrook are a fine example of what can be done when with a little help from their friends, and a lot of commitment from within the club, they have dragged themselves up by their bootlaces and are doing much better than many expected in the league.
Regarding our previous post that referred to the likelyhood that grants had helped the development of certain clubs, we note on another thread that grants given are 70% of approved costs, the other 30% funding needed is the responsibility of the recepient club. Wow ! thats bigger than we anticipated, really well done those who have acheived that goal !

[hedgerow]

11 hours ago, We Two said:

Millbrook are a fine example of what can be done when with a little help from their friends, and a lot of commitment from within the club, they have dragged themselves up by their bootlaces and are doing much better than many expected in the league.
Regarding our previous post that referred to the likelyhood that grants had helped the development of certain clubs, we note on another thread that grants given are 70% of approved costs, the other 30% funding needed is the responsibility of the recepient club. Wow ! thats bigger than we anticipated, really well done those who have acheived that goal !

Spot on with both posts. It was only a few seasons ago that Millbrook had to sell their floodlights to survive. So it is great to see them turn things around.