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Re: Squad for Lea Valley Royals Pre-Season Friendly (Sunday 18th August)

Here are the 'Should Be Available's for this Sunday at the moment:
Adam Griffin (GK)
Garry Cover (GK)
Terry Moore
George Stahlmann
Adam Krstic
Daniel Cascoe
Ben Keating
Ali 'TJ' Sowe
Martin Cruickshank
Ollie Blake
Lee King


...and here are the 50/50's at the moment:
Danny Hagan (Injured)
Jack Tompkins (Injured)
John Scouller (Working...trying to change shifts)
Leon McKenzie-McKay (Injured)
Krishan Singh (Car problems ?)
plus numerous prospective new players who have not turned up yet.

and now, definitely not playing (in addition to Barney, Jack Bangs & Younes) are:
Daniel Daley (Out for 6 weeks with an ankle injury)
Lexton Harrison (Babysitting...Missus now works on Sundays (as opposed to expecting a baby)...apologies for the mis-information given to me by somebody. )
Ivan Bass (Similar problems to Lexton by the sound of it ?)

So...we should have eleven there at least on Sunday, but with about 5 or 6 first-choice players missing as well as several others who are probably better than those who are going to have to play.
As far as I am concerned though, we will only get 'thrashed' if players give up and do not encourage each other. All we have got to look at is that game last season where we played Enfield Crusaders with only 9 men including me and we only lost 2-1. More of that and we will be fine.
Also, new players will get better the more they play. We have just got to be patient.

Re: Squad for Lea Valley Royals Pre-Season Friendly (Sunday 18th August)

Danny Hagan is now playing this Sunday but Jack Tompkins and Ollie Blake are not. (Both away for the weekend).

Re: Squad for Lea Valley Royals Pre-Season Friendly (Sunday 18th August)

Martin Cruickshank has also dropped out. He is starting work on Sunday.
Not sure if that is every Sunday.

Re: Squad for Lea Valley Royals Pre-Season Friendly (Sunday 18th August)

A triallist has phoned Trevor and is definitely playing this Sunday but he needs to borrow a pair of size 8 or 9 boots.
This might make the difference between us playing with 10 or 11, so if somebody can help, that will be great.

Re: Squad for Lea Valley Royals Pre-Season Friendly (Sunday 18th August)

In addition to the player with no boots, we have three other prospective new players who are supposed to be turning up this morning, so even though Leon, Krishan and several others have not bothered to get in touch, we should still just about have eleven, then John Scouller to turn up for the Second Half after work.

I am assuming that Garry, Cascoe and TJ are all playing because they said 'see you next week' after last Sunday's match. Neither myself or Trevor have heard from them since.