The under 16s have reached the tandridge league trophy cup final. This will be played on THURSDAY 8th may KICK OFF 7.30 PM at whyteleafe football club 15 church road surrey CR3 0AR CLICK HERE FOR MAP Come along and show your support

RESULT AFTER EXTRA TIME

Balgowan fc 4-3 Tatsfield Colts

Congratulations to the u16s team the new holders of the tandridge league trophy cup
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO VIEW PICTURES OF THE UNDER 16S CUP RUN

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2008 TOURNAMENTS

CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEARS WORLD CUP WINNERS HOLLAND

The player of the season and world cup day was be held on SUNDAY 11th MAY A great day was had by everyone involved and the teams enjoyed 3hrs of football followed by a barbeque outside the clubhouse.And of course the all important end of season trophy's and awards.

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS OF THE DAY

ENGLAND 3 TEAM PLEASE ARRIVE IN RED SHIRT
MANAGER SCOTT DUNK
TEAM :: OLIVER B ,HARRY W , HARRY F ,JOSH P ,GIAN LUCA , MILES RUSSELL , JOE RUSSELL

HOLLAND 3 TEAM PLEASE ARRIVE IN ORANGE SHIRT
MANAGER JOHN HUNT
TEAM :: RHYS T , JED N ' D , LUKE SAINT ,THOMAS B , CHARLIE K , ADAM STRUDWICK , ROBBIE LONGHURST

ITALY 3 TEAM PLEASE ARRIVE IN WHITE SHIRT
MANAGER LUCA TAMBINI
TEAM :: FAB V , HARRY E , JACOB E , TOMOYA BAINES , ALEX CREAN , RYAN POYROO ,

FRANCE 3 TEAM PLEASE ARRIVE IN BLUE SHIRT
MANAGER GRANT SWINBURN
TEAM :: JOE J , BILLY W , ZAK Z , ALFIE SKINNER , PATRICK JOB, CONNOR BIRBECK

Referees :: Daniel Craig , Tom Pedrotti , plus 2 guest parents

CLICK HERE TO SEE FULL TEAM LISTS

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TANDRIDGE YOUTH FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT SUNDAY 18TH MAY 2008

Today the team travelled to edenbridge for the tandridge league tournament. A great day was had by all with some close games that could have gone either way. The team was unfortunate not to get on the score sheet with rhys hitting the woodwork twice and zak & jed seeing there shots go wide or the keeper make a great save. There was also some heroic defending with Tommy making some great goal line clearances. I hope all the players that was in attendance enjoyed there day. Below are the results

BALGOWAN 0 - 0 STANHOPE
WESTERHAM A 1 - 0 BALGOWAN
AFEWEE URBAN 3 - 0 BALGOWAN
THORNTON ATHLETIC A 2 - 0 BALGOWAN
EVERSLEY RANGERS 0 - 0 BALGOWAN

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BARNET WOOD FC JUNIOR TOURNAMENT SUNDAY 8TH JUNE 2008

Barnet Wood regret that due to circumstances beyond there control they have had to cancel this event. I will look out for a extra tournament to enter the team so please keep checking the site
CONFIRMED PLAYERS FITZ, JED, RHYS, HARRY E, JACOB, TOMMY, ZAK, JOE, BILLY, OLIVER 11 A SIDE 2 MORE PLAYERS REQUIRED

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HUTTON FC TOURNAMENT SUNDAY 13TH JULY 2008 9.15 AM

In my opinion this was the best tournament we entered last year and although it is a few miles away this is a very well organised tournament. Location is @ BRENTWOOD ESSEX CM13 1BT ENTRY FEE £3
CONFIRMED PLAYERS FITZ, JED, RHYS, HARRY E, JACOB, TOMMY, ZAK, JOSH, OLIVER ( 6 A SIDE )

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I hope you all enjoy
Thank you
Paul

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HEY WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO OUR GROUND ?

This was arsenals old ground ( highbury )

also if YOU CLICK HERE you can see the locations of previous grounds that arsenal have had

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Population: 45.2 million

SPAIN FACTFILE

Manager José Luis Aragonés Suárez Martínez
Date of birth July 28, 1938 (1938-07-28) (age 69)
Place of birth Hortaleza, Madrid, Spain
Playing position Striker (retired)

Useful striker
Born in 1938 in Hortaleza, Madrid, Aragonés represented Real Betis Balompié, Real Oviedo and RC Recreativo de Huelva as a player but made his biggest impact in a decade at Club Atlético de Madrid from 1964 where his scoring touch and set-piece expertise earned him the nickname 'Zapatones' (Big boots). Moving straight from the playing field to the coach's bench after retiring in 1974, the no-nonsense coach with a notoriously short temper has not always had it easy. Indeed he briefly retired from football in 1986 due to mental illness before leading Atlético to the Copa del Rey in 1991/92.

SPAIN NATIONAL TEAM OVERVIEW

Best performance: Winners in 1964

Support them because: They have to come good at some point, don’t they? I know we say it every two years but wouldn’t it be typical that the year you don’t support them they go and win it.

Manager: Cantankerous septegenerian Luis Aragones makes good copy for journalists but seems to be no closer to solving his country’s perennial search for a trophy – even a final would be nice. Appointed to the top job in Spanish football after 30 years as a club manager, his side won many friends for their style of play at the last World Cup before duly being dumped out by France in the last 16.

Premier League star: At just 21 Cesc Fabregas is already the lynchpin of the Arsenal midfield and now has the chance to shine on the international stage. Mature beyond his years, he is confident enough to control the pace of the game and is the starting point for many Arsenal attacks. However, the Spanish sharks have started circling and a few decent performances in Austria and Switzerland could produce an offer the Gunners may not be able to refuse.

Coming next year? A long-term transfer target for Chelsea , a goal-fest from striker David Villa this summer could finally persuade Roman Abramovich to part with more of his millions and make Valencia an offer they can’t refuse. He has a phenomenal scoring record throughout his career and with a weak group to start with could go on an impressive run.

Tactics: Aragones seems to have learnt his lesson from the last World Cup and has attempted to add some steel to and discipline to Spain’s play. However, with Villa and Liverpool’s Fernando Torres expected to lead the line they have one of the most exceptional front lines in world football.

How they qualified: Another side to suffer at the hands of David Healy (and the rest of the Northern Ireland side), Spain had just three points after their first three games and were in trouble. But eight wins in their next nine matches soon put things back on an even keel and successive wins against rivals Denmark and Sweden secured qualification.

Squad:
Goalkeepers: Casillas (Real Madrid), Reina (Liverpool), Palop (Sevilla).

Defenders: Ramos (Real Madrid), Arbeloa (Liverpool), Puyol (Barcelona), Marchena (Valencia), Albiol (Valencia), Gutierrez (Real Betis), Capdevilla (Villarreal), Navarro (Mallorca).

Midfielders: Senna (Villarreal), Alonso (Liverpool), Hernandez (Barcelona), Fabregas (Arsenal ), Iniesta (Barcelona), De la Red (Getafe), Silva (Valencia), Cazorla (Villarreal).

Forwards: Villa (Valencia), Guiza (Mallorca), Garcia (Real Zaragoza), Torres (Liverpool).

Odds: To win Group D 4-5; To win Euro 2008 6-1

WHAT ARE SPAINS CHANCES ?

This time around they genuinely feel that they have a huge opportunity: and I'm sure the Spanish public feel that too. Up front and in midfield there are no concerns at all: they've got Cesc Fabregas, Andres Iniesta, Xavi Hernandez - with players of that quality, you know you've got plenty of options.

Fernando Torres and David Villa up front are pretty useful too. My only concern is that Carles Puyol didn't have a very good season at Barcelona - I think he was actually quite poor - and I'm not 100 per cent convinced about them at the back. They have Sergio Ramos, Carlos Marchena the centre-half from Valencia is a good player, Joan Capdevila from Villarreal is a decent left-back, but I just feel you can get at the Spanish, you can get in behind them.

It's what they are: they're going to be a rollercoaster to watch, because they'll have 20 minutes of brilliance, and then ten minutes where they look like they're going to go under. The Germans and the Italians don't ever look like that when they get in front - they always look like they're going to hang on - with the Spanish you wonder will they creak at the back, when you put them under pressure will they fold?

If they win their group they play the runners-up of Group C, which will be France, Holland or Italy. They're going to have a tough task at that point to get to the semi-finals - so I think it's going to be a tough ride for the Spanish.

Also there's the weight of expectation. It will be huge on them this time round - and can they handle it? It's like England, so often they've gone into big tournaments with all the ingredients for success, and the expectation has proved too much. In the end it can drag you down and it could be a bit like that for the Spanish.

SPAIN KEY FACTS

• Up until the end of UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying, Spain had been involved in the most fixtures by a single country in the competition with 122 matches since their 4-2 away win against Poland in the last 16 of the 1960 UEFA European Championship on 28 June 1959. Denmark were second on 120 with the Netherlands and France joint third with 117 matches played.

SPANISH NATIONAL TEAM COACH

Keep checking the site for more fast footy facts in the coming weeks @ www.teamopolis.com/balgowan

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