Pigasus

Our latest club Christmas dinner was held at the Dumb Post Inn on the 21st with just under 40 footballers and their wives/partners joining for the evening. As well as enjoying fine food and plenty of banter, the highlight of the evening was the presentation of the club awards for 2024.  Phil C started by thanking Nicola at  Omnium  for the welcome sponsorship provided in 2024, and expressed the hope that the partnership would develop to the benefit of both club and  Omnium  going forward. Then on to the awards, preceded with 'thanks' to Paul W, in his enforced absence, for designing not just the club kit but also the award certificates  (in club colours, of course!)  which were presented on the night. Hopes were expressed that Paul will make a full recovery and be able to return to the field of play in the not too distant future. The Awards First out of the blocks was the 2024 Clogger Award, given to the the player who occasionally forgot tha...

  TOP OF THE POPS This is the 15 April, 2023 edition of Pigasus, the fifth   of ten editions of Calne Town Walking Football Club's email newsletter... before it was moved online. Please note that the links seen within this newsletter are not clickable. But if you are interested, the seven key links in this edition are: KEEP WALKING |  FA WARM UP GUIDE  |  BUILD STRENGTH & BALANCE |  10 TIPS FOR POSITIVE THINKING  |  AED INTRODUCTION  |  HOW TO USE A DEFIB  | LONDON HEARTS www.askomnium.co.uk _______________ << HOME

CHAMPIONS: Back: Phil C, Charlie N, Graham N, Perry K. Front: Alan B, Jon H, Ollie S. The 120 mile round trip to Stoneham Lane Football Complex on 7 February, saw Calne Town Walking Football Club continued their climb to the top in the Hampshire FA Walking Football League. Our second appearance in La Liga (second tier) saw the team win all five games, conceding just 2 goals and scoring 11. A great performance which saw CTWFC win our second champions trophy in this Over 55s, 3 touch league, and should see us playing in Serie A (top tier) on our next visit. The New Year Appearance Sandwiched between our league topping performances, CTWFC made the first appearance in La Liga, securing a very respectable second place . These fixtures took place on 10 Jan and saw the team win two games, draw two games and lose one. Our performance on the pitch is table-topping, but our performance off the pith is relegation material. There is no photo of the Jan team and no match result recorded for eithe...

CHAMPIONS: Back: John W, Charlie N, Kevin G. Front: Paul W, Alan B, Ollie S. Calne Walking Football Club's introduction to the Hampshire FA Walking Football League was met with a heavy downpour and the only goal to be conceded (There was no connection!) . But once we settled down to the strict three touch rule, the sun came out and we picked up maximum points from the remaining four games, finishing top of Ligue 1* and collecting the winners trophy. Thanks to the organisers, referees and opposition teams, for an enjoyable morning. We'll be back - whatever the weather!  Results and Standings Calne Town 1 v 1 Gosport Green Calne Town 1 v 0 Gosport Yellow Calne Town 2 v 0 Portsmouth Sky Calne Town 1 v 0 Southampton Strollers Calne Town 2 v 0 Wyvern Walkers *One of the three HFA walking football 'ranked' leagues; Serie A, La Liga and Ligue 1.

  Back Row: Jon H, Graham N, Charlie N, Phil C, Andy B. Front Row: Paul W, Richard G, Alan B. A day to remember!  AAA put on another great 3-touch football mini-tournament, which saw four teams; AAAWFC, STWFC, BWFC and CTWFC compete, not for a trophy or medals but for bragging rights.  After some nice league games and play-offs, the final was a local derby match... Swindon v Calne, and due to time constraints it would be decided with a Golden Goal.  On paper the firm favourites where Swindon, and as expected they took the game to Calne, hitting the 'wood-work' on a number of occasions and allowing Calne keeper Charlie to show the full extent of his goal keeping skills.  But this game wasn't played on paper, it was played on G3 and Calne made and took their opportunity on the pitch.  After a short period of pressure from Calne, Swindon conceded a free-kick around the halfway line. It was quickly taken and resulted in a decisive cross which was met by our num...

Like a long-distance runner sneaking up the inside as the leaders watch each other, Calne Town scored a late goal in the last match of the 2022/23 season- and snatched the league title away from the long-term leaders. Back Row: Nick S, Jim C, Paul R, Charlie N, Laurence E Front Row: Graham N, Alan B, Richard G CHAMPIONS Having entered the competition late on the withdrawal of another team, Calne were always playing catch-up. But, after matches in November, January and February, Calne were respectably placed after 4 wins and 8 draws.  The last round on 22 March saw tight victories against two leading teams, Weston and Bristol. A win in the last match was vital to retain any hope of winning the league. With two leading teams cancelling each other out in a scoreless draw, we needed a goal against Keynsham B in a game we completely dominated. In the closing minutes, Richard G seized on a...