Final Showdown

Well what a finish to the season! We played some of the best hockey I have seen all season :-) But with the Blackman sisters having a mystery illness and Ella Pizzey nursing a hangover I left the changing room thinking 'Oh dear' and was even lining up Mary Austen and Clare Blackman as subs (funnily enough they didn't seem too keen!). But all my worries were for nothing. Chiltern scored within the 1st 5 minutes but within the next 5 minutes Emily Blackman had shot it in the net from the backline to the right of the goal - AMAZING!!!!!! Despite some fantastic passing and tackling, and some great team management from Grant Lear on the sideline (giving Richard Wing a run for his money!), we failed to get another goal but had plenty of attempts so you should all be proud of yourselves. The score did not reflect the quality of play and possession. Final position is 6th in the league which is a fantastic achievement by us all.

Thank you to Hannah Richardson for popping back to help out her team the last couple of weeks - see you again next year :-)

Great last official game for Emily Blackman who is off to Uni next year (don't forget us!)....and a very well deserved Man of the Match!

Lastly, thank you for a fantastic season everyone! I have enjoyed every minute being your Captain but the time has come for me to pass on the baton.....it's not really that hard and think, you get the opportunity to shout at me instead......so please please have a think and let me know if you would like to take on the job :-)

D xx