Toddy’s FC 2001-2002
A fascinating year for Toddy’s, with internal wranglings between the “old” Toddy’s and the “new” Toddy’s. A season where the closest rivals were butchered and publicly humiliated, but then just missing out.
The ignominy of William Harper publicly resigning and then expecting a outpouring of tears, but seeing the team continue and then deciding to return as a player and the constant battle with the League Committee itself, with an embarrassing barracking and rebuke from the local association to the “hated” committee.
Toddy’s in 2001-2002 were the true pioneers in local football. The thriving website which was bolted on to the Sassco.co.uk site, as well as the superb kit and innovative designed badge, along with the video of the Toddy’s Documentary, not following the match, but the pre-match and post match.
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As I write my third column for Toddy’s website I’m actually at a bit of a loss as to which subject to cover, I said at the start that i wouldn’t…
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A fascinating year spent shadowing Toddy’s as a part time substitute (“Harper, I’m not a centre half – I can’t head the ball.” – “Dov, you’re in centre defence….”) ended in…
- Read more: Toddy’s: William “Billy” Harper’s comments.
Toddy’s: William “Billy” Harper’s comments.
Well, a few weeks have now gone by since my last report. So heres the good, the bad and the ugly of the last few weeks. Starting with the good. The…
- Read more: Toddy’s 11-a-side player details.
Toddy’s 11-a-side player details.
Management Tarnjit Sangha –Manager If William Harper is the prime motivator of the Toddy’s team. Tarnjit Sangha is seen as the prime visionary in the path the team hopes to be…
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Old timers run out of steam after Callum’s hat-trick. It was expanding bellies and unfit legs, and we weren’t talking about Muers, who managed to cover his cast-iron cast with padding…
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A few weeks back, as I was getting booted around the pitch by the Lay brother’s (both not even twenty years of age at the time), I decided that it’s either…
Read more: Toddy’s 11-a-side documentaryToddy’s 11-a-side documentary
A pioneering docunmentary from the early 2000’s, covering a day in the lift of a grassroots team. Unusually, the focus is on the background rather than the football itself, and the…
