24/06/2005 by admin.

Club secretary Peter Dodd, has decided to call it a day on his playing career in the Wallasey League and will now only being playing in Birkenhead League matches for the Vics. With the amount of travel involved to matches and the extra workload of also being League secretary, Peter has decided that the time has come to cut down on matches and Monday and Friday are better playing days, family wise, for him.

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24/06/2005 by admin.

The Vics Wallasey League team continued there relentless pursuit of a fifth consecutive 1st Division title by beating Manor Road “A” by 19 shots last night, in a close encounter on a tricky Manor Road green. With skipper Mally Johnson once again unafraid to make difficult selection decisions, all the Vics star players produced the goods yet again when required. Four close games in the 1st four blocks saw the Vics take an early 13 shot lead, with Anthony O’Neil and Neil Sherbrooke excelling, by coming from 3-12 and 0-10 down respectively, to win their games 21-16 and 21-18. Ian Sherbrooke also had a tough game before coming out on top 21-17 and Dave Gilmore triumphed 21-20 in another hard game. The ability to hang in when things are not going well was shown in all four of these games and is the reason why the Vics eventually came out on top in the end. Unfortunately Peter Dodd and Trevor Rodgers could not show the same toughness in their games with Peter losing 06-21 and Trevor going down 11-21, to give Manor Road hope of another shock victory over the Vics, Manor being the only team to beat the Vics in the last 2 seasons. Robby Fitzpatrick and Anthony Thompson both won 21-15 however to bring the scores level after the middle four. The turning point of the match was another fine display from Billy Atkinson, who found the green and his opponent to his liking in a tremendous 21-12 win to set the Vics back on the road to victory. Matty Gilmore and Robby Hall demonstrated their skills and fighting qualities by winning 21-18 and 21-16 to stretch the overall lead, leaving it to the delicate touches of the silky Robby Franklin to seal the eventual overall triumph, with a very close 21-19 win. This was another fine performance by all the Vics recognised star players, especially after the two shaky middle order defeats and Mally Johnson went home a very happy skipper even more convinced his selection policies prove right time and time again, with the Vics truly “Lords of the Manor” and ready for another Royal performance next Tuesday. Next up a difficult Harold Jones semi final against Queens Royal at Central Park on Tuesday.

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