NEWS - Dateline . . . . . December 31st, 2003

It’s that time of year now - - - - when it won’t be that time of year anymore!
(It’s called ‘Crosbie-logic’.)

The Christmas period has come and gone as quickly as a Joe Lakes strike on goal.

Since the last report we’ve had the big Christmas Party.
And fortunately we had use of a digital camera (thanks Mick) to capture all the gory details.
Whether it was the weather (which was crap on the day), the terrifying publicity generated by the website, the threat of steep financial fines from Banker John, the sheer narcissistic nature of most Old Boys who fancied immortality (and the chance to impress their friends/colleagues around the world) but the turnout on the great day was the best of the year. All told we reckoned that 26 players trooped off the muddy pitch after a nail-biting finish.

I do not propose to spend much more time describing those scenes, preferring instead to let the pictures speak for themselves.
We managed to capture approx 70 images of the pre-match activities, and the aprés match bash in Quinlans.
Apart from the usual eatin’ and drinkin’, the evening was notable for the presentation of 2 awards:

Kevin D’Arcy >> Young Footballer of the Year, 2003
John Morrissy >> Knee Man of the Year / Keeper of the Flame

The intention will be to display many of the images on the website, but for those who so wish . . . I will also be making a CD of the collected images available. A nominal charge (to cover cost of CD purchase) will be requested.

Watch this space.
To launch the slideshow of that memorable day, click on the link to the right.
Some images may take a few moments to load.


NEWS - Dateline . . . . . November 9th, 2003

It’s that time of year again folks -- ‘Party Time’.
Christmas Party Time to be precise.
Drinks, eats, speeches, awards, communal reconciliations . . .  . et al.
Details below:





BPOB -- Christmas Party // 2003

Venue: Quinlans Ostelry
Address: Terenure Road North (see map -- click on ‘Quinlans logo)

Date: Saturday 13th December, 2003
Time: Whenever hostilities cease in Bushy Park -- approx 5.00 pm
Duration: We have to be finished before the game begins on Saturday 20th!!
              [Make arrangements for a taxi to bring you home]

Menu: At the moment, we can order from the A La Carte menu.

There is a provisional booking with Quinlans for 15 people.
We have provisionally booked room for 15. If you want to join us -- contact Joe D’Arcy, or one of the other ‘main heads’, as soon as possible.

Latest News: Last week saw the first cancellation, due to bad weather, of our regular pitch in Bushy Park.
Fortunately our ‘2nd ground’ was available. And in very good condition, we might add.
Pretty soon Bushy Park, like all other Council/public parks, will have all it’s pitches closed for a 2 month period. We will continue to use our ‘2nd pitch’.
[If you’re unsure of it’s location -- send me an email, or contact one of the ‘main heads’.]

Remember: we make a donation to our hosts at the end of every match there.

Kick off: 2.30pm.
YES -- you gotta BE THERE by 2.30 pm.
 
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