ISSUE 32 – SUNDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2012
OFF-DAY ENDS IN CAPITULATION
THE ONLY MSFL FIXTURE TO BE PLAYED IS ONE TO FORGET VERY QUICKLY: TEMPLE FORTUNE 0, BRIXTON OLD BOYS 7
FORTUNETELLER
News, views and everything TFFC by Nigel Kyte

Welcome to issue 32 of the newsletter
I am obviously a bad omen for our First Team! I have watched the last two matches due to my own games being postponed and I've seen two defeats. The team gave a good account of themselves against Premier Division Brady (and deserevd better for their efforts in my opinion), but this morning's performance can be summed up by one word – capitulation. In the professional game, 0-5 down at half-time would have seen thousands of 'home' fans heading for the exits, but I stayed put to view the remaining 45 minutes if only to show solidarity amongst dire endurance! Perversely enough, to emphasise how football can be such an up and down game of emotions and differing fortunes, the last time I was at The Hive refereeing on the adjacent pitch to the First Team, they superbly beat Redbridge 2-0 with a gutsy, fighting, one-for-all-and-all-for-one performance. This match against Brixton was completely the opposite and If the red hot jubiliation they showed when beating Redbridge topped the 'buzz' meter, then the abject disconsolation today hit rock bottom in blood-freezing proportions.

The one and only decent thing from the morning was the unveiling of the new replacement kit which looked first class. It's a shame the players did not match the quality of the attire they adorned. Ok, enough of the dramatic sentiments already! But amidst the gloom must come some humour. I may as well reproduce the match report by Andrew Sherwood of TotallyJewish who braved the cold to cover the fixture, to his credit. Perhaps the comments of John Nitka will linger in the minds of the players next week and get the best out of them!
MOOD WARNING:
The following report is X-rated. Anyone of a Yellow & Red persuasion and a nervous disposition is requested NOT to read it.
Brixton In Seventh Heaven With Fortune Win
"Brixton manager John Nitka admitted he was surprised by the margin of victory as he saw his side keep alive their promotion hopes with this thrashing over Fortune. In what was the only league game played on Sunday morning, four goals from Jamie Kent sent them on their way to a win which Nitka said ranked up there with the best performances of the season.

He said: "I don't think it was our best display of the season but was one of the best. I didn't really expect such a one-sided match, though I felt the squad I had available did exceptionally well and basically played them off the pitch. I was particularly pleased with the dedication and discipline the players showed, something which has been missing in the last few weeks."

The victory sees them maintain their slim hopes of promotion and Nitka believes it is a possibility, though he does rule out a tilt at the title. "I would like to think so [win promotion] but I feel we have lost too many games to win the league. Promotion's a possibility, we have seven games left. If we win them all then why not?" he says. "We are good enough but have thrown away too many games this season."

Brixton started the game liked they meant business and within two minutes were ahead when Rob Hershkorn finished neatly. Alon Hershkorn doubled the lead soon after, before Jamie Kaye scored the goal of the game with a stunning 20-yard half-volley to put them 3-0 ahead with barely 15 minutes on the clock. Kent then got himself on the scoresheet as he kept his composure to slot in the fourth, before more ice-cool finishing saw him round the 'keeper to score the fifth, moments before the break.

Not looking to take their foot off the pedal after the break, Kent claimed his hat-trick on the hour mark before he completed the scoring with his fourth of the morning as he ran through to apply another cool finish. Commenting on the impact of Kent, Nitka said: "He's a goalscorer although the last few games it has been a bit lean. However, it was good to see him bag four goals today."

Fortune's assistant manager Jack Morris didn't hold back in his assessment of his side's performance. He said: "It was abysmal. I can accept losing but when your team shows no effort or desire, that's what I have a problem with. We may have been missing four key men but I still expect all eleven men out there to put the effort in."

On the back of Montana Boca folding earlier this month, Sunday's result now drops Temple Fortune into a bottom three place. Believing they have enough to stay in the division and that this result won't have any long-term effects on the side, Jack said: "I hope that they can put this game out their mind and prove people wrong next week. Now's the time to stand up and be counted. Montana folding was terrible for us as we lost six points. But I have every confidence we can get enough points to survive."

KEEP IT ZIPPED!
A timely reminder to those who think yapping at the referee gets you somewhere – a caution for DISSENT will cost you £16. The First Team have had four yellow cards for this offence in the past two matches, which is far too many. This message goes to ALL players representing Temple Fortune: KEEP IT ZIPPED!

PUNCTUALITY ESSENTIAL
Another reminder that you are requested to be at the venue NO LATER than 30 minutes before the kick-off. Anything after that is LATE. This applies to all three of our teams and fines will be imposed on repeated late-comers. Please take the time to click here and read the information carefully. LATE PLAYERS will continue to be named and shamed on this page in future and fines/suspensions will be imposed as necessary.

ABUSE THE REF MEANS A FOUR MATCH BAN
The Club has been making a point of drumming into all our players that abusing a match official will NOT be tolerated and will earn any offender a ban of FOUR MATCHES. A reminder will be emailed from time to time to everyone in the shape of examples of things you could say to a referee and be sent off. Some of the jpegs you will find amusing but the serious message is always the same – ABUSE THE REF = FOUR MATCH BAN.

TWITTER AWAY WITH TFFC!
For regularly updated news on anything 'official' about the TFFC worth sharing with Club Members, you will now find the Club 'tweeting' on http://twitter.com/YellowsAndReds! Please connect with TFFC because next season this is where you will find access to breaking Club news, such as fixtures, results and anything else going on.

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FORTUNE ROUND-UP
FIRST TEAM
Opponents:
 BRIXTON OLD BOYS
Venue:
 THE HIVE
Competition:
 MSFL FIRST DIVISION
Result:
 LOST 0-7
Goalscorers:
 -
SECOND TEAM
Opponents:
 CATFORD AND BROMLEY
Venue:
 NORSEMEN FC
Competition:
 BARRY GOLDSTEIN TROPHY, GROUP C
Result:
 POSTPONED
Goalscorers:
 -
OLD BOYS TEAM
Opponents:
 BRADY MACCABI 'B'
Venue:
 GOSLING SPORTS PARK
Competition:
 MMFL SECOND DIVISION
Result:
 POSTPONED
Goalscorers:
 -

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DEFINITELY ONE TO MISS!
I saw the following on the TJ website and must admit it brought a wry smile to my face: "VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS & PHOTOGALLERY FROM TEMPLE FORTUNE A 0 BRIXTON OLD BOYS A 7 TO FOLLOW..." Yeah right! Any masochist amongst you is invited to enjoy TJ's video offering! Also listed is the TEAM OF THE WEEK NOMINATIONS: GOALKEEPERS, DEFENCE, MIDFIELD, STRIKERS. Surely the only time in TJ history that players of just one team will fill all places. And, the shame of it, not one Yellow & Red in sight! You've gotta laugh 'cos it beats crying!!!

NOW THIS IS EMBARRASSING...
There was I joking about the Team of the Week Nominations which Andrew Sherwood had mercifully left blank (so far), when I opened the JC football website to view this:
JC MSFL TEAM OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
GK – Jake Doffman (Brixton A)
Defenders – Alon Hershkorn, Rob Blackman, Sam Franks, James Lee (all Brixton A)
Midfielders – Michael Posner, Ben Weinberg, Dan Sherman, James Kaye, Matt Tahan, Simon Lindall (all Brixton A)
Strikers – Jamie Kent, Rob Hershkorn (both Brixton A)
Manager – John Nitka (Brixton A).
Nice one, DC! Where's my sick bag? Now I DO feel unwell...!

MONTANA BOCA UNITED FOLD
After 16 years in the league, Montana Boca United have withdrawn from the MSFL First Division. Originally called Montana Rangers in their red and black quartered shirts, they were run by Raymond Harrod and had Bobby Major as their manager for a few years. Lee Fegan, amongst a few Temple Fortune players, played for them. Since Montana played 13 games and did not fulfill 75% of their fixtures, their results have been expunged. Anyone with a calculator will work out that 75% of 18 games is 13.5... so you could say they were half a game short of staying in!

Montana's results: Brixton (not played); Chigwell L2-5; NWN D2-2, L1-4; Oakwood D2-2; Redbridge L1-5; Southgate W4-2, L2-3; Norstar L0-2, L0-9; T.Fortune L3-5, L2-4; Woodford W4-0, L3-4. The biggest 'losers' are Norstar and Temple Fortune who will both have 6 points deducted. Montana will, in effect, count as one of the relegated teams, with one more team finishing in ninth position to go down.

Their departure is bad news for our First Team, who lose 50% of their league wins this season, dropping from a mid-table position of relative safety to a mere 2 points above the bottom team, Southgate Harmen 'B'.

SECOND TEAM IN THE BARRY GOLDSTEIN TROPHY
Semi-finalists last season (and very unlucky to lose to eventual winners Faithfold 'C'), the Second Team have been drawn into Group C which along with themselves comprises of Faithfold 'B', Catford and Bromley and Jewventus. The Second Team have beaten Jewventus twice this season (4-1 and 3-1) and beat Division 3 team Catford and Bromley in last season's BGT group stages. As for Faithfold, it's a good chance of some kind of belated revenge against the same club! 

INTER-CLUB QUIZ SEMI-FINAL LINE-UP
Round Four of this season's inter-Club football quiz was completed last week. The semi-final pairings are as follows:
ALAN HAROUNOFF versus TONY HIRSCHSTEIN
JACK MORRIS versus DEAN INGRAM

LIST OF OFFICERS EMAIL ADDRESSES
For a list of all Management Committee Officers' email addresses, scroll to the bottom of this newsletter.

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Regards,
Nigel

Management Committee, 2011/12
Chairman: Nigel Kyte – mobile: 0777 323 0477
Email: info@tffc.co.uk
Vice Chairman: Nicholas Waitsman
Email: nicholas@timezoneseurope.co.uk
General Secretary: Nigel Kyte
Email: info@tffc.co.uk
Treasurer: Peter Kyte
Email: pdk@enablinguk.com
First Team Secretary: Lee Fegan
Email: lee.fegan@googlemail.com
First Team Administration Secretary: Jack Morris
Email: jack.morris@dynamiclinks.co.uk
Second Team Secretary: Terry Jeffries
Email: terry@kingsland-lettings.com
Second Team Administration Secretary: Adam Glekin
Email: adamglekin@hotmail.com
Old Boys Team Secretary: David Goldberg
Email: David_Goldberg@eu.omron.com
Old Boys Team Administration Secretary: Hilton Teper
Email: hteper@ymail.com
Website: www.tffc.co.uk
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