Oxford Blues Presentation Evening.
On Friday 17th January 2003, the club held its annual presentation evening to award honours, trophies and medals to players and officials. This year it was at the Mason Arms in Headington Quarry.
Yes its lonely up there....
Aldie telling Mervyn how much he respects him and how he wants to have his babies.
After eating our way through a buffet selection and drinking the bar dry, it was time to recognise the achievements of the club members.
AWARDS
For each team age group, there where three awards:
Players player.
This award is voted for by the players, for the team member that they feel deserves special recognition.
Coaches Award
An award to the player that the coach feels deserves special recognition.
Most improved player.
Awarded by the Coach and manager to the player they consider has improved the most over the past season.
For The Minnows
( I can't remember who got what for minnows - I'll ask around and fill this in)
One of the Trees - (a sapling)
I'll jush get a likkle dwink while no body notichies
For Peewees
Players Player was George Wagerfield.
Coaches Award was George Wagerfield
And Most improved player was.... George Wagerfield - a rare hat trick! - well done George.
The all conquering Peewees
The madding crowd
For Youth
Players Player was Jacob Smith
Coaches Award was Jacob Smith
And Most improved player was David Gregory.
The Yoofs taking part in the 'medallion-man' competition.
For Junior
Players Player was Tome Devey
Coaches award was.Louis Cooper
Most improved was Martin Coombes
Tuck your shirt in Louis - its not big and its not clever.
For Senior
Players Player was Joe Hodgkins
Coaches award was Joe Hodgkins
Most Improved was Gavin Paskin.
The amazing levitating Tom - and a bunch of thugs who gate crashed the party.
For Veterans
Players player was Bruce Hedges.
ClubPerson Award
This year went to Bales (Karen Baley) - for dedication to the club above the call of duty - and very well deserved.
But of course, every player is a winner. The coaches, managers and committee members each got a present including a very fetching baseball cap.
Raffle
After some truly memorable speeches (especially by the Youth manager, the stand-in senior Manager and the Veterans manager),, the raffle was drawn.
This stick is too short even for max
THE Dance...
We had heard that a local dance troop was in town and was going to entertain us with some choreographic amusements. Nothing too exciting, some 2-step, a bit of latin-american maybe...what we got blew our socks off...!!!
The Girls line up for Kit check
For those that weren't there, you will just have to use your (fertile) imaginations about what happened next.....!