F
k! Itās one of those days. On a par with the one own ref at Tooting Bec somehow managed to miss. Then again given heās often partaken of āherbal remediesā whilst officiating surprised he managed to spot anything!
Itās still nowhere near as bad as the one away at the start of the season. Chipstead?
It couldn't have been more of a handball if someone had thrown him a couple of tangerines and he proceeded to do a juggling showcase with all three objects.
I just think it was the loss of Carrick and Ben at centre back. All three goals owed something to lack of pace / partnership at centre back imo. As you say Ide Hill were limited. Organised defensively and hit on the break or from long throws. They got lucky / Peckham made mistakes at key times.
Frustrating afternoon for us. Took the lead very early and looked to be in control of the game but found ourselves put out of our stride by opponents who harried and harassed us all afternoon. Add to that an assistant referee whoās flagging for offside every time we broke through reached such a stage the referee just decided to ignore them as best she could. Our opponents equalised with an exceptional goal that flew past me into the top corner but to be fair it was the only shot of note they managed in 90 minutes. We had plenty of opportunities to put the game to bed after the break but finishing was wayward, defending was dogged and the keeper had certainty her best game of the season. Taking positives from the result though which means we must avoid defeat next Saturday against Lambeth All Stars to make the semifinals. All support much appreciated.
Supremely frustrating end to the afternoon.
I didnāt see pompeydunc all afternoon so I think thatās the mystery solved.Supremely frustrating end to the afternoon.
But who was the mystery man in the Fox mascot outfit?
If nothing else thatāll keep the dogs off the pitch. One little
pissed up against my goalpost before my game began! 
Going to have wait another week to see if we can get through to the League Cup semifinals. The weather has meant that the pitches at Tooting Bec are waterlogged and tomorrowās game against Lambeth All Stars will now be played on Saturday 18th March, kick off 10am
A little reminder here. Saturday morning Peckham Town women have a second chance to reach the semifinals of the LWSFL Cup when they take on Lambeth All Stars at Tooting Bec. Avoid defeat and we are guaranteed that spot in the last four of the competition against either Croydon WFC or Queerspace. Kick off is at 12 noon and weād love to have your support for what is definitely the biggest game for this current incarnation of The Menace Feminista. Plenty of time to get back to the Menace Arena in time for the Fleetdown match too.
Whatās the reason the games are at Tooting rather than closer, say over the road from the Menace Arena?
The menās reserve team usually have first call on that pitch but at the current time the league (outside the womenās pyramid) we play in is based at Tooting Bec (previously Clapham Common) with all games being played there. Pre pandemic the team played in the Greater London Women's Football League and were Division 3 South Champions in 2018 but Iām not sure what happened for the team to disappear. We reformed in 2021 and are continuing to improve. The dream is of course to get back into the pyramid but there are factors that may be beyond the control of players.
Ah understood. Thanks for that.
Personally Iād like to be still part of the team when we return to the womenās pyramid. Iāve been told by many of teammates (and quite a few opponents who tried to poach me) that Iām not going to be allowed to retire so thereās plenty of years to get there.
I played in goal at school. I played in goal for the supporters team quite a few times though we had Matt ahead of me. The last time I played properly for the supporters team was more than ten years ago when a ālegendsā team drew with Queenās Park. I never really thought about playing in goal again but had a decent game playing for TRUK as no other keepers were available. Now that Iām fitter physically and stronger mentally as well as getting coached regularly the dormant potential has come out. Since I switched off the fear switch in my life, I can switch that off on the pitch too. Any good goalkeeper is a shot stopper but the position calls for so much more these days. That I can do what I do is testament to great coaches at both Goal Diggers and Peckham. At the recent FIFA 23 launch one of my coaches told someone I had the best reactions sheād seen in any keeper sheād coached which was quite a compliment. Even had approaches from clubs playing at Dulwich Reserves level but turned them down. The clubs I play for have supported and helped me in so many ways Iād never want to let them down.
No reserve team? So is there another menās team that uses Pynners Close?
Youād have to move fast then as the only two games left in our league are the League Cup semifinal and final scheduled for 25th March and 1st April. That said Iām sure weād be up for a friendly at some point in the future, maybe even one against a Dulwich Hamlet team. Champions of Southwark weekend in pre season perhaps?
