Some more words from the chairman Peter Young. A perfect hangover cure ;). Match Day Programme - Chairman’s View 20th December 2014 – Ryhope Colliery Welfare FC Welcome to our visitors today, Ryhope Colliery Welfare FC, for this pre-Christmas fixture. Following our league defeat at Ryhope in an end-to-end game finally losing out 6-5 back in September which we are keen to gain revenge. On Tuesday 23rd December sees the behind-the-goalers and prawn sandwich brigade Christmas lunch here in the club house. The prawn sandwich brigade is our vice-chairman’s description for those committee members and officials who partake of the half time hospitality provided by all Northern League clubs for the visiting officials. As Mark does not, as he is entitled to, join in this ritual I thought it worth describing the experience of us the prawn sandwich brigade, once he knows the full story he might change his mind and join us in future. As soon as the half-time whistle blows, groups of officials head for the designated area. Once you enter the heavily curtained off area the waiting butler takes your coat, club scarf and club coloured bobble hat. With a couple of whisks of his butler’s brush any real and imagined specks of dust are delicately removed from you. One of the French maid costumed waitress’s steps forward and guides you to a table and seat or a pleasant place to stand with your club colleagues. Other similarly clad waitresses circulate with the tasty morsels provided by the home club for our delectation. Trays of smoked salmon sandwiches, devilled quail eggs, prawn vol-au-vents and other such delicacies pass before you. Naturally a glass of perfectly chilled champagne is on hand to wash down your chosen tasty nibbles. Of course if we are joined by Northern League royalty in the form of Chairman Mike Amos then the fayre most definitely will include real ale and pork pies! Returning to the hurly burly of football after enjoying this oasis of calm and civility can sometimes be a bit of a wrench. After all that’s why we’ve travelled and it would be a shame to miss the game. The reality of the half time hospitality ritual may be somewhat different from club to club but each and every club does what it can to make all visitors and their club officials very welcome. As a visitor we all look to purchase match day programmes and the proffered raffle tickets, no expectation of winning of course, but it is the thing to do. Each and every club needs all the income it can raise to keep the football flowing. It is an unwritten and unspoken reciprocal arrangement which helps all clubs. Quite right too! Finally it is just for me to wish you and yours a very happy and merry Christmas.
Posted on: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 12:56:42 +0000
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