This is the End, my beautiful friend!

Well folks, all good things must come to an end and thats whats happened to a generally successful season for PSFC. 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats in 10 games. No bad for a team scattered to the four winds for the majority of the year.

For my own part, my first season with Primary Schools Football Club has been hugely enjoyable. A chance to get back to honest to goodness football, camaraderie and a decent run of form. Much better than that ramshackle Craigmount/Forrester/Firhill mob I used to run with. (Well more of a pitiful amble, really).

I've always seen the Primaries as an "Edinburgh Select". Only the cream of male talent could be considered for inclusion, the "elite" if you will.... Well that was blown to buggery early days....they let ME in for a start!!

The PSFC Player of the Year Awards were held last Thursday and the details of the worthy winners are below. I hope to put up some photos from our final game drubbing at the hands of a (p)lucky Craigroyston and from the gala evening itself as soon as "Laptop Geek" Garry Forgie presses the "SEND" button on his email!

Anyway, until next season. Cheerie!

Dicky Davies
Dept for Alternative Football Techniques In Education (D.A.F.T.I.E)

Award Winners

Player of the Year - Gary Sullivan
Players Player of the Year - David Baillie
Tit of the Year - Douglas Kay
Golden Boot - Gary Sullivan
Spilt Curry Award - Nick Woodhead

Results 09

Craigmount 3 - 1 Primaries (McCann)
Portobello 2 - 2 Primaries (Begg,Morrison)
W Lothian 2 - 3 Primaries (Petrie,Sullivan,O.G)
Musselburgh 6 - 3 Primaries (Sullivan,Forrest Jr,Dimeck)
Currie/B'no 3 - 6 Primaries (Jamieson 2,Dimeck 2,Sullivan 2)
Tynie/StDvd 2 - 5 Primaries (Sullivan,Jamieson,Petrie,Dimeck,Begg)
W.H.E.C 2 - 5 Primaries (Baillie 2,Jamieson,Stimpson,O.G)
Lasswade 5 - 5 Primaries (Sullivan 3,Petrie 2)
Trinity 3 - 7 Primaries (Begg 2,Jamieson 2,Sullivan,Petrie,McCann)
Craigroyston 4 - 2 Primaries (Dimeck, Jamieson)

Games against Boroughmuir, Newbattle and Leith Academy were all called off by the opposition because they were concerned with stories of PSFC's now legendary reputation for violence and/or intimidation.

Results, stats and other stuff.

Well, only two weeks to go until the end of another season and its been pretty good for PSFC. 5 wins in our last 7 games, scoring 34 goals in the process from 10 different players. Outstanding! To this point in the season we have conceded 28 goals in 9 games, so there is still room for improvement but to be fair no-one could have predicted how well our season would go after that thrashing in Musselburgh!

Our figures for the season are below.

P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
10	5	2	3	39	32	17

Next week brings the famous Mike Darnell 7's and Primaries will want to do better than the ignominious first round exit last time out. The rumour mill has been working overtime as to whether PSFC would be fielding one or two teams, however, the most shocking development in the last week stemmed from a radio phone it that suggested that top scorer Gary Sullivan would turn his back on his team mates to play for a Forrester VII. The player himself has yet to confirm or deny the reports but could be in for a fiery reception if the rumours are proved accurate!

Watch out for a new poll later in the week do decide this years Goal of the Season, with 6 contenders in the running.

Till then, keep fighting the good fight (as we say in the Primaries changing room)

Man of the Match Trophy 09

The coveted Man of the Match trophy is again up for grabs this year. I will be keeping visual record of the weekly recipients and announce the overall Player of the Season at the Awards Night at the end of June.

Final standings

Sullivan 2
Dimeck 1
Gilhooley 1
Baillie 1
Adams 1
Jamieson 1
Morrison 1
Begg 1
Durkin 1