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It Can’t Be Done
By Mike Haydon at 22 October, 2009, 8:54 pm
One of my favourite poems as a kid was “It Can’t Be Done” from William J Bennet’s A Book Of Virtues:
The man who misses all the fun
Is he who says, “It can’t be done.”
In solemn pride he stands aloof
And greets each venture with reproof.
Had he the power he’d efface
The history of the human race;
We’d have [...]
Preparing for the Grand Final
By Mike Haydon at 29 June, 2009, 4:23 pm
The grand final is only 2 days away and the excitement is building.
We are playing on 1 July 2009 at 7:10 against Smurfs. Check out Revolution Sports Centre if you aren’t sure how to get there. The expected team is:
Mike Haydon (goals)
Cat Haydon
Monty
Dave Haydon
Melis Haydon
Justin Carrick
Marguerite Klup
Chico
Chris Laundy
So basically… Yep, we’ll have our full team, [...]
BXVI Through To The Grand Final
By Mike Haydon at 25 June, 2009, 7:15 pm
BXVI fought through all sorts of adversity to win the semifinal against Floreat Frogs and secure their place in the Grand Final.
While it was not the fault of the players who were sick or injured (one of whom *cough* Dave Haydon *cough* took flu tablets before the game), it would have been good for the [...]
BXVI Crushes the Spirit of the Frogs… Again
By Mike Haydon at 18 June, 2009, 1:52 pm
For the third time in a season, BXVI played fourth placed Floreat Frogs.
Within the first 5 minutes, BXVI had banged in 4 goals, stunning the Frogs. It was a period when the team just clicked together. Mike (from goals) and Melis (from defence) provided the impetus for the string of quick goals.
Melis cut off a [...]