CHANGE OF VENUE Wednesday 1st July 2015

This Wednesday's walking football session for the over-50s will take place at Shaftsbury Youth Club between 11am and noon due to refurbishment at the recreation centre.

Shaftsbury Youth Club
60 Mendip Road
Birkenhead
Merseyside
CH42 8NU

TRFC OPEN DAY

A few of us in the Walking Football group joined in the fun at the recent open day where we also tried to encourage new recruits to join us, as can be seen in the photo.

Picture courtesy of George Brady.

LATEST ON ANDY JONES

Hey Guys,

The following was left on Andy's Facebook page:

Claire here - just to let people know that Andy has been taken into hospital following some sort of seizure this afternoon. They are keeping him in overnight and doing tests. He is much improved and feeling better but any good wishes or prayers would be most welcome. Will keep you informed x

Needless to say all our best wishes go to Andy & Claire and here's hoping for a very speedy recovery.

Our thoughts are with you.

Latest: Andy has been discharged from the Royal Hospital after tests. See you soon mate.

NEW KIT RE-ORDER

Due to the overwhelming sales of our new kit, we have ordered 3 more full strips in size XL numbered 15 16 17. These will be available to purchase at £23.00 each if anyone is interested.
We still have one kit available in size large, number 9 at £20.00.

MORE PICS FROM THE CHESTER FESTIVAL

NEW BIBS

George has recently organized and taken delivery of two new sets of bibs for TRWF. 10 in maroon and 10 in fluo yellow, these are very good quality, generous sizing and really look the part as can be seen below. Many thanks to George for his effort and hard work.

One of the new bibs modeled by Everton loanee Andy

NOTICE OF MEETING

A few weeks ago, Alan “The Cat” suggested that the competitive arm of Tranmere Rovers Walking Football should have a get together / meeting in order to put forward suggestions / ideas / thoughts as to how to better progress TRWF as a group.

Anyone interested in the competition / festival side of things is invited to attend a meeting after our normal 11 – 12 playing session on Wednesday 24^th June 2015.

Any suggestions can then either be brought up on the day or you can submit them beforehand to George (TRWF Treasurer) via his email joan.brady@sky.com

FAMILY FUN DAY AT CHESTER

On Saturday 13^th June 2015, we were invited to participate in an event to showcase Walking Football and it’s benefits and enjoyments at Cheshire County Sport Club in Chester. The event also had mens, ladies & kids football events as well as numerous other activities for both grown-ups and kids. With free entry to the public, the squad and our loyal suppporters had an absolutely great day. The promised rain held off for most of the afternoon and we were very well looked after and also fed (Domino’s Pizza) by our hosts. Many thanks go to John & Ugo for looking after us and making us feel very welcome.

NEW KIT AND BIBS

Thanks to George (Zidane) for sorting out the new sets of (so far) unsmelly bibs in maroon and fluo yellow. They looked absolutely great at the session yesterday and are surprisingly roomy. 

The new kit is still available to purchase at £20.00 for shirt (complete with badge & number), shorts & socks. Numbers 5 7 11 and 12 available in XL and number 9 in L.

FAMILY FUN DAY

The First Competition

Our first competition as Tranmere Rovers Walking Football came at Moss Rose, the home of Macclesfield Town FC in early May 2015. We had entered the National Tournament organized by Walking Football United. This competition is split into county regions and we had been drawn against Macclesfield, Gentlemen of Glossop and Chester.

Macclesfield had kindly offered to host the event on the main pitch. We changed in the away dressing room which to say the least is very cramped (heaven help the first team next season). Two pitches had been set out for play, but as Chester were unable to attend, we only used the one. A round robin format was used were the 3 teams played each other twice in order to formulate a league table where the top 2 teams would play a knock out final to determine who progressed to the County stage. We drew all of our group games, despite conceding a goal from a very dubious free kick in the second game. This left us in the runners-up spot in the table. The final was therefore contested between ourselves and the hosts. The game was heading towards a goal less draw when with virtually the very last kick of the game, Macclesfield scored with a mis-hit cross cum shot which rolled agonizingly into the net. We were gutted to say the least, but learnt a lot from the competition and hopefully we will progress further next year. Other than the result we had a very good day out, including a scenic tour of Macclesfield, whilst trying to locate the ground.

Pictured below are the 3 teams prior to kick off.

Frodsham Festival

We are booked in at this Festival and currently have 11 players interested in playing. Everyone turning up will be given some game time. More details nearer the date.

NWAFA will be providing your team an opportunity to compete at Frodsham Summer Festival 2015. Saturday 11th July – Veterans tournament aged 35 or over Sunday 12th July – Walking Football Tournament Venue: Saltworks Farm Playing Fields, Ship Street, Frodsham, Cheshire.WA6 7NZ Enjoy a fantastic day of 6 a side football with some great prizes to be won. All games will be officiated by qualified referees to ensure a high standard of play and the tournament is affiliated to Cheshire FA.  The day is also about bringing teams together to enjoy the social side of football. Every player is free to invite friends and family to come and support or to get involved in some of the activities throughout the day. •   CHINA CRISIS OPENING NIGHT 10TH JULY £10 •   Presentation party •   Vets Football Tournament •   Walking football tournament •   Hot and Cold food •   Festival Pub •   Live Bands •   Funfair •   Facilities for overnight camping •   Festival Market •   Family Fun Community Choir Teams will be selected on a first come first serve basis and the deadline for entries will be ASAP. Entry fee is £25 and will be payable on confirmation of your place Call Mark Rowland : 07868733148 Email: frodshamfestival@outlook.com Facebook: Frodsham Festival Web:www.frodshamfestival.com

 

Upcoming Festival

GREATER MANCHESTER

Wythenshawe - Saturday 18th July 11am-3pm at Woodhouse Park Lifestyle Centre, Portway, Wythenshawe.

50+ age, 5-a-side 8-man squads £25 per team. Winners trophy and medals.

Register at:   http://wgwalkingfootballeventbrite.co.uk

https://twitter.com/wythygames/status/596252976815185920/photo/1

If we can get enough players - worth a shout ?. What do the team think.

NEW WALKING FOOTBALL KIT ARRIVES

Just taken delivery of our brand new walking football kit. Will bring it in to group next Wednesday.

Many thanks to A. Nony Mous and Ben E. Factor for kindly supplying the kits. All we need now is a sponsor or two.

Photo Call

Goalies Alan ("The Cat") & Ron ("The Panther") warm up before the Tameside Festival

THE FIRST FESTIVAL

Tranmere Rovers Walking Football Club took part in their inaugural walking football festival at Stalybridge Celtic FC on a blustery Monday afternoon in April 2015. Two teams had been entered by us in the 6-a-side round robin tournament. We travelled to Stalybridge in our executive minibus kindly loaned to us by TRFC In The Community ie: Steve. Bruce had managed to sort us out with a kit for the occasion so we were all set. It was played on Stalybridge’s main pitch which was divided into 3 equal size pitches. The 360 age rule was supposed to be in force (ie: the total age of each team’s 6 players on the pitch must total 360 or higher). However due to some of the participating teams being shorthanded, this rule was not implemented. 

Both teams performed well considering one finished fourth and the other seventh. Taking into account the fact that the sides who finished in the top three were all using some under age players (less than 50), this was quite impressive. Highlights for the Rovers were Alan (Shilton) saving a penalty earning us a very credible draw against Stalybridge (who finished as runners-up) and Barry (Keegan) scoring the only goal conceded by Manchester City Strollers (the eventual winners). Suffice to say we learnt a lot from our first outing, but had a very enjoyable day. Many thanks to Mike Smith at Stalybridge for organizing the festival.