Post date: 02-May-2018 09:16:26
Last night Cowley 4 narrowly won against Banbury 3, giving our team the third division title by a whisker. The top four teams finished within a single match point of each other!!
Going into the season, Cowley 4 looked perfectly average and were expected to end up in the middle of the division. It was only at Christmastime that I noticed our record was looking rather good and we might even be contenders for the division title! Jasmine and Stephen performed quite well, but results from the rest of us weren't out of the ordinary. Our good results remain something of a mystery.
Perhaps the answer lies in the squad's ability to turn out consistently for matches, which meant we invariably fielded a decent team. In our first seven matches - 42 games - only three substitutions were needed. We were also helped by players from other teams, and by newcomers to the club who arrived partway through the season and were good enough to play for us when we were short.
So it seems the recipe for our success was a solid base of dedication topped with lashings of luck and a little sprinkling of clever play!
Sara (Captain, Cowley 4)