2005-06 End of Season Awards Results | | | | The annual Bridgwater Grasshoppers FC end of season awards ceremony recently took place amidst the plush surroundings of Bridgwater's Tudor Restaurant.
Voting took place on the night to decide the recipients of the various awards and the results were as follows:
Grasshoppers '04 Player Of The Year, 2005-06:
Steve Hembery
Grasshoppers '04 Young Player Of The Year, 2005-06:
Liam Wardle
Grasshoppers '04 Clubman Of The Year, 2005-06:
George Bull
Grasshoppers '05 Player Of The Year, 2005-06:
Paul Ham
Grasshoppers '05 Young Player Of The Year, 2005-06:
Luke Richards
Grasshoppers '05 Clubman Of The Year, 2005-06:
Andrew Sampson
Other awards:
Grasshoppers '04 Goal Of The Season, 2005-06:
Steve Moule
Grasshoppers '05 Goal Of The Season, 2005-06:
Bob Kippen
The "Kevin Keegan's Helicopter Award" For Most Dramatic Exit From A Game:
John Kervell
The 2005-06 Best International Newcomer Award:
Lukasz Szulc
The 2005-06 "Red Mist" Tourettes Award:
Martyn Allen
The 2005-06 "Still A Bad Boy" Award:
Beaver May
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| Dave Hobbs Second Round Draw | | | | Following on from the club's recent giant-killing performances on two fronts in the opening round of the prestigious and all-divisions Dave Hobbs Cup, both Hoppers sides will now face severe examinations in the next round.
The draw for the second round was made at the November League Meeting and Grasshoppers '04 at least have the comfort of playing at home to fellow Second Division side, Admirals Landing. Grasshoppers '05, meanwhile, have an even greater task ahead of them as they travel away to play a very useful First Division outfit in Clearwater. | | | |
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| Woodcock Ban Confirmed | | | | It has now been confirmed by the League's Registration Officer that the Hoppers' resident wildman, Nigel "Filthy Animal" Woodcock, will be suspended for two games commencing on Sunday 9th October inclusive.
This decision follows on from his recent succession of bookings in games for both Grasshoppers '04 and '05. It has been suggested in some quarters that given his fondness for cards his nickname should be amended from "Filthy Animal" to "Hallmark". | | | |
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| Dave Hobbs Cup Draws Announced | | | | The draw for the First Round of the all-divisions Dave Hobbs Cup has been made and both Hoppers sides have tough encounters with teams from the First Division.
Grasshoppers '04 will at least enjoy home advantage against North Petherton while Grasshoppers '05 will face a tough test away to Blake Old Boys.
Both games are scheduled to take place on Sunday 16th October 2005. | | | |
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| Hoppers '04 get three points following league ruling | | | | As you may have read on the official Uxella League site, following a recent meeting of the League's executive committee Grasshoppers '04 have been awarded three points from their recent 1-0 away defeat to Woolavington Reserves after it emerged that Woolavington's outstanding goalkeeper on the day, Craig Berry, was unregistered at the time. | | | |
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| Newcastle Pre-Season Tour Photo 1 | | |  Victorious and ever-so-slightly thirsty, the Hoppers bask in the Saturday afternoon Tyneside sunshine after a hard-fought 6-4 win over local side, Heaton Harriers.
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| Newcastle Pre-Season Tour Photo 2 | | |  The hungover Hoppers enjoy the strangely beer-and-curry smelling atmosphere of the tunnel at St. James' Park, Newcastle on the morning after the night before.
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| Newcastle Pre-Season Tour Photo 3 | | |  Nigel "Filthy Animal" Woodcock gets all territorial and marks the St. James' Park pitch with his unique scent.
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| Update on Newcastle Tour | | |  The Hoppers will hit the road over the weekend of Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st August 2005, for a whistle-stop, pre-season tour of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
We will be playing two games over the weekend - one on the Saturday afternoon and the other on the Sunday morning following a Saturday night out on the "Toon" in Newcastle city centre, a venue which regularly features highly in listings of the world's great party towns.
The opponents for both fixtures will be Northumbria Police teams and the venue in both cases will be the Gateshead International Stadium complex. Please note that we will be playing on the stadium's astroturf pitch rather than a grass pitch so trainers or astroboots will be required.
We will be departing from Bridgwater at 6:00am on the morning of Saturday 20th August in an "executive" 17-seater mini-bus, aiming to arrive in Newcastle by early lunchtime so that we can freshen up ahead of our first game that afternoon.
Accommodation in Newcastle has now been confirmed as the Castle Leazes Hall of Residence, part of Newcastle University's city centre campus. We have managed to secure individual rooms for each player for only ?28.75 for the Saturday night, inclusive of breakfast the following morning. Castle Leazes is a ten-minute walk from the main bars and clubs on Newcastle's famous Quayside.
Please click on the link below for further details on Castle Leazes.
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| Pre-Season Programme Now Confirmed | | | | The following fixtures have now been confirmed as part of the Bridgwater Grasshoppers' pre-season schedule:
Sunday 7th August:
Grasshoppers XI v Glastonbury (Away - K.O. 11:00am)
Sunday 14th August:
Grasshoppers '04 v Red Tile (Away)
Grasshoppers '05 v Tor Sports (Away)
Saturday 20th August:
Grasshoppers XI v Northumbria Police XI (Gateshead International Stadium Astropitch)
Sunday 21st August:
Grasshoppers XI v Northumbria Police XI (Gateshead International Stadium Astropitch)
Sunday 28th August:
Grasshoppers '04 v Flag Old Boys (Home)
Grasshoppers '05 v Commercial (Away) | | | |
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| Home Sweet Home | | |  It has now been confirmed that Artillery West Huntspill Boys have folded and, as a result, the Hoppers have been able to secure exclusive Sunday morning use of the football pitch at Morganians RFC, Chedzoy Lane.
This is a significant development for the forthcoming new campaign as it should help to retain our club's legendary spirit as both the Grasshoppers '04 and Grasshoppers '05 sides will be operating out of the same venue on alternate weeks. The Morganians bar will therefore become an important post-match stop-off where both our home team and travelling side can meet up, compare notes and dish out the customary banter and camp camaraderie. | | | |
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