Quick update on last night. Hailey won the game 5-3, twice coming from behind. But more importantly over £2100 was raised in donations on the gate - superb
As you know yesterday was a fund raising day for Testicular Cancer.
I am pleased to announce that so far we have raised the superb amount of £2400!!
Hopefully more to come next weekend when additional teams who did not play yesterday do so.
The man in the middle is a legend. David Woodcock 25 years reffing on the WDFA. Many, many people have won awards for less. Lets get David nominated / presented with an award. Come on
@oxfordshireFA
there must be something? If not make one!!!!
I have paid £2180 into the Movember charity today. There will be an additional £545 in gift aid. Additionally Bourton have £650 to pay in so the WDFA have raised a magnificent £2830. Well done everyone we really do have a great League. Please do retweet
First aid kits collected and being delivered free of charge to all teams in the WDFA. Small gesture but it goes a long way. Maybe other leagues will follow the example?
So that’s my tweeting over for the season. No more dogs being shot on the pitch or shits flying wide of the post. Apologies for any mistakes they are entirely down to me and no one else.
Can I just advise i have no direct line to either Boris Johnson or the Dept for Culture, Media & Sport. So people asking me if WDFA games are going in next week are wasting their time. Plus I have been in the pub all night.
@OxfordshireFA
@TheOxfordMail
@BBCOxford
Witney & District ref’s donating £35 match fees and clubs giving extra match fees this Saturday, all money going to Testicular Cancer as one of our players, just been diagnosed
We have taken the decision today to pp all league games Saturday. The pitches I inspected at 2:00 today were all frozen solid and the temperature ain't gonna get any warmer in the next 48 hours.
That’s it from me for the live action. Thanks fir those of you who read my stupid comments, retweeted them and occasionally even liked them. I need some time off. We may be back next season
Our final one tonight is to name the second winner of Outstanding Contribution to Football.
The thoroughly deserved recipient this year is John Smyth for all he's done with
@WDFAFootball
and
@DucklingtonFC
. Thank you and congratulations 👏 👏 👏
#OFAGRFA23
#GrassrootsHeroes
This time next week, there will be a lot of tired limbs I suspect (mine especially) as many will have played their first game of football for 4 months.
Please remember for the first two weeks at least, changing rooms can't be used and there are no spectators.
I am still unsure why WDFA is considered the poor relation of Oxon football? We are the only league with growing numbers and win the Junior Shield more than others? Perhaps
@OxOnFootball
can advise?
Gonna be a few frozen pitches first thing Saturday morning. Please do not call games off at crack of dawn o'clock. Let nature take it's course for a few hours. Then see what it's like.
The WDFA Management Committee has decided that we will not charge admission to the match, BUT will ask for voluntary donations from spectators.
We will then liaise with Dev's family / Hailey FC to decide where the money collected will go.
Well I think that’s it.
53 teams entered for next season
5 more than finished last season
Now comes the difficult decision of putting them in divisions - could be a long meeting on Monday
Happy New Year WDFA folk. Hopefully we will see a season end this year? Mind you I would not bank on us restarting any time soon. Take it easy and stay safe (says the man in isolation)
The WDFA has taken the decision that games will be ON tomorrow. We do however fully respect clubs that feel because of the Coronavirus they do not want to play.
Have to say WDFA coverage In the
@TheOxfordMail
and
@witneygazette
this season has been nothing short of pathetic. Not one picture, nor set of results or fixtures.
In case anyone has not seen our FB message. We have agreed as a league that clubs can cancel fixtures if concerned about or have Covid in their club. We hope clubs dont take the proverbial, but safety of players, officials and spectators is our primary concern.
Will hopefully be sending out questionnaire to clubs to complete tonight. No point in us extending the season to June if 2/3 are not interested in doing so. Similarly have heard rumours at least 3 clubs dont want to start up again.
This weekend we host a football groundhop.
We have 3 games on Saturday and 2 on Sunday.
18th @ 11:00 Cassington Rangers v Ducklington
18th @ 2:00 Freeland v Witney Royals
18th @ 5:00 Hanborough v Hailey
19th @ 10:30 Sherborne v Hatherop
19th @ 2:00 Kingham AB v Chadlington
Said to hear of the death today of Margaret Watts. Margaret and Bob were WDFA stalwarts and the league would not be what it is without them. Sure we will have suitable tributes Saturday
Last week of the season!!!!!!
Cup action this week starts with Minster Lovell v Combe in the Junior Cup semi final on Monday.
7:30 ko at Clanfield. Again it’s free admission but donations are welcome.
It's Friday, and it's the final evening of our Grassroots Football Award winner announcements.
First, our final recipient of Outstanding Contribution to Football.
A massive congratulations to David Woodcock
@WDFAFootball
👏 👏 👏
#OFAGRFA23
#GrassrootsHeroes
We are expecting at least 100 or so hoppers at each venue. It would be great as a league if we can support the teams hosting the games if possible.
All are providing food & drink and have raffles and programmes on sale.
Please do come along if you can.
The WDFA has decided not to make a collective decision on today’s fixtures. If you feel your pitch is fit and safe to play on and the ref agrees, crack on.
All clubs have now completed and returned their surveys. We will crunch the responses tonight and present the info to the Committee tomorrow.
Hopefully will advise at the weekend what the solutions will be.
Applications starting to come into the league for next season. Includes one new team who probably could have gone to 2 or 3 other leagues. Guess we must be doing something right as a league?
Tonight sees the biggest game of the Oxon Junior Football season as
@HanboroughFC
take on
@thehollybushfc
in the John Fathers Oxon Junior Shield. It is a 7:00 kick off at Kidlington FC. Ant score predictions?
Remember it’s the Supplementary Cup Final
Tonight.
FC Mills v Yarnton A
7:30 KO at Carterton.
£3 admission and the card machine is working.
Final football fix of the season this week.
Hopefully the Ofa will not schedule the Charity Cup final on a Saturday afternoon - should be a cracking game got to fancy
@hanboroughfc
unless
@Freeland_fc
unleash the legend that is Matt Hardy and bring back Matt Wood
Sorry forgot to congratulate
@FcMinster
for their Jack Busby Cup victory. Well deserved 1-0 win with
@BOJ85
scoring a late winner. Ref was bloody good as well
Game day unless you are laid up in bed with the first uk case of Coronavirus. I know technically I have not been to China, but I have driven past The Water Margin several times this week. I may see you on the other side
Word of thanks to ref legend Chris Ody who hung up his whistle this week so he can concentrate on being a rock star. Live the dream whilst you can young man
Had a response from around 2/3 of clubs so far with regards season progression. Only 2 teams have decided not to continue so far.
Remember need a response by tomorrow night.