Lets Ave It---Vale Champs

[Dallas Crane]

Great day for the Vale Sunday (lost a couple of days), huge effort from everyone. When you get a bunch of lads that put the hard yards in and play for the shirt, this is the end result, A grade and C grade Championships, and to give Westies there first loss in emphatic style put the icing on the cake. Well done to them for taking us all the way.
The Vales a proud successful club, we have a hard working committe, and a great chairman. Absolute brilliant support and great crowd numbers evey week. A very experienced coaching staff was the key, Sean Greaves, Derek Williams, Mark Allen, have all won leagues as players and took this into coaching, the results speak for themselves. Great Playing group who work hard for each other.
Also broke the club record over the bar Sun night, and probally broke the record for Mon takings at Old Spot Gawler. Mon sponsor was the number "5".

Div 1 Champions- 1996,1997,1998,2000,2008
Cup Winners - 1973,1977,1999,2001,2006,2007
Chichanowski -1997,1998,1999,2002,2007,2008

"THATS WHAT WE CALL HISTORY"

[sweeps]

Congrats to Vale!
Hopefully can snag the Champions Trophy vs Wanderers!

[Car Park Keeper]

Congrats to the Vale for their great year. Very worthy champions and finished 5 points clear in the end.

An emphatic win on the final day with a couple of players out from the previous week against a full strength Westies side (probably the strongest Westies side of the year). Set the standard that Westies will need to rise to.

Also lost players like Brooksy and D Nicholls during the year, but other players stepped up.

[Tim C]

I'm still feeling a bit rough after Mad Monday but its all worth it for sure.

What a day for the VALE !!
Having to watch the Game from the Bench (due to injury) was a nightmare, just wanted to be out there to be a part of the game. Cheers to Greavesy for letting me get on for the last few minutes to be on the field when the whistle went, much appreciated.
The boys all stepped up and played a great game for 90 mins. Some of the football played was absolutely brilliant and we took control of the game I reckon from start to finish.

PHW had some good patches of play but never really looked like hurting us. Congrats to PHW on their season they have done well and if they can keep their young team together will be amongst it again next season.

Chris Nicholls scored another brace and his last goal was a belter, this takes his tally to an amazing 25. Daryl "Dirty Daisy" Maher scored the first and an own goal made up the 4.
Great win for the Players, Coaches and The Club. Some of the lads have talked about hanging up their boots and will be hard to replace after their stella seasons.

Good work to the lads, Lets Ave It !!!!

[kenny]

congrats to Greavesy and all the vale lads on winning the league great result for a good bunch of lads, with respect Gordy Munn

[TONKSY]

well done lads great 3 teams great 3 coach,s . i love our club and am so happy with the end result . C,s league winners A,s were srong all year and the crowd,s every match were out in droves . mark allen C grade coach what a super star and what a voice to have running the side . he can get the best out of players and get them doing stuff they did,nt even know they could do . look forwood to starting our over 35,s with ya mate . sean greaves and deza . rock solid all year and allowed no passengers . chris and rick well done with the under 13,s league winners as well. mad monday was mental and im so happy to be a part of it even with this hang over .

good luck chrissy with the league best and fairest .


again well done to all at the vale we,ll put our best effort in to break the new club record for the bar taking presentation night .

hope the knee is feeling better math great year. well in .

av it...

[marooned]

Congrats to Steve Parker, Sean Greaves and all the Vale crew on a great year. Must admit it was hard to hand the trophy over. Congrats also to your C team winning Div 8. From all Downs commitee and supporters well done.

[M Andrea]

Excellent year by the vale. congrates on league and they are greatley respected by all other teams. Hope we can snag one next year at florina before i retire

[Dallas Crane]

Couple more telling factors, Vale scored in every game never read Vale-nil. Conceded 17 goals in first 9 games. Had to be rectified and did with only 5 against in last 9, and no loses in last 9 games,huge run home.
Massive shout out to our defence mechanism, ("mad dog" kokot, Matho, Hotka, Parker, Jacko, "spider" Miller). Ave It Lads, history books...

08 A's Champions
08 C,s Champions
08 Chichinowski winners
good luck to the B,s in the cup

[villaman]

Well done lads on a great year, kudos to greaves, derek and mark. Great club and great people.
From an old Vale Boy now playing for the darkside.

Fossils Div 10 Champs 2008

[mightyreds]

Congratulations to The Vale on winning the League especially Greaves first year as coach...

I only seen them play a couple of times this year but looked the goods with youth & experience in the side, especially against Farmers at Ingle Farm, 2 great goals scored.

[web]

Hi Ginger.
Congrats to you and everyone involved at the Vale. Did the missus join you on mad monday?
maybe not but im sure she was happy for you anyway.
also well done to westies for taking it to the last game of the season.
cheers

[Jay Walking]

Well done Vale. Deserved winners. Definatley the best team we have played against on balance this year. I almost cheered when you guys scored those two unbelievable goals. Pure Class. Dallas Crane will take out player of the year award for sure.

Shows how close the C comp was this year. You guys only took 1 point off of us and we finished 4th I think.

[punk in drublic]

Congrats to the vale s.c. A strong second half of the season that proved they wanted the title more than the rest. Well done westies, you'll be back next year, and wiser for it. For me Chris Nicholls was the catalyst for their continued strength going forward, the guy always finds space at the right time. The winner he scored against us (phe) was nuts, a towering header from a corner in the last 10 of the game. It gutted us but showed who on the ground had the X factor. The second of his 2 on sunday was a fair crack aswell. You new the game was already over but the westies boys must still have thought to themselves WTF???

P.S Wouldn't it be great to see Ad. Utd beat Melb. tonight!!
Come on YOU REDS!!!

[dj_no.1]

congratulations to the mighty vale, great year for the boys, vale,vale,vale!

[Tim C]

Hi Ginger.
Congrats to you and everyone involved at the Vale. Did the missus join you on mad monday?
maybe not but im sure she was happy for you anyway.
also well done to westies for taking it to the last game of the season.
cheers

Hi Web ( any hint to who you are by the way?? you obviously know me !!)
Nah mate the missus didn't make the Mad Monday, not until I needed picking up anyway
We have no.3 on the way, so no drinkies for Tash!

[web]

just lets say i know Tash,s mum really well.
go you Celts.im already ordering a third strip from paradise.

[STILL IN DIV.1]

Just wanna say congrats to the Vale for a awesum year! Great club with great people. GO THE GARDENS

[East Boy]

Congrats to the Vale. Had a great season all up. Everyone would have said they would be up there at the start of the season, but im not sure if anyone predicted them winning it. Deserved winners in the end. You boys just had the knack of winning games you shouldn't have. Thats what it takes to win a championship. Unlucky to Westies though.
Will be an interesting off season as usual no doubt.

[DUNNE]

Great day for the Vale Sunday (lost a couple of days), huge effort from everyone. When you get a bunch of lads that put the hard yards in and play for the shirt, this is the end result, A grade and C grade Championships, and to give Westies there first loss in emphatic style put the icing on the cake. Well done to them for taking us all the way.
The Vales a proud successful club, we have a hard working committe, and a great chairman. Absolute brilliant support and great crowd numbers evey week. A very experienced coaching staff was the key, Sean Greaves, Derek Williams, Mark Allen, have all won leagues as players and took this into coaching, the results speak for themselves. Great Playing group who work hard for each other.
Also broke the club record over the bar Sun night, and probally broke the record for Mon takings at Old Spot Gawler. Mon sponsor was the number "5".

Div 1 Champions- 1996,1997,1998,2000,2008
Cup Winners - 1973,1977,1999,2001,2006,2007
Chichanowski -1997,1998,1999,2002,2007,2008

"THATS WHAT WE CALL HISTORY"

Can the VALE continue to add to the history books this weekend and add a champions of champions to their name?

[nugget66]

Good luck to the Vale this weekend not that they need any luck
they'll show Div.1Sunday is where it's at with
2008 CUP winners & CHAMPIONS of CHAMPIONS!

Bring on the 2009 Chicken Cup.

[haywood djablowme]

Good luck to the Vale this weekend not that they need any luck
they'll show Div.1Sunday is where it's at with
2008 CUP winners & CHAMPIONS of CHAMPIONS!

Bring on the 2009 Chicken Cup.

Good luck Sunday Vale

[chemical brother]

well done, congrats and all that great club great bunch of lads.
win it boys
all the best