Cracked Ribs

George Nash (pictured) discovered over the weekend that he had cracked his ribs in the last match against Rothenbury Rangers. "It's fitting really that George should crack his ribs playing against Rangers" said Zephyr Manager Steve Hall "as all teams called Rangers seem to be able to put it about a bit". Hall said he wasn't listening to protests from Nash that he should be stood down from the game on Wednesday in Shed 6. "I don't know if George is made of the right stuff" said Hall "one little whack in the ribs and he is running for cover". Hall said Nash would have to play in goal if he couldn't run round in the out field. "We're not a team of Big Jessies" said Hall "and besides we don't have high expectations when we put a Scotsman in goal".

Hall Seeks South Americans

Zephyr Rovers Manager Steve Hall (pictured) admitted today that he was heading out of Wellington airport tomorrow to have a look for South American players. "Rikki Herbert has just signed a Brazilian player for his team and is reported to be looking at another three" said Hall "and if Rovers are to stay up with the elite clubs in Wellington, then we might need a Brazilian or two in the squad ourselves". Hall said he couldn't afford to go to South America so would instead spend a couple of days in Auckland. "Those Jafas can look quite exotic" said Hall "and you never know in Auckland who you might find down a dark alley kicking balls against a wall". Hall said this was the sort of talent search he though the club should be doing more of. "I'm thinking of going to Surfers later in the year to look for a Peruvian or two".

Boxall Plays Down Film Career

Rovers player Steve Boxall said today he was committed to playing for Rovers if his career as a film star didn't make him a fortune. Boxall said he was hopeful of getting a call from Hollywood if his commercial went well. "You only get so many shots at the big time" said Boxall "and I'm quite keen to do a big budget film with a big name actress and make a few million". Zephyr Rovers Manager Steve Hall said Boxall's ambition was commendable and if he put as much focus on his football career the Rovers have as good as won the league. "I'm not one to begrudge Steve a bit of the limelight, I know I can't have all of it myself all the time" said Hall "but we're hoping he won't forget his roots when he heads to Hollywood". Boxall said he'd be taking three or four hours to put his make up on on Wednesday and couldn't play football in case his face cracked. "I don't get these rugged goods looks without a bit of help" said Boxall "it all starts with a good foundation and requires hours of construction".

Film Star Boxall

Steve Boxall today confessed that he was unavailable to play in the Rovers next match as he was "filming a commercial all day". Zephyr Rovers Manager Steve Hall said he thought he'd heard it all before Boxall came up with his reason for not being available for the Rovers match against TFT on Wednesday at Shed 6. "I know there ar a few players in the team who fancy themselves in front of the camera and Eddie Hussey is even something of an exhibitionist" said Hall "but let's face it, you can film on days other than match day". Hall said it was ironic that whilst television cameras had been notably absent from Rovers matches, that they were now distracting players from playing in matches. "It realy is a bit rich" said Hall "the cameras could have filmed Steve at the game and frankly they'd have got a better commercial out of it". With Hall and McIntosh also unavailable, the team may be looking to bring in some new blood for the fixture.

Hussey Denys Zoo Claim

Zephyr Rovers defender Eddie Hussey today denied reports attributed to Zephyr Rovers Chairman George Nash that he was at the zoo looking for a girlfriend. "As George well knows I was actually out on a date at the zoo" said Hussey "and I left with the same girl I arrived with". Chairman Nash said he'd been misquoted by the media and he had never intended to cast aspersions on Hussey's choice of date. "I think it is clear I would never have implied that Eddie was at the zoo looking for a date and I deny that emphatically" said Nash "and frankly it is none of my business if Eddie chooses a romantic interlude with the monkeys and tigers". Nash said that whilst he had himself occasionally been lost in the grass he had never been a big game enthusiast.

Rovers Roger Rangers

Zephyr Rovers today officially rolled out the new club shirts and shorts for their clash against high flying Rothenbury Rangers at the Shed of Dreams. "I think it looks quite flash" said Chairman George Nash although it certainly makes Ben's socks stand out". The game itself featured third placed Rothenbury against top of the table Rovers and started as a high scoring game with both sides pounding each others goals to go in 5 - 5 at the half time break. "They had some guys who could whack the ball from long range and we were caught a bit asleep by that at times" said Manager Hall "but thankfully we kept knocking them in to stay in touch". The half time team talk identified problems with maintaining the shape particularly at the interchange, and Rovers went out with renewed vigour in the second half. "We scored first in that second half when Col scored a goal virtually from the corner flag" said Hall "I'm still not sure how he managed to squeeze that one in but it really set us off to a flier". The second half was much better controlled and Hall said Rovers had gained an ascendancy by mid way through the half. "We've still got another cog to go and were rusty at times" said Hall "but we tend to grind teams down and it was a good team performance".

Final Score: Rovers 10 Rangers 7

New Kit Launched

George Nash and Colin McIntosh today proudly modelled the new Zephyr Rovers kit that will be launched tomorrow with the match against Rothenbury Rangers. "We needed to spruce up the image for the new sponsor" said Zephyr Rovers Manager Steve Hall "and so we moved to the silver and black strip to be in line with our sponsors colours". Hall said there had been a small hitch with the socks though. "We ordered silver socks and ended up with green ones" said Hall "so they're going back to the shop and it might take a week or two to get the new ones". Hall said that it would be the first time Rovers had had official shorts. The match will be at the Shed of Dreams at 1 pm and Hall said he'd be playing a strong line up to try and cemnet a top four position.