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[mattfb]

This is a story I have been writing. I'm pretty new to writing storys so advice and criticism is more then welcome.

Note: Players names and stadiums are most of the time made up.
Chapter 1

The small crowd on a sunny Sunday afternoon at Edwards park were brought to their feet in injury time as Evertons key striker Terry Messley was given a key through ball to put him in space. He dribbled the ball a few times, keeping his eye on the target before fired in his shot from just outside the box, but unfortunately for Everton the shot wasn’t as good as the lead up and the ball flew right into my gloves. I booted the ball up field then leaped in joy as the referee blew the fulltime whistle. It was a rewarding win against our local rivals Everton but more importantly gave us 9 points in 3 games to put us in a close 2nd behind Manchester United.
The game was a cracker, especially for me. I managed to keep a clean sheet, my 4th for the season, as we came to a 1-0 win.

We were 7 games in to the under 20’s English competition and we were going great on 15 points, behind Manchester United on 18. I had been given a contract by Liverpool academy after they were impressed with my efforts for Australia under 20’s in our recent friendly against England.

The celebrations of our win was short lived as we all wanted to head back home for a rest before tomorrows recovery session. We were in the dressing rooms packing our stuff when our manager Robert Laine walked in. “Listen up boys, I’m very proud of your efforts so far this season. But we need to continue this form and make sure tiredness and form slumps do not stop us. Anyway, today we are lucky to have Liverpool and England midfielder Steven Gerrard here to give us a talk about what we need to do if we want to make first grade football!” I was stunned. That had to be the best news the coach had given us all year!

Steven Gerrard gave a 15 minute speech to us about determination and how if we worked hard enough we could make it to the top. It really opened my eyes to all the chances around, not just in the English Premier league but all over the world. He then staged a Q and A which was really good and kind of him.

Eventually the time for Gerrard to leave came and we all thanked him for taking time to come and talk. I think it really made most of the boys more determined and desirable to win the competition and hopefully play top grade football somewhere around the world.

 

[Mr. Kurns]

Good Start Matt, KUTGW, it's Well written and easy to read paragraphs, can't wait for more!

 

[mattfb]

Thanks Tobie.

I'm not sure about the text colour and size. Was it alright to read or would you rather just black and small?

 

[Mr. Kurns]

I like the red, but maybe a bit smaller

You've actually got me writing a made-up football story now :P

 

[punterpupnroy]

Nice start mate, yeah i agree with Tobie the make it a tad smaller (easier on the eyes). But great start and i hope this goes far.

 

[mattfb]

Chapter 2
I arrived at the local pool just after 10 for the recovery session. All the boys were there and ready to go have a swim. When we got into the pool we were mucking around for a bit when one of our starting defenders Luke Swain accidentally copped an elbow to the face and I can tell you he wasn?t happy about it! He gave Brett Polland a mouthful before we pulled him away and out of the pool to get looked at. Brett was really surprise, I think we all were. Luke was a really nice guy and it was out of character for him to get so angry. We told Brett not to worry about it as it was an accident, and could have happened to anyone.

Luke later apologized and went to get some scans. Robert was not happy with us. He told us we need to be careful if we are going to be silly before we start our recovery. After his little lecture we got straight into it with a few laps of the pool.

?Come on Matt!? Rob called out to me as I lazed behind the pack. I was never the strongest swimmer or the fastest runner. I guess that?s why I was a keeper. I never fancied running 10,000 meters a game. ?Yeah yeah Rob? I called back. ?Don?t forgetour team agreement. Whoever finishes last needs to pay up 20 pounds. But don?t worry, you still have 3 laps to catch up!? Rob told me sarcastically. ?3 LAPS!? I yelled back. ?Geez Rob, might as well go get my money out of my wallet now!?

I eventually finished the laps, paying up my 20 pounds before we played a bit of water polo. I quickly made my way to the goals at the shallow end to avoid having to float. I had a bit of a rest sitting back and waiting to make a save. Unfortunately Rob was aware of what I was doing and thought it would be funny to swap me around with Wayne. I was now playing in the center having to chase the ball around. I certainly didn?t see the funny side at the time. Although I must admit, it was pretty fun!

We finished our session and some of the boys went to the spa for a bit while others headed home. But a few of us like Wayne, Tony, Sam and I decided to get a bit of practice in. I did a bit of keeping while they practiced there shooting. I felt I did ok in the goals. But I was a bit tired so soon we all left not to long later. I was really excited for our clash next Sunday. We were playing the Competition favourites Chelsea. It was going to be a real cracker of a game, that?s for sure. But as much as I wanted to practice I also knew I couldn?t overwork myself.

Chapter 2 to be continued.

 

[freddiw]

awesome work FB really well written

love the way you said pounds not dollars

 

[punterpupnroy]

Nice story matto. KUTGW. A few spelling errors but its all fantastic.