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A Sunday In Swindon - Meet The Monks Part 1

6/10/2021

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As we go through this Sunday League season following JMFC, it is good to get an idea of the players you will see mentioned in the blogs each week. With no game this past weekend, this seems like a good place to start. Three Monks to start with and plenty more on the way.
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 We start with the gaffer's right-hand man and Leslie Phillips look-a-like:
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  • Name - Adam Burroughs
  • Nickname - Big Boy Burroughs
  • Team - Swindon
  • Favourite player - Grant (Editors note: Anthony Grant, Swindon Town midfielder)
  • Time at JMFC - 8 years
  • Played for other teams - Saturday league yes, but Sunday league I’m a one club man
  • Something funny - *the trifle situation at Purton away
  • Claim to fame - My class finish against Nationwide Eyes or that I play chess for England

*A few seasons back, last game, Adam said he had never scored a goal in an 11-a-side game. So, he was placed up front and given free kicks and penalties. For reasons unknown the Monk keeper that day had brought a trifle and 4 pints of milk to the game (who knows?) 10 minute sin Adam scores his first ever goal and the keeper runs the full length of the pitch to pour milk over him and rub trifle in his face, which makes Gazza's dentist chair celebration a bit weak in my eyes. 

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Ding Dong
Next up is the goal machine, the man who keeps the Goals For column ticking over:
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  • ​Name - Dan Bond 
  • Nickname - Bondy 
  • Team - Spurs 
  • Favourite Player  -Thierry Henry (that's some admission for a Spurs supporter)
  • Time at JMFC - 14 years 
  • Something funny - I remember playing down Mannington against FC Parks. We went 3-1 up and they brought it back to 3-3. Adam Leighfield took it to the centre spot and said Bond look the keeper is off his line, lay it off to me. I did and he scored from the half way line we went absolutely mad. The whole team and I did a Klinsmann into a massive puddle whilst my mouth was open. I had dog shit all over my face mixed with tears of joy.
  • Claim to fame - Being top goal scorer 3 seasons in a row is an accomplishment

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The name's Bond
Finally for this edition a man who I am told is Base of the Pyramid's number 1 fan as well as frequently being Monk's number 1 himself:
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  • Name - Jesse Seward-Nice 
  • Nickname - Karate Kid*
  • Team - Arsenal 
  • Favourite player: -in JMFC, Scouse (see last week's blog) out of JMFC, Thierry Henry
  • Time at JMFC - 2 years)
  • Played for other teams - No, JMFC colours run through my blood
  • Something funny - Coming on up top and becoming a instant karate expert*
  • Claim to fame - best penalty save ratio in Swindon 
* The Karate Kid nickname is relatively new and comes from a recent venture into the world of the striker. For some reason (unknown to player or team) Jesse made stereotypical karate noises every time he went for a header, shot or tackle. For real, it's not Phooey.
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The mild mannered janitor (70s cartoon reference)
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