Allow me to explain what ‘NELLY OF THE WEEK’ is all about…

Basically, every player who f**ks the team over each week, (be it the extreme of not turning up for a game and switching your phone off so nobody can contact you!!! or going to an art exhibition instead of training or even a Sunday BBQ instead of a game) will be awarded the NOTW title and be named and shamed on the website. We’ll keep track of these awards and the biggest NELLY at the end of the season will receive a punishment we have yet to decide upon.

 

23/09/08

NELLY OF THE SEASON: Mr. Marc Hird

Hirdy wins it by a mile, but as he wasn’t going to Fiji, Stu – by popular demand – gets the vote and faces the consequences out in Fiji. No doubt the boys came up with something good; look forward to hearing about the trip.

 

11/09/08

NOTW #35: Mr. Stu Dye

REASON: “What a pity!”

 

02/09/08

NOTW #34: Mr. Stu Dye

REASON: “Rollover this week so Mr. Dye chalks up his second vote - to the delight of Jobba, Nev and other onlookers.” I get the feeling you’re going to be stitched up for Fiji here Stu...

 

27/08/08

NOTW #33: Mr. Stu Dye

REASON: “With no games looking likely in the near future, Stu's record of not winning a SINGLE game this year in an OC's shirt will be a popular choice. With 3 weekends until Fiji, Stu will be hoping someone does something rather stupid or we could see the Nelly rolling over - LOL. Hirdy still hasn’t paid his chocolate money; I really do wonder if he hasn’t actually sold any and just pretends he has friends!!!”

 

20/08/08

NOTW #30, #31 & #32: Mr. Mark Dobbing, Mr. Richie O’Neill & Mr. Marc Hird

REASON: “When we played against Pakuranga we had at least five bodies still suffering from the night before - no water as someone forgot to bring the drinks bottles (no one earned up to it either). $20 fine and also Nelly of the Week goes to Jobba - he texted me on Saturday to advise "the water bottles have turned up". Did they go for a walk??  Mmmmmm! Very close run with Richie though as he spent $101 million in the auction - I’ve seen Tom decide on a joint Nelly before!! LOL [Why no give it to both of them!] Also running them both close was fund raising sensation Hirdy who still hasn’t paid his chocolate money after last weeks promises!!!! [Surely that deserves another vote too!] Also his call on Sunday to ask what time we were meeting!!!” [Hey, what do you know... a three way tie for second place!]

 

14/08/08

NOTW #28 & #29: Mr. Mark Hird & Mr. Nick Morrison

REASON: “Hirdy - still hasn’t paid for his chocolate - which we sold about eight weeks ago - hee took six boxes and still owes over $200. After over ten emails and texts he still hasn’t paid. Nick - the party organiser - he organised a massive party the day before a game! Nick’s touch throughout the game was lacking - it brought back memories of Bohs at home - the last time he decided to turn up half cut. With Hirdy not going to Fiji, Nicks third vote sees him favourite to land the HUGE Shot of Death on beachcomber!.”

 

10/08/08

NOTW #27: Mr. Paul Tancell

REASON: “Everyone paid off their trip to Fiji before Sunday’s last day - apart from Tancy [Editor - it’s not like you to leave things to thee last minute Paul...]. The bank would only let him draw $300 out on Sunday - or was that for the whole month of July??”

 

29/07/08

NOTW #24, #25 & #26: Mr. Marc Hird, Mr. Dan Green & Mr. Tom Williams

REASON: “All three decided not to text or phone to advise they couldn’t make training. That’s what we do on a Wednesday night Tow Truck if you hadn’t forgot! Hirdy had the only excuse which was half decent. Dan's dairy on the corner of his street closes at 8pm - so he had to get his sweets for the daily sugar intake.”

 

29/07/08

NOTW #23: Mr. Dan Green

REASON: “Matt was originally the Nelly but the decision has changed and been awarded to TUCK SHOP KID - Dan Green's new nickname. He ate a Snickers before the game and two more during it, before coming on a second half sub. So the vote was for utter GREED.”

 

15/07/08

NOTW #22: Mr. Matt Jenkins

REASON: “For being beaten by a corner. Oh dear!”

 

09/07/08

NOTW #18, #19, #20 & #21: Mr. Marc Dobbing, Mr. James Nutt, Mr. Jaime Shaw & Mr. Martin Thomas

REASON: “This week we have a few NELLIES.  While training was cancelled - the lads did a two circuit run - 5.25k each lap. Richie & I positioned ourselves perfectly outside the Kingslander. The lads had to run past us. Jobba ran past with his three sheep in tow - to the words of "we need a short cut boys".  Good thinking mate but not as you run past the manager and coach. The boys then CHEATED and tried to take a short cut over the bridge. I left my stool to track them down, Jobba still hid on the bridge as the others came back. So this week Jobba, James, Jaime and Paddy win Nelly of the Week - if nobody wins it this week the rollover Nelly will be Jobba's only! As we all waited 10 minutes before the run started because he was late - $10 fine.”

 

01/07/08

NOTW #17: Mr. Marc Hird

REASON: “Ha ha ha ha - no game means Hirdy keeps onto the pink headband for another week. It was only 3 weeks he posted on Facebook "still no Nelly votes for me".  YEAH RIGHT. He now hits top spot on the leader board with three.”

 

24/06/08

NOTW #16: Mr. Marc Hird

REASON: “Hirdy holds onto the Nelly for another week. Even after trying to frame his best mate Tommy Tow Truck.  He is becoming more of a little grasser each week”

 

17/06/08

NOTW #15: Mr. Marc Hird

REASON: “We had a Euro 2008 fantasy football auction where we picked 11 players - or most of us did – Hirdy decided he wanted 15 players. What a donut! His first vote of the season, I’m sure there are more to come!!”

 

10/06/08

NOTW #13 & #14: Mr. Richie O’Neill

REASON: Richie gets it two weeks in a row; last week was for “buggering ofta Ireland and forgetting to organise the band for the O’Carrolls fundraiser”, and as there was no clear winner in this week’s game against Zamantix, Richie keeps hold of it for another week. He also joins Alfie and Nick at the top of the leaderboard.

 

04/06/08

NOTW #12: Mr. Angus Welton

REASON: “There were a few challenges this week; Tim for thinking Nick scored when it was Gibbo, Nev for also thinking the same thing and forgetting his and Duncan’s ball for training, and then Nick for forgetting the Nelly headband. But it was decided Gus would win it for sending the wrong info to the 6-A-Side lads - telling them the kick off was 7.20 when it was 7pm. They also lost 3-0 to end the winning streak.”

 

20/05/08

NOTW #11: Mr. Nick Morrison

REASON: “Close one this week - it could have gone to Duncan and Jobba for acting like Laurel and Hardy in the 2nd half, but Nick took the honours for pissing in the shower. Not the first time a Nelly has been awarded for this dirty act.”

For those who don’t remember, Hirdy was guilty of the same despicable act last season. Dirty bastards!

 

13/05/08

NOTW #09 & #10: Mr. Dan Bradley & Mr. Tim Eddison

REASON: Two culprits this week – one of them explains why.

 

Dan Bradley - “On Friday I got an email from the ASFA League asking for transfer clearance for Dan Bradley - after a few emails asking who wanted to sign him, it was clear he was trying to sign for Yarra FC in Melbourne where he played four games pre-season and got MAN OF THE MATCH IN EVERY GAME (yeah right).”

 

CORRECTION – Tim Eddison – “Dan Green planted the match cards in my bag which I was unaware of - when questioned by Richie I said Dan had them, until yesterday they magically appeared in the side pocket of my bag. IT’S A MYSTERY.”

 
“The gay has still not been named and the self proclaimed journo is dodging the question very well.”

 

05/05/08

NOTW #08: Mr. Alexander Bell

REASON: “We went out for a dinner on Thursday evening at Raviz in Mt Eden. Mr Bell sent the conversation spiralling by announcing HE BELIEVES O’CARROLLS FC HAS A GAY?? We were all left astonished and speechless by this accusation. Answers on a postcard - the public are demanding answers from the self proclaimed journo!”

 

29/04/08

NOTW #07: Mr. Paul Tancell

REASON: “Not for just missing a penalty for his hat trick - but for 2 years of saying ‘YOU SHOULD NEVER MISS A PENALTY’ blah blah blah...”

More like three years Timothy! There is no clear leader for Nelly Of The Season with seven players on one vote each. At this stage, it’s anybodies guess – I’m guessing Jobba!

 

29/04/08

NOTW #06: Mr. Paul Gibbons

REASON: “Gibbo, for possibly the worst dive EVER. Also caught on you've been framed - (Anna's candid camera) - with his normal sound affects attached.”

 

22/04/08

NOTW #04 & #05: Mr. Marc Dobbing & Mr. Matt Jenkins

REASON: “Jobba for forgetting the CD player at training for the bleep test but also forgetting his shorts and training in his undies, and Matt for leaving all his secretary work in the pub after the game.”

 

15/04/08

NOTW #03: Mr. Dan Biddlecombe

REASON: In Tim’s words, “Nelly Of The Week was Biddy - for asking Hirdy what the score was with 15 minutes left... NEW RULE FOR NELLY - IF NOBODY WINS THE AWARD THE PERSON WHO HOLDS IT CONTINUES TO HOLD IT UNTIL TAKEN OFF HIM”. So there you have it. Eh, I could understand if we were winning by four or five goals Biddy, but it was 1-0!?

 

08/04/08

NOTW #02: Mr. Nick Morrison

REASON: Having listened to the lads screaming come on O'Carrolls for ninety minutes, Nick then informed the lads that he wouldn't be able to join them for a beer in O'Connells. That’s has to be one of the funnier reasons for a NOTW award - right up there with Theftie O’Neill losing the football kit, Hirdy losing his date and Nev losing our respect for giving up Wednesday football for Salsa classes!

 

31/03/08

NOTW #01: Mr. Alexander Bell

REASON: The first NOTW for the 2008 season goes to Alex for not wearing the Nelly headband during the Charity Shield clash with Bohemian Celtic. Well done Alfie! For some reason I have a feeling NOTW #2 will be Jobba...