By, Danny Caro
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ByDanny Caro, Danny Caro
Season 2015/16 of the MGBSFL begins on Sunday with 34 teams spread across three divisions, with Norstar London Raiders A looking to build on their outstanding double achievement which included their first-ever Premier Division title. This is the place to find out the hopes of all 34 teams and find out which clubs have been most active in terms of strengthening their squads.
PREMIER DIVISION
BLIZZARD STORM
HOPES FOR SEASON: Staying in the Prem.
SQUAD ADDITIONS: Australian keeper Robbie Krupski and London Rovers' winger Dovi Vogel. Andrei Grayson is a new signing having been out injured for two years. Michael Woolfe has come back to his roots are a year out the game. There's a few more to come ...
WHAT WILL YOUR TEAM BRING TO THE LEAGUE THIS SEASON? Good Jewish football, played the right way.
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CAMDEN PARK
HOPES FOR SEASON: Our goal is to establish Camden Park in the Premier Division and stay in the league for next year.
SQUAD ADDITIONS: Steven Murad, Yoel Deal, Rick Harris, James Brookner
WHAT WILL YOUR TEAM BRING TO THE LEAGUE THIS SEASON? We are hoping to rock the boat as much as we can.
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FAITHFOLD A
TBC
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FC TEAM A
TBC
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HARMEN
HOPES FOR SEASON: Anything less than the league title and a cup final will be deemed as a failure by the Harmen chairman and management team.
SQUAD ADDITIONS: Adam Arnold, Alex Taylor, Nick Smith, Johnny Haik (all from Faithfold), Aviel Schwarz, Elliott Stern, Darren Stern, Max Hassle
WHAT WILL YOUR TEAM BRING TO THE LEAGUE THIS SEASON? We will bring a good style of football and 100 per cent commitment into every game.
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HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB A
HOPES FOR SEASON: Anything less than winning the title will be considered failure
SQUAD ADDITIONS: Zack Lewis, Zack Collins and Sami Zerovabeli
WHAT WILL YOUR TEAM BRING TO THE LEAGUE THIS SEASON? We will bring proper footballing mentality, no back chat to officials, good pacy attacking football, lots of goals and some great quotes for the national newspapers.
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MACCABI LONDON LIONS A
TBC
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NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS A
HOPES FOR SEASON: We will aim to replicate our performances and the enjoyment from last season and hopefully that will lead to another successful season.
WHAT WILL YOUR TEAM BRING TO THE LEAGUE THIS SEASON? The highest attendances in the MSFL.
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OAKWOOD A
HOPES FOR SEASON: We feel that with the personnel that we have added and are still in the process of adding, we have an excellent chance of competing in all competitions. We would love a couple of cup runs and will be going for a big run in the Peter Morrison. We’d also love a trip up north to come up against some of our former teams.
SQUAD ADDITIONS: Kyle Bentwood, Sam Cantor, Dan Seligman, Jonny Blain, Mark Korn, Dale Bradman
WHAT WILL YOUR TEAM BRING TO THE LEAGUE THIS SEASON? We will hopefully be one of the teams to beat in the league… Difficult to break down and plenty of pace/strength in the forward position.
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REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE A
HOPES FOR SEASON:
WHAT WILL YOUR TEAM BRING TO THE LEAGUE THIS SEASON?
SEE FULL TEAM PROFILE
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DIVISION ONE
BRADY MACCABI
TBC
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BRIXTON OLD BOYS
TBC
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FAITHFOLD B
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FC TEAM B
HOPES FOR SEASON: We hope to challenge for the title in what is always a very tough division to get out of, we aim to score a lot of goals and concede very few.
SQUAD ADDITIONS: 'The beast'James Korn has re-signed, while Jake Weiner and Gideon Moss return after long term injuries.
WHAT WILL YOUR TEAM BRING TO THE LEAGUE THIS SEASON? Goals, organisation, team spirit, experience and wins
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LONDON ROVERS
HOPES FOR SEASON: We now have to make sure we are able to compete with some very experienced teams. Our aim initially has to be to establish ourselves in that division and make sure we stay as close to the top half of the table as possible.
SQUAD ADDITIONS: We have signed David Green as our new no. 1. David is one of the best keepers I have seen during my time in Jewish football and he will be a key addition this year. Phil Braham has also joined from King Crown.
WHAT WILL YOUR TEAM BRING TO THE LEAGUE THIS SEASON? We will bring our strengths which are our team spirit and good balance between experience and youth. We have some very talented players. We will be difficult to beat give opponents lots to worry about going forward.
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LOS BLANCOS
TBC
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NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS B
TBC
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OAKWOOD B
HOPES FOR SEASON: Off the field, I want to continue to continue to contribute towards the positive atmosphere at the club, help build a sense of community and provide an enjoyable place to play football. Of course a lot of that stems from what happens on the pitch. Some say we've been promoted a season too early, but I know we'll be a competitive side in this division. But 'm not going to get into making predictions about where we may or may not finish.
WHAT WILL YOUR TEAM BRING TO THE LEAGUE THIS SEASON? Competitiveness, pace on the attack and vibrancy. We play good football, but perhaps we need to return a bit more to the physical aspect of football.
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REAL SOSOBAD
HOPES FOR SEASON: We will be looking to build on a very positive debut season and solidify our status in the first division. I would like for us to have a real go at both cup competitions too.
WHAT WILL YOUR TEAM BRING TO THE LEAGUE THIS SEASON? Hopefully plenty of sock tape as the boys went through that like their life depended on it last season.
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REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE B
TBC
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SPEC FC
HOPES FOR SEASON: We hope to be challenging at the right end of the table. Mid-table would be no disgrace but we'd rather not be in another relegation battle, the strength of the division will make that tough though.
SQUAD ADDITIONS: Sam and Simon Roth have joined from Bilbaum. Alex Hershman has signed from Raiders, and we've also signed two youngsters in Zack Neiman and Ben Myers. We may have one more signing up our sleeves too.
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WOODFORD WANDERERS
HOPES FOR SEASON: Promotion via champions
SQUAD ADDITIONS: Ricky Fox, Andy Levy (returning after four years at Sosobad), Amir Nathan (ex-Redbridge veteran), James Ryan (returning after winning the Division One title with Woodford two years ago), Eshed Rahav (ex-Israeli international), Marc Stern (in-law of the returning Andy Levy), Connor Silkman (chairman's first cousin).
WHAT WILL YOUR TEAM BRING TO THE LEAGUE THIS SEASON? Expletives, burgers, wining spirit and possibly the finest subs bench in the history of Maccabi League football
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DIVISION TWO
ATHLETIC BILBAUM
TBC
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CATFORD & BROMLEY MACCABI
HOPES FOR THE SEASON: We are aiming for a top two finish to secure promotion and are looking to put Catford back to where they should be.
WHAT WILL YOUR TEAM BRING TO THE LEAGUE THIS SEASON? Excitement, youth and a brand of football only known to those in the higher ends of the leagues.
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BOCA JEWNIORS
TBC
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FAITHFOLD C
TBC
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FC TEAM C
TBC
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HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB B
HOPES FOR SEASON: Promotion, obviously, but this will be tough. Top half would be a decent effort.
SQUAD ADDITIONS: Ben Blackston, Josh Richman, David Reuben, Alex Klinger, Ben David and Michael Epstein have all been added.
WHAT WILL YOUR TEAM BRING TO THE LEAGUE THIS SEASON? I hope to be one of the most attractive teams to watch in the league, I have been trying to cut out playing route one football which is so painfully common in the MSFL
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L’EQUIPE
HOPES FOR SEASON: Our hopes are to bring the first piece of silverware to L'Equipe's cabinet.
SQUAD ADDITIONS: Dan Fisher and Grant Bates from Lions
WHAT WILL YOUR TEAM BRING TO THE LEAGUE THIS SEASON? Our team will bring cohesion to the league. We will never forfeit games, will ensure that we are ready to play with smiles on our faces each week and most importantly we will aim to bring fun to Sunday mornings, whatever the conditions or however wet and windy it is!
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MACCABI LONDON LIONS B
HOPES FOR SEASON: The most important thing for us is focusing on our first match. Winning that, and then progressing from there.
WHAT WILL YOUR TEAM BRING TO THE LEAGUE THIS SEASON? Flair, power, and most importantly, passion
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NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS C
HOPES FOR SEASON: We hope to get promoted and go back up to where we feel we belong after we were shifted down a league despite finishing fourth last season.
SQUAD ADDITIONS: We've brought in one or two
WHAT WILL YOUR TEAM BRING TO THE LEAGUE THIS SEASON? Good football and good team spirit
SEE FULL TEAM PROFILE
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REAL HENDON
TBC
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SCRABBLE
HOPES FOR SEASON: Cautiously optimistic for the new season" as they seek to gain promotion at the first attempt. All in all we hope to be challenging for promotion in this our first season back in the league and to have a decent run in the cup competitions.
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TEMPLE FORTUNE
HOPES FOR SEASON: 40th year of TFFC in the league so we want to win the league for a double celebration.
WHAT WILL YOUR TEAM BRING TO THE LEAGUE THIS SEASON? Grit and superb team ethic
