Notes From Board of Directors Meeting

(Parsippany,NJ)- The Morristown 1776 A.F.C. Board of Directors held a scheduled board meeting Monday night at the home of club chairman Ryan Vinton.

Among the issues discussed were the club's operating budget, which was itemized line by line for both income and expenses, from now until the end of the summer (August '09). The board preliminarly approved the operating budget and will post it online in the coming days for club members to view and scrutinize and to put the club more in line with IRS 501(c)3 Regulations(The Club is looking to pursue 501(c)3 Tax-Exempt Status with the IRS).

One decision the board made was to withdrawl the club from Trenton FC's Memorial Day Tournament due to a lack of players and to better fit within the operating budget.

The board also reportily discussed adding a fifth board member to eliminate the possibility of deadlocked votes amongst the board, their is no immediate indication of who the board would potentialy tap to fill the new vacancy or even if discussions reached the point of who could possibly fill this potential seat.

TUESDAY UPDATE: "Soap Opera" Atmosphere Continues To Surround 1776

(Morristown,NJ)- After another drubbing last Sunday things have looked bleak around Continental camp this week. The club and supporters has been very disappointed with unexpected absences and seem to put much blame on themselves for not enforcing enough.

Club chairman Ryan Vinton was quoted, "This is all hands on deck. If your on the active roster without a known injury, we expect adequate notice of you not showing up for a match.", in a article published yesterday.

Latest On Bedo

After rumors last week that Bedo had left the club circulated wildly through out Continental Land and he was a no show for Sunday's match, still neither Bedo's camp or The Morristown 1776 AFC are saying anything officially. The club and Manager Clayton are refusing to comment on the situation.

No Memorial Day Tournament

The Club has decided not to enter Trenton FC's Memorial Day Tournament. A substantial amount of players were not available that weekend. A friendly is still being considered by the board for that weekend.

Clayton Out

Club player/manager Dan Clayton will miss this Sunday's match vs TrinJersey SA for personal reasons.

Linepinuel Doubtful

Rob Linepinuel is doubtful this week with a lower leg injury suffered in last weeks match to compound with his already existing broken toe.

Manager Clayton had this to say, "It's most likely best if we rest him and get him ready for (NJSL)playoffs and the MCSSA."

Dylan Bauer Likely To Return

Fullback Dylan Bauer, who's US Marine deployment was delayed by a recent shoulder surgery is likely to return to the club this weekend. He has missed all of the Spring NJSL after injuring his shoulder in the ISP Winter League.

Upcoming TrinJersey Match Travel Info

The following info is on this Sundays (10 May,2009), The Morristown 1776 A.F.C. Match at TrinJersey SA.


Match Kickoff: 9:30am
GPS Address:UNION AVE MIDDLE SCHOOL, 427 UNION AVE, IRVINGTON, NJ

Players and supporters will be meeting at the Morristown Diner for a 8:30am departure for club carpool/caravan.

Driving directions are from Tavern Off The Green in Morristown.
227 Morris St, Morristown, Morris, New Jersey 07960
1. Head east on Morris St toward Washington Ave
0.3 mi
2. Turn left at Lafayette Ave/New Morris Ave
0.3 mi
3. Merge onto I-287 N/NJ-24 E via the ramp to Boonton
1.1 mi
4. Take exit 37 to merge onto NJ-24 E toward Springfield
9.6 mi
5. Take the exit onto I-78 E toward Newark/Garden State Pkwy
5.2 mi
6. Take exit 54 toward Hillside
0.3 mi
7. Turn right at Winans Ave
95 ft
8. Continue on Paine Ave
0.6 mi
9. Turn left at Union Ave
13 ft

427 Union Ave
Irvington, NJ 07111



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Player Ratings: V. RD Benders

Dan Clayton-Forward-5
Rob Linepinuel-Wing-6
Rus Bauer-Wing-5
Marco Carvallaro- Center Midfield (80 Min)-6
Tyquan Griffin- Left Back-6
Randao-Right Back-6
Brian Daire-Center Back-8
Ryan Vinton-Keeper(80 Min)-7
Marco Carvallaro-Keeper(On 80 Min)-1
Ryan Vinton-Forward(On 80 Min)-2

In such a defeat with only 8 guys the rankings were a little tough to do. No offense by the club really can't be blamed on the guys up top but no service means no results just the same and the forward scores reflect that. The D was under constant pressure and held up pretty way, all thing considered. Daire recieved the highest mark on the club for the 3rd straight match.

Low Numbers Pandemic Again Hits 1776 In Late Season

The Morristown 1776 A.F.C. have again encountered their own "swine flu" pandemic that seems to inflict its self upon the club late in every season recently, a lack of players.

Morristown was saying all the right things ahead of their Sunday NJSL League Match vs RD Benders, but only 8 players showed up for the showdown.

Among the missing were Continental regulars, Mike Cheatham, Brady McDonald, Mark Basso, Bedo and Mike Pollock.

This Morristown team, while short of skills seems to always bring a lot of heart to the pitch. But the club can in no way be expected to compete playing 90 minutes without subs and conceding 3 extra players to the opponents.

The past two seasons ('08 MCSSA, Fall NJSL) saw the same problem for Morristown.

"This is all hands on deck. If your on the active roster without a known injury. We expect adequate notice of you not showing up for a match.", said club chairman Ryan Vinton.

Shorthanded Contientals "bend" to RD Benders

(Paramus)NJ- As Day Broke the Continental lads were ready to avenge a 9-0 defeat when a then nine man squad played RD Benders on October 26th; However one minor detail was missed, half of the expected roster was not there.

Instead of suffering an embarrassing forfeit, Morristown played eight on eleven men. Mastermind strategist Dan Clayton shifted the lineup the best possible way by playing a 4-2-1 formation. Clayton utilized the speed of Russ Bauer by moving him from sweeper to midfield. The move seemed to payoff when after twenty minutes of conceding a goal a quick shift of direction of the ball by Clayton and Rob Linepinuel left Bauer with a through ball 18 yards out with the keeper to beat; However, the pitch betrayed the continentals on the play where the ball took an uneven hop and was misfired out of bounds.

"The defense kept us alive in the first half" Clayton said "If it wasn't for key saves by Ryan(Vinton) and the defense, it would have been a terrible day"



The beginning of the second half had much promise for the 76' when Clayton utilized his version of the "triangle offense" where Linepinuel,Clayton, and Bauer played simple passes up the field and led to some shots on net by the trio and a shot off the crossbar by Marco Carvallaro.

Things got chippy when a hard foul by Brian Daire led a player on RD benders to take a swing at Daire. Cooler heads prevailed.

Fatigue and sloppy conditions led to several goals late in the second half. The final score was 10-nil.


A very detested Clayton had some bold comments during the post game interview.

"I'm very proud of the way the boys played today. They played outnumbered the whole game but I'm proud of the tenacity the D played and they way Ryan (Vinton) played in the cage today. I'm glad we had some things going on offense. We need to put our chances away, you never know in the span of a game if there will be another chance, you might only get one."


When asked what happened to the other expected teammates Clayton responded:

"I honestly don't know, the people know who they are and they let down their team today. Everyone has cell phones or a way to communicate, I have nothing further to say about that"

He went on to say about the blog that has been hanging a cloud around contiential camp in recent days:
" Whoever said that comment has nothing to say now , because if they meant what they said they would have showed up to help the team and I would have bowed out and sat along with Rob (Linepinuel). I can only say it's sad when people ask for the benching of two injured players when they are the two most dedicated players, and the person making comments doesn't show up to help the team. It's now an afterthought because it's unwanted negativity and I have NO tolerance for it."


Notes:
-Rob Linepinuel suffered a lower leg injury an will be re-evaluated later in the week.
-Ryan Vinton had his best game of the season with 21 saves ( 2nd most saves in team history)

Blog Comment Causes Stir In Continental Camp

A comment recently posted on mt76.org, has raised some eyebrows around The Morristown 1776 AFC. The comment, in response to this weeks match preview was posted only by someone calling themselves "U KNOW!".

U KNOW! said...
NEED TO KEEP THE INJURED OFF AND THE WELL AND ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE ON THE FIELD THIS IS NOT A WHO CAN PLAY SITUATION AT THE MOMENT WE ARE TRYING TO GET A WIN JUST NOT PLAY SOCCER! IF UR INJURED CHEER FROM THE SIDELINE AND PASS WATER AROUND WE ARE NOT BEING HELPED BY HAVING INJURED PLAYERS ON THE FIELD THE SHIT IS KILLING THE SQUAD CHANGES ARE NEEDED FAST. IF NOT THERE WILL B A SHOCKING INTERVIEW COMING SOON!

Sources from within The Morristown 1776 AFC seem to believe it was likely the comment was posted by a member of the team.