Deryk has this message for Lions’ players and supporters following last night’s game: “For the first time the Lions played the majority of the three periods as a team and we reaped our reward. The Lion did not quit, it woke up, opened its eyes and showed its teeth with an almighty roar. Our fightback begins. Now we concentrate on Oxford. We rest until Tuesday’s training when the work starts in earnest for the team at 8.15pm sharp. No RSVP required.” We expect a full turn-out at training, guys, this is important.
Author: Julianne
The drought is over
Lee Valley Lions have achieved their first league point since their reformation, drawing 7-7 with Swindon ENL Wildcats. (This is the first point won since the original Lions beat Paisley Pirates 6-5 back on 18th March 1995!) A fantastic game to watch, photos and the match report will be posted as soon as I have come down from my (natural) high.
Congratulations to Darren and Nikki
I’ve heard that last year’s Captain, Darren Wakeling, has become a Dad for the second time. His partner Nikki gave birth to baby Johnathon on 3rd October. Congratulations to them both from everyone on the team.
Lions sign two new players
We’re very pleased to announce that the squad has been strengthened by the signing of Andy Watt and Ben “Marshall” Williams, both from Milton Keynes. Andy used to train with the Lions back in the days of Steve James. We’d still like to see other British outfield players. If that’s you, please get in touch and we’ll arrange for you to try out.
Photos of Paul Grech & Rob McCaig
I was recently contacted by Mike Southway, a fan of the original Lions. He’s kindly sent me scans of a couple of photos he has of Paul Grech and one of Rob McCaig – these guys were great favourites with the Lions’ fans back in the 90s.
I’ve added all three photos to the History section of the site and my thanks go to Mike for contributing.