Day 2 of our double header saw the boys up against a strong England FA vets side that had inflicted a 6-4 defeat on the RAF last time we...

And here we go again!! This season has taken a while to start and it is exactly six months and one day since we last played...a...

Onto Sunday and next up was the Over 35s. Once again, the opposition would be tough as just 3 years ago, Sutton Coldfield were the...

Onto Game 2 in this first one day double header and it’s the Over 35s up next. The games between these two sides are always close affairs...

Up against O35s national champions this looked to be a tough game but the RAF welcomed back Steve Young after his enforced 6 month OOA...

The second game of the double header. With our bottoms spanked yesterday the management were looking for a response from the lads. Up...

Well it was finally back on, after a break that seemed like an eternity, the Inter Services got the go ahead for 2022 and first up for...

Regular O50s opponents St Anne’s (Wirral) were to be our first fixture of the year and we were looking forward to it till a youthful...

I have been selected as the new Ghost Writer, now that James has been promoted to Editor-in-Chief, be assured that this has been checked...

I have been selected as the new Ghost Writer, now that James has been promoted to Editor-in-Chief, be assured that this has been checked...

First up was Curzon Ashton and massive respect to their management and players as they turned up with a wreath to lay alongside our own,...

First up was Curzon Ashton and massive respect to their management and players as they turned up with a wreath to lay alongside our own,...

Onto Day 2 and it’s a new one for the Vets. Vauxhall Motors FC Veterans section play in a local league here in the North West and are a...

We are back!! Season 21/22 is upon us and we are back at our old friends Royal Wootton Bassett. I look around the dressing room prior to...

We are back again…this time it’s the Over 35s and we are still at our old friends Royal Wootton Bassett. Firstly, please forgive my...

RAFFA Vets vs Royal Wootton Bassett Vets After what seems like an eternity, RAF Vets football is back and it’s back with a bang! We open...

It’s great to be back, not only at St Georges Park but also to football in general. Some old heads, some of them new to the family,...

Day 2 of our double header saw the boys up against a strong England FA vets side that had inflicted a 6-4 defeat on the RAF last time we...

Well then, only 2 of the successful Aki 7’s group made it back to SGP for the next adventure but both Gus Payne and Jim Sheehan were...

In trying times, the RAF is renowned for trying and try we did. Covid had decimated the opportunity of many to travel to Cyprus for the...

I’d been suffering all week. Coronavirus? nope...flu?...nope. It was the start of the IS games and that herd of rhino had returned....

Onto day 2 of the weekend and next up would be Royal Wootton Bassett Town FC Vets. Another tough game and as usual, some players had left...

Once again we come to sunny Cardiff and once again it is far from sunny. That said, we would be playing indoors at the University of...

Due to a UEFA tournament that was to be played at the LFC Academy in Kirkby, unfortunately our game had to be moved at short notice to...

“Sunny Rhyl” said Matt Beattie. “Sunny Rhyl” proclaimed the posters as I drove into the town, however...It was SNOWING!! Yet another new...

Back again at St Georges Park for yet another home game...can’t complain though, what a great place to be. A couple of new boys will make...

So here we are in a rainy Cardiff at the Leckwith Stadium for the first of 3 games in 3 days for our players. The depths of the memories...

Having tasted defeat yesterday for the first time in a long while the question was “Could the boys respond against what is arguably the...

Our 2nd double header weekend sees us start against a strong Welsh outfit determined to revenge their defeat in Cardiff earlier in the...

James Sheehan·Monday 26th Aug 19. Great game yesterday and as is the wont of the RAF FA Veterans squad, some players had left the squad...

The first game of the season has been a long time coming since the euphoria of winning the Inter Services back in March. We did play at...

The second of our two Inter Service games of the year is upon us and that herd of rhino ripping up my insides has grown. Following last...

I woke up in the morning with not so much as butterflies in my stomach but a herd of rhino intent on pulling my internal organs to pieces...

JAMES SHEEHAN·TUESDAY, 26 FEBRUARY 2019· And so we are onto Day 2 and although playing at the same venue, this time we are on the...

JAMES SHEEHAN·TUESDAY, 26 FEBRUARY 2019· Into the heartland of the RAF we travel for our next double header with Stamford Vets first up...

So on to Day 2 at St George’s Park and after a quiet refreshing evening in the hotel bar it was now back to business. As is the norm,...

And we are back at St George’s Park for our second “Double Header” of the year. First up are Wootton Bassett. The RAF are wearing their...

Onto Day 2 and initial thoughts are that this is going to be a tougher game than yesterday. Wales were one of the last sides to beat us...

Here we are in Cardiff. Capital of Wales and the next stop in our double header tour. First up is the Prison Service, a new game for the...

And so we came to pass...or words to that effect. Last game before Christmas was at Oldham Academy North near Bury and as is the wont of...

...and so it was that the Vets travelled to the beautiful city of Oxford for a game at the home of Oxford City Football Club. Arriving a...

Onto Day 2 of our latest double header and with everyone fed and watered from the night before (more on this later), it was a welcome...

Here we are at St George’s Park again for another double header, the first one up being against England FA Vets. In what was to become a...

Well, the dates were set but some of us decided to take advantage and set off earlier to partake in a little acclimatisation period,...

This is normally a big fixture and the boys would have to be strong today. As things turned out, the organisation by our hosts was poor...

It had stopped raining but was still overcast as the players arrived at the Corbett Stadium Rhyl for what was going to be the first of...

And so it was on to day 2 of our double header. With the result of the previous day well and truly forgotten about (in my case...

And so it begins... The first game of the new season is upon us and today sees the first game of our “double header” weekend against...

And so, we come to the last game of what has been, on the whole, an extremely good season. Lots of new faces attending games, a strong...