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What terribly sad news this week. My condolences go out to his family, friends and of course the Coney Cues boys.

We certainly had some fantastic local derby matches. Eden -v- Coney encounters at the Elmer Lodge were fuelled weeks in advance by some great banter from us and Matt . There were some epic matches, neither team could stomach the thought of defeat and the rivalry between our teams was part of Croydon folklore. Behind all the banter, I'll remember Matt for being a great captain, a decent player, respectful competitor and he was always one of the good guys.

Matt once said to me one Tuesday night after one of our contests that it was those type of matches that kept him playing in the Croydon league. Well Berty, it was the same for me too. It's so tragic we are having to recap on some great memories a few years after we packed it all in. RIP fella.