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It’s been many a year since last a Royalian heard the clock tower sound the hour.  And of late, it have been raising the pores of past students who will have left the College decades ago.

The chimes herald the return of other things – the finalization of the Grand Old Lady’s refurbishment, a renewal of the Royalian spirit… and this year, an old staple of the QRC calendar, the October Affair.

Taking the handle “CHIMES“, the event is carded for Saturday 31st October, 2009.  It runs from 11:00am to 6:00pm and will feature all of the old bazaar staples of past October Affairs, and will be held on the College Grounds.

The entrance fee is just TT$5, but holders of the following tickets enter the venue for free.

• Chicken Barbeque $35
• Fish Barbeque $40
• Afternoon Tea $50
• Dance $40 (SOLD OUT!)

Tickets are available at the College Office, and all Royalians are encouraged to come out, support and spend some money on the stalls and games.

The QRC Small Lime 2009 has been carded for Sunday 27th December, 2009, and full planning for the flagship event of the Quite Respectable Chaps team is underway.

For another year, the requested contribution is only TT$100.  Participants are reminded that the Small Lime is not an all-inclusive, and the $100 contribution is collected solely for the funding of projects at the College.

Participants are asked to walk with their coolers with drinks and chaser, and their food.  As encouragement, the Chaps are running a competition for best cooler and best pot on the day.  Based on the dishes served at the Lunch at the Q, there are some fellas who will be hard to beat.

Contributions from the 2008 edition of the Small Lime went toward tiling of the Canteen and for miscellaneous expenses at the School Sports Day.

The Small Lime has been going from strength to strength and the committee expects this year’s event to be bigger and better.

For tickets and additional information, contact the following Quite Respectable Chaps committee members:

• Willard 681-7438
• Malcolm 685-1766
• Larry 486-0591
• Adam 491-1029
• Dion 745-2485
• Ramesh 766-1909
• David 290-7618

QRC played today to a three-nil victory over Trinity College.  In the day’s other matches, St. Mary’s defeated last year’s champs Mucurapo by a two-nil margin while  St. Anthony’s fell one goal shy of their first round trouncing of newcomers Woodbrook Secondary, pounding seven unanswered items on the French Street side.

After today’s games, the standings are as follows:

1. QRC 22 pts +11 GD
2. CIC 21pts +12 GD (Game in hand)
3. St. Anthony’s 19pts +19 GD (Game in hand)
4. Fatima 19 pts +4 GD (Game in hand)
5. East Mucurapo 17pts +7 GD (Game in hand)
6. Trinity 2 pt -25 GD (Game in hand)
7. Woodbrook 2 pt -28 GD

We remain at the top of the table, but the position is tenuous.  We have one more game to play versus St. Anthony’s on their ground.  One would remember that the first round meeting was a virtual stalemate decided by a strike which caught the St. Anthony’s defence and keeper unawares.  This is a must-win for us if we are to have any claim on the league crown.

St. Mary’s next two games are against table proppers Trinity and Woobrook Secondary in turn, teams that they defeated 6-0 and 3-0 in the first round.  For them to lose a chance at the crown, we need for them to drop a minimum of three points.  A win and a draw will still see the Saints equal to use on points, but they already possess  superior goal difference.

Fatima and St. Anthony’s are both three points behind us, however we are supposed to close the latter out in our next meeting.  Fatima have tough final encounters versus neighbours Mucurapo and St. Anthony’s, having lost to both teams by 0-2 and 1-2 margins in the first round.  They need wins in both games to equal QRC on points.  Their combined margin of victory must be eight plus our margin over St. Anthony’s in order to pass us on goal difference.

Now five points adrift of the top of the table, East Mucurapo is pretty much out of championship contention.  They have two matches left to play versus Fatima and Trinity in turn.  Even if they win both of their matches, and they are expected to given first round results, they are already too far behind the top two.  If the downright impossible were to happen though, they still have a mathematical chance of retaining their crown.

In our last match on the North Zone league calendar, QRC faces St. Anthony’s in Westmoorings on Tuesday 13th October, 2009.  We must win in order to maintain our seat on the top of the table, and then await the results of games on October 16th to decide our fate.

QRC’s 2-1 victory over Woodbrook Secondary yesterday saw the Royalians back into first place in the league table on points.

In the day’s other results, St. Mary’s battled to a one-nil victory over St. Anthony’s, and Fatima put three unanswered goals past Trinity College.  East Mucurapo Secondary had the bye on the day.

Match results caused several movements in the first five positions of a very competitive North Zone, just three points still separating first from fifth.

1. QRC 19 pts +8 GD
2. Fatima 19 pts +4 GD
3. CIC 18pts +11 GD (Game in hand)
4. East Mucurapo 17pts +8 GD (Game in hand)
5. St. Anthony’s 16pts +12 GD (Game in hand)
6. Woodbrook 2 pt -21 GD
7. Trinity 2 pt -22 GD (Game in hand)

With a bye on the final match day, QRC needs to be at least three points ahead of all contenders to be sure of a League title. Consequently, wins in our last two games versus Trinity at home and St. Anthony’s away are crucial.

Fatima, equal with us on points, have Compre and St. Anthony’s to deal with.  Those are harder games and they’re less likely to close both successfully, having conceded two goal to each opponent in the first round.

CIC, a point behind and a game in hand, play Mucurapo, Trinity and Woodbrook.  Mucurapo is a likely stumbling block for them, but St. Mary’s has scored a combined nine unanswered goals against the table proppers.  Two wins and a draw will set them level on points with potentially superior goal difference should we win both our last games.

Mucurapo, two points behind and a game in hand, play CIC, Fatima and Trinity.  With QRC picking up maximum points, they will need to secure three wins to be sure of retaining the North Zone crown.  Fatima and St. Mary’s though will surely give Compre a run for their money, and we will need for them to drop points in at least one of those games.

St. Anthony’s, three points adrift and a game in hand, play Woodbrook, Fatima and us, all on their home ground. Our greatest challenge will come from the Tigers who can secure games versus Woodbrook (8-0 first round win) and Fatima (2-1 first round win) to meet us on points and pass us on goal difference. In this case, a draw against them will not be sufficient to seal the title.

Clearly, the league champion will not be determined until the last whistle is blown on October 16th.

QRC next faces Trinity College on Saturday 10th October on our ground in a must-win encounter.  Match time is 3:45PM.

In yesterday’s clash of traditional rivals, QRC gave up a share of the points in the final minute to arch rivals St. Mary’s in a one-all draw at QRC Grounds.

The day’s other marquee NorthZone match produced another one-all draw in the encounter between table leaders East Mucurapo and St. Anthony’s College.  In the day’s third game, Fatima put themselves back into championship contention with a 2-1 win over Woodbrook Secondary.  Trinity enjoyed the bye on this match day.

The results produced little change in the order, Fatima and CIC alone switching 4th and 5th places.

1. East Mucurapo 17pts +8 GD
2. St. Anthony’s 16pts +13 GD (Game in hand)
3. QRC 16 pts +6 GD
4. Fatima 16 pts +1 GD
5. CIC 15 pts +10 GD (Game in hand)
6. Woodbrook 2 pt -19 GD
7. Trinity 2 pt -19 GD (Game in hand)

On the next match day – Wednesday 7th October – QRC meet Woodbrook Secondary at the Police Barracks Grounds in St. James.  On the same date, St. Anthony’s journey to St. Mary’s College Grounds, and Fatima make the trek to Moka to tackle Trinity College.

QRC need, of course to beat the table-proppers to remain in championship contention.   We also have to hope that St. Anthony’s and St. Mary’s either preferably play to a draw or that CIC manage to beat the Tigers for a second time this season.  The Royalians would also hope that Trinity, feeling the pressure of relegation, would pull off the upset over Fatima at home.

All are reminded that to be fully certain of the title, QRC needs to be four points clear of second place when they play their last game on October 13th away to St. Anthony’s.  The other six teams all play their own final games on October 16th when QRC will be on the bye.