In May 1999 the Under Thirteens embarked on a tour to a junior tournament in Harderwijk, Holland.

The accommodation was in a small holiday camp, which appeared to cater usually for hospital patients - my bed was equipped with levers to raise it and a hoist!!

The Under Thirteen Reds, under Godfrey Knock, were to play in the Tournament, while the Blues, under Peter Skingley, played a friendly match on the final day.

Godfrey's team started well with a 4-0 win over DOSC, with goals from Wayne Mullooly, Danny Duggan and Ben L'Honoré (2), followed by a 0-0 draw with SV Zeist. The third match brought a 1-0 defeat to Mizst SZ25, which left the team having to play-off against SV Zeist 'A' (while the Blues were playiong the Zeist 'B' team). Godfrey became increasingly annoyed at the lack of protection given to his team (and to Ben L'Honoré in particular) by the Dutch referee and after one particularly bad tackle, with the Reds at 2-3 down, Godfrey brought the lads off the pitch and the tour was over!

Meanwhile the Blues enjoyed a rare 4-2 victory over the Zeist 'B' team, with goals from Ian Skingley, Ryan Hadden, Liam Dwyer and Aurelian McNaughton.

The highlight of the trip was a tour around the impressive Ajax Stadium in Amsterdam.