Copmanthorpe 3 - TAJFC 7 (Under 11's)

Excellent team performance from TAJFC Under 11's at Copmanthorpe and a really entertaining match to watch. Brass monkey weather, but a performance to warm the heart....; We had drama - Matty Orr taking out the back of the net with a piledriver........we had pathos - one of the best keepers we have come across all season unable to stop our goal scorers and comedy - Joel conceeding a penalty and then taking out a pigeon flying at 60ft. Goals galore from the usual suspects, really superb defending from Hazza, Sam, Josh Macca and Man of The Match "Raw Meat" himself. Special thanks to our substitute goalie - George. One game left - York Cubs at home on the 7th - TAJFC retain their position at the top of their division. Christmas Party 13th December!

TAJFC Girls U15 v Pocklington Town

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"TADCASTER ALBION ALBION U15 GIRLS eased to a comfortable 2-0 home win against a physical POCKLINGTON TOWN in the York League South Division. Taddy stretched their unbeaten run to five games with two superb first half strikes from Taddy's girl of the game Katie Falkingham, the first a one-on-one with the keeper and the second a rasping drive from outside the area. The home side never looked like conceding and throughly deserved their win."

TAJFC Under 11's - Back On Top!

TAJFC returned to the top of their divison yesterday after a convincing win at Copmanthorpe - full match report & pictures to follow.

TAJFC - Under 12's - Promoted and Unbeatable

TAJFC U12's are one of our most successful teams across the agegroups. They were promoted from Division 2 last season and are currently top of Division 1 and in with a strong chance of claiming the Championship. Fantastic achievement - well done lads!

Wilberfoss vs T A Blues U11's (23rd Nov)

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T A Blues vs Thorpe U11's (16th Nov)

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Directions to Copmanthorpe Ground (TAJFC U11's)

We are back at Copmanthorpe's home ground this Sunday - (we played them in the Cup in September). Directions are here:-
http://tadcasteralbionjuniors.blogspot.com/2008/09/tajfc-u11s-change-of-venue-copmanthorpe.html

See you at training on Friday 5:50pm

TAJFC 5 - Copmanthorpe 2 (Under 11's)

TAJFC had a slight return to form on Sunday 16th with a shaky but nonetheless victorious performance. I am sure that the scoreline looks convincing enough, but given the chances Tadcaster had the score should have been 10-0.

Goals came from Joe Simon (2), Harry Hardy (1 -penalty) and Joel Brown (2). Despite this being a good team effort there were some players who had a higher work rate; notably Matty Orr, Adam Brammar and Man of The Match - Joseph "M.D." Simon.

Mick has vowed to "up the ante" during our fitness training on Friday so don't have any fizzy drinks in the preceeding 24 hours. Joking apart we have been very pleased with the response to this type of training.

Mick & I put up the nets and corner flags........(it's nice to be able to chat without fear of interruption) with an offer of assistance coming from the parent who lives furthest from the venue(Mr Cheetham!). Thanks to all of the people who helped us pack up and thanks to Mark & Cath Jackson who prepare the drinks every week; a little more help prior to the game would be appreciated. For those of you with SatNav in your Volkswagen the postcode is LS24 9AY. There were an array of items left behind which we will bring to training on Friday. Only a couple of games left until Christmas and we are joint-top on points with some team called Osbaldwick. Let's go into the Christmas break in the best possible position!

Cub/Scouts - Potential Match Clash 14th December 2008

John Swift has alerted me to a potential clash between a Cub/Scout event and matches for the Under 10's and Under 11's.

The Scouts are going to "Wet & Wild" in North Shields on Sunday 14th December and the trip will last from 9:00am to 6:00pm. On the same day, TAJFC Under 11's are due to meet Pickering Town (away), TABlues Under 11's are due to play Huntington at home and TAJFC Under 10's have a fixture with Pocklington (away).

Speaking for the TAJFC Under 11's, it seems likely that quite a lot of our team will be at 'Wet & Wild' so we may have to postpone.

Could you please get in touch with your respective managers/admin to confirm whether you will be available to play or not - we need to give notice (and a good reason) to the League - please don't leave it to chance and get in touch as soon as possible. Apologies if Cubs are not involved.

Contact:

nickbrown@btinternet,com (TAJFC U11's)

devinenicholas@aol.com (TABlues U'11s)

and your relevant contact if Cubs/U10's are involved.

Blast From The Past

This was the first game ever played by "Bass Juniors" (against Tadcaster Albion!). Bass Juniors became "Tadcaster Riverside Albion" which eventually became the major part of "TAJFC". As you can see in 2001 this team was coached by members of The Village People.

U15 Girls vs Sherburn White Rose

TADCASTER ALBION U15 GIRLS drew 2-2 in their top of the table clash at SHERBURN WHITE ROSE in the York League South Division. Tadcaster struggled to find their usual fluent passing game but eventually found the back of the net with a well worked move down the right side involving Jordanne, Bexs and eventually netted by Beth Shindler,Taddy showed some good defecive football with strong performances from Vicky, Bex's, Jordanne and Jess. Taddy's second goal came from a goal mouth scrammble scored by Katy Falkingham. Sherburn pulled one back with a corking volly ( a contender for goal of the season) leaving Kathryn stood wondering where the rocket came from! on the stroke of half-time. After another scrappy goal mouth scramble allowed Sherburn to grabbed an equaliser five minutes from the final whistle to stay top of the table. Jess Moorhouse was Taddy's girl of the game.".Today's subs where Rachel and Sarah. Tad 'keeper and mascot pictured!

Mini Soccer Annual Skills Event

Mini-Soccer Annual Skills Event
22nd November at 10am - 12pm.
Tadcaster Albion Football Ground.
This event replaces our usual Saturday mornming training and we are expecting all the players to attend. It will be a fun event for the players, with a range of fun skills for all ages and abilities, there will be trophies for the skills kings in all age groups and those who provide the most energy.
Parents can use the club house, tea, coffee and bacon butties will be on sale and the bar opens at 11am! We will also have hats on sale.

Our club is only funded through sponsorship. Signing on fees pay insurance and administration but do not provide any funds for our training equipment, fees, kits and other costs.

We do not hold many fund raising events, and we have elected not to charge training fee's, so any fundraising we do is critical for the survival of the club.
It would be great if every player could raise some sponsorship for the event, if you need a sponsor form ask your coach
The coaches and helpers look forward to seeing you at the event, please bring your sponsor form for signing off at the end of the day.

Osbaldwick vs TAJFC (U11's)

There was a real "muck & bullets" clash at Osbaldwick on Sunday 9th November, when the U11's braved the biting wind and rain to meet the title-chasers a spit from the B&Q car park (some patio heaters would have come in useful).
Perhaps it was the because the match was played in the fading light of the afternoon, or perhaps it was because it followed a long trip to Alton Towers the previous day, but the mighty TAJFC were definitely below their normal standard. After the customary 2 mins silence for Remembrance Sunday the lads fought an epic battle against an Osbaldwick side who looked as though some of them were married with children and had driven themselves to the game. As Sir Alex often says to me - "You can have the best players in the world but sometimes you canne get a break!". Tough tackling, shoulder barges, tripping up of players and "tutting" loudly were all employed by the seasoned Tadcaster team but on this occasion Osbaldwick were just too strong. Man of the Match (Man of The Moment!) was Matty "Raphael" Orr for his tireless work rate - roll on Copmanthorpe at the Ings on Sunday- be afraid, be very afraid.

Tad Girls Thrash Whitley Wolverines! (Under 15's)

TADCASTER ALBION U15 GIRLS extended their unbeaten run to four games with a 9-0 home win over depleted WHITLEY WOLVERINES. Taddy started slowly with two first half-goals by Katie Falkingham. She completed her hat-trick early in the second half with further goals from Fran Coldwell (4), Beth Shindler and Rachel Clarkson. Taddy girl of the game was Jordanne Devine.

T A Blues beat Huntington!

Error on Mitchell Website TA Blues - Game On!

There is an error on the Mitchell Soccer website concerning TA Blues - they ARE playing this weekend against Huntington - sorry for the confusion! (9th November 2008)

TAJFC (U11's) - Sunday 12:30pm at Osbaldwick

TAJFC are at Osbaldwick on Sunday afternoon (after Remembrance Sunday) for a 1pm kick-off.

We need to be on the pitch, boots tied, undershirts on and noses blown at 12:30pm.

Directions as above - postcode is YO10 3PR - it's near the big B&Q on the Hull road.

Tad Albion U9s 'v' Rawcliffe (2nd November)

'A' Team Match Reports

Tadcaster Albion 2 – 1 Rawcliffe
Squad: Alfie, Charlie, George, Jack, James, Scott, Tom
Scorers: James, Tom

A cold damp November morning greeted the visit of Rawcliffe to Riverside. Tadcaster have never beaten Rawcliffe’s A team, but hopes were high following a good string of results.
Rawcliffe started confidently with some good slick passing in midfield, but without causing any real threat. As the first half evolved Tadcaster began to dominate with strong tackling from Jack and Tom providing the platform for some good spells of possession. Tom was rewarded for his good start when long range effort took a slight defection into the goal and Tadcaster doubled their lead soon after when James fired in from wide on the left. Tadcaster were playing some fantastic football using the full width of the pitch and stretching the Rawcliffe defence on numerous occasions. Tadcaster could (and should) have increased their lead, and they were made to pay when Rawcliffe got themselves back into the game with a viscous swerving shot from well outside the area.
From the start of the second half Tadcaster continued to cause problems for Rawcliffe with James and Jack giving the Rawcliffe defenders a torrid time, but once again Tadcaster couldn’t convert their superiority into goals. In defence, George and Charlie had been largely untroubled up until this point but as the midfield began to tire, they really had to work hard to hold on to the lead. Charlie somehow managed to show his usual composure, and George must have covered more ground in the last 5 minutes than the whole of the preceding game. Between them they limited Rawcliffe to a single shot which Alfie did really well to gather.
This was another great game to watch against a good team who played their part. There was lots to admire in the play from Tadcaster today and the only negatives are that we didn’t close out the match in the first half and also that we left the defence exposed on too many occasions at the end. Something for the manager to ponder before our next game in a fortnight.
Man of the Match: George – Fantastic defensive display.

2nd Game report
Tadcaster Albion 1 – 1 Rawcliffe
Squad: Alfie, Charlie, George, Jack, James, Scott, Tom
Scorers: Jack

With both teams having played the first game without substitutes on a fairly heavy pitch, there were some very tired legs during the second game. The first half didn’t have the same intensity we had witnessed earlier and ended goal-less.
The game sprang into life though when Rawcliffe took the lead early in the second half. As Tadcaster went looking for the equaliser the game became real end to end stuff. Scott performed heroics on a number of occasions scrambling back to defend whilst Tadcaster poured forward trying to get back into the game. In the end it was a sublime goal from Jack which did just that. His pace took him right through the heart of the Rawcliffe defence and the coolest of finishes ensured that honours finished even.
Man of the Match: Scott – great determination in defence.

Pop Tigers 1 - TAJFC 0 (Under 10's)

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Woodthorpe 11 - TABlues 0 (Under 11's)

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TAJFC Crash Out of League Cup (U11's)

TAJFC were desperately unlucky in their Ryedale League Cup game at the Ings today. The Lads played for 62 mins with no substitutes and battled valiantly against 2007's First Division runners-up Heworth Stallions. Goals came from Harry Hardy (2) and Joe "Mr Dynamite" Simon (2) with strong, committed performances from John "True Grit" Broadley, Ollie Patrick, Oliver Ward, Sam Cheetham, Hazza, Joel, Matty Orr, Josh Jackson, Josh"Macca" McCarthy, Adam "Raw Meat" Brammar and the aformentioned Joe Simon. The refereeing decisions went against TAJFC on numerous occasions with Heworth credited with a goal scored from outside the area of play. As Arsene Wenger once remarked "green side up when you are laying turf". Final score TAJFC 4 - Heworth Stallions 5.
TAJFC have won all 6 of their League games to date and meet Osbaldwick next Sunday afternoon at 1pm (TBC)