Dennis Wise Leaves Leeds Utd!

Leeds Utd's Manager sensationally quit the League One title contenders today and we had our roving reporters at Leeds Utd's Thorpe Arch Academy within minutes of the announcement. The mood was bouyant with a few names being whispered in the corridors of Yorkshire's Number One Football Club, including Gary McAllister (popular), Sam Allardyce (unlikely), Jose Murihno (very unlikely), Vinny Jones (!!) and Steve McClaren (we can lend him a brolly).

January 2008 Newsletter

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Tad Albion U8s ‘v’ Fulford (27th Jan)

U8 Yellow Team Match Report

1st Game report
Tadcaster Albion 2 – 1 Fulford
Scorers: Harry, James
Tadcaster lined up for the first game with Alfie in goal; Joseph and Emily in defence; James and Megan; Harry up front.
Tadcaster were caught napping at the start, conceding a very early goal. Thankfully, they responded immediately and set about getting themselves back in the game, and by the end of the match, every single player had played their part in this fantastic team effort. Joseph and Emily at the back, along with Megan in midfield tackled and battled for everything, whilst James and Harry had some neat passing interchanges up front. Harry played his best game for some weeks and having been denied a couple of times, his determination to get a goal was rewarded when he fired in a fantastic low shot across the Fulford goalkeeper to level the scores. Half Time score Tadcaster 1, Fulford 1.
Sam and Daniel came on for Emily and Megan. Another fantastic 10 minutes saw Tadcaster continue where they left off in the first half. Dan continued his improvement with some brave tackling and Sam did well, but the hero for Tad again was Alfie in goal, especially his ‘save of the season’ – full length to tip the ball round the post. Chances came and went and a draw might have been seen as a fair result, but this team never gives up and in the last minute James ran at the Fulford defence and saw his left foot shot half saved by the Fulford ‘keeper, hit the cross bar and then spin backwards into the goal to seal the win for Tadcaster. ‘Lucky’ was the response from the Fulford touchline, but it was luck Tadcaster deserved for their determination and for never giving up.

2nd Game report
Tadcaster Albion 1 – 3 Fulford
Scorers: Alfie
The line up for the friendly game was Harry in goal, Emily and Daniel in defence; James, Sam and Joseph in midfield; Alfie up front.
Again Tadcaster conceded an early goal, but battled their way back into the game when Alfie smashed the ball high into the Fulford goal. Half time score Tadcaster 1, Fulford 1.
Megan took the ‘keepers jersey for the second half and Tadcaster were in contention until late in the match when two quick goals settled the match for Fulford.

Man of the Match: This was a fantastic team effort and any one of the players could have won the award. It goes to Joseph this week though, who continues to improve quickly both in defence and in midfield. Well done Joseph !