Friday, March 27, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
Tadcaster Albion vs Tadcaster Magnets
"Played Their Hearts Out" is an overused cliche, but like tomato ketchup with chips, pork scratchings with cider and Sir Alex with his Wrigleys - Tadcaster Albion Under 11's and 'playing with passion' have gone hand in hand in the last 2 weeks. On both occasions Nick have been unable to fault the level of determination put in by Tadcaster Albion's players and supporters.Taken in tandem with the fact that The Lads have produced two of the most entertaining games of football seen all season, this is especially rewarding.........;
An 11 man squad faced a Magnets squad of 14 and completely dominated the first half. On the rare occasions that a Magnets player broke into the Tad half he was quickly neutralised by Hazza, Sam or Adam.
Early in the second half TAJFC made a couple of errors that lead to a soft goal being scored against them. TAJFC battled relentlessly, but with no substitutes to call on, inequitably there were some tired legs. Magnets made a couple of substitutions and TAJFC soon answered with a goal made by Joel and finished by Josh Jackson. Our scorer took a nasty knock in the last 8 mins and TAJFC were down to 10 men with Josh being carried off the pitch.
Despite our best efforts TAJFC failed to equalize and Magnets eventually went home with a 1-2 victory. Fantastic efforts from John, Hazza, Sam, George, Joel, Matty, Josh J, Josh Macca, Joe S, Paul and Adam. Man of the Match was a close run thing between Josh Macca, Sam and Hazza - with Hazza Hardy taking the award. Great day despite the scoreline. The referee took the time to speak to the team at the end and was very complimentary about our performance and attitude.
The game against York Cubs scheduled for the 29th March has been moved to 19th April and will be our last league game of the season.
5th April we play Osbaldwick at the Ings, 12th April is Easter and 19th April is as detailed above.
Tournaments in May - further details to follow.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Dunnington 0 - TAJFC 3 (U10's Div 1)
Excellent result from our Under 10's A Team who are in the top half of the highly competitive First Division of the Mitchell League. (Click To Enlarge).
Sunday, March 15, 2009
TAJFC Under 11's - Lionhearts In The Sun
Tadcaster Albion JFC Under 11's had a fantastic Sunday morning at Poppleton on 15th March....; For various reasons (including an ongoing foot injury for Matty 'Tevez' Orr) - TAJFC had to field a team of 10 against a Poppleton squad of 13. Unfortunately, Joel had taken a nasty knock to the head and was sporting a lovely purple/blue welt on his forehead. Fortunately he is genetically preprogrammed to reject the word 'quitter' and played the full 66 minutes.
TAJFC had a hesitant start and took a while to find their shape - however the breakthrough came when Joel slotted one home on 19mins. Cracking goals followed from Josh Macca, and Joe 'Are You Looking At Me?' Simon. The standard of play became better and more fluid as the minutes ticked by. Exceptional midfield and defensive play coming from 'in form' Ollie Patrick, Sam 'Ironman' Cheetham, and Big Hazza Hardy. Adam 'Raw Meat' Brammar was (again) exceptional in the middle of the park in both halves.
Into the second half and the excellent linking play between Josh Macca and Joel 'Headrush' Brown resulted in further goals from Joel, Josh Macca, 2 from Paul 'Tattyhead' Hick and a final one from Joe Simon who nicked it off the toes of Our Georgie. For once, John Broadley had little to do (phew!) but, as ever, aquitted himself admirably. A really entertaining game - Poppleton (despite the scoreline) were a good side who made few mistakes. Great all-around team performance from the lads who turned out. Man Of The Match - Adam Brammar.
Poppleton 0 - TAJFC 8 It'll soon be Tournament Time!
HOUSEKEEPING - please bring your own drinks to the last 3 games of the season and please pass on the names and details of any players you think may be interested in joining TAJFC as we progress into 2009-2010. Also, the County FA have banned nicknames in match reports so we'll have to revert to less poetic style in future....... ;-)
Monday, March 9, 2009
TAJFC Under 11's - True Grit.
A much depleted TAJFC turned out in the bitter cold, wind and occasional sleet at Pickering Town's new location at Carr Lane in Middleton.
Unfortunately, for the second fixture in sucession, Tadcaster had a pool of 9 players only to face Pickering's squad of 14.
Despite the mis-matched odds, the available players took on board Mick & Nicks' words of encouragement (with very vocal support from the travelling fans) and came out fighting.
For the first 20 mins of the first period play hardly moved out of the Pickering half, with 2 goals in quick succession coming from "Mr Dynamite" - Joseph Von Simon.
A clearly rattled Pickering battled back hard against Tad and superb defensive play from Harry, Adam and goalkeeper "JB" kept the sheet clean.
Pickering managed to pull a goal back just before half-time and the score remained in Tad's favour until the last 15 mins of the second half.
An exhausted Tadcaster side conceded goals in quick succession (with one goal at least resulting from a questionable tackle on John Broadley) Final score 4 - 2.
Mick & Nick felt unable to question Tadcaster's performance in any way. The players who attended gave 110% and on any given Sunday, with a full squad in attendance, the result would have been significantly different. Man Of The Match to Harry - with Adam coming in a close second.
Tad Albion U9s 'v' Heworth (8st March)
'A' Team Match Reports
Heworth 1 – 0 Tadcaster Albion
Squad: Alfie, Ethan, George, Jack, James, Scott, Tom
Tadcaster travelled to Heworth on a bitterly cold March morning and endured the most difficult conditions so far this season. Fierce winds and an extremely heavy pitch did not bode well for an entertaining match; however both teams can be rightly proud of their efforts.
Tadcaster played the first half with the wind at their backs and used that to their advantage as they spent long periods in Heworth’s half of the pitch. Heworth were strong well organized though and Tadcaster couldn’t find an opening other than with a couple of long range efforts.
Tadcaster went into the second half knowing that if they were to get anything from the game it was going to be real backs to the wall stuff. Credit to the boys though, they were playing to win the match and certainly heeded the coach's warning to keep the ball on the ground. Yes, they spent a lot of time defending, but they also played some lovely football on the break – causing Heworth plenty of problems. In the end luck was with Heworth as they broke the deadlock midway through the half and try as they might there was no way back for Tadcaster.
This was a fantastic performance from everyone today, especially considering the weather conditions. There was very little to choose between the teams and possibly the biggest compliment today was to hear the relief in the shouts from Heworth players and supporters as the referee’s final whistle went.
Man of the Match: James.
2nd Game report
Heworth 0 – 1 Tadcaster Albion
Squad: Alfie, Ethan, George, Jack, James, Scott, Tom
Scorers: Tom
As some of the Heworth players correctly pointed out, “second game doesn’t count”, but boy did they hate losing!
The lack of substitutes meant that Tadcaster fielded an unchanged side – with one or two of the boys hobbling on at the start of the game following their efforts in the first match.
Once again Tadcaster played the first half with the wind at their backs and once again they used that to their advantage. This time though they got the goal they deserved as Tom crashed the ball in from close range.
The second half saw Tadcaster doing a lot of defending highlighted by Jack’s goal saving tackle in the area and a cracking save from Ethan to tip a shot just over the bar. It certainly wasn’t all Heworth though and some great passing play created chances for Alfie who rattled the post and for George who raced clear only to have hit his shot well saved by the ‘keeper.
There will be a few bruises on the legs of the Taddy players tomorrow morning, but beating Heworth will make it seem worth it.
Man of the Match: Jack.
Heworth 1 – 0 Tadcaster Albion
Squad: Alfie, Ethan, George, Jack, James, Scott, Tom
Tadcaster travelled to Heworth on a bitterly cold March morning and endured the most difficult conditions so far this season. Fierce winds and an extremely heavy pitch did not bode well for an entertaining match; however both teams can be rightly proud of their efforts.
Tadcaster played the first half with the wind at their backs and used that to their advantage as they spent long periods in Heworth’s half of the pitch. Heworth were strong well organized though and Tadcaster couldn’t find an opening other than with a couple of long range efforts.
Tadcaster went into the second half knowing that if they were to get anything from the game it was going to be real backs to the wall stuff. Credit to the boys though, they were playing to win the match and certainly heeded the coach's warning to keep the ball on the ground. Yes, they spent a lot of time defending, but they also played some lovely football on the break – causing Heworth plenty of problems. In the end luck was with Heworth as they broke the deadlock midway through the half and try as they might there was no way back for Tadcaster.
This was a fantastic performance from everyone today, especially considering the weather conditions. There was very little to choose between the teams and possibly the biggest compliment today was to hear the relief in the shouts from Heworth players and supporters as the referee’s final whistle went.
Man of the Match: James.
2nd Game report
Heworth 0 – 1 Tadcaster Albion
Squad: Alfie, Ethan, George, Jack, James, Scott, Tom
Scorers: Tom
As some of the Heworth players correctly pointed out, “second game doesn’t count”, but boy did they hate losing!
The lack of substitutes meant that Tadcaster fielded an unchanged side – with one or two of the boys hobbling on at the start of the game following their efforts in the first match.
Once again Tadcaster played the first half with the wind at their backs and once again they used that to their advantage. This time though they got the goal they deserved as Tom crashed the ball in from close range.
The second half saw Tadcaster doing a lot of defending highlighted by Jack’s goal saving tackle in the area and a cracking save from Ethan to tip a shot just over the bar. It certainly wasn’t all Heworth though and some great passing play created chances for Alfie who rattled the post and for George who raced clear only to have hit his shot well saved by the ‘keeper.
There will be a few bruises on the legs of the Taddy players tomorrow morning, but beating Heworth will make it seem worth it.
Man of the Match: Jack.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Tad Albion U9s 'v' York Cubs (1st March)
'A' Team Match Reports
York Cubs 2 – 1 Tadcaster Albion
Squad: Alfie, Ethan, George, Jack, James, Sam, Scott, Tom
Scorers: James
A bright, sunny and mild (for the Knavesmire) March morning saw Tadcaster travel to York Cubs.
Tadcaster got off to a great start with James and Tom fashioning a scoring opportunity straight from the kick off. The Taddy players were obviously up for the contest and the opening few minutes saw some good football from both sides. As the first half developed though, the Cubs slowly started to get a grip on the game as they began to dominate possession. Tadcaster were camped out in their own half, but as usual some great defending by the back two kept the scores level. Then, on a rare break out of their half, Tadcaster got the bit of luck they have lacked over the last couple of weeks. A speculative shot from James took a deflection off a defender which in turn deceived the Cubs ‘keeper and somehow crept into the back of the net. Tadcaster saw out the rest of the half to go into the break one nil to the good.
The second half was a real battle. Once again, for all their effort tackling, Tadcaster struggled to keep hold of the ball and as the tackles became more desperate, it looked increasingly likely that the Cubs would strike back. That’s just what happened, as Scott and George were both dragged out wide, the midfield were too slow to cover the penalty area leaving a Cubs forward unmarked and poor Alfie with no chance. Things got worse soon after when a sliced clearance from the Taddy defence ended up in the back of their own goal. Full credit to the boys though, because despite their heads going down initially, they got stuck in straight away and gave everything they had to try and level the game. It wasn’t to be though as Tadcaster slipped to their first defeat of the competitive fixtures.
Overall, this was a great effort today from Tadcaster and once again we’ve given one of the better sides in the league a real run for their money. Today was proof however that possession of the ball is vital and if you don’t keep your fair share, it makes it very difficult to win matches.
Man of the Match: Jack.
2nd Game report
York Cubs 4 – 2 Tadcaster Albion
Squad: Alfie, Ethan, George, Jack, James K, James O, Louis, Tom
Scorers: Alfie, Scott
The Cubs got off to a flying start and poor Tom had picked the ball out of the net twice inside the first couple of minutes. Tadcaster stuck back though with a fine goal from Scott and after another Cub’s goal, a cracking finish from Alfie saw the half finish 3-2 to York Cubs.
The second half was entertaining stuff and it was a wonder that there was only one more goal. George especially can count himself really unlucky not to have scored as he hit the target 4 or 5 times throughout the match but the keeper saved every time.
Man of the Match: George.
York Cubs 2 – 1 Tadcaster Albion
Squad: Alfie, Ethan, George, Jack, James, Sam, Scott, Tom
Scorers: James
A bright, sunny and mild (for the Knavesmire) March morning saw Tadcaster travel to York Cubs.
Tadcaster got off to a great start with James and Tom fashioning a scoring opportunity straight from the kick off. The Taddy players were obviously up for the contest and the opening few minutes saw some good football from both sides. As the first half developed though, the Cubs slowly started to get a grip on the game as they began to dominate possession. Tadcaster were camped out in their own half, but as usual some great defending by the back two kept the scores level. Then, on a rare break out of their half, Tadcaster got the bit of luck they have lacked over the last couple of weeks. A speculative shot from James took a deflection off a defender which in turn deceived the Cubs ‘keeper and somehow crept into the back of the net. Tadcaster saw out the rest of the half to go into the break one nil to the good.
The second half was a real battle. Once again, for all their effort tackling, Tadcaster struggled to keep hold of the ball and as the tackles became more desperate, it looked increasingly likely that the Cubs would strike back. That’s just what happened, as Scott and George were both dragged out wide, the midfield were too slow to cover the penalty area leaving a Cubs forward unmarked and poor Alfie with no chance. Things got worse soon after when a sliced clearance from the Taddy defence ended up in the back of their own goal. Full credit to the boys though, because despite their heads going down initially, they got stuck in straight away and gave everything they had to try and level the game. It wasn’t to be though as Tadcaster slipped to their first defeat of the competitive fixtures.
Overall, this was a great effort today from Tadcaster and once again we’ve given one of the better sides in the league a real run for their money. Today was proof however that possession of the ball is vital and if you don’t keep your fair share, it makes it very difficult to win matches.
Man of the Match: Jack.
2nd Game report
York Cubs 4 – 2 Tadcaster Albion
Squad: Alfie, Ethan, George, Jack, James K, James O, Louis, Tom
Scorers: Alfie, Scott
The Cubs got off to a flying start and poor Tom had picked the ball out of the net twice inside the first couple of minutes. Tadcaster stuck back though with a fine goal from Scott and after another Cub’s goal, a cracking finish from Alfie saw the half finish 3-2 to York Cubs.
The second half was entertaining stuff and it was a wonder that there was only one more goal. George especially can count himself really unlucky not to have scored as he hit the target 4 or 5 times throughout the match but the keeper saved every time.
Man of the Match: George.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
U11's TAJFC Directions to Pickering Town
Pickering Town no longer play at Flamingoland, they are at Carr Lane which just outside of Pickering in Middleton.
Head off the A64 on the Malton Road A169 - hit the roundabout in the middle of Pickering - turn left on to the A170 - head towards Middleton and you will arrive at the left turning onto Carr Lane (I'm told you can see the goalposts from the road). Maps enclosed - their manager is Richard Archer on 07730 672083
Heads Up!......Bargain Boot Alert.
The recently launched Adidas "ADI NOVA" is currently for sale in JJB.
This new boot is made from leather (that's a novelty in itself) and is available with screw-in and moulded studs.
JJB currently have them priced at £25 for the screw-in stud version (sizes up 5.5)......the corresponding senior size boot is £85...........
U15's Girls League Cup
Tockwith 2 v Tadcaster Albion 4 U15 Girls League Cup
Prelim Round
On a drizzly Saturday morning Tadcaster took on Tockwith of the North Division of the League
Tadcaster started by conceeding an early goal from a goalmouth scaramble leaving the keeper flaked out on the floor. Shortly after Tadcaster struck back with a goal from Katy Falkingham soon to be followed by a second. Tockwith piled on the pressure and scored a second into the top right corner of the net. Pressure was back on Tadcaster and Katy Falkingham stepped up a gear and put a third past the Tockwith keeper for a hat-trick 3 - 2 at half time. At the start of the second half Tockwith brought the game on to Tadcaster and threatened several times keeping Kathryn busy and on her toes, until Bex's Illingworth went on a one player campain starting from her own goal mouth dribbling past 3-4 players letting rip with scorching midway shot and scoring the goal of the match.
Tadcaster win 4-2
Player of the match Bex's Illingworth
Prelim Round
On a drizzly Saturday morning Tadcaster took on Tockwith of the North Division of the League
Tadcaster started by conceeding an early goal from a goalmouth scaramble leaving the keeper flaked out on the floor. Shortly after Tadcaster struck back with a goal from Katy Falkingham soon to be followed by a second. Tockwith piled on the pressure and scored a second into the top right corner of the net. Pressure was back on Tadcaster and Katy Falkingham stepped up a gear and put a third past the Tockwith keeper for a hat-trick 3 - 2 at half time. At the start of the second half Tockwith brought the game on to Tadcaster and threatened several times keeping Kathryn busy and on her toes, until Bex's Illingworth went on a one player campain starting from her own goal mouth dribbling past 3-4 players letting rip with scorching midway shot and scoring the goal of the match.
Tadcaster win 4-2
Player of the match Bex's Illingworth
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