New Equipment Store at Riverside.

Big thanks to Our Charlie who has provided and organised the delivery of a free 40ft container for shared use by TAJFC and Riverside School. Hard to believe, but Charlie and I lifted this off the low-loader by hand, without breaking a sweat!

The old wooden portakabin is being appraised by the Antiques Roadshow and demolished on Sunday afternoon (1st November). Anyone who is available to help Charlie & I please report to Riverside at 1:30pm with tools.

Tad Albion U10s vs Copmanthorpe (18th October)

'A' Team Match Reports

Tadcaster Albion 1 – 5 Copmanthorpe
Squad: Alfie, Ethan, George, Jack, James, Sam, Scott, Tom
Scorers: James

A fine October morning saw Tadcaster Albion play host to Copmanthorpe down at Riverside.
The same 8 players who performed so heroically against York Cubs on their previous outing were, unfortunately, a long way from that level in this match. Having said that, the first half was fairly evenly balanced with Copmanthorpe taking the lead close to half time when a fairly tame shot somehow squeezed through Alfie’s legs. Had Tadcaster been able to string any sort of passing play together the game was most definitely there for the taking. But too often the ball carrier chose to try and take on the Cop defence rather than look for the easier passing option.
The half time team talk went unheeded with no visible improvement in Tadcaster’s play. Things quickly went from bad to worse as Copmanthorpe knocked the stuffing out of the home team with goals 2 and 3. The away team were on the up and played some lovely football against a Taddy team which had all but given up – scoring twice more. There was late consolation when James pounced to tap in after Tom’s shot had only been parried by the Copmanthorpe ‘keeper. Too little, too late though.
So, in summary, this was a harsh lesson for Tadcaster that to get anywhere in Division 1 takes a team effort. Let’s hope it was “just one of those days” and that the boys can bounce back in two weeks time against Poppleton.
Man of the Match: George – Can hold his head high for not giving up the fight.

2nd Game report
Tadcaster Albion 0 – 3 Copmanthorpe
Squad: Alfie, Ethan, George, Jack, James, Sam, Scott, Tom

Similar attitude and a similar result. The first half was fairly even, finishing goalless, but it was one-way traffic in the second half as Copmanthorpe passed Tadcaster off the park.
Man of the Match: Ethan – Good effort in defence.

Directions To Old Malton St Mary's (Under 12's)

TAJFC Under 12's play away at Old Malton St Mary's - Malton School, Middlecave Road, Malton, YO17 7NH on Sunday 18th October 2009. Arrive for 10:30am start with kick-off at 11am. Nick Brown 07778 993896. See current league table - all to play for!

TAJFC 5 - Pocklington 0 (Under 11's)

On a cold damp morning down at the ings, Taddy started rather slowly in what should have been a fairly easy game, for the first five minutes, Pocklington saw much of the possession, but couldn’t manage to break down the Tad defence, after that Taddy got into there stride and started to dominate the game, after approx 15 minutes, Austin broke down the left, and after playing a ball into Jamie received a return pass into the area and hit a low shot off the inside of the near post that went in off the far post, after that it was all Taddy, and it wasn’t long before it was 2 – 0, Aran played a long ball down the right to Taylor who carried the ball forward before passing inside to Jamie who fired a low shot under the keeper and into the back of the net, half time 2 – 0.
Second half saw Taddy dominate a now deflated Pocklington side, and within 5 minutes of the restart Austin hit his second of the game after some good work in midfield by Callum, Aran and Cavan, the ball was played to Taylor who slotted it inside to Jamie who put Austin through to fire the ball past the keeper, 3 – 0 Taddy, on the few occasions Pocklington did manage to get into the Taddy half, any chances they had were all snuffed out by the back 4 of Kieren, Priestley, Ryan and Harry, 2 more goals came in the last 10 minutes when Taylor broke down the right wing, got a good cross in which was flicked on by Jamie, then Cavan to Sam who coolly slotted it past the keeper, then with just minutes to go, aran got the ball in midfield, and after evading a couple of tackles passed to Callum, then Adam who knocked into the area where the ball bobbled off several players before Taylor back heeled it into the net, final score Tadcaster Albion 5 – 0 Pocklington Town.
squad ….. Ross, Kieren, Sam, Ryan, Harry, Taylor, Aran, Cavan, Callum, Jamie, Austin,
Adam, Priestley and Owen. Man of the Match Harry exellent defending

TAJFC 9 - Huntington 3 (Under 12's)

Well done to TAJFC Under 12's for a good performance against Huntington today at The Ings.

Starting line-up was Josh J, Matty, Hamish, Adam, Joel, Macca, Ollie W, Hazza, Craig, Sam and JB. Huntington were a smartly turned out, professional-looking side who (at the start of the match) were 3rd in the league, one place above TAJFC. Play was pretty even in the first 10 mins until Hazza broke the deadlock on 12 mins with a shot from just inside the area at an acute angle that went into the top corner. Joel swiftly followed up with 2 goals, coolly taken, at 18 mins and 21 mins. Josh J, who is improving his game week on week, slotted one home on 26 mins and Hazza took the score to 6-0 at half time. Matty, Josh J and Adam gave way to George, Paul and Angus at the break with George playing up front next to Paul and Angus slotting into defence next to Craig.

Paul opened his account almost immediately from the re-start, but Huntington fought back with vigour and pulled one back on 38 mins. Tadcaster lost their shape slightly and conceded another in short order. Hamish scored a blinder on 45 mins with Matty bringing the score to 9 with a great shot on 50 mins. Huntington scored from a debatable free-kick just outside the are which was helped by the strong wind that picked up in the second half. Good overall performance with creditable activity in almost all areas, but, as always, room for improvement! Man Of The Match - Hazza in recognition of his strength, skill and workrate. Congratulations to TABlues who beat Pocklington Aztecs 1-2 and thanks to Joe & Ollie P for their special contribution this week. Training moves to Wednesday nights at 6pm under floodlights - please remember, no steel studs and warm clothing - our new pitch is a bit exposed...;

Thanks to all of the people who have paid deposits to the Christmas Party - this looks like it's going to be a mammoth joint event with the U11's and we may have to increase the numbers available - more info to follow. As always, thanks to the Parents for their help and support.

Perfect Pitches

Just a quick note of thanks to our 2 Pitch Officers - Neil Ward and Ian Turner who keep the pitches on The Ings in top condition. Possibly 2 of the best full size pitches available in the area.

Pictures show a couple of rabbit holes being filled in today before tomorrow's fixtures.........;

Tad Albion U10s 'v' York Cubs (4th October)

'A' Team Match Reports

Tadcaster Albion 2 – 1 York Cubs
Squad: Alfie, Ethan, George, Jack, James, Sam, Scott, Tom
Scorers: Ethan, Jack

A glorious sunny October morning saw Tadcaster Albion play host to York Cubs – one of the two teams to beat Taddy last season.
The match kicked off at a furious pace and right from the start there was very little to choose between the two teams. Both sides showed their intent to attack, but with strong midfields and organized defences, clear cut chances were few and far between. Tadcaster did get on top of the midfield battle and midway through the first half Ethan found himself with enough room to let fly from distance. It looked like a goal from the moment it left his foot, and although the Cubs ‘keeper did well to get his hand to it, he couldn’t stop the ball finding the top corner.
Within a minute of the re-start Jack found himself with a shooting opportunity from wide on the right and he fired an unstoppable shot into the top corner giving the home side a bit of breathing space. The whole team worked their socks off throughout the match and really didn’t look like they would concede a goal. Cubs came back though and grabbed a goal with 2 minutes remaining to set the nerves jangling for the home coaches and supporters. Thankfully though it proved to be merely a consolation and the final whistle sounded to give Taddy one of their best ever wins.
York Cubs (players, coaches and supporters) played their part in a cracking game which was a fantastic advert for mini-soccer. But this was a match that Tadcaster fully deserved to win. Jack and James lead the line superbly - closing down the Cubs defence and staying positive even though they weren’t seeing much of the ball. Tom and Ethan won the midfield battle and tipped the balance in Tadcaster’s favour. The two at the back – Scott and George - were as solid as ever as was Alfie in goal. Sam also played a huge part in this win – his energy and commitment coming on as sub allowed the midfield and strikers to get a well earned breather.
Man of the Match: Ethan – Cracking goal which gave the whole team belief that they could win the game.

2nd Game report
Tadcaster Albion 2 – 2 York Cubs
Squad: Alfie, Ethan, George, Jack, James K, James O, Louis, Scott
Scorers: Scott, George

Tadcaster found themselves 2-0 down early on in this match as they struggled to get going following the efforts of the first game. They did pull a goal back though towards the end of the first half thanks (once again) to Scott.
The second half was fairly evenly balanced and Tadcaster got the only goal of the game thanks to a suberb clinical finish from George.
Man of the Match: Jack – Terrific effort supporting the defence from midfield.