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Pock Aztecs 0 - TAJFC 9 (Under 12's)

Starting line-up was Joe, Matty, Josh, Adamski, Joel, Macca, Wardy, Hazza, Craggers, Sam & JB.
Our subs WOULD have been Ollie P & Paul if Ollie P had remembered to bring the right size boots! TAJFC were fully up for it after last week's mangled and mis-cued cup clash against fellow title chasers Rawcliffe Warriors. The promise of chip butties at the end seemed to reverberate through the team like a wave of stifled hysteria. Joe actually asked the ref to hang on whilst he found his emergency ketchup. On Pock's excellent pitch, TAJFC pressed and pressured the opposition relentlessly and during 30 mins Pock only got into the Tad penalty area twice. First half goals came from Josh (5 mins), screamer from Adamski (16 mins), Josh again (22 mins) and Matty on 28 mins. Craggers was suffering from jelly-belly after consuming a Chicken Bhuna following a wild night on the town and was manfully substituted by Paul on 20mins.
Playing against the wind and uphill in the second half, Josh soon found his mark again with a further 2 goals on 35 & 40mins. There was some really superb linking play between Sam, Macca & Joel down the right flank that lead to a goal from Macca on 42mins and a swift follow up came in a similar style with an excellent goal from Matty 60 seconds later. Josh capped off the day with his fifth on 55 mins. The ref must have been feeling the cold because he blew the final whistle at 59:30. Man Of The Match went (for the first time this season - despite being our top goal scorer) to Joel for great skill, strength and vision out on the right. Excellent all-around performance........same again when play them next week, please - goals are vital at this halfway point (Copmanthorpe scored the same amount as us today). See you on Wednesday 6pm. New training kit due this week!

Directions to Pock Town Aztecs (U12's A)

The Pock manager suggests taking the 3rd turning into Pock (as marked on aerial view). The full address is Henry Thirsk Playing Field, The Balk, Pocklington, YO42 2NZ. Arrival by 10:30am please, blue undertops, drink, boots taped, and tracky top on! - Thanks. 07778 993896 nickbrown@btinternet.com

U12's 4th-6th November 2009 - Training & All-Stars Match

Directions to Rawcliffe Warriors - 15th Nov (Under 12's)

U12's are at Rawcliffe Warriors in the Mitchell Cup on Sunday 15th November. 10:30 arrival please, with undertops, taped boots, a drink and tracky tops on. Thanks!

Remembrance Sunday

Bye-bye Portakabin....

Big thanks to Stephen King, Jez Oliver, Alan Guilford, James Hamilton, Zeb Hayes' Dad and Ollie's Dad (the one with the tractor) - who helped Charlie & I demolish the old Portakabin at Riverside on Sunday afternoon. The new container should be in place in the next few weeks. Top Job.

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.

Bishopthorpe 'v' Tad Albion U10s (27th September)

'A' Team Match Reports

Bishopthorpe 1 – 1 Tadcaster Albion
Squad: Alfie, Ethan, George, Jack, James, Scott, Tom
Scorers: James

Tadcaster Albion made the short trip over to Bishopthorpe hoping to maintain their excellent early season form.
The first half started at a frantic pace and that combined with a rock hard pitch, meant that the quality of football suffered. It certainly didn’t affect the excitement though as play switched from end to end and both defenses struggled to cope with high balls. Alfie had to be alert and as brave as ever rushing out to save on a couple of occasions and Jack rattled the Bish crossbar with a high looping effort. It was amazing really that it took until the end of the first half before the opening goal – the first real quality piece of play. Tom drove up the middle beating 2 players before passing out wide for James to riffle the ball into the net.
The second half was a mirror of the first. End to end play and absolute total commitment from both teams. Taddy rattle the woodwork twice more, but it was Bishopthorpe who completed the scoring when the Taddy defence was deceived by a high bouncing ball which left Alfie with no chance.
Having struck the woodwork 3 times, Taddy can count themselves unlucky not to have nicked all the points, but to be truthful a draw was a fair result.
Man of the Match: Alfie – Showed what a great ‘keeper he his with a couple of excellent first half saves.

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

Two very tired teams lined up for the second game and once again positions were swapped around for the friendly match. Tom and Scott seemed to be having some sort of “who can get away with the most blatant handball in our own area” competition (won by Tom for his 2-handed effort). To be honest though, all the boys put so much into the first match that they might have been better just calling it a day.
The stand-out players were Alfie (fair enough as he’d been stood in goal for all of the first match) and George who showed real hunger to get on the score sheet again (and came really close to doing that).
As for the action, well … Bishopthorpe scored first; we equalised when their ‘keeper couldn’t deal with James’ corner.
Man of the Match: George – see comment above.

TAJFC v Pock Predators (Acaster Steel Cup)

TAJFC U12's received a salutatory lesson today about finishing from Division 1 dynamos - Pocklington Predators. In the first round of the Acaster Steel Cup, Tad met PP's on their home pitch. Starting line-up was Josh J, Matty, Joel, Paul, Joe, Ollie P, Macca, Ollie W, Hazza, Craig & John. Sam C was ill with a raging temperature and Josh J manfully stepped up at short notice.

TAJFC had the best of the play in the first 15 mins and it looked for a while that the 2 divisions difference between these sides would be overcome......however PP had some excellent strikers and scored 2 stunning goals in quick succession on 17 and 18 mins. TAJFC fought back, but conceded again just before half-time. George, Angus and Adam swapped with Ollie P, Joe S and Ollie W, but (repeating the pattern that happen in the first half), PP scored 2 screamers on 34 and 36 mins. TAJFC battled valiantly with Hazza, Joel, Craig and Macca maximising their workrate.A penalty was awarded when Joel was brought down, but was unfortunately missed when Paul took out a pigeon flying at 30 feet. For almost half an hour play was deadlocked with a couple of missed chances at either end. PP got their last goal on 58 mins and Hazza made a new friend(!).

As their league position shows, Pocklington were a very skillful side, with great finishing and (like Harrods) had quality in all departments. The Pock manager Joe was very complimentary about TAJFC and wished us well in the League, Plate and Cup. Men Of The Match were Josh J for an outstanding and committed performance and Paul for his inestimable work rate, tenacity and skill under pressure - well done (despite the scoreline). Thanks again to parents for helping out and conducting the raffle. Training as normal on Friday. Last shout for Registration Fees. Get Well Soon Sam!

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TAJFC 17 - Haxby 0 (Under 12's)

Starting line-up was John B, Ollie W, Craig R, Adam B, Sam C, Paul H, Josh J, Ollie P, Macca, Joe S, and Joel.

Bit of a goal-fest today........ TAJFC played their usual formation and though they we comfortably 4 - 0 up at the break, many chances were missed. We had a bit of a change around at half-time with Hazza, George B and Matty O taking the places of Craig, Sam and Macca.

Ollie P dropped back into defence, Joe and Paul swapped places, Adam went out to the right of defence and Hazza played adjacent to Matty on the right wing. Goals were as follows:-

Josh J - 6 mins

Joel - 12 mins

Joe - 15 mins

Paul - 27 mins

HALF TIME - Change of Tactics!

Matty - 31 mins

Matty - 33 mins

Harry - 34 mins

Harry - 36 mins

Joel - 38 mins

Josh J - 48 mins

Josh J - 50 mins

Harry - 52 mins

Joel - 54 mins

Matty - 55 mins

Paul - 58 mins

Joel - 59 mins

Paul -60 mins

Man Of The Match was Ollie W for his sterling and stirring work in defence.

Housekeeping: Spoke to the players today to tell them that we are in the happy position of getting record attendances for Training and Matches. This means that one squad member each week is likely to get a 'phone call telling them to have a rest day. I'll be keeping an accurate record of this (and each player's appearances) so that, as far as possible and subject to outside activities, fitness and ability, everyone will get an equitable opportunity. Thanks to Hamish and his parents for being understanding about this on this occasion.

Christmas Party (what already?) - is booked for Saturday 19th December 2009 and will be a joint event with the Under 11's and any TABlues players that want to attend. More detail to follow - priced to please!

Many thanks for all of the help and support from Parents - Training is as normal on Friday.

Brooklyn 'v' Tad Albion U10s (13th September)

'A' Team Match Reports

Brooklyn 0 – 3 Tadcaster Albion
Squad: Ethan, George, Jack, James K, James O, Saul, Scott
Scorers: Jack (2), James O

It was a long haul over to Norton for Tadcaster Albion’s first away game of the season against newly promoted side Brooklyn.
The Albion played the first half up the 1 in 4 gradient, but despite the obvious disadvantage they looked the better side from the start. Scott and George were rock solid at the back to such an extent that Saul had very little to do in the first period. The midfield pairing of Ethan and James worked extremely hard; as did Jack and ‘t other James up front. It wasn’t all graft though; at times Taddy played some fantastic football. None more so than when a swift attack encompassing 5 or 6 passes took them ¾ of the length of the pitch and very nearly brought the break through. As it was though, the half ended goal-less and with Taddy looking forward to playing down The Hahnenkamm in the second half.
The optimism was well founded as sustained pressure from Taddy was rewarded with the opening goal – James O scoring from the narrowest of angles (was there a hole in the side of the net James?). Taddy couldn’t capitalize though and from midway through the half (or what should have been midway – see later for details) the home side had their best period and put Tadcaster under a fair bit of pressure. Full credit Taddy though for staying strong and determined to hang on to their lead. Having played 18 minutes (of a scheduled 15 minutes) the ref announced that there would be an additional 5 minutes play !?@*@!?! Things could have got ugly, had it not been for 2 superb nails in the coffin from Jack - just reward for consistently chasing and harrying the defence. Eventually the ref did blow the whistle to relief and smiles all round (from us) and nobody please mention the timekeeping !
Great result and fully deserved. Many thanks for Saul and James O for stepping in and getting stuck in.
Man of the Match: Jack – Never gave the defence a minute and was rewarded eventually with 2 goals.

2nd Game report
Brooklyn 0 – 5 Tadcaster Albion
Squad: George, Jack, James K, Matthew, Sam, Saul, Scott
Scorers: George, James K, Scott (3)

Once again, the side showed their versatility by running out comfortable winners despite everybody playing out of their normal positions. Scott led the line superbly with a fine hat-rick – of which his first (a thunderous strike in off the post) was the goal of the day. James K ran the defence ragged in the second half and was rewarded with a goal. And the scoring was rounded off when finally, halleluiah, praise be, get in my son … George stuck the ball in the onion bag - their onion bag (‘cos it doesn’t count when he sticks it in ours!).
Superb performance. Well done to Matthew, Sam and Saul for stepping in to the team and helping out.
Man of the Match: Scott – If you score a hat-trick and don’t get man of the match there must be something wrong. Well done. (If we could clone him and have 1 Scott at the back and 1 Scott up front we would be awesome. Not in midfield though, ‘cos he’s rubbish in midfield.)

TA Blues 0 - TAJFC 4 (U12's)

This seasons' first local derby took place at the Ings today when Tad Albion Blues played host to TAJFC. There was a palpable "dentist waiting room" feeling in the air, as the schoolmates and classmates met under a grey sky. Starting line-up for TAJFC was John, Ollie W, Adam, Sam, Hazza, Joel, Matty, Paul, Josh J, Joe and Hamish

Play was equally matched (and equally nervous) for the first 10 mins until Joel managed to put one past the Blues rock-solid defence. Many chances came from both sides with Hazza, Sam, Ollie W and Adam working very hard at the final third of the pitch. Matty, Paul, Hamish, Josh J and Joe tried to position the ball but were frequently thwarted by tight marking from Nick D's lads. Joel had a further breakthrough bringing the score to 2-0 at half time when he passed his Captain's armband to Hazza and was substituted by Ollie P. George swapped places with Ollie W who had had a fine half.

TAJFC had more chances in the second half and could have increased their margin quicker if not for some top quality goalkeeping from the Blues' Jay D. A few excellent corners from Hamish resulted in a superb goal from Josh J. Paul H made way for Joel to return to play in the last 8 mins and the win was capped with his hat-trick.

A really great all-around performance - and a difficult choice for Man Of The Match........; In the end the parents agreed that both Hamish "flying scotsman" and Sam "bites yer legs" should both be awarded. Upwards and onwards - and in the words of our SuperKeeper's Dad "Happy Days".

Training as normal next week.

Tad Albion U10s 'v' Easingwold (6th September)

'A' Team Match Reports

Tadcaster Albion 3 – 0 Easingwold
Squad: Alfie, Ethan, George, Jack, James, Scott, Tom
Scorers: Jack (2), Tom


Tadcaster Albion kicked off their season with a home game against newly promoted Easingwold, hoping to transfer some promising pre-season training form into their first league match.

An entertaining start to the game saw some good football from both sides. Tadcaster were as solid as ever in defense and midfeld, but their attacking play was almost unrecognisable from the previous season when confidence and goals dried up completely. With a brisk wind at their backs, Taddy started to get the upper hand; showing some real quality passing and movement going forward. Several half chances went begging before Jack eventually got the break through from close range to send the home team into the break with the lead they deserved.

The first half was good, but the second half was even better. Tadcaster looked very sharp and when they moved the ball about it was just too much for the opposition. Tom rifled in a fantastic free kick to double the lead and Jack rounded things off.

This was a great display and a wonderful way to start the season. It was a joy to see the confidence building within the team as the match developed and especially towards the end when, to be honest, Easingwold were run ragged.
Man of the Match: Tom - For a tireless display and a cracking free kick.


2nd Game report
Tadcaster Albion 4 – 1 Easingwold
Squad: Alfie, Ethan, George, Jack, James, Scott, Tom
Scorers: Alfie (2), James, Scott

Despite numerous positional changes, the team carried on from where they left off in the first game. If anything they dominated this match even more, but to be fair to Easingwold, they will be a much tougher proposition once they get used to the pace of division 1 football.
Once again the dubious goals committee was called upon to decide the scorer of the first goal. After much pressure and a little bit of bribery, James was indeed credited with the opener. He then turned provider as he laid the ball off for Scott to smash in number two. Easingwold got a deserved goal back early in the second half, but Taddy soon restored their advantage through Alfie. Scoring was completed with the goal of the game when a flowing move starting from inside Taddy’s own half was rounded off in style as Aflie hammered the ball into the roof of the net.
Man of the Match: James – Scored the first, set up the second, then played great in defence.