Banter - Sunday 1 September

Is this going to be your season? Tell us how you have started

Nice start today from the dukla boys, 4-1 v a very decent WPR team who are a very good set of lads and i can see them causing some teams a few problems. I think our experience told a little today which helped us when in our goal scoring positions. A very good game for the spectators with both midfields showing skill and composure. All the best to a great bunch at WPR for the season.

Gutted today. As poor as we were on Friday, we were good today. Excellent performance only to come away with a defeat after conceding a late penalty. Groby were ok, clearly missing people as turned up with a bare 11.

Fairfield Fanatics 2 v 5 Thurmaston.

Fanatics scores were

Jamie Sharp
Toby Warner

They thoroughly deserved the win today wanted it more all game and created numerous chances.

We had Bare 11 including our manager who somehow managed to score! Lots of players either injured or on holiday. One of our players had to go off with half hour to go (Tom Hill) and of course he was missed, it was 2-2 at the time and although it may not have changed the result, it changed the game.

Thurmo will beat plenty of sides this season, sharmo on the wing terrorised us all game and they are a great bunch who all work really hard.

All the best for the season. Hope we can improve when we get players back...

White horse 1-0 inter mivan
Alex hall

Very good game today from us and deffo deserved the win mivan started off brightly enough but we got a foothold on the game after the first 15-20 and started playing some good football something that has been missing from our team for along time. I think we will have a very good season this year if we can keep everyone fit mivan aint no mugs but we out played them today and they didnt really have a shot on target all game i think rav is still in our center halfs pocket hahahaha. All the best to mivan see you in a couple of weeks.

Niffy Rangers Reserves 1 v 4 FC Pochin

Chris Durrance 2
Azza
Jordan Cunningham

Took us a while to get into this today, always a difficult place to go and get a result. 3 late goals including 2 screamers from Chris Durrance saw us home and in truth it could have been more in the end.

Good lads at Niffy and scored a quality goal of their own - good luck for the season.

Good start for us, with 2 new teams winning 6-0 and 7-1 respectively we're looking to come top of the established teams. Probably gonna be the 5th season running my division has been won by a new team

URFC 6-0 Fairfield Athletic
Great first game from us. Couldn't fault the lads. Fairfield have some decent players leigh syrett, shane kiely etc. But too much long ball and long throws in a very short team left them with very little chances. Good set of lads and look forward to return leg. Nice to 5 different goalscorers for us today. Looks like a very very tough test Wednesday

Friar Lane 3 - Wigston Fields 3
Friar Lane have become a decent oufit, looked good going forward excellent wingers but their defence on long balls looked flakey. WF were poor first half but gradually improved, 3-0 down inside 30 mins but we rallied and got a penalty just befor HT (stef tucked it away!!). 2nd half we turned up the tempo and played some reasonable football, we had some good fortune and we grabbed 2 goals (mark allen and Stef/OG) midway throught the 2nd half. Opportunities for both sides to win it but we are happy with the draw. I feel FL will be in the mix come the end of the season.
Great bunch of lads and an enjoyable game.

CSKA17 wrote:

Gutted today. As poor as we were on Friday, we were good today. Excellent performance only to come away with a defeat after conceding a late penalty. Groby were ok, clearly missing people as turned up with a bare 11.

Are you taking time to gel?? As surprised you have lost your opening games, felt you would be one of the teams applying pressure early on. This is going to be a tough division I feel!

bulwellian wrote:

CSKA17 wrote:

Gutted today. As poor as we were on Friday, we were good today. Excellent performance only to come away with a defeat after conceding a late penalty. Groby were ok, clearly missing people as turned up with a bare 11.

Are you taking time to gel?? As surprised you have lost your opening games, felt you would be one of the teams applying pressure early on. This is going to be a tough division I feel!

Missing me i think lol

GT 1 v 1 FC AZZURRI

Feels more like 2 points lost than 1 point gained today, we started really brightly and put GT under so much pressure in the first half but just didn't take our chances.said to the lads at half time hope that doesn't cost us, next thing you know we are 1-0 down! Rikki bates managed to grab our equaliser and we tried to press for the winner but again just wasn't happening for us!! I'm happy with our overall performance today, I think we looked like a pretty solid outfit and played some good football and on other days we would have converted our chances.

Well done to GT though they were very well organised and absolutely grafted and took there chance when they got it, I know they were missing a few today but they still did very well! They could have a good season.

Onto star & garter next week for us.......

Good wins for Thurmo and MDH today and moshdock, I think the prem could be quite an open division this season

SPARTA MOSHDOCK 5 - 2 Shoemakers 2013
Mark Graham
Aaron Preston
Nolly Preston
Jake Wain
Lee Tyers

A really good game of football against a good, hard-working side. We had a fair bit of possession but they always looked a threat counter-attacking with their variety of strikers.

We took the lead with a good break and a fine debut finish from Jake Wain. They equalised with a very soft penalty. We then went into a 3-1 lead before we were pegged back again. It was then back to the walls defending for us until the 89th minute when we scored again to finish the game. We caught them on the break shortly after to make it 5-2.

In all honesty the score line was harsh on them as the game was much closer than it sounds. They are a quality side and will be up there at the end.

A good start for us and now we need to push on.

Cheers to Keith Smith.

spartamoshdock wrote:

SPARTA MOSHDOCK 5 - 2 Shoemakers 2013
Mark Graham
Aaron Preston
Nolly Preston
Jake Wain
Lee Tyers

A really good game of football against a good, hard-working side. We had a fair bit of possession but they always looked a threat counter-attacking with their variety of strikers.

We took the lead with a good break and a fine debut finish from Jake Wain. They equalised with a very soft penalty. We then went into a 3-1 lead before we were pegged back again. It was then back to the walls defending for us until the 89th minute when we scored again to finish the game. We caught them on the break shortly after to make it 5-2.

In all honesty the score line was harsh on them as the game was much closer than it sounds. They are a quality side and will be up there at the end.

A good start for us and now we need to push on.

Cheers to Keith Smith.

Give a nice big hug to Lee for me will you? and a very big thank you on this result.

bulwellian wrote:

CSKA17 wrote:

Gutted today. As poor as we were on Friday, we were good today. Excellent performance only to come away with a defeat after conceding a late penalty. Groby were ok, clearly missing people as turned up with a bare 11.

Are you taking time to gel?? As surprised you have lost your opening games, felt you would be one of the teams applying pressure early on. This is going to be a tough division I feel!

Wouldn't say that, about 4 new faces, we were just really really poor against friar lane, if we'd played as we did today we'd have beaten them I think. Today, can't really explain. Groby had one stand out player, short no.8 was good, and RAPID!!

Countesthorpe 0 Wigston Rangers 6

Dan Mitchell 2
Oliver Jallands 1
Ashley Gardner 1
Tom Hill 1
Sam Whatsize 1

Comfortable win for us, glad we got a clean sheet more than anything else as we worked for the 90 minutes non stop to get it.

Think Countesthorpe are in for a long season on the evidence of that, if we put some of our chances away it could have been anything.

The ref we had was very firm and fair. Well done that man.

THE MAGICIAN wrote:

 

The ref we had was very firm and fair. Well done that man.

Who was it?


You haven't started wearing those alicebands have you malc?

Not sure Helly, not had him before and didn't look at his name last week but he was very sure in his actions, was strong and fair, didn't miss a trick. Was scary at times though lol.

No bands for me mate. ha ha.

I'll have to bring mine out of retirement for you

bulwellian wrote:

Friar Lane 3 - Wigston Fields 3
Friar Lane have become a decent oufit, looked good going forward excellent wingers but their defence on long balls looked flakey. WF were poor first half but gradually improved, 3-0 down inside 30 mins but we rallied and got a penalty just befor HT (stef tucked it away!!). 2nd half we turned up the tempo and played some reasonable football, we had some good fortune and we grabbed 2 goals (mark allen and Stef/OG) midway throught the 2nd half. Opportunities for both sides to win it but we are happy with the draw. I feel FL will be in the mix come the end of the season.
Great bunch of lads and an enjoyable game.

Friar lane should be in the mix at the end of the season with the likes of Adam Dyke and Warren Butlin playing  

Think Dykey was just helping out for the day!

CSKA17 wrote:

Gutted today. As poor as we were on Friday, we were good today. Excellent performance only to come away with a defeat after conceding a late penalty. Groby were ok, clearly missing people as turned up with a bare 11.

yeah we were missing 3 or 4 key players, considering we had no subs think the game should of been put to bed in the first half with the chances we had, u came back 2nd half and caused problems. was a good game. unlucky

Paulo wrote:

Think Dykey was just helping out for the day!

Hope so!! Unlucky for Wigston Fields!!!

I had to sign the form so friar lane could play two players on the morning. Might have won if they would have played with 9! Ha ha. Didnt see the Names of who they were though

I thought adam dyke had hung up his boots! Great player, would be a great addition to any team in the alliance league