Another short line or 2 this week due to work commitments...
Under 16's Division 2
Hale Leys Youth 2 - Penn & Tylers Green 2
Hale Leys youth tackled the first half well & in a game that was set to be tight had a 2 goal advantage as they went into the halftime break.
As the two squads returned to the pitch Penn & Tylers made a tactical change; the home side made an attempt to alter their shape but were unable to counter the visitors attack & the lead was reduced to a draw by the final whistle.
Another short break now until the lastgame of this season to be played on May 10th.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Title hopes slide away...
A sad result for the Aylesbury lads this week made worse for me as the new shift pattern has kicked in & I wasn't able to attend & give a first-hand report, so brief is probably understatement of the decade...
U16's Division 2
Hale Leys Youth 3 - Prestwood Colts 5
The first half gave the home side a 3 goal advantage but the second half was a complete reversal of fortunes with the visitors finding themselves not only levelling but taking the game by storm.
I don't know at what point their game plan went awry but its safe to say that it definitely wasn't the result required to keep the possibility of the Div 2 title...
2 games left to play & even if the top spot is beyond your grasp that doesn't mean you have to retract your hands & stop trying, every point is another point to your gain.
For all:
I would like to distance my feelings from those of (former) manager David Hawes. 2 season back-to-back titles gives a bloody good indication of the level of these boys, (and I use the phrase boys because that is still what they are!) A 3rd title, although certainly a highly acclaimed prize, was always going to be tough. Having watched older & higher division teams play during the last couple seasons, it has proved (to me at least) that each year up brings with it a stronger opposition, each division up makes that even more apparent. The squad through all its variations over the last three seasons has always performed to a high level (even if on less than a handful of occasions it hasn't been quite high enough) & this season has been the toughest so far.
For the boys:
I have an obvious bias to be proud of my own son, James Marsh, who has given his all in his position as left back for the last 3 seasons, but I would also like to make it known to all that follow this blog that I share an equal level of pride for ALL the boys that have played with the squad through its current & previous incarnations. Despite what you may have read (on other blogs - now removed) You have conducted yourselves with a huge level of decorum & have set a true example of how teams should behave both on & off the pitch. Like myself, your parents should be rightly proud of each & every one of you, continue to conduct yourselves in this manner through the rest of your lives & you wont go far wrong.
A bigger appraisal of this season will follow after the last match of the season is played on 10th May, a game that I am hoping to be able to see & give a proper report on.
U16's Division 2
Hale Leys Youth 3 - Prestwood Colts 5
The first half gave the home side a 3 goal advantage but the second half was a complete reversal of fortunes with the visitors finding themselves not only levelling but taking the game by storm.
I don't know at what point their game plan went awry but its safe to say that it definitely wasn't the result required to keep the possibility of the Div 2 title...
2 games left to play & even if the top spot is beyond your grasp that doesn't mean you have to retract your hands & stop trying, every point is another point to your gain.
For all:
I would like to distance my feelings from those of (former) manager David Hawes. 2 season back-to-back titles gives a bloody good indication of the level of these boys, (and I use the phrase boys because that is still what they are!) A 3rd title, although certainly a highly acclaimed prize, was always going to be tough. Having watched older & higher division teams play during the last couple seasons, it has proved (to me at least) that each year up brings with it a stronger opposition, each division up makes that even more apparent. The squad through all its variations over the last three seasons has always performed to a high level (even if on less than a handful of occasions it hasn't been quite high enough) & this season has been the toughest so far.
For the boys:
I have an obvious bias to be proud of my own son, James Marsh, who has given his all in his position as left back for the last 3 seasons, but I would also like to make it known to all that follow this blog that I share an equal level of pride for ALL the boys that have played with the squad through its current & previous incarnations. Despite what you may have read (on other blogs - now removed) You have conducted yourselves with a huge level of decorum & have set a true example of how teams should behave both on & off the pitch. Like myself, your parents should be rightly proud of each & every one of you, continue to conduct yourselves in this manner through the rest of your lives & you wont go far wrong.
A bigger appraisal of this season will follow after the last match of the season is played on 10th May, a game that I am hoping to be able to see & give a proper report on.
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