Olney Town Foxes

Match This Thursday 19th

2011-05-16T10:06:00.000+01:00

Hello,

Our home match this Thursday 19th v Tattenhoe Blacks is going to be a 6pm kick off. Please arrive by 5:30 for a warm up.

This is our last match of the season so there will be no rested players.

There will be 2 more training sessions leading up to The Cobblers Tournament on May 30th, so everyone is welcome to come along for these.

After the 30th, there will be no more training until the week before the Willen Tournament which is Saturday 16th July.

See you Thursday.

Richard

Tonight's match v Water Eaton Whites

2011-05-05T20:50:00.001+01:00

Not the best that we have played, but in fairness to the players we tried a new formation which wasn't a great success. Water Eaton scored early but we never really looked like loosing the match with the amount of forward possession that we had and we soon levelled with a goal from James.

Water Eaton again went ahead before Brooksy who was busy up front levelled again to make the score 2-2. At half time we changed the formation back to our usual 1 up front with 2 wider players and James soon scored his second of the night to move 3-2 ahead, this was soon followed by an own goal after a great strike from Joe and we won the game 4-2.

There was some solid defence play by the boys, they are really playing well as a unit and continue to be difficult to score against. However, the Man Of the Match tonight was Brooksy with his tireless work upfront and some great tackling back...well played Brooksy.

See you all for some light training and plenty of penalty practice on Saturday 10:30 to 12:00.

Richard

PS There was a single trainer left on the bus!! I'll take it with me to training on Saturday

U9's Shield Semi Final

2011-04-25T20:17:00.000+01:00

What a day! We can only better this by wining the final.

Again the boys showed fantastic commitment all over the pitch. We started very slow and couldn’t get the ball forward quickly enough, but we soon turned this around and started pushing forward with some great football which made it easier for the defenders who quickly settled down.

We continued to move the ball forward quickly and gave the Vipers a lot of problems even though there was a lot of rotating. It was fantastic to see the positive attitude from all the players even though they were switched on and off regularly.

Man Of The Match today was a tough decision, Brooksey had a great game and didn’t stop running, his headed goal from a corner showed great skill. But, due to the fact that he was playing out of position and had no replacement and but kept a great tempo throughout the game I had to choose Ciaran...well played.

We now have a great day out at the MK Stadium against Tattenhoe Reds, if we keep up this commitment we have a great chance of lifting the trophy.

Well played all of you, stroll on May the 8th!

Richard

FW: Shield Match v 2 Mile Ash

2011-04-13T14:11:00.000+01:00

What a great game of football today. And in that heat, well done to all the lads they certainly deserved to book their place in the Semi’s.

2 Mile had some big strong players and we kept them at bay, special praise goes to Harry (who has cost me a match ball). The strikers all played their part as well, I counted 3 or 4 goal line clearances.

If that sort of commitment from the whole team continues I reckon we have a good shot at the final, we now have a tough game against Gt Linford Vipers next Saturday 16th at a neutral ground (we are waiting for the FA to advise where and when this will be).

Man Of The Match this week has to go to Ben who saved 3 penalties to take us through, well done Ben.

Who did score our goal in the end? Joshie or Charlie..........we need goal line technology!!

Training will be next Thursday from 5:30 to 7pm.

It is our bar night next Friday 15th and we have to cover from 7 to 10pm....thanks so far to Jason and Louise who have offered to help. There wont be enough players for the proposed 11 a side, so I will be doing some shooting practice and penalty competition for the kids against an adult keeper from 6 to 7pm.

Well played again.

Richard

PS Me and Marcus both got it wrong, the Final is on May the 8th not the 7th......lets hope we get there.

Yesterdays match against Southcott Owls

2011-03-20T17:14:00.000Z

Yesterday was a great day for football and another good performance by the boys, beating Southcott (who are not used to losing!) 4-0.

We didn't give the Southcott players time on the ball, closing down quickly all over the pitch and causing lots of problems for their defence when going forward.

Well done to Josh Hearn who scored on his debut, there was also some great performances from Danny (2 goals) and Alfie (1 goal) and Ben in goal made a couple vital interceptions in his penalty area diving into to gather the ball before Southcott had chances to shoot.

The Man of The Match today went to Freddie who made some fantastic tackles which unsettled the Southcott players, he showed great positional play and also proved that defenders can assist high up the pitch while not forgetting the important defensive work.

Big thanks to Joseph for refereeing the game so well. Joseph is currently working on his Duke Of Edinburgh award and is helping us out with training and match day duties as part of the award.

The Sports Hall training has now finished, but I will be running a session on our pitch from 5:30 to 7:00 on Thursday to work on some tactics for our Cup Match v Wing next Saturday...if anyone is available to help out let me know. As before, I'm not expecting parents to stay!

Richard

Match v Newport

2011-03-12T17:40:00.000Z

The boys had a real battle today against top division opposition Newport Pagnell who tackle hard and also have some very skilful individuals.

We managed to keep hold of a 2-1 lead until late in the second half when Newport took advantage of us not clearing out of the box quickly enough and they levelled to 2-2 which is how the game finished.

There was some great performances especially by Danny who worked tirelessly upfront not only proving how important it is to put tackles in high up the field but also scoring 2 goals, James showed that his passing can match his goal scoring and Mathew performed brilliantly in goal. But the Man of The Match for fantastic defending against quick paced Newport forwards and a some great man marking goes to Ciaran...well played.

See you all for training this Thursday which is the last week indoors, we will be going back to outdoor training the week after. I'll let you know times next week.

Richard

MK Wanderers Match

2011-02-27T14:29:00.000Z

What a great game of football yesterday, in perfect Football conditions we kept at bay a very good football team, at the same time creating lots of goal scoring opportunities. Overall I think a 1-1 draw was the right result, it is easy to forget sometimes that this is 8 yr old football, both teams moved the ball around and defended brilliantly....a real pleasure to watch.

The area I am most pleased about is the players ability to defend as a team and then create space and shift the ball quickly to produce attacking options, our Man of The Match Harry had a fantastic game in central defence man marking the MK number 11...well played Harry!

A big thanks also to Andrew who refereed the match with great authority despite lots of "banter"....the second man of the match!!!

Looking forward to our cup match next Saturday against Hanslope Hornets. This will be at home with an earlier kick off time of 10am, please arrive at 9:30 to help mark out pitch and put the nets up.

I will let you know the team by Thursday, meanwhile could you tell me if you are not available to play.

Richard

Match v Willen this Saturday 29th

2011-01-25T09:50:00.000Z

We are continuing our rotation policy for our league matches, it is the turn of Freddie/Ciaran and Charlie this week.

The team will be:

Ben
Mathew
Alfie
Tomos
Harry
Danny
James
Joe
Thomas

Please could you be at the Rugby Club car park at 9:30 or we will meet you at Willen Pitches, Portland Drive, Willen at 10:00.

Match v Leighton Corinthians

2010-11-20T15:57:00.000Z

Enjoyable and interesting game today! Ben upfront, Ciaran in goal, James at right back! The whole team were played out of position after we quickly went ahead 6-0 after 10 minutes and it was apparent that we were not going to loose the game. Nice to get back to winning ways ways with 5 goals from James 2 from Tomos and Danny and an own goal.

The score ended up 10-2. Man of the match was Ben for his huge effort up front matched by Leightons keeper who prevented him from scoring.

Some nice comments from the opposition who said that we have some great footballers and recognised that we were playing them out of position, well done to all of you for the fantastic attitude that you showed when asked to play in unfamiliar roles.....you more than deserved a Burger!!!!

See you on Tuesday or next Saturday for our next home game.

Richard

Away this Saturday v Leighton Corinthians

2010-11-17T17:22:00.000Z

Hello,

An early start this Saturday! Match start is 9:30 at Tilsworth...I am away so Marcus and Andrew will be organising the game. Please arrive by 9:00 so the boys can have a decent warm up, its going to be another cold one.

The address is:

Stanbridge & Tilsworth Recreation Ground
Stanbridge Road
Tilsworth
Beds
LU7 9PL

Rested players this week are Joe, Matthew and Alfie....if anyone cant make it, please let me know asap so we can bring back a rested player.

Good luck.

Richard

Cup Match Today v Samba

2010-11-06T14:03:00.000Z

Bad luck lads.....we were beaten by a better team today! Shame it was in the cup, but that is the sort of game we will have to get used to playing when we move up a couple of leagues which will happen next season.

In the first half we competed very well in all departments but just couldn't get that important 2nd goal after an early strike from Joe, Samba then stepped up their game and we dropped off our high level of play that we showed in the first half and they scored a scrappy goalmouth scramble to level the game. Samba's second goal was probably the best goal I've seen anywhere up to the under 18's....a fantastic corner and a great run from outside the box to head the ball which nearly broke the back of the net!

We were really under the cosh after the second Samba goal and struggled to get the ball forward apart from a couple of small chances.

All that aside, it was a great game of football with some excellent passages of play....man of the match this week goes to Ben who made some fantastic saves and interceptions in and out of the box.

We can put this behind us with a win next Saturday in our friendly against Willen.

See you for training on Tuesday.

Don't forget that it is our bar night next Friday 12th....can anyone help???

Richard

Fixtures until Christmas

2010-11-03T19:29:00.000Z

Upcoming fixtures are:

Home this Saturday 6th November 10:30 for postponed cup game v Samba Rio

Home Saturday 13th November 10:30 Friendly v Willen

Away Saturday 20th November League v Leighton Corinthians

Home Saturday 27th November 10:30 Rearranged league v Cranfield Tornadoes

Training Saturday 4th December

Home Saturday 11th December league v City Colts Stingrays

Training Saturday 18th December

Match this Saturday v Samba Rio

2010-11-03T16:44:00.000Z

Hello,

Match time now confirmed for 10:30 this Saturday 6th...please arrive by 10am for help with goals etc and to get the lads warmed up.

The team is:

Ben
Freddie
Mathew
Alfie
Ciaran
Harry
James
Joe
Thomas

Rested are Danny/Tomos and Charlie – please join us if you can for your support!!

Everyone has now been rested once and the rotation will start again, I hope you all agree that this has worked much better than taking all the boys to all the matches.

See you tomorrow or Saturday.

Richard

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2010-10-04T15:34:00.000+01:00

Match v Willen Jags

2010-10-04T12:15:00.000+01:00

Another week, another win! Willen were our toughest opposition yet and the lads came through with flying colours again winning 5-2. Great closing down and defending in forward positions which makes it very difficult for any team to counter attack especially when this is backed up by a tight defensive line....it was great to watch.

Well played, especially Brooksey (captain for the game) up front who was a real nuisance to the Willen defenders and keeper, a great volley into the top corner set the tone. Alfie had a fantastic performance in central defence mopping up the last man.

Man of the match was Harry who had an awesome game in every department, tackling/positional play/passing, not to mention a couple of great goals...well played Harry!

Next Saturday 9th October, we have been invited to Leon School in Bletchley by Leicester City FC to play in their Festival Of Football. The event has been organised as a scouting opportunity and players chosen will be invited to play at the Leicester academy in MK, any player chosen is encouraged to remain at his current club. This is another chance for us to play 2 hours of football against various other teams alongside some professional coaching and advice from the Leicester City set up.

I am trying to get hold of the Mini Bus for the tournament, I'll let you know later in the week. The tournament starts at 10:30 and finishes at 12:30, I suggest we meet in the Leon School car park at 10:00am or 9:15 at the Rugby Club if we can get the Mini Bus.

This is a tournament for the whole squad and no players are rested.

Hope to see you all on Thursday at 5:30 for training.

Richard

Saturday 2nd Oct

2010-10-01T14:55:00.000+01:00

Hello,

Another great win yesterday, well played all of you. The positional play showed a good understanding of our game plan.......to stop Brickhill from attacking, they only had 2 attempts on goal. Special praise goes to Joe and Thomas who both had exceptional games and well done Mathew for his clean sheet in goal.

Our next opponents in the cup are Tattenhoe Youth Blacks who beat Gt Linford 10-5....date to be confirmed!

The nights are drawing in now, so training this Thursday will start at5:30and finish at 6:30....hope this fits in with you all.

Our next league match is next Saturday at Home 10:30 against Willen Jaguars (they also won their cup game 7-1).

The team is:

Ben/Mathew/Tomos/Ciaran/Alfie/Harry/Charlie/Danny/Thomas

Rested players are Joe/Freddie/James...your support would be welcomed.

Richard

Upload from Marcus' Phone

2010-10-01T14:24:00.000+01:00

Test from my iPhone.

Thanks
Marcus

New and Improved Website

2010-10-01T14:17:00.002+01:00

Welcome to the new and improved Olney Town Colts Foxes teams website.

Please let Marcus know if would like to have anything included on this site.

Thanks