Five Things We Learned - w/e Saturday 3rd December 2016
Mon 5th December 2016 | General | By Ian Templeman
It Ain’t Over ‘til It’s Over…..
"It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" is a phrase attributed originally to Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra, an American baseball player and coach who became known for his post-match off the wall quotes and malapropisms, and more recently, it was the title of a song written and recorded by American musician Lenny Kravitz.
Whether in a sporting or a musical context, it's a phrase that can be adapted for a variety of events and circumstances, and it seems appropriate to refer to it now in the aftermath of Bootle's 2-1 defeat at the hands of Cleethorpes Town in the FA Vase on Saturday.
Taking the lead in the 85th minute from a Ryan Cox goal, a place in the next round seemed to have been booked for the Bucks, but goals in the 87th and 90th minutes from Town’s Jonathan Oglesby turned the tie around in sensational, and from a Bootle perspective heart-breaking, fashion.
It’s a tough one to take, but after a setback like that, the chances are that Joe Doran and his men will be even more determined to bring some silverware down Bridle Road and into the trophy cabinet at the Delta Taxis Stadium at the end of the season.
Colls cup fever cranks up
There was, of course, one good news story to emerge from the FA Vase at the weekend, with Atherton Colls progressing into the Fourth Round for the first time in the club’s history with a 3-0 win at Penrith.
Victories for NWCFL clubs at grounds of Northern League opponents have become increasingly rare in recent years, given that clubs in the North East value progress in the FA Vase ahead of progress through the National League system, and set their stall out accordingly. That being the case, Colls’ victory was not only hard earned but very welcome, given that they are now the League’s sole representatives in the competition.
With potent firepower out on the pitch, and the backing of the Colls Crazy Gang on the side lines, there are no better representatives for our League in the last 32 of the Vase, and the Colls Crazy Gang will no doubt be heading up in force to Shildon for the Fourth Round tie in January.
Hot Trot for Stott
There can’t be many players anywhere in the country at the moment who are turning in goalscoring performances like Daisy Hill’s Ashley Stott.
He followed up his two goals at Litherland REMYCA in midweek with a hat trick at Stockport Town on Saturday, taking his total to 26 goals for the season so far, which includes 11 in the last five games.
He’s setting the bar high at the moment, but while he’s in this sort of form, Daisy Hill with Ashley in the ranks will be a force to be reckoned with for anyone in Division One.
Cobbydalers on a roll
It’s looking like there’s something stirring up in the Aire Valley, and the rumblings are of a footballing revival down Keighley Road way, as Silsden start to pick up some momentum under recently appointed manager Danny Forrest.
Saturday’s emphatic 6-0 win at AFC Blackpool made if four wins out of six and three straight victories, with Saturday’s league win nicely bookending a Macron Cup win over Premier Division 1874 Northwich, and an equally impressive West Riding Cup triumph over FC Halifax Town in midweek – the same FC Halifax Town who played in the Second Round of the FA Cap at Eastleigh on Sunday.
The Cobbydalers still have a bit of ground to make up to get within touching distance of the First Division play offs, but if they carry on at this rate, they won’t be far off before long.
Goalscoring goal dust sprinkled around the Storks
There’s an old saying that variety is the spice of life, and when it comes goalscoring, anyone playing Padiham at the moment will have difficulty in identifying where the goalscoring threat is likely to come from.
James Dean has been leading the line with some success for the Storks this season, having 16 goals to his name, but in the last three games he has had plenty of company in hitting the back of the net, as he is just one of eight different scorers who have shared 12 goals for the Storks in those games.
The Storks’ recent league form has propelled them up the table, and with goalpower apparent throughout the team at the minute, future opponents need to be wary of the goal threat posed by Steve Wilkes’s men.
Five Things We Learned - w/e Saturday 3rd December 2016
Mon 5th December 2016 | General
By Ian Templeman
It Ain’t Over ‘til It’s Over…..
"It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" is a phrase attributed originally to Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra, an American baseball player and coach who became known for his post-match off the wall quotes and malapropisms, and more recently, it was the title of a song written and recorded by American musician Lenny Kravitz.
Whether in a sporting or a musical context, it's a phrase that can be adapted for a variety of events and circumstances, and it seems appropriate to refer to it now in the aftermath of Bootle's 2-1 defeat at the hands of Cleethorpes Town in the FA Vase on Saturday.
Taking the lead in the 85th minute from a Ryan Cox goal, a place in the next round seemed to have been booked for the Bucks, but goals in the 87th and 90th minutes from Town’s Jonathan Oglesby turned the tie around in sensational, and from a Bootle perspective heart-breaking, fashion.
It’s a tough one to take, but after a setback like that, the chances are that Joe Doran and his men will be even more determined to bring some silverware down Bridle Road and into the trophy cabinet at the Delta Taxis Stadium at the end of the season.
Colls cup fever cranks up
There was, of course, one good news story to emerge from the FA Vase at the weekend, with Atherton Colls progressing into the Fourth Round for the first time in the club’s history with a 3-0 win at Penrith.
Victories for NWCFL clubs at grounds of Northern League opponents have become increasingly rare in recent years, given that clubs in the North East value progress in the FA Vase ahead of progress through the National League system, and set their stall out accordingly. That being the case, Colls’ victory was not only hard earned but very welcome, given that they are now the League’s sole representatives in the competition.
With potent firepower out on the pitch, and the backing of the Colls Crazy Gang on the side lines, there are no better representatives for our League in the last 32 of the Vase, and the Colls Crazy Gang will no doubt be heading up in force to Shildon for the Fourth Round tie in January.
Hot Trot for Stott
There can’t be many players anywhere in the country at the moment who are turning in goalscoring performances like Daisy Hill’s Ashley Stott.
He followed up his two goals at Litherland REMYCA in midweek with a hat trick at Stockport Town on Saturday, taking his total to 26 goals for the season so far, which includes 11 in the last five games.
He’s setting the bar high at the moment, but while he’s in this sort of form, Daisy Hill with Ashley in the ranks will be a force to be reckoned with for anyone in Division One.
Cobbydalers on a roll
It’s looking like there’s something stirring up in the Aire Valley, and the rumblings are of a footballing revival down Keighley Road way, as Silsden start to pick up some momentum under recently appointed manager Danny Forrest.
Saturday’s emphatic 6-0 win at AFC Blackpool made if four wins out of six and three straight victories, with Saturday’s league win nicely bookending a Macron Cup win over Premier Division 1874 Northwich, and an equally impressive West Riding Cup triumph over FC Halifax Town in midweek – the same FC Halifax Town who played in the Second Round of the FA Cap at Eastleigh on Sunday.
The Cobbydalers still have a bit of ground to make up to get within touching distance of the First Division play offs, but if they carry on at this rate, they won’t be far off before long.
Goalscoring goal dust sprinkled around the Storks
There’s an old saying that variety is the spice of life, and when it comes goalscoring, anyone playing Padiham at the moment will have difficulty in identifying where the goalscoring threat is likely to come from.
James Dean has been leading the line with some success for the Storks this season, having 16 goals to his name, but in the last three games he has had plenty of company in hitting the back of the net, as he is just one of eight different scorers who have shared 12 goals for the Storks in those games.
The Storks’ recent league form has propelled them up the table, and with goalpower apparent throughout the team at the minute, future opponents need to be wary of the goal threat posed by Steve Wilkes’s men.
