Whittlesey United v Sawston United

[Barrel]

WHITTLESEY UNITED RESERVES 6
SAWSTON UNITED 1

Whittlesey marched into the Semi Finals of the Cambs Junior Cup with an impressive 6-1 demolition of Sawston United. After two weeks of kicking their heels due to postponed fixtures the boys were eager to get back to playing competitive football. Our opponents who had only been beaten once this season came to the Manor in bouyant mood and seemed confident that they would pick up another win.

The lads started brightly and the opening exchanges of the game were played out in good fashion, it was Whittlesey who made the break through though when Ryan Smith's fantastic run was ended by the slightest of taps from a visiting defender, the referee awarded a spot kick, much to the dismay of the visiting players who were incensed by the decision. Hibbins kept his cool to send the keeper the wrong way and put the home side ahead.

Sawston battled back though and grabbed an equaliser when their midfielder hit a cracking volley after the Whittlesey side had failed to clear in the box that hit both posts and went in.

Whittlesey responded again though in tremendous fashion, Smith clipped a ball into the near post and midfielder Adam Moore volleyed home past the visiting keeper to put us back in the driving seat.

The half time score was 2-1, but the team talk at half time was to emphasise that we needed to keep the ball better and pick up more of the second balls.

The second half was a cracking display from the boys, Hibbins made it 3-1 with a close range effort after good work from Moore and Smith and then Matty Heron popped up on the score sheet with a powerful header following a corner to make it 4-1. The best goal of the day came with 15 minutes left when Bob Dart won the ball out on the left hand side and played in a 50 yard cross field ball to Hibbins who let the ball bounced when running on to it before smashing an unstoppable volley past the keeper to make it 5-1. Moore nearly added his second of the afternoon with a rasping volley that cannoned off the post but it was Hibbins who wrapped up his fourth of the day though with a powerful header into the roof of the visiting net. We defended resolutely throughout the day with Micky Gale having a tremendous game at the back winning everything.

Another teriffic result for the lads, and we now have a semi-final against Coates Athletic to look forward to. The scary thing today was that although the lads played well, I know we can perform better! Tremendous atmosphere in the clubhouse after the game with all the lads having a few beers. Another tough game on Thursday evening against March United Reserves in another County Cup Quarter Final. Here's hoping to another win!

COME ON!

[Number 9]

Spot on gaffa! Great result and we can play 30% better. Lads are in fine spirit at the moment :clap: . Thursdays is a massive game which again everyone expects us to lose but we will go ober there give it our best shot and who knows?:soo:

Guess old munnsie will get to see Tin Tins bottle after all, there tactics of wind um up and watch um go wont work though. Not saying we will win but we will give it a bloody good go though.

Is there linesman provided by the league for this game mate, i only ask cause when we went to watch them last week there lino had is flag up more time than a whores draws!!(dubiously)

Roll on Thursday:clap::clap:

[cozza7]

all aboard the fun bus on thursday.woo hoo come on!!!!!!!!:clap:

[Big N]

i may venture over 2 march on thursday 2 hav a look at u lot, then ill have some ammunition on mickey for the coming week, only joking.

fletch has built u up that much, i jus cant afford 2 miss this.

good luck anyway.

[yido manea]

Your want a lino mate. We lost to them sat and he was a bit flag happy.

[Number 9]

any advice Yido? wot they like?

[yido manea]

They have a very nippy striker and an old boy in the middle called marc welcher i think he isnt to bad. but they are to hot headed get in on them they dont like it. And the goalie can not catch for s88t and the defence havent got any comfo in him. i think you have a very good chance to be honest. we went there with 12(issing a few key players). and i was off in half hour injured. hope you do well and watch out for the gangester you no what i mean when he talks (number 5 he was lol) lol lol lol gd luck.... and i hope it helps

[ROWEY]

no real reason to worry i think as sawston are doing well in a higher league than sawston the only thing that could happen which might effect the game is march might put in a few 1st team plyers to make sure of the result

[yido manea]

You could do the same cudnt you? The first team isnt that great!! Plus they are only aloud to add 2 to i think.

[CoatesFC - Dave]

Micky, in reference to the lino's for the semi final against us..... i am pretty sure that at semi final stage they are supplied!!! Been there a few times in the last few seasons!! Have you boys? Maybe this is where the bandwagon stops... big game is a semi final, can you lot handle it!!! haha :str:

[CAFC]

Mickey, already disputing linesman decisions !! Is there much chance of you getting caught off side ? They will be neutral linesmen.

Credit where, credits due, I think that you have proved a point by demolishing Sawston.

You don't really need bottle to play against Coates, my reference was for somewhere a tad higher than Div 1. I'm sure there are a few players who think they are 'well up for' the game, we'll see. W'sey confidence couldn't be any higher, will it be a game for the big guns :gunz:? maybe they will cancel each other out ? Maybe the W'sey firsts will call on a couple of players to step up that weekend ? :wink: Maybe you will tell them to :flip: off ?

[bluestar]

Morning Gary - good result for you guys, Personally I think our result was overshadowed by the great result that Lee and the boys got against Perkins - fully justifying our current selection policy - we can't all aspire to being Benitez can we mate!!!:str:

Morning Yidoe, dont think we will be making any changes to our squad for Thursday, Lee and the boys have got themselves back on track, and have enough to do -and personally dont think the right message would go out to our ressie lads, who after getting us to the game , get left out now we are at the business end of the competition, do you?
Like to think we are building a club, where ALL of the lads playing for us are equally as important - plenty of time for the youngsters coming through to progress, whats the rush? -surely at our level its about enjoyment isn't it, or have I just got old and missed something:(

[Celtic 2, The Mighty Gers 4]

well done lads im off thurs so any chance of a lift and ill come watch?

[Number 9]

We may full off the band waggon but 1 game will not make or break our season, our priority is the league and there are 16 game left in that 4 us.
Don't get me wrong that 1 game against u boys is wot we wanted but to test ourselves, remember we are a Reserve Team not a first team like the hieghts of yourself, so we will be underdogs but we won't lay down 4 u I assure u that.

As regards to ur lino in the game that we watched there was some dubious decisions so deal wiv it, it happens a lot wen there ishigh stakes.

might see u all over at march thursday if u don't need the training thursday?

[CoatesFC - Dave]

I need the training so i won't be there!!! All the other half of the club going to watch you boys or are they training?? If they are not training we may aswell use the school for the 2nd hour!!!

[CAFC]

Nothing to deal with, dubious in 'your opinion'. Helps to be in line. I hope the second half was more to your liking, as I was lino !

Underdogs, yes I agree. It's took a long time for Coates to be in a position with all to lose. But I think we both know that this is a tough one to call, for all the sitting on the fence, I know that players in either team don't want to lose this one. I'm sure you have a song or two already written for such an occasion.

[Number 9]

Your right it does help to be in line wen making offside decisions maybe somebody should tell ur lino that?

Theres a few songs in early writing stages lol. We'll sing um win or lose
though mate.

On the first team note is it true u dropped Kev n crofty down 4 big reserve league clash? if so do u not have faith in the lads that do it week in week out in that league?(not saying u didnjust summit little birdie told me)

[yido manea]

If it was a big clash why would he drop croftys down lol lol

[CoatesFC - Dave]

I can answer that one....Craig played a handful of games for the reserves (7 in fact) as part of his recovery from a hammy strain (or some other strain!!) and i imagine one or two of those were big games! As for Kev, he has played just the one game for the reserves and two reasons for this! 1. He was unavailable the week before and believe we won and played well and 2. It was a tough fixture for our reserve team and as a 'Club' at the start of the season we highlighted our aim was to get the reserves out of Division 2 if possible!!

I believe i am right in the above but am sure Gaz will put me right if i am not!! As a player i fully expect there to be more squad rotation between the two teams...heres some examples so far!

Matt Gale - player of season last year (or year before!!) and he's played last 2 reserve games
Dan Middleton - started with reserves, scored 7 in 4 and has been with 1st team ever since
Darren Birch - lost some form and so played in the reserves for two weeks and got some confidence and now back in firsts.

As you can see from the above we frequently move players between squads to achieve our aims, perhaps if your clubs most potent goalscorer did the same you would be top of the prem as well as combi 1!

[CoatesFC - Dave]

haha, Yido also makes a valid point!!!

[Number 9]

crofty in my opinion which is only based on hand full of games- is a good quality box to box man n yido if u who I think u are u are not in best postion to make that statement .
Dave respect you honesty in the answer- The reserves lads might not be quite good enough without a few first teamers- ur aloud to do it so why not hey mate

[yido manea]

It was a joke mate hoping craig was on here!!! And why am i not in the best postion to make that statement mate tell me!!!

[BLUE BOYS]

now the good banter has started and still got 2 weeks to go, this is a game both sides have been waiting for, i was asked a lot last season from the coates lads who played for me on sundays who i thought would win a game between the two sides and stated that it would be close either way. this year with the run we are makes it an even bigger question to answer. it will simply be down to which ever set of players perform on the day, both sides are very evenly matched, i just feel that we have more fire power n get goals from all areas off the field(im due one)to go on and get a result. should attact a good crowd and i think a win thursday makes it that we have to play coates back 2 back

[Number 9]

It was a joke mate hoping craig was on here!!! And why am i not in the best postion to make that statement mate tell me!!!

Yido didn't u leave coates cause u couldn't get in, if so nuff said

[yido manea]

No mate you no nothing then!!!! i think your find ive moved to ely you no where that is???? making a home game a 60 mile round trip. And ill think your'll find i was getting in mate....So maybe know your stuff next time.

If i hadnt have moved id still be there. And may well be back soon Birchy.

Nuff said???

[Number 9]

Yido- yeah no where Ely is, why r u traveling to manea then?
I wasn't having a dig stated wot I was informed. Not here to make enemies.
Crofty is good player and so is Kev n dropping them to win the ressie to pick up a result is the same as March dropping players thursday so that was my point!
enuff said Yido!

[yido manea]

Yeah i no, but i actual live in sutton just near ely.. And its only 8 miles away so not 2 bad travel and another bloke from sutton plays there so i dont have to drive as much!! But all may change next season as coates are great bunch of lads and had a good 1st season there!!

And not doing to bad a manea this season either on a personal note and a team note mickey

[yido manea]

And your right kev and craig are great players!!! im still good mates with them.

[Number 9]

And not doing to bad a manea this season either on a personal note and a team note mickey[/QUOTE]

Don't understand why ur usiny my name in that context, every1 knows who I am aint hiding it.
Like I sed no on here to make
enemies (alrite only with the coates lads)lol.
Will u be making the short trip to march to watch us thursday ?

[yido manea]

lol i didnt mean to was meant to put a ? after you name. and i as thinking of coming to watch actually( or go training with coates lol). you should do ok if you dont let them play!!

[Number 9]

Good come over the more the merrier.U can tell us if is same team?

[yido manea]

Yeah may do is dobber playing?? may see if he wants to lose money on carling cup final lol

[Harbs]

£50 on Chelsea

[yido manea]

hahaha scum!!! i 4t you had more sense harbs

[CoatesFC - Dave]

Blueboys - i agree with the majority of your statement about us being pretty evenly matched but you conclude that the difference will be your ability to get goals from all over park and have more fire power!

As sad as i am, i often look at opponents stats on PDFL etc to find out where the goals come from and i think you have 3 goal threats (poss 4 with smithy) and only 8 players have scored for you!!
Compare that to ours with 14 players scoring and i think (slightly bias obviously) several goal threats!!!
So on that basis i think we edge it on scoring from all over the park but i'm certainly not disagreeing that you have more fire power!!!

I think we have enough banter here for our own W'sey Res V Coates thread!!! 3 weeks before the game and the banters here.....long may it continue!!

[CoatesFC - Dave]

And yido left because he found his own level in Div 2!!! haha :flip:

[CoatesFC - Dave]

Moderators, can you move the vast majority of this thread to a new one in saturday talk please? W'sey Res V Coates should do the trick!! I have a feeling this could go on for a while!!!!!

[CAFC]

A lot has happened since the original question.

Crofty played the first game for the firsts carrying an injury then had a week or two off. (don't quote me on the numbers, it was a while ago). He then came back and we put him in the reserves as he still felt that he wasn't ready for the firsts midfield. So I said that he should play 'centre half' for the ressies, which he did, unfortunately Crofty being Crofty decided that the next week he was ready for the midfield in the ressies and we had words !!! With the end result being made quite clear that this was all about him getting back some fitness and form for the first team. I believe that just about covers that.

It's very difficult to clasify someone as a 'first teamer', from where i'm sitting. Is Gippo a first teamer ? He has only started the last 2 games for the firsts. Was a regular in th ressies before Xmas. Is Rik a first teamer he played half a dozen games for the ressies before Xmas. And there are others.

Please don't think that it's about filling the ressies with first teamers as we have never done that. As we could have done v Manea when the firsts game was called off. It's about supporting each other and giving people opportunities to play football. When we have 'tinkered' it has meant that a player or two has gone down and a player or two has come up.

I think you have been pretty lucky with injuries this season, unfortunately we havn't. So we have had to make changes up and down. i.e. Crofty, Rik, Rob, Daz, Stu, Chalks, Jacko. Work/Holidays/Uni Chris, Kev, Sam W, Proudy, Butts, Ross, Anker.

Lucky we have a reserve team that supports our efforts to perform in the heights of Div 1. Like the mighty Wsey we have strength in depth, just not quite at the levels of yourselves.

[CAFC]

Ooops I forgot about Kev.

I consider Kev to be a fringe player. Although he has played the majority of the season for the firsts, i'm not sure if he's ready to be considered as a regular and therefore has on occasion dropped down to the ressies. A bit like Matt Heron, as it has been said, maybe not ready yet for the step up. :mrgreen:

[bluestar]

Morning Gary -still dictator, oops sorry 1st team manager at Coates then:)

[bluestar]

Think we will agree to disagree with regards to how a club should be run -don't subscribe to your view that it should all be about the 1st team - surely all signed players should be treated equally? - just my opinion - and that's what this great game is about -Opinions - like our contrasting views on a certain player (AM) hopeully come the 16th you will see just what a good player he has become in his "proper" position.:)

[CoatesFC - Dave]

Love it!! haha

[CoatesFC - Dave]

Think both clubs have reasons for doing what they do, both seem to be working for both, so don't think anyone will ever agree!!! All good banter though!

[bluestar]

And that's exactly how it should be - and Gary and I do agree on one thing -the might Hammers!!!!:clap:

[CoatesFC - Dave]

I was halfway to putting about how the mighty hammers are going to get a mighty hammering by Liverpool tomorrow!! But then i cast my mind back to Saturdays efforts and had a little re-think!!!

[CAFC]

Not sure why we discuss this on here. Would be much easier to go to the pub as there seems to be little interest from others.

Will never understand how you can be treated equally when you have one team that is obviously better than the other. Equally and fairly are 2 different things.

And yes when it comes to the footy, 1st team manger rules. :clap:

AM, midfielder, sure I think he is a better forward. Can't comment to much only ever seen him 'try' to tackle, lots of energy and a good ball player. Not as good as his brother. :str: Would always be part of my squad, unfortunately not a squad man. :mabub:

You need him in midfield like we need Mason. Still doesn't mean its his best position. I guess we wouldn't agree on a lot of things, LQ would be first choice for me. We all see differnt things in different people.

[CoatesFC - Dave]

Nice use of the emoticons!!! Any chance this weeks match report will get done for the website mate! (and before you ask i am ringing him tonight!!) Thanks

[Number 9]

Watched this post this morning and managed to keep my trap shut, but got 5 mins so lets let um have it-
gary (1st team manager- coach-physio-lineman-fixture secretary-reserve team manager/coach- fixture secretary) why don't u really do it all n come on n take pens aswell.
As for right n wrong way to run a club there isn't 1 theres just a successful 1, which tell me if I'm wrong were traveling along nicely at the moment.
As for blueboys comment- I agree no a lot of difference at the clubs at the moment apart from 1 key FACT we are RESERVES you are a first team, so if ur firsts are as good as our reserves who's better.

Lack fire power up front-
You must not of heard the song......

Feed the sib and he WILL score.......

[CAFC]

:clap:

I learnt it all off Bluestar. Needs must when you are a little team.

By far the Reseves best season. And well done for that. Successful ? As me and ya dad will never agree, success is not about the Reserves winning 4 trophies and the firsts coming away with nothing. It's a balance, a club is successful on anumber of fronts. Most of which you are yet to prove.:whs:

Oh and I don't consider Coates to be a successful club. We are a good club. Who welcome everyone.:kissin:

[Number 9]

Wot is it that makes a club successful then-
nice club house
all teams doing well in respective leagues
good young talent
local envolvement
enjoyment-
Wot have I missed oh great 1- please tell me how u judge success at coates-Dropping average players out of reserves to put ur stars in to try n get 3 points, is that wen ur successful ?

[bluestar]

Little team? - thought you had some quite tall players Gary!!!! :wink:

success is relative -you have known me for many years, but you don't know me at all!!!!
Times past success was about keeping a club going year on year, winning anything was a bonus, and with your mates an added bonus - Don't give a monkeys about cups,trophies etc - do give a monkeys for friends, family and local football - biggest success in recent times - getting Bert in as Chairman, Getting Ben and Col to run the Reserves, putting together a team who are now showing some true potential - there's where I would measure my success old friend........

Plenty of time after the game to share a beer and a view with you mate - as you say too much to say and this is probably the wrong medium as to where I should be saying it.

[CAFC]

Now now Mickey, it would seem I am pulling your chain. :str:

You should really start to read the responses to your questions rather than attempting to read between the lines.

I don't consider us a successful club.

I don't drop players down without bringing players up.

Unfortunately there will always be a player or two that does not get a game or have you only got 22 signed on at the mighty Wsey.

I would have thought if you were good enough to play or be sub for the firsts then you are good enough to start (and make a difference) to the Reserves. Maybe you disagree ? Would you drop Ad Moore for Ash Moore ? :str:

[CAFC]

See I do know you ! As I said many fronts. And as I said you have had a great year, Yoda, maybe young Skywalker will soon understand the power !

[bluestar]

I'm afraid my boy takes after hs mother in most things - apart that is from his good looks :whs:

Mickey, show some respect - what have I told ya about mocking the affllicted..... :) especially one as revered as the Coates "Special One":kissin:

[Number 9]

Now now Mickey, it would seem I am pulling your chain. :str:

You should really start to read the responses to your questions rather than attempting to read between the lines.

I don't consider us a successful club.

I don't drop players down without bringing players up.

Unfortunately there will always be a player or two that does not get a game or have you only got 22 signed on at the mighty Wsey.

I would have thought if you were good enough to play or be sub for the firsts then you are good enough to start (and make a difference) to the Reserves. Maybe you disagree ? Would you drop Ad Moore for Ash Moore ? :str:

I'm not the management but personally no wouldn't drop ad s wat incentive is that play well n cauce the MARTA wants some1 from the first to have a game ur dropped. Don't be a d!ck?

[bluestar]

Yoda! With the weight I have put on more like Jabba the Hut - then again saw you play, you're more like Princess Leah :)

[CAFC]

Resulted to insults, oh dear.

You didn't exactly shake the foundations of the local football scene yourself, unless your talking about the foundations of the sports hall ?

So you get dropped from the firsts to get told that you don't get a game in the reserves. Maybe you could call your reserves, Wsey Bluestar. It's an interesting view and one which we don't agree on although I don't necassarily feel the need to call you a d!ck. Is there any way that you think maybe a player from your firsts WOULD find themselves in the Reserves, maybe it's a closed shop ?

[Number 9]

Didn't mean u are a d!ck meant that opinion is d!ck!

Maybe we should be called bluestar, maybe wen your ressies have got a big game n u choose to swap about for fitness..etc reasons u should call ur ressie side the First team.

Never gonna agree with you "special 1 saviour of local football" cause unfortunately I belive in loyalty, friendship n not ****ting on some1 just for 3 points of which in the sed game u didn't get, funnynold thing justice aint it

[bluestar]

You are right Gary - must apologise to Princess Leah for insulting her , you were never that good.
And you really must rid yourself of this premise that our 1st team and Reserves don't get on - by my reckoning at least 13 of the current Ressies side have played for the 1st team and the likes of Dave Taylor, Maverick, Dale, Ash, Robbie S have appeared for the Reserves - in Dave's case it was to help his return to fitness from a bad injury - You seem to know more about us than we do, perhaps you shouldn't believe all you read or all that some choose to tell ya.

[Ross]

When youve quite finished ladies, put a fork in this one, its done