Birkett goes aeriel and Gunning goes for goal! A tied affair between two evenly balanced teams produced a well earned goal a piece after 80 minutes of fast and furious hockey in Worksop. The first half saw a bolstered side for Slaz with Tony Walker, Alan Perry and Chris Hopkinson all standing in for injured […]
Report: 15-09-2012 – Mens 5th’s (Dev) (4) vs. (2) Rotherham 5th’s
A Cracking Start for the Development Team The Men’s Development team started the season with a fresh line up and a 4 – 2 win over Rotherham. The back line was led by Harry Buttery, possibly the shortest goal keeper in this league, with Andy Fisher, Mayank Gupta, Danny Croxall and PJ. In midfield a positive start […]
Report: 17-03-2012 – Mens 4th’s (Dev) (0) vs. (1) Rotherham 5th’s
Slazengers final game of the season felt like a training match for the first 15 minutes with lots of time on the ball and no real pressure from the opposition. Consequently Slazengers started brightly and created lots of chances without ever looking likely to score.Time and again possession was either squandered in the final quarter […]
Report: 10-03-2012 – Mens 4th’s (Dev) (2) vs. (0) Airedale 3rd’s
Slazengers 4’s faced top of the table Bradford on Saturday and performed very well in their last home league fixture of the season. Bradford were a well drilled side with a good mixture of youth and a couple of experienced first teamers that ensured Slazenger 4’s had to play with a good tempo and make […]
Report: 03-03-2012 – Mens 4th’s (Dev) (2) vs. (0) Airedale 3rd’s
Slazenger 4’s game against Airedale turned, rather surprisingly, into a fractious affair with several flash points throughout the game. The home team started brightly, fielding just the one adult outfield player at the start of the match and once again quickly got into their stride, passing the ball around, retaining possession reasonably well and creating […]
Report: 25-02-2012 – Mens 4th’s (Dev) (4) vs. (0) Barnsley 2nd’s
Slazenger 4’s lost their previous encounter against Barnsley so it was very encouraging that Slazengers started this match with a high tempo and built penetrating attacks from the start. Using both flanks, the home side managed to get behind the Barnsley defence several times before one of these attacks resulted in a goal when Harry […]
Report: 21-01-2012 – Mens 4th’s (Dev) (1) vs. (0) Rotherham 5th’s
After a week off due to the recent cold weather Slazenger 4’s quickly got back into the groove against strong opponents Rotherham 5’s. Despite the opposition fielding several adults Slazenger’s were undeterred and quickly got into their stride with strong midfield performances once again from Tom Pitchforth and Aidan Hopkinson, with Matthew Stacey and Tim […]
Report: 07-01-2012 – Mens 4th’s (Dev) (7) vs. (0) Airedale 3rd’s
It was back to business for Slazenger’s after the festive season and they didn’t fail to disappoint. Looking refreshed and raring to go, this was highlighted by a series of excellent attacking movements, resulting in two early short corners, and not long after this early pressure resulted in two goals, one each for Robert Cann […]
Report: 03-12-2011 – Mens 4th’s (Dev) (5) vs. (0) Huddersfield 7th’s
Slazengers 4’s, expected a strong performance against Huddersfield and didn’t fail to disappoint. From the first whistle they took control of the game and enjoyed the majority of the possession. In a strong team display, with some good attacking play from the midfield, most notably Tom Pitchforth, it was only a matter of time before […]
Report: 26-11-2011 – Mens 4th’s (Dev) (0) vs. (0) Doncaster
Slazenger’s acquitted themselves well in this top of the table clash against high flying Doncaster. Both sides were disciplined, contained some skillful players and managed to keep their shape, working hard in both attack and defence. Slazenger’s enjoyed the best goalscoring opportunities in both halves, with striker Peter Gunning coming close midway in the first […]
