Match Reports 2010/11
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		WYTHALL JUNIORS  4,  Bournville FC  1  @ Kings Norton Rugby Club   * ******************************** *       * Man Of The Match *   Well the last game was upon us, & mixed feelings going into this game from myself.     * A'mari ROBINSON *   Having only 'half' a team to pick from for pretty much the whole of April, today we were,   * ******************************** *   for some reason blessed with a full team minus captain Charlie Donlan - options at last!           Wythall travelled over to Kings Norton Rugby Club for this fixture due to the club mower           dying a death, & the grass being a good 8 inches long!  Good weather although very blustery           at times, & the lads actually had a good body language today too! Oh Joy!!  Well Wythall     Division 3     kicked off with the wind behind them, & immediately imposed themselves on this match up.     Sun 1st May 2011     They won the ball continuously in the middle of the park, & at times, played some of the            best football I've seen for a long, long time (well, seems like a long time anyway).  It      Current League Form     didn't take long for Wythall to get on the scoresheet either.  Man of the Match A'mari      WLLLLW     Robinson, gained possesion of the ball just outside the penalty area to the keepers right,            shifted the ball to his right, & unleashed a powerful effort from 22 yards, that was just too   No. Starting Team   Goals hot to handle for the Bournville keeper, & the ball sneaked through & in for 1-0 on 7 mins.   1 Kyle BATCHELOR     2-0 came 5 minutes later, when a humungous throw from Jordan Linton-Maisey bounced in   14 Lewis DOYLE     the Bournville area & the very impressive George Sturdy was on hand to score his 1st ever   3 Scott SAUNDERS     headed goal, & a great powerful one it was, from 4 yards out.  Unfortunately this also saw   6 Jack FOX     the last kick of the game for Linton-Maisey though when he pulled his knee on his landing of   4 Jordan LINTON - MAISEY     the throw.  Wythall continued to play some impressive football, & extended the lead once   8 Jamie HASKER     more on 21 minutes.  After a great 5 pass, 1 touch move on the right hand side between    5 A'mari ROBINSON   2 several Wythall players, the ball ran for a corner.  Sturdy's dangerous corner saw Robinson   7 Kyle MULLALLY ©   evade everyone & low volley at the back post saw him extend the the lead to 3-0.     17 Tom DAVIES     HALF TIME: WYTHALL  3,  BOURNVILLE  0   9 George STURDY   1 The 2nd half saw Wythall playing into the strong wind, & although they were told to keep   11 Callum BRIDGEWATER     the ball down on the deck, they tried too many looping balls, & over the top through balls,           to allow Bournville to gain more confidence & come back into the game more.  The game    No. Substitutes   Goals descended into a pretty scrappy affair for the remainder, & it took Wythall until the last 10    16 Matthew COLLIER   1 minutes to start to get their game going again.  In the mean time, Bournville were getting    2 Austin WALKER - MANI     a 'Lions' share of the possession in midfield & were eventually rewarded.  The Wythall    12 Max SMITH     defence who were very solid throughout the game, had a small lapse in concentration, which   18 Owen WALSH     allowed a snatched effort from 16 yards to somehow squeeze past everyone including   Kyle Batchelor in goal & over the line at the far post for 3-1.  Wythall though after a couple   Results of changes started pressing more & got their reward with 7 minutes remaining albeit     controversially.  Another dangerous Sturdy corner was partially cleared to substitute    Bournville W  2,  Bromford  5 Matthew Collier, who headed high powerfully back at the Bournville goal.  It appeared to   Glades  3,  Fairfield  5 me, & one of the Bournville staff also that the ball definitly crossed the line, as it appeared     that the keepers hands had actually touch the back of the net also in 'saving' the effort.  The     referee quite rightly awarded the goal, but was then followed by uproar from the away      teams linesman.  He was adament it wasn't a goal, & I'm sure he obviously had the best      position, but pretty much everyone I've spoken to, agreed it was a goal, but it doesn't really     effect the match anyway, as I felt we ran out comfortable winners in the end.           Great way to end the season - nice to add a 'W' to the form guide at last, it's been a VERY     depressing April, a poor end to the season, having only won 2 competitive games since mid-     February!  It was actually nice to think before this game we had 15 players to pick from      instead of 11.  The defence was immense today & midfield worked extremely hard.  George     Sturdy worked tiredlessly today to get things going, & the subs came on & did a 'job' also.           If you'd told me at the beginning of the season we'd finish 5th in our 1st season in this      division I would have been happy….if you'd said the same at christmas I'd have been      disappointed, but now I'm happy to have just got in the top half.  With a full squad for every     game, I feel we would have finished a couple of places higher, a number of VERY      dissapointing moments, losing a game 10-0 a very low point, not because of the loss, but the     way we lost it, simply through lack of communication, when I could have put a '21-dayer'     in.  Some fantastic moments too though, beating 2 divisional champions, 1 being top ranked     in the League Shield, on the way to the Semi-final, & losing out to probably another division     champion side is no disgrace.  Every division 2 side we've faced this year (including in     friendlies) we have beaten, so you are slowly proving to everyone how good you can be.       With a bit of tweaking for next season, I don't think many teams will want to be playing us     next season.  Well done lads, we got through this season, & will be stronger for it come      next September.                 Glades FC  3,  WYTHALL JUNIORS  2  @ The Glades   * ******************************** *       * Man Of The Match *   A trip over to The Glades up today, with yet again another different line-up due to players   * Kyle MULLALLY *   out etc, but fortunately 11 players available - or maybe not so fortunate.  Glades lined up   * ******************************** *   with only 10 men, but played as though they had the 11 & we the 10.  The frame of mind of           all the Wythall players from even before kickoff was completely wrong this week, with too           many not willing to listen, & prefered to mess about.  This was carried onto the pitch too,           as it only took 1 minute for Glades to score.  So 1-0 down with 59 minutes left to play -      Division 3     plenty of time to come back.  2-0 came 5 minutes later, through a controversial corner.     Sun 24th Apr 2011     A great delivery to the near post & an equally impressive header from Glades Captain            Thomas Donlan, saw the ball hit the back of the net once more.  Wythall eventually started     Current League Form     to put an impresson on the game going close twice in succession in 5 minutes, but for the      DWLLLL     brilliant clearances from the Glades defence keeping Glades in front.  A couple of chances            later, Kyle Mullally produced a great solo run then a looping effort from 18 yards over the    No. Starting Team   Goals Glades keeper brought Wythall back into the game.  Wythall upto this point had played    1 Kyle BATCHELOR     pretty much no football, & looked a shade of the fighting team we had started to get used    2 Austin WALKER - MANI     of.  The only other memorable moment of the half saw Kyle Batchelor make a fantastic save   3 Scott SAUNDERS     with his right foot to deny a point blank effort  from 4 yards out to keep Wythall in the game   14 Lewis DOYLE     HALF TIME: GLADES  2,  WYTHALL  1   16 Matthew COLLIER     At half time, we discussed where we had gone wrong, & what we needed to do to put things    8 Jamie HASKER     right, - the obvious, play football, retain possession, go back to working hard for each other,   12 Max SMITH     & pass & move.  But as a carbon copy of the 1st half, Glades went straight on the attack, &   7 Kyle MULLALLY   1 scored their 3rd goal of the game.  Wythall were looking tired, & not doing anything that we   18 Owen WALSH     had planned at half time.  Too many players were swinging wildly at the ball & looking as    9 George STURDY   1 though they were trying to hit a golf ball, than a football.  With the exception of one player   10 Charlie DONLAN ©   who worked tiredlessly as usual to try & get the lads going (Kyle Mullally), not one Wythall           player looked as though they even wanted to be playing today.  I can't say everyone was bad   No. Substitutes   Goals because a couple, although not looking their usual best, still made an impression on the            game, but too many players decided not to listen to instructions being shouted, & opted to           just 'do their own thing'.  The only highlight of the half for Wythall came when they produced           a great 6 pass move that absolutely shredded the Glades defence, George Sturdy produced           a sublime cross, but everyone missed & the ball went out for a goalkick.  Sturdy though           then got on the score sheet, when he met Mullally's cross superbly to bring the ball back to   Results 3-2.  Wythall should have gotten an equaliser on 42 minutes, when a goal mouth scramble,            saw the ball appear to cross the line from a Jamie Hasker back heel, then again a second    Bromford  9,  Bournville FC  1 later, but to be honest Wythall just didn't even deserve an equaliser today.  Glades all            worked extremely hard for each other & caused Wythall a number of problems going            forward, to rightly deserve the victory in the end.                         Today, to be quite honest, is one of THE worst moments in 5 years of managing.  This ranks           up there with the 10-0 loss to Fairfield at the beginning of the season.  Nothing to do with           the opposition who played very well, just highly annoying & frustrating when we know you           can play 95% better.  I know you were missing 5 key players, but it's just no excuse, we            have a big enough squad to cope.  This also ranks as the worst finish to a season for Wythall           I have been involved with & the poorest team performance I have ever witnessed from the            lads too.  Hopefully for the last game next week, we will have no excuse, as pretty much            everyone is SUPPOSED to be available.  I really hope so, just end the season on a high at            least.                         WYTHALL JUNIORS  1,  Coleshill United  4  @ B&SRFC   * ******************************** *       * Man Of The Match *   Well after a manic day of trying to get a team together, we somehow managed to get 12   * Scott SAUNDERS *   for this fixture!  The weather was perfect, the lads looked just about fit, but the grass   * ******************************** *   looked like we were almost in a jungle….well it's the same for both teams, & Coleshill            weren't complaining, so the game got underway.  Both teams had pretty much a lions           share of the 1st half possession, with the game end to end.  Wythall kept Coleshill pretty           quiet on the attack front for much of the 1st half, & were 1st to get on the score sheet.     Division 3     Some great footwork on the edge of the Coleshill penalty area from Charlie Donlan, saw     Weds 20th Apr 2011     him evade 3 Coleshill players, before being clumsily brought down for a penalty by a 4th.           Max Smith decided it was going to be his penalty instead of the usual Donlan, & to his credit     Current League Form     he smashed a great effort into the roof of the net for 1-0.  This spured Wythall to play     LDWLLL     some descent football at times, with Coleshill being pushed back.  Just as though it looked           as though Wythall would have a half time lead, a great 1-2 on the half way line by Coleshill,   No. Starting Team   Goals saw an equally great through ball that saw the Coleshill forward lob Kyle Batchelor in   1 Kyle BATCHELOR     goal for Wythall from 22 yards for a fantastic finish & bring the game all square.   14 Lewis DOYLE     HALF TIME:  WYTHALL  1,  COLESHILL 1   3 Scott SAUNDERS     After a half time talk of basically getting the lads to do exactly what they did in the 1st    6 Jack FOX     half, they went about the task set. The game restarted though & the half time plan seemed   8 Jamie HASKER     to have fallen on deaf ears.  Wythall couldn't string more than 3 passes together at any one   17 Tom DAVIES     time & coleshill started to show why they are top of the league.  They won basically every   2 Austin WALKER - MANI     header in midfield, played some excellent football at times, & muscled the Wythall players   7 Kyle MULLALLY ©   off the ball with ease.  Wythall were basically camped back in their own half for the    12 Max SMITH   1 remainder of the game, with only the odd counter-attck to look forward to!  Coleshill    9 George STURDY     didn't take long to go ahead, 34 minutes into the game & they made it 2-1.  5 minutes later   10 Charlie DONLAN     they extended to 3-1, with what I can only describe as laughable defending, because            anything else & I would have been crying!  Coleshill then wrapped the game up at 4-1 with    No. Substitutes   Goals 5 minutes on the clock remaining, for a very easy 2nd half win for them.     16 Matthew COLLIER     Well done to Scott Saunders who got the vote for Man of the Match on his 50th appearance!           Just shading the impressive Max Smith who worked his socks off also tonight.                       It's not your guys fault the way the season is ending for you.  After having what I would have           said up to 6 games ago, a very successful season, bearing in mind Wythall shouldn't have    Results even been playing in the 3rd division this year, having got a trump card in being granted the           status of Division 3, AND getting to the semi-final of the League Shield.  If you had of told    Midweek fixture (21/04/11) me we would be looking at being in 5th position with two games remaining before the           season started, I would have been reasonably happy.  But with the players (or should I say -   Bromford  9,  Wychall  1 lack of at the moment!) with have, we should be able to challenge at least 3rd place.  Maybe           the way you have played at times this season has put my expectations a little too high for            this season, but you all deserve much more than what you are left with - Nothing.  Again           tonight missing players, & having 1 hobble around for the entire 2nd half, 1 player injured,           & 1 wanting to come off tired, I can't really ask for much more from you guys.  Lets just           end the season on a high & TRY & play for each other again, not do TOO much individually,           & get back to playing as a team.  There is no point playing if you're not enjoying it, so            plllleeeeeaaaaase just enjoy it 1st of all, the the good football will return.                       Good luck to both Coleshill & Bromford for the league title, when they meet next Weds for           probably the league title desciding game - what a game that'll be…..                       WYTHALL JUNIORS  0,  Bromford Lions  3  @ B&SRFC   * ******************************** *       * Man Of The Match *   4th Match up this season between these two sides (!!), & would Wythall finally get a win    * WHOLE TEAM *   against the formidable Bromford?? Well it couldn't have got off to a worst start really.     * ******************************** *   Wythall missing 5 players this week, & with 3 of them being centre midfielders, it was           always going to be an up hill task.  So Wythall lined up with 9 players + 2 partially injured,           but to their credit they still tried to get the ball down & play, as they have done all season.           Bromford got off to a great start though after only 5 minutes on the clock, when a      Division 3     defensive mix up saw the ball fail to be delt with & Bromford Forward Tapiwa Katsande,     Sun 17th Apr 2011     made the most of the mix up calmly round Kyle Batchelor in goal & swept the ball in            from 8 yards for 1-0.  Wythall though knuckled down & continued to fight for every ball, &     Current League Form     lost cause keeping Bromford out time after time, & generally limiting them to only 4 more     LLDWLL     clear 1st half chances, & going close themselves a couple of times.  The move of probably           the match from a Wythall point a view ended a 5 pass defence splitting move with the   No. Starting Team   Goals impressive Kyle Mullally going clean through on goal.  His clever shot was 'somehow' met   1 Kyle BATCHELOR     with what I can only describe as the best save I have seen all season from Bromford's   14 Lewis DOYLE     Kaleem Hulbert in goal for Bromford, to deny Mullally & keep the score at 1-0.   3 Scott SAUNDERS     HALF TIME:  WYTHALL  0,  BROMFORD  1   6 Jack FOX     The 2nd half saw Wythall go down to 10 men, when Owen Walsh had to leave the field due   8 Jamie HASKER     to his knee flaring up once again.  So Wythall went for a 3-4-1-1 formation to try &    17 Tom DAVIES     counter-affect the 1 man deficit.  Wythall battled relentlessly to get back in this game, but   18 Owen WALSH     with only having the bear 11 to start with & now a man short, you could see the lads    7 Kyle MULLALLY     starting to tire.  Bromford upped their levels once more & pressed Wythall into their own   12 Max SMITH     half for the majority of the remaining half.  Wythall though kept producing last ditch tackles   9 George STURDY     & then calm play out from the back, but were just met themselves with just as impressive   10 Charlie DONLAN ©   defence in Bromford.  Bromford gained their 2nd goal after 48 minutes, when a low            diving save to Batchelor's right somehow saw the ball go under his body, back across goal   No. Substitutes   Goals to the awaiting Katsande, who tapped the ball over the line from 2 yards for probably the           easiest goal he'll ever score & put Bromford 2-0 up.  Just to add insult to injury, with 2            minutes remaining on the clock, Wythall conceeded again when a blistering Callum Coyle            run into the heart of the Wythall area, saw his shot saved, deflected, then eventually put           over the line by the a Wythall player for an unfortunate end to an unfortunate day.               Results Always disappointing to lose, but you guys can all hold your heads up high today, with a            large portion of the side out, then going a man down, it couldn't get much worse, but you   Bournville  FC  1,  Aston Fields  5 stuck to your tasks, & were highly unfortunate for all of the goals - but that's been the story   Glades  1,  Lightwood  3 of the season!!  - You look on paper to have under achieved this season, but you have all           come a long way from the 1st game of the season up to now.  You have all shown over the    MIDWEEK RESULT last two months (& probably more) your true fighting spirit, & continue right to the final           whistle every week, no matter what the situation, which is highly admirable, & a complete   Bromford  4,  Bournville W  0 contrast to last season. - You're all growing as players & will do well next season with a            little more work, & a few additions.                       We gave everyone involved today a joint Man of the Match, as you were all outstanding.           Another tough match up Wednesday against top of the table side Coleshill United.                                                           C.C.C.'s  1,  WYTHALL JUNIORS  6  @ Blue Bell Recreation Ground   * ******************************** *       * Man Of The Match *   Brilliant weather for this 1st ever match up between the two sides, although once again   * A'mari ROBINSON *   the pitch was very narrow, it was in pretty good condition.  Wythall started the game with   * ******************************** *   pretty much a completely different lineup & an older formation choice, which should have           been saved for another day perhaps.  The formation was the undoing of Wythall for the           1st half, which saw two sides looking very poor not getting the ball down very much, &            looking a little lost at times.  For the entire 1st half, there were probably 2 shots on goal!     Friendly     The highlights of the 1st half came from the 2 shots that C.C.C.'s had, & Wythall Keeper      Sun 10th Apr 2011     Kyle Batchelor made 2 (& I don't over use this saying), World - Class - Saves, that kept the           home side out, & Wythall still in the game.     Current League Form     HALF TIME:  C.C.C.'s  0,  WYTHALL  0     WLLDWL     Well having got that boring 1st half write up out of the way - on with the 2nd half!           At half time, the managers explained a few things about the formation, & then promptly   No. Starting Team   Goals changed it to suit the pitch! With a few changes made, Wythall started the 2nd in much    1 Kyle BATCHELOR     better spirits.  Unfortunately it was C.C.C.'s that made the better start, when a poor kick   14 Lewis DOYLE     away, was controlled & chipped in from 22 yards out for 1-0 to C.C.C.'s.   3 Scott SAUNDERS     Wythall then came to life.  The passing from them at times was some of the best I've   17 Tom DAVIES     witnessed this season from the lads, not just because of it, but the way they always tried   16 Matthew COLLIER     the option of passing over everything else.  The defensive line up second half was immense,   2 Austin WALKER - MANI     they were completely solid, & didn't just hoof the ball away, but each one, looked up for    18 Owen WALSH     the pass primarily, which is very pleasing from a management point of view.  The midfield   7 Kyle MULLALLY © 1 worked extremely hard throughout, & supported the front runners brilliantly.  A'mari   5 A'mari ROBINSON   2 Robinson, back this week, having been 'cup tied' last week, was a massive plus for us today,   12 Max SMITH   1 as he constantly got the ball out of the air & down on the deck, to cause C.C.C.'s all kind   10 Charlie DONLAN   1 of problems.  His pace, power & trickery lighted up the game & he got Wythall off the mark           too.  His incredible run, then brilliant three pass interchange saw his 'stab' the ball into the    No. Substitutes   Goals near L/H post for 1-0.  2-0 came when a defensive error fro C.C.C.'s saw the ball roll across   8 Lucas NEWMAN - YIEND   1 their 18 yard line, & Max Smith duely accepted the chance, where he calmly steered the ball    11 Callum BRIDGEWATER     in from 17 yards for 2-1.  3-1 came 5 minutes later with Wythall totally dominating this   6 Jack FOX     game at this point.  Some more fantastic passing & moving work saw Captain Kyle Mullally           hit a sublim effort with the outside of his right boot over everybody from 20 yards into the            roof of the net for a fantastic goal.  4-1 came on 50 minutes, when Robinson received the    Results ball just inside the C.C.C.'s half, went around a number of their players with his fantastic           feet before sliding the ball past the hapless C.C.C.'s keeper for another brilliant goal.     Aston Fields  3,  Glades  2 Charlie Donlan then decided to finally get his name on the score sheet, when he & Mullally   Bournville  FC  !,  Fairfield  3 combined brilliantly, setting Donlan through wide, & he then unleashed a tremendous effort   Coleshill 10,  Wychall  1 from an extremely tight angle, across goal into the far L/H side inner side netting for 5-1.   Lightwoods  0,  Bromford  0 The most pleasing goal though was left until last.  After some absolutely defence shredding           play from Wythall, passing them off the park, Smith received the ball & crossed a great    MIDWEEK RESULT curling ball into the path of Lucas Newman-Yiend playing his 1st game up front for Wythall,           who controlled brilliantly & he slid the ball past the oncoming C.C.C.'s keeper from 16 yards   Glades  1,  Coleshill  2 for the 6-1 win.           To be honest, I really thought when C.C.C.'s scored early on in the 2nd half, it was going to            be 'one of those days' again as we have seen a few times this season.  But credit to you all,           you knuckled down & totally outplayed a team in a division higher, & to the tune of 6, very            well worked goals too - not many teams will have put 6 past them this season.  Great work           lads before another tough match up with Bromford Lions next week.                       Bromford Lions  5,  WYTHALL JUNIORS  3  @ Highgate United FC   * ******************************** *       * Man Of The Match *   Well, biggest game in our teams history today, against the formidable Bromford Lions from   * Lewis DOYLE *   the same division.  Last time out, I witnessed one of the best games I have ever seen at    * ******************************** *   this level of football, & hoping for the same, this time around!  Well it couldn't have gotten           off to a worse start!  Bromford looking nervous last time out, showed no signs this time           & looked extremely focused from start to finish.  Bromford came flying out of the blocks,           & put 3 goals past Wythall in the 1st 20 minutes, to absolutely shell shock Wythall.  The 1st     League Shield - Semi F     two goals from our perspective were VERY poor to conceed, when easy clearances turned     Sun 3rd Apr 2011     into a complete fumble, & allowed Bromford to punish us easily.  The 3rd goal was a very           good quality finish when a corner was met by Bromford's towering centre half who bullet     Current League Form     headed home for 3-0.  Wythall though continued to put the effort in, & although they were     WLLDWL     unable to string more than 3 passes together at any one time (mainly because Bromford           were THAT good) they kept on going.  Wythall got their reward with 3 minutes of the 1st    No. Starting Team   Goals half remaining.  A Donlan freekick, was saved well by the Bromford keeper, but he spilled   1 Kyle BATCHELOR     the ball & George Sturdy was at hand to steer the ball across the line for 3-1.  Wythall    14 Lewis DOYLE     though continued to struggle on, with the usually brilliant Captain Donlan's freekicks, going   3 Scott SAUNDERS     over time after time, & Scott Saunder's fantastic stike from 25 yards going just over, when   6 Jack FOX     maybe could have hit the back of the net with full size goals!   17 Tom DAVIES     HALF TIME:  BROMFORD  3,  WYTHALL  1   4 Jordan LINTON - MAISEY     The 2nd half was better from Wythall's point of view - & perhaps to the neutral spectator   11 Callum BRIDGEWATER     too!  Already having 4 goals scored in the 1st half a further 4 were to follow.  Wythall    7 Kyle MULLALLY     again were caught early on, with another dreadful blunder allowing Bromford to take full   8 Jamie HASKER     advantage & extend their lead further to deliver another blow to Wythall.  To their credit   9 George STURDY   1 though, Wythall then started to play a little smarter & for once started to get the ball    10 Charlie DONLAN © 1 down & move it around.  They were rewarded twice, when substitute Max Smith scored well           from close range, the Captain Donlan added another to bring the score back 4-3!  Wythall   No. Substitutes   Goals then found a second wind & realised that they had an outside chance of getting something   12 Max SMITH   1 out of this game for the 1st time.  Just as they had settled down to working for each other   2 Austin WALKER - MANI     though, yet another blunder, gave Bromford the upper hand yet again when the Bromford    16 Matthew COLLIER     player sublimely chipped home from 20 yards for 5-3 & a well deserved victory.                       Desperatly guttening to lose today having come so far in beating TWO division champions   Results along the way & yet another team from the division above.  - You should all though take           pride in the above statements, as you have played some wonderful football over this    Aston Fields  1,  Bournville W  5 season, & when it come down to it, Bromford were just the better team today. The best   Fairfield  5,  Glades  0 team by a mile you have played all year, they got the job done, & performed like champions           from start to finish, so if you take nothing else form this game, remember how they played           today & that's definitely the way forward for us too.           Wasn't too happy with the size of the pitch & the goals, although a fantastic venue &            brilliant hosts today, the sizes did play a factor, not just on the pitch, but I think            psychologically before hand too with the players.           I would like to say, it was brilliant that we had three very good officials in charge today,           who were superb & made life a lot simpler on the day too.           Man of the Match this week goes to Lewis Doyle, who was absolutely superb in everything           he did, & was solid throughout.  Close 2nd was again Tom Davies who showed true            determination throughout, & tried to get Wythall playing simple.  Every player were an           honour to manage today though lads, so thank you, you did us proud.                       Lightwood Lions  3,  WYTHALL JUNIORS  1  @ Oldbury Leisure Centre   * ******************************** *       * Man Of The Match *   Wythall faced top of the table side Lightwood Lions today, & after losing out last time    * Tom DAVIES *   around 2-0, Wythall needed to try & stamp some authority on this tie, to get something    * ******************************** *   out of the game.  Wythall started brightly, but from the start to finish of this game, it           was always the final ball letting them down.  The midfield looked extremely jaded from           the off, & couldn't get the ball down.  Instead they opted for too long or too short balls.           It took until the 20-25th minute with the introduction of the sides two regular captain's     Division 3     Charlie Donlan & Kyle Mullally to spur Wythall into life.  By this time though Wythall were     Sun 27th Mar 2011     already 1-0 down, when some pretty horrific defending on our part allowed Lightwood           to once again exploit & punish Wythall with a great finish to start the scoreline off.       Current League Form     Wythall did then start playing the ball around very nicely at times, but again it was the      WLLDWL     final ball that was stopping any end product.           HALF TIME:  LIGHTWOODS 1,  WYTHALL  0   No. Starting Team   Goals The 2nd half saw Wythall pretty much keep the ball in Lightwoods half for 80% of the time.   1 Kyle BATCHELOR ©   Lightwoods though looked incredibly dangerous on the counter-attack, but were being met   8 Jamie HASKER     by a very resolute defence. After having the 'Lions' share of the possession for much of   3 Scott SAUNDERS     the time, it was Lightwood though who once again punished Wythall for, - yet again very   6 Jack FOX     poor defending.  A simple back pass, combined with a last ditch tackle from the Lightwoods   17 Tom DAVIES     forward saw the ball rolling back towards Kyle Batchelor in goal.  What should have been     4 Jordan LINTON - MAISEY     a routine clearance somehow ended with the Lightwoods forward bearing down on goal    11 Callum BRIDGEWATER     from 18 yards with not one Wythall player in sight, where he simply couldn't miss for 2-0,   2 Austin WALKER - MANI     which was really hard to take against the run of play too.  Wythall suddenly looked dead &    5 A'mari ROBINSON     buried after working relentlessly for the last 20 minutes, but somehow only 2 minutes    9 George STURDY   1 later a hopeful shot more than anything from 25 yards from in form George Sturdy, saw the   12 Max SMITH     ball sail into the top R/H corner for 2-1.  This suddenly sprung Wythall back into life with            10 minutes still remaining on the clock, & they pushed forward even more in search of the   No. Substitutes   Goals equaliser. Wythall then were awarded a corner with 8 minutes remaining.  A Sturdy cross   10 Charlie DONLAN     was failed to be converted through a mass of players, & with the ball coming back towards   7 Kyle MULLALLY     the back post once more, Mullally steered the ball towards goal, but saw his effort come   14 Lewis DOYLE     back off the post.  Wythall then continued pressing, with the excellent Tom Davies, playing           in his favoured position once more, after in goal last week, terrorising the Lightwoods           defence running from deep, & weaving his way into the box, before his cross was missing &   Results saw his effort go out for yet another goal kick.  Just as though it was looking as though           Wythall may get a last ditch equaliser, Lightwoods broke the Wythall hearts again, when   Aston Fields  1,  Bournville  FC  5 another counter-attack, saw the Lightwoods forward evade a few tackles before steading   Coleshill  1,  Fairfield  2 himself & chipping the helpless Batchelor in goal for 3-1 & the win.   Glades  1,  Bromford  7     Wychall  4,  Bournville W  5 Very hard to take this defeat today lads, there is always something that gets in the way of           you playing the way you should for some reason.  One week you are unbelieveable, the next           back to satisfactory again.  If you want to go on & win things in the future, you need to            transfer the satisfactory to at least good.  Hot one week, cold the next just isn't good            enough now, you're all old enough now to be able to sustain a high tempo everyweek at           least.  You always work hard for each other, there is no doubt about that, but sometimes           (& you know this) you need to play smart.  Don't get tagged as the 'nearly men' lads, we            need to step up to the next level now.  Hopefully with your up & down (hot & cold) form,           next week should land back on Hot again with any luck!  Well done today to Tom Davies who           has fast become a brilliant signing for us this season - Man of the Match - bar none.                       WYTHALL JUNIORS  6,  Wychall Wanderers  1  @B&SRFC   * ******************************** *       * Man Of The Match *   Well, another Sunday morning & everything to look forward to after last weeks tremendous    * George STURDY *   performance.  The sky was blue, the pitch was firm, oh joy another game of football.  Well,   * ******************************** *   as per usual in the history of Wythall Juniors, something always comes up to spoil my           plans!!  With only 1 player out with injury last week, we still had 15 lads to pick from, but           this week, we had the bare 11!! - with two of them players being the keeper & a player            who has scored 40 goals this season, the managers were left with a big head ache…..     Division 3     After the brilliant Tom Davies kindly volunteered to go in goal, one problem solved.  The      Sun 20th Mar 2011     next was putting in a team to win this game.  Well I didn't need to worry, as the lads all           responded brilliantly & stepped up to the task.  The game peetered in & out at times, but     Current League Form     all in all, Wythall contained Wychall to 2 shots & penned them in their half for pretty much     WWLLDW     the rest of the time.  The goals started early, when former Wychall player George Sturdy           continued his great form against his old club, by punishing them on 3 minutes, with a tidy   No. Starting Team   Goals finish for 1-0.  2-0 came on 8 minutes, when Jordan Linton-Maisey used his silky skills to    1 Tom DAVIES     go around 5 Wychall players starting at the far edge of the 18 yard box, before lifting a    14 Lewis DOYLE     great effort over the Wychall keeper into the far R/H corner to double the lead.  Another   3 Scott SAUNDERS     former Wychall player Max Smith then continued his good scoring run against his former    6 Jack FOX     club also, by clipping the ball past the advancing Wychall keeper for 3-0.  Wythall were   8 Jamie HASKER     then awarded a penalty when Captain Kyle Mullally was pulled down inside the Wychall    4 Jordan LINTON - MAISEY   2 area, & the advantage was quickly squandered, so was brought back for the spot kick.     7 Kyle MULLALLY ©   With usual penalty taker Charlie Donlan missing today, Linton-Maisey stepped up to blast   2 Austin WALKER - MANI     his spot kick in for his 2nd of the game.   11 Callum BRIDGEWATER     HALF TIME:  WYTHALL 4,  WYCHALL  0   9 George STURDY   2 The 2nd half saw Wythall change formation & introduce the influential new recruit A'mari   12 Max SMITH   1 Robinson, who's fantastic footwork instantly started causing Wychall more problems.  He           only took 5 minutes to score his 1st Wythall goal too.  Some great work at the halfway    No. Substitutes   Goals line, saw Sturdy link up with Robinson, before they both went hurdling through towards    5 A'mari ROBINSON   1 goal.  After Robinson took full control, he baited the Wychall keeper out, before slotting            a fantastic effort under him from 17 yards for 5-0.  Wychall replied on 42 minutes, when           some poor defending after a great morning for the defence in general allowed the Wychall           player to scramble the ball over the line from 4 yards.  The games best goal though was           saved for last.  Sturdy having a fantastic game, working his socks off throughout, saw a   Results great Callum cross come his way.  With him side onto goal 14 yards out, he controlled the            ball well, & as the ball came back down & side volleyed into the R/H corner for 6-1.   Bournville W  0,  Coleshill  10     Glades  4,  Aston Fields  1 After turning up minus a lot of players, the lads really put the effort in today, to make sure   Lightwood  5,  Bournville FC  2 Wychall never got settled, & controlled the match from start to finish.  As 3 separate            units, you were all superb today.  Not the greatest of specticals to watch, but a very work           man like performance from every player.           Man of the Match today who just shaded a number of players was George Sturdy, who was           asked before the game to give a little extra today for us, & he did - & some, with two good           goals to add also.           Again I could go through a number of players like last week, but would take up the rest of            your week.                         Well done lads a tough game up next week versus top of the table side Lightwood Lions, I           hope we have a full side to pick from!!                       Bromford Lions  2,  WYTHALL JUNIORS  2  @ Arden Hall   * ******************************** *       * Man Of The Match *   Wythall faced probably joint title favourites Bromford today, in what would prove to be   * Jamie HASKER *   a very tough game.  Bromford defeated Wythall 6-1 last time out in the Open Cup, so    * ******************************** *   Wythall would have to be on the ball from the off today.  The game started brightly for            Wythall.  Bromford kicked off, & looked a little nervous in the initial minutes, with            Wythall taking the ball straight off Bromford & then getting a shot off inside the first            seconds.  Then after a few end to end chances, it was Bromford who took the game to     Division 3     Wythall & started producing some really good football.  To be fair to the Wythall lads      Sun 13th Mar 2011     though, they stuck to the instructions given before the game & kept Bromford out time            after time.  Bar a few Wythall chances here & there, were basically camped in their own     Current LeagueForm     half for large spells.  The defence as a whole throught out this game were absolutely      WWWLLD     superb today, & battled time after time to keep the score at 0-0.  Kyle Batchelor in goal           was also very commanding & made two impressive stops & made a few great clearances   No. Starting Team   Goals to keep Bromford at bay.   1 Kyle BATCHELOR     HALF TIME:  BROMFORD  0,  WYTHALL  0   16 Matt COLLIER     After a very impressive 1st half from both teams, the game surely couldn't get any better?   3 Scott SAUNDERS     Wythall opted to change formation & try & put pressure on Bromford, making some more    6 Jack FOX     chances of their own in the process.  Man of the Match Jamie Hasker was given a very   2 Austin WALKER - MANI     important job to do today, which the management believed he would be capable of doing,   17 Tom DAVIES     stopping a very influential player from making an impression on the game.  Last time out   7 Kyle MULLALLY     he dominated everything in the air, & came forward like an express train which totally   5 A'mari ROBINSON     devastated Wythall, & I believe would do everyweek, regardless of the opposition.     11 Callum BRIDGEWATER     Hasker though stuck to his task for 50 minutes, & although over a foot shorter, stopped   10 Charlie DONLAN ©   the Bromford lad from playing his usual game - no easy task.  Wythall started to make a   8 Jamie HASKER     new impression on the game with the introduction of Jordan Linton-Maisey, who started           to get hold of the very talented Bromford Centre-midfielder, & stop him playing also.  The   No. Substitutes   Goals formation change was just looking to give Wythall a new lease of life attacking wise, when   14 Lewis DOYLE     they were delt a huge blow.  A Bromford corner was defended well, but then a Bromford    12 Max SMITH     player cleverly lost his man, & finished smartly from 7 yards past the helpless Batchelor for    9 George STURDY     1-0.  Wythall though of the past would have laid down & be beaten 4 or 5-0 then - but not   4 Jordan LINTON - MAISEY     today!  They had a steely look in their eyes, & continued to be patient & work hard for            each other.  Wythall were then awarded a freekick 25 yards out on 42 minutes.  Charlie   Results Donlan stepped up over the ball.  He smashed the ball at goal, & the Bromford keeper            just seemed to take his eye off the ball for a second, with all the commotion going on    Bournville FC  2,  Glades  2 infront of him, to then look back & see the ball sail past him for 1-1.   Bromford then   Bournville W  1,  Lightwood  11 replied 5 minutes later to sink Wythall once more for 2-1 on 49 minutes, with another   Fairfield  3,  Aston Fields  1 great finish.  Wythall though still continued to work, knowing they still had time to pull   Wychall  2,  Coleshill  6 something from this game.  Another Wythall attack, saw George Sturdy draw the Bromford            defence in, before sending a defence splitting pass to put Donlan clean through.  He then           steadied himself & lifted the ball over the diving Bromford keeper for 2-2.  Both side could           have gone on to win this game late on, with Donlan just missing out on his hatrick, & then           Bromford just not quite converting some dangerous low crosses.                         Overall, this was one of the best games of football I have ever witnessed at this level.  The           game had everything, from an amazing goal line clearance from Jack Fox with his head,            right at the beginning of the 2nd half, to last ditch tackles, brilliant attacking play from           both sides, 4 really well taken goals, & both sides playing the game as it SHOULD be            played.  Both side could have won this game in the end, but I firmly believe a draw was a            fair result overall.  Not the best technical game I have watched Wythall play, but definitely           the best battling performance I have ever witnessed from you guys. - An absolute pleasure             to be involved in, & we wish Bromford all the best for the rest of the season.                       I could have a run down of all your performances today, but I would be here until next            week!  All I will say is FANTASTIC from EVERY player today, you all worked hard for each            other & will be ok come the end of the season - if you keep it up!                       WYTHALL JUNIORS  0,  Lightwood Lions  2 @ B&SRFC   * ******************************** *       * Man Of The Match *   Top of the table side Lightwood Lions were the visitors this week to B&SRFC, & a    * A'mari ROBINSON *   mouth-watering tie in prospect.  Both teams looking down on form of late had the    * ******************************** *   opportunity to put their seasons back on track.  With the ball pumped up to the correct           PSI the game got underway.  Wythall started - well horrendous.  Straight from kick-off           the ball was given away, & that was the complete story of the 1st half.  When Wythall           did gety hold of the ball, they descided to give the ball straight back to Lightwood,      Division 3     putting themselves straight back under pressure.  The 1st noticable effort came on 12     Sun 6th Mar 2011     minutes, when a Lightwood corner found a great leaping effort from the Lightwood            player, who was unfortuanate to see his header come back off the R/H post.  Wythall     Current LeagueForm     never really got any chances away, & when the ball was hit, it never troubled the     LWWWLL     impressive Lightwoods keeper.  Lightwoods eventually broke the deadlock on 18 mins           when another punt over the top was failed to be dealt with again, & the Lightwoods   No. Starting Team   Goals no.10 steadied himself before smashing a great shot over Kyle Batchelor in goal from   1 Kyle BATCHELOR     20 yards for 1-0.  Lightwoods then extended their lead to 2, when another failed move    8 Jamie HASKER     by Wythall, was left with Lightwoods counter-attacking & yet another punted over the   3 Scott SAUNDERS     top ball from Lightwood, saw the forward cause the Wythall defence more problems,   6 Jack FOX     before he steadied himself & dispatched the ball past the Wythall keeper for 2-0.   17 Tom DAVIES     HALF TIME: WYTHALL  0,  LIGHTWOODS  2   4 Jordan LINTON - MAISEY     After a very big dressing down at half time to address the crying & whinging of several   7 Kyle MULLALLY     players, a few changes were made, & suddenly Wythall started playing some football.   11 Callum BRIDGEWATER     Although the ball still wasn't quite rolling for the lads, at least they were trying to get   9 George STURDY     back to basics & all work hard for each other once more.  Noticably the introduction of   10 Charlie DONLAN ©   new recruit A'mari Robinson, seemed to spur Wythall into life, as instructed, he listened   12 Max SMITH     & continually got the ball down & tried to get other players into the game.  Captain            Charlie Donlan started working much harder for his players, & although things didn't   No. Substitutes   Goals always go his way, he kept going until the end.  The game became pretty much a stale    14 Lewis DOYLE     mate for the entire 2nd half, with neither keeper really having to make any major saves   2 Austin WALKER - MANI     although both held the ball well when called into action.     5 A'mari ROBINSON         16 Matthew COLLIER     I'm really disappointed in the result today, not so much the score line, but just the fact           that for some reason the last few weeks have brought several poor performances    Results all around.  Not many of the Wythall players looked as though they were actually            enjoying playing today, & isn't that why we're all here for primarily??  If you would all    Bournville W  1,  Glades  7 just - 1. Enjoy playing;  2. LISTEN;  3. Work Hard - for each other;  & most importantly    Bromford  8,  Aston Fields  1 at the minute no.4 - STOP BITCHING & WHINING, we could actually still have something   Coleshill  6,  Bournville FC  0 to play for this season, instead of turning up on semi-final day & end up getting    Fairfield  6,  Wychall  0 smashed.           Probably the worst thing that happened for us this season, was beating Kingshurst in           the cup.  Suddenly you have all started thinking you are better than you actually are at            times.  It's time to stand up & be counted from now on, or your season could fast be           over.           Well done to A'mari Robinson today, although you only really played half a game, there           wasn't a player out there today who played any better than what you did for us today.           I'm only sorry you had to play your 1st game with so many poor performances all around           you.  You did everything we asked of you, & deservedly gain Man of the Match.                       PS - Thanks to the player who asked the very important question after the match - "Ant           could you be sacked at all?" - Well in answer to that, yes I could, but I don't know of            anyone who would even want to take you all on after the last few performances, so I           suppose…..I'M stuck with you lot!                       WYTHALL JUNIORS  3,  Bournville Warriors  5 @ B&SRFC   * ******************************** *       * Man Of The Match *   Well, after the last two match-ups between these sides & plenty of goals later, today    * Kyle MULLALLY *   was to produce yet another goal fest.  Unfortunately for Wythall though, Bournville   * ******************************** *   came here today, to act out some revenge for the last two defeats at Wythall's hands.           Each time Wythall have played Bournville, they have scored plenty of goals & looked on           paper to have 'mauled' the Warriors.  This though hasn't been the case at all, &            Bournville turned up today to prove the point, & prove it they did.  Wythall addressed     Division 3     this game in the total wrong manner, & were warned before the game, that they      Sun 20th Feb 2011     wouldn't be getting an easy game today again, but all the advise & tactics fell on            deaf ears & they paid the price.  Wythall usually starting the game at a furious pace,      Current LeagueForm     started for a word 'lack-lustre', & although they did play football at times, too many     WLWWWL     players were being carried today.  Bournville on the other hand played very well - again,           & fully deserved the victory.  Bournville went 1-0 up on 9 minutes, when some poor   No. Starting Team   Goals defending saw the Bournville forward capitialised & punish Wythall easily.  Wythall to   1 Kyle BATCHELOR     their credit actually started to play some football for the next 15 minutes, & went    8 Jamie HASKER     level on 14 minutes through goal machine Charlie Donlan, when his fiercesome effort    14 Lewis DOYLE     rattled the net.  Donlan then put Wythall 2-1 up on 22 minutes, when his free kick    6 Jack FOX     found the back of the net once more from 22 yards.  Bournville though kept going &   16 Matthew COLLIER     then played the better football for the rest of this match up.  They equalised on 26    4 Jordan LINTON - MAISEY     minutes to make the game level 2-2.   7 Kyle MULLALLY ©   HALF TIME:  WYTHALL 2,  WARRIORS  2   11 Callum BRIDGEWATER     The 2nd half saw Wythall totally throw the passing game out of the window & opted for   18 Owen WALSH     the bad old dark days of trying to win the game by themselves attitude. Bournville on    10 Charlie DONLAN   3 the other hand were patient & got the ball down at every opportunity & the set their   12 Max SMITH     quick forward away as quick as possible to cause Wythall problems on every attack.           Bournville went 3-2 up on 36 minutes with a very well taken goal.  Wythall equalised    No. Substitutes   Goals on 39 minutes when Donlan completed his hatrick.  Bournville then went 4-3 up 2 mins   3 Scott SAUNDERS     later - again very deservedly, before extending the lead on 51 minutes to 5-3.  Wythall   2 Austin WALKER - MANI     then had a 5 minute spell of trying to play football again, but Bournville harrassed            every player down & just generally looked as though they wanted to win this game from           the 1st minute to the last.               Results A very bad day at the office today for Wythall.  You were all warned before-hand &            again at half time, when you had somehow got back into the game, but after a great           performance against Kingshurst a couple of weeks ago, a few of you seem to think all           you have to do now is turn up to gain 3 points.  - a rude awakening.  With 3 losses now   Wychall  4, Bournville FC  4 chalked up, the league title is basically going to be out of reach now, & that is a big           blow after the way you have been playing of late.  Yes, you can say you were missing              a couple of players again today, but if you can't win games without two players, then           you definitely aren't as strong as squad as you all thought.             Kyle Mullally gained man of the match this week, for his tiredless efforts in trying to           get something going for Wythall throughout, closely followed by Lewis Doyle in            defence who was a close 2nd.             With the semi-final coming up soon, you should all be thinking about whether you are           playing well enough to be featuring in the starting XI of late.  Only a handful of players           can hold there head up high today.                       Well done to Bournville today, I have said before you play much better than your            results suggest, & should be out of the relegation places come May.  Good luck for the           rest of the season.                                   Wychall Wanderers  1,  WYTHALL JUNIORS  4 @ Wychall Wanderers FC   * ******************************** *       * Man Of The Match *   A lovely cold wet day was the scene for this local derby today, & with the pitch looking   * Owen WALSH *   heavy in the middle of the park, the Wythall management were hoping for a none    * ******************************** *   repeat of the game a couple of weeks ago versus Bournville FC.  The game started            brightly though for Wythall, instantly going on the attack.  It didn't take Wythall long            either to break the deadlock, when former Wychall player Max Smith, scored on his 1st           return to his old club, in the same fashion as the other ex-Wychall players in previous      Division 3     games between these two sides.  Kyle Mullally fed a ball to Smith on just outside the      Sun 13th Feb 2011     Wychall penalty area, where Smith turned fantastically, before deftly chipping the            oncoming keeper from 10 yards for 1-0.  The game started to peeter out then, & both     Current LeagueForm     side went close in the matter of minutes.  Wythall had three attempts thwarted by the      WWLWWW     impressive Wychall keeper, which should have ended the game before it had really got           underway, but by not taking the chances, Wychall found themselves still in a game.   No. Starting Team   Goals Wychall then went closest when the ball fizzed past the far post after some good    1 Kyle BATCHELOR     footwork.  Wythall then extended the lead to 2 on 20 minutes, when a debatable    16 Matthew COLLIER   1 corner was given.  The ball did appear though to have come off two Wychall players   3 Scott SAUNDERS     before going out for the corner, which the young referee who was absolutely superb    6 Jack FOX     today, over-ruled in favour of Wythall.  The resulting corner saw the ball cleared back   2 Austin WALKER - MANI     to the cornr taker,Captain Charlie Donlan, who's cross-come shot found the far L/H   4 Jordan LINTON - MAISEY     corner for 2-0.   7 Kyle MULLALLY     HALF TIME:  WYCHALL  0,  WYTHALL 2   11 Callum BRIDGEWATER     The 2nd half saw Wythall change formation & go up a gear (although only 1!!) &    12 Max SMITH   1 started to dominate the rest of the game in all areas.  The game was very scrappy at   10 Charlie DONLAN © 1 times & not one for the scrap book, but although the condition of the pitch was getting   17 Tom DAVIES     steadily worse, both teams still attempted to play football, only in the wrong area - the           boggy middle!  The introduction of substitute Owen Walsh was an instant impact as   No. Substitutes   Goals his continuous runs started causing Wychall many problems.  It was Walsh himself who   14 Lewis DOYLE     got himself deservedly on the scoresheet on 47 minutes, when he finished off   18 Owen WALSH   1 brilliantly at the far post for 3-0.  Wychall then pulled a goal back against the run of    8 Jamie HASKER     play on 52 minutes, when a great through ball, saw the Wychall no.7 enter the box           through an array of Wythall poor defending, to see him finish brilliantly into the bottom           L/H corner giving Kyle Batchelor in goal no chance, & wipe his clean sheet record back   Results to zero.  Wythall though dusted themselves off & started to press once again.           Wythall again increased their lead on 55 minutes, when a goal mouth scramble, saw   Coleshill  3,  Lightwood  2 the ball switched right to the awaiting Matthew Collier, who steadied himself &    Fairfield  6,  Bournville FC  0 fired brilliantly across goal into the L/H corner from 8 yards to finish off the scoring.           After last weeks fantastic victory over Kingshurst, the Wythall management were a            little worried of the state of mind of the players, with the 'Lord Mayor's effect' coming           into play.  Wythall although not settling throughout, & only playing in pretty much 2nd           gear all game, still came away from this match up with the very important 3 points &            a couple of goals to show for it.  Not the best performance by a long shot, but they got           the job done again, & never at any point looked as though they were going to lose this           match.  Sometimes you have to dig deep & grind out performances & today was one of            those times.  I can't understand how Wychall are in the bottom two with a performance           like this.  Maybe it was a derby moment that raised the game for them, but they still           played very well, & have some very good players, & the keeper was outstanding today.           Good luck for the rest of the season, but playing as you did, with grit & determination           should ensure your safety by the end of the season.           I wasn't going to give a Man of the Match today, as everyone was pretty mediocre, but           I believe Owen Walsh deserves it, for coming on & forcing Wythall to play!                       Kinghurst Sporting  0,  WYTHALL JUNIORS  3  @ Kingshurst Social Club   * ******************************** *       * Man Of The Match *   Biggest match in our own teams career so far today, never have Wythall Juniors U12's    * Kyle BATCHELOR *   reached this stage before.  Kingshurst currently topping the table of Division 2, a    * ******************************** *   division higher than our own status, were going to be a formidable challenge this week.           The windy conditions were extremely bad at times, & was set up to spoil this game.           Credit to both teams though who played some great football, & kept the ball on the            deck for the majority of the game to counteract the wind.  The game started in a very     League Shield 1/4 Finals     end to end fashion with both teams going straight at it.  After 10 mins though it was     Sun 6th Feb 2011     Wythall who got on the score sheet.  The superb Kyle Batchelor in goal today, punted a           ball into the wind, the ball was failed to be delt with by the Kinghurst defence, the ball     Current LeagueForm     was allowed to bounce, before Max Smith making his first start of the season, got the      WWWLWW     ball under control, steered past a defender, & just as though he was losing control,            guided the ball over the oncoming keeper from 20 yards into the back of the net for    No. Starting Team   Goals 1-0.  This spurned on Kingshurst to attack more frequently, but a truly brilliant    1 Kyle BATCHELOR     defensive display from the Wythall defence team kept Kingshurst out, time & time    3 Scott SAUNDERS     again.     14 Lewis DOYLE     HALF TIME:  KINGSHURST  0,  WYTHALL  1   6 Jack FOX     Wythall playing into the wind the 2nd half had it all to do to keep Kingshurst at bay.   2 Austin WALKER - MANI     The 2nd half though couldn't have gotten off to a better start for them.  Wythall went   4 Jordan LINTON - MAISEY     on the attack once more, & were rewarded a penalty on 34 minutes.  George Sturdy    7 Kyle MULLALLY ©   was put in by Jordan Linton-Maisey, who steered past the oncoming defender, but was   17 Tom DAVIES   1 felled right on the edge of the area.  Charlie Donlan stepped up to score his 33rd goal    12 Max SMITH   1 of the season, scoring to the keepers right.  Wythall continued to match Kingshurst    10 Charlie DONLAN   1 over the whole park & although there wasn't much between the teams, Wythall just    9 George STURDY     looked like they really wanted this game.  When they lost the ball, the next nearest            player won the ball straight back.  Wythall wrapped up the game on 51 minutes, when   No. Substitutes   Goals super left back Tom Davies added his 5th of the season from this position in almost   16 Matthew COLLIER     as many games when he finished brilliantly at the back post for 3-0.   18 Owen WALSH         11 Callum BRIDGEWATER     Man of the match today, who just shaded a number of players yet again, went to our    8 Jamie HASKER     beloved crazy keeper Kyle Batchelor, who's talking, positioning, saves & kicking were           2nd to none today, & he managed to extend his unbeaten run to 3 games now, which    Results has NEVER been done in a Wythall shirt before - FANTASTIC against such a quality           side also!     Bournville FC  0,  Coleshill  2             The lads as a whole today made the management & parents extremely proud, & should           propell them onto greater things now.  The team are showing just how much they have           improved even just over this season, & should go on to prove just how good they are           as the season goes on.  On another note, we were extremely pleased with the            attitudes of the substitutes today, who were understandable not happy with being on           the bench for our biggest ever game, but came on & responded brilliantly with            fantastic performances from each.           Well done lads - you were a pleasure to watch once again & worked for each other           tiredlessly.  Next Stop - League Shield SEMI-FINALS!!                                                                                                           Bournville FC  0,  WYTHALL JUNIORS  4  @ Holders Lane   * ******************************** *       * Man Of The Match *   Late kick off today against a team we've never played before so didn't know    * Jack FOX *   anything about them before this match up.  It was a bit touch & go whether this game   * ******************************** *   would be played due to the hard frost, & the usual pitch was deemed unfit to play on           as the top goal mouth was a little hard. - so, we changed to probably the most heaviest           boggy pitch we've ever played on in the 5 years we've been playing.  To be fair to both           teams they still tried to play the game the way it should be played by knocking the      Division 3     ball around, but the pitch was making it extremely difficult at times to do so.  The      Sun 30th Jan 2011     players at times looked as though they were running with a sack of coal on their backs!           Well it took a while for this game to get going, with the ball not moving in the middle     Current League Form     of the pitch at all.  Both teams should have really took advantage of the wide areas     WWWLWW     that weren't looking too bad, but decided otherwise.  Wythall got off the mark after 14            minutes, when a goal mouth scramble was failed to be cleared & Captain Charlie   No. Starting Team   Goals Donlan was on hand to finish at close rang for 1-0.  2-0 came on 25 minutes, when the   1 Kyle BATCHELOR     once again impressive Tom Davies, blasted home from 7 yards when a corner was   14 Lewis DOYLE     failed to be cleared, for his 3rd goal in 4 games from defence.  Apart from some good   3 Scott SAUNDERS     runs from Davies & Lewis Doyle on the opposite flanks, the game was again, pretty    6 Jack FOX     much kept in the middle of the park, where this proved to be a tiresome effort.   17 Tom DAVIES   1 HALF TIME:  BOURNVILLE  0,  WYTHALL 2   4 Jordan LINTON - MAISEY   1 The 2nd half saw Wythall predominantly parked in the Bournville half, putting the    7 Kyle MULLALLY   1 pressure on but not coming out of the moves with anything.  Wythall changed    11 Callum BRIDGEWATER     formation also to counter-act the bog in the middle of the park, but they players didn't    18 Owen WALSH     seem to respond, instead continued to play down the middle.  Bournville on the    10 Charlie DONLAN © 1 other hand, started spreading the ball wide, & it proved useful in getting the ball out    9 George STURDY     of their half to counter-attack.  Bournville though were met with a pretty formidable           Wythall defence though, who mopped up time after time lead by the ever impressive    No. Substitutes   Goals Jack Fox at the heart.  Jack Fox had two impressive halves, proving how valueable he   16 Matthew COLLIER     has become over the last year again with his brillaintly timed tackles & calm build up   12 Max SMITH     play.  Wythall added their 3rd of the game on 48 minutes, when Kyle Mullally & new    2 Austin WALKER - MANI     recruit Max Smith teamed up well out wide right, disposessed the Bournville left back,            before Smith put Mullally through superbly.  Mullally turned once then twice back onto            his left foot before hitting his shot under the advancing Bournville keeper for 3-0.   Results Mullally was in on the act once more on 54 minutes, when he twisted & turned in the            Bournville area, before being brought down.  The advantage was quickly back to            Bournville, so the ref brought the ball back for a penalty.  With the usual penalty   BournvilleW  5,  Wychall  3 taker off the pitch, begging to be put back on just to take it, it was left to Jordan    Bromford  5,  Lightwood  3 Linton-Maisey, who seemed to be the only one willing to step up & take the            responability!!  His calm penalty saw him hit the ball top L/H corner for a great finish.                       A great 3 points today for the lads, in the worst possible conditions to play in.  The           lads 'manned up' today & got the job finished & still managed to put 4 goals in on the            way.  A solid performance with 2 clean sheets in a row again to top it off.                       Next week sees Wythall face probably their toughest fixture this season, as they take            on top of division 2 outfit Kingshurst Sporting away, in the Quarter Finals of the           League Cup…………2pm KO at Meriden Drive, Kingshurst.                                                                                   WYTHALL JUNIORS   3,  Arrow Valley Rangers  0 @ B&SRFC   * ******************************** *       * Man Of The Match *   Today saw the 2nd visit of the season of local rivals Arrow Valley Rangers.  Last time    * Tom DAVIES *   out in a friendly, Rangers came from a goal behind to win 2-1, in a tough game against   * ******************************** *   a team a division higher.  This time Wythall looked determined from the 1st whistle           to the end, in a game they never looked like losing.  Wythall attacked from the off, in           what started out with heavy pressure on Rangers.  After the 1st 5-10 minutes though            the game started to become an end to end affair.  Both teams produced some great      League Shield Round 3     probing football, but neither keeper was really called into action, apart from simply     Sun 23rd Jan 2011     catching the ball.  Then Wythall went up a gear & started pressing once more.  They            were rewarded on 16 minutes, when Tom Davies threaded a great through ball to the     Current Form     powerful Charlie Donlan.  Donlan ran 60 yards into the Rangers penalty area & crossed     LWWWLW     to the awaiting George Sturdy who slotted the ball under the oncoming keeper from            7 yards for 1-0.  Wythall then started dominating large areas of the pitch winning the   No. Starting Team   Goals physical battles.  Wythall pressed more & got their reward again on 27 minutes.     1 Kyle BATCHELOR     Another dangerous Jordan Linton-Maisey throw, saw Donlan head on, Sturdy control    14 Lewis DOYLE     with his left foot, switch it to his right & fire a thunderous volley into the far L/H    3 Scott SAUNDERS     corner for his & the games 2nd goal for 2-0.   6 Jack FOX     HALF TIME:  WYTHALL  2,  RANGERS  0   17 Tom DAVIES     The 2nd half saw Wythall pretty much dominate to the finish.  Bar a few dangerous    4 Jordan LINTON - MAISEY     counter-attacks from Rangers, Wythall penned Rangers back for large periods.  When    7 Kyle MULLALLY ©   Rangers did attack they were met by a formidable defence, who controlled the ball    11 Callum BRIDGEWATER     brilliantly, before setting up further attacks.   The Donlan/Sturdy partnership was put   16 Matthew COLLIER     to good use again on 48 minutes, when Donlan set Sturdy off once more, & his great   10 Charlie DONLAN     run into the Rangers penalty area saw him dispatch a truly fantastic effort across goal   9 George STURDY   3 from right to left from 15 yards, hitting the far post & nestling in the back of the net           for his 5th hatrick of the season & top off a fantastic performance!   No. Substitutes   Goals Linton-Maisey then produced a great effort on 52 minutes, when a Sturdy corner found   18 Owen WALSH     the head of Linton-Maisey who's effort found the crossbar & goaline, but not the credit   12 Max SMITH     it deserved.                       A brilliant performance from EVERYONE today, some truly outstanding performances           alround.   Results Star man today who JUST outshone the incredible George Sturdy performance was           Tom Davies, who when asked to play yet another position today, after a great    Bournville  FC  4,  Bournville  W  2 performance in centre midfield last week, changed to left back, & played the game   Lightwood  8,  Aston  1 of his life - again!  Davies is fast becoming a most crucial player for Wythall of late   Wychall  0,  Fairfield  8 putting in some brilliant performances virtually every week.  Another great display            today came from Captain Kyle Mullally, who instead of taking the ball that extra touch,           laid off the ball at crucial moments & continued to bring other players into the game           also, which proved very dangerous for the whole game.  I could go through the entire           team, from Kyle Batchelor in goal with yet another solid clean sheet, the entire           defence who didn't just hoof the ball away, but continued to build attacks from the            back.  The midfield who worked incredibly hard not just themselves but for each other,           & the forwards who are proving to find the net every week without fail.                       Excellent scalp for you guys today, you should be as proud of yourselves as the            management are of you!! - PLEASE keep it up!                                                                       Bournville Warriors  2,  WYTHALL JUNIORS   11 (ELEVEN) @ Metchley Lane   * ******************************** *       * Man Of The Match *   Another trip over to Metchley Lane again this week, having played Warriors in the Cup    * WHOLE TEAM *   already this season, producing a cracking 11 goal thriller.  Today was again filled with    * ******************************** *   goals & outstanding football!  Wythall started with a changed lineup, trying players in           different positions again, being influenced by the performances in last weeks friendly.           Wythall went on the attack from the off, but weren't really stringing any passes           together to cut through Warriors, only using solo runs.  After the 1st 7 minutes, of       Division 3     pretty much relentless Wythall pressure, Wythall finally broke the deadlock, when a      Sun 16th Jan 2011     cleared corner found Kyle Mullally on the edge of the 18 yard box.  He hit a 1st time            high shot back at goal, the keeper got hands to it, but it somehow crossed the line.     Current Form     Jordan Linton-Maisey then started using bullet throws, which started causing all sorts     LWWWLW     of problems for Warriors.  The 2nd goal came on 10 minutes, when George Sturdy got           his 1st of the day smashing the ball past the Warriors keeper from 15 yards for 2-0.   No. Starting Team   Goals There was a gap of around 7 minutes before another goal came, as the ball was being   1 Kyle BATCHELOR     played end to end.  Wythall though, against the run of play, then broke away & made it   8 Jamie HASKER     3-0 on 18 minutes when Sturdy added his 2nd of the game with another well hit shot    14 Lewis DOYLE     from 14 yards.  Sturdy then got his hatrick on 21 minutes when he was sent clean    6 Jack FOX     through & 'stabbed' the ball past the oncoming Warriors keeper from 16 yards for 4-0,    3 Scott SAUNDERS     & his 5th hatrick of the season!  Then came a Wythall blitz, when they scored 4 goals    4 Jordan LINTON - MAISEY   1 in the space of 5 minutes, killing the game off.  The impressive Tom Davies added a   7 Kyle MULLALLY   2 5th goal, Captain Charlie Donlan got his 1st two goals of the game, smashing both   17 Tom DAVIES   1 past the dispairing keeper, & Mullally added his 2nd of the game for 8-0.   11 Callum BRIDGEWATER     Callum Bridgewater also came agonisingly close, when a Linton-Maisey long throw was   10 Charlie DONLAN © 4 headed brilliantly goalwards but the Warriors keeper made a fantastic save to deny him   9 George STURDY   3 HALF TIME:  WARRIORS  0,   WYTHALL  8           The 2nd half saw a string of changes for Wythall, but they continued to dominate for   No. Substitutes   Goals large periods of the game dispite playing into a strong wind.  Wythall went 9-0 up on   16 Matthew COLLIER     33 minutes, when Donlan got his 6th hatrick of the season, before then adding his 4th   2 Austin WALKER - MANI     goal for his 4th double brace this season!!  At 10-0, Warriors to their credit kept going   18 Owen WALSH     as they did last time out, & got a well worked goal back on 49 minutes which they           thoroughly deserved.  Wythall added their 11th goal on 51 minutes when Linton-Maisey           scored from 22 yards, when he 'lofted' his shot over everyone into the top L/H corner    Results to complete their scoring.  Warriors then gained a second goal back to complete the            scoreline of 11-2, when a mix up in communication between the equally impressive    Aston  2,  Wychall  3 Kyle Batchelor in goal & Jack Fox, saw a failed clearance hit back across goal by the    Bournville FC  1,  Lightwood  8 very impressive Warriors no.5, who found the bottom R/H corner.   Coleshill  2,  Glades  1     Hamstead  1,  Bromford  4 A brilliant display of football today, not just from Wythall, but also Warriors.  An 11-2           scorline would indicate Warriors just lay down & let Wythall win the game, but this           doesn't do the game any justice at all.  This was probably close to Wythall's finest           perfomance of the season, & they simply torn Warriors apart in the 1st half with            fanstastic football.  Warriors to their credit played with passion & pride to the final            whistle, & don't really deserve to be on the end of that scorline either.  A few quite           brilliant performances all over today, making it IMPOSSIBLE to pick a man of the match           today.  Special mentions to Donlan & Sturdy who keep scoring the goals, now an            incredible 50 goals between them so far with only half a season gone!  The rest of the            team were magnificent also, added their 2 pence to the final outcome of a great 3            points.  Well done lads.           Best of luck Warriors for the rest of the season, with that determination, effort &           passion you don't deserve to be where you currently stand.  Look forward to meeting           up again later on in the season.                       WYTHALL JUNIORS   5,  Studley Juniors  0 @  B&SRFC   * ******************************** *       * Man Of The Match *   After a massive lay off, Wythall were disappointed that Aston Fields couldn't get a    * George STURDY *   team out this week, but on short notice Studley Juniors THANKFULLY responded to an   * ******************************** *   invite for a short notice much needed friendly!  Once up the ground, it was looking a            bit dodgy whether the pitch would be playable with the overnight frost, but with the            game kicking off half an hour later, the lads could finally get a game underway.  The            game couldn't have started any better for Wythall, as they instantly went on the attack     Friendly     & put Studley under heavy pressure for much of the 1st half.  The 1st goal came on 9      Sun 9th Jan 2011     minutes, when a Charlie Donlan cross was smashed at goal by Captain Kyle Mullally,            but was met by an incredible save by the Studley keeper.  The ball though fell nicely to     Current Form     the deadly George Sturdy who calmly volleyed home from 6 yards out for his 1st of the     WLWWWL     game.  Bar a few break-a-way counter attacks, that Studley produced, letting their           quick forward get by the Wythall defence, & a very good clear cut chance on 17 mins,   No. Starting Team   Goals making Wythall keeper Kyle Batchleor work, the ball was very much in the Studley half.   1 Kyle BATCHELOR     Strike partners Sturdy & Donlan were terrorizing the Studley defence, with great    14 Lewis DOYLE     supporting play from a very good midfield today, but were constantly looking for the    3 Scott SAUNDERS     perfect goal' rather than get a shot off.  Sturdy though extended the lead before half   6 Jack FOX     time after a Studley attack broke down & Jordan Linton-Maisey, having the game of     2 Austin WALKER - MANI     his season threaded a great ball though to Sturdy, who went into the 18 yard box &    4 Jordan LINTON - MAISEY     shot from 16 yards into the bottom R/H corner for his 2nd of the game.   7 Kyle MULLALLY ©   HALF TIME:  WYTHALL  2,  STUDLEY  0   17 Tom DAVIES   1 The 2nd half saw a few changes, & noticably the introduction of Callum Bridgewater   16 Matthew COLLIER     having his first game up top for Wythall.  Another substitute Jamie Hasker, slotting in    10 Charlie DONLAN     at right back for the injured Lewis Doyle, lofted a forward pass into the path of the    9 George STURDY   3 speedy Bridgewater, who out paced the Studley defender, then out-strengthed another           got into the Studley area & unleashed a brilliant effort into the far L/H corner for 3-0   No. Substitutes   Goals from 16 yards.  Sturdy then got his much deserved hatrick on 49 minutes, when he   11 Callum BRIDGEWATER   1 got on the end of a Davies through ball, & shot low & hard at the keepers near post    8 Jamie HASKER     for 4-0.  Davies then turned goal scorer, for two in two games from midfield, when    18 Owen WALSH     he finished from 3 yards out from after showing some great feet, sending two            defenders the wrong way, before turning back & finishing for 5-0.               Results There were a number of great perfomances today from the Wythall players, making a           starting line-up for our next league game an interesting challenge for the managers!   Lightwood  6,  Bournville  W  2 Callum Bridgewater made life interesting up front when he came on, & the midfield      centre 3 were absolutley magnificent even without Bridgewater bolstering them           together.  There were a number of man of the match worthy performances today put           in, but George Sturdy just out shone Linton-Maisey & Davies for todays star man.           It was nice to see a number of players now able to play comfortably in different            positions, strengthening the squad immensily for the future.  With an array of very           good players trial-ing, at the minute the future looks bright for Wythall Juniors U12's.                       Thank you VERY much to Studley Juniors for obliging to put in the effort to get a team            together on very short notice to give us a much needed run out from all the Wythall           team & management it is much appreciated.  - Good luck for the rest of the season.                                                                                               Fairfield Villa Colts  4,  WYTHALL JUNIORS   2 @  Fairfield Villa FC   * ******************************** *       * Man Of The Match *   The Wythall Witch-hunt continued this week, with Wythall losing out to a very good   * Jordan LINTON - MAISEY *   Fairfield Villa team.  Wythall, having a 10-0 mawling in the back of their mind from   * ******************************** *   the last meeting between these sides, had a point to prove today, in restoring some           pride back to the club.  The day couldn't have gotten off to a worse start though,            when Wythall were with 10 players with 10 minutes to kick off.  The warm up for the           lads was going well, they looked up for it today, but without the WHOLE team there     Division 3     it's a bit of a waste of a build up.  Two key players were then unhappy at being on      Sun 21st Nov 2010     the bench through no fault of their own, but this also gave the players who had            escaped the bench because of this, a second chance to prove the managers wrong.     Current Form     To be fair to the lads, they all responded brilliantly.  They played some excellent     WLWWWL     football, after some terrible stuff last week.  Wythall were reward the games 1st            goal on 8 minutes, when George Sturdy received the ball 15 yards out, sidestepped a   No. Starting Team   Goals couple of defenders, before smashing his effort into the far L/H corner for 1-0.     1 Jack LAWSON     Looking on top of world, Wythall were playing well.  Then it all started to go horribly   17 Tom DAVIES   1 wrong.  Fairfield started playing some fantastic ffotball at times, & were starting to    3 Scott SAUNDERS     open Wythall up.  They were rewarded with their 1st goal on 14 minutes, when a    6 Jack FOX     corner was horribly defended, but all credit to the Fairfield player, who smashed his   2 Austin WALKER - MANI     shot past debutant keeper Jack Lawson in goal, giving him no chance.  The 2nd goal   4 Jordan LINTON - MAISEY     came 5 minutes later, when yet some more poor defnding, saw Fairfield take full   8 Jamie HASKER     advantage to finish brilliantly again for 2-1.  Wythall though dusted themselves off &   11 Callum BRIDGEWATER     again started to play some good stuff.  Jamie Hasker pulled the ball out of the air,    16 Matthew COLLIER     laid off to Captain Charlie Donlan, who threaded a fantastic through ball to the inform   10 Charlie DONLAN ©   Sturdy.  He shrugged off the challenges, entered the 18 yard box, went around the    9 George STURDY   1 keeper, had the whole goal begging, & was fouled 5 yards out for a stone wall penalty.           To the amazment of the entire ground, the ref awarded the corner.  Sturdy had to    No. Substitutes   Goals leave the field which dealt a HUGE blow to Wythall for the rest of the game.  5 mins   7 Kyle MULLALLY     later, Donlan received the ball wide, entered the area, looked to have been fouled   14 Lewis DOYLE     although, the Fairfield player looked to have made a fantastic challenge.  The referee            blew up, but stated it was outside the box??!!??           HALF TIME:  FAIRFIELD  2,  WYTHALL 1            The 2nd half saw some absolutely fantastic football at times from both teams.     Results Wythall camped in Fairfield half for much of the 2nd half, although when Fairfield did           attack, they were very dangerous, & used the counter-attack very effectively.     Aston Fields  0,  Coleshill  10 Jack Fox at centre half, was playing some tremendous football, getting the ball down   Bournville W  3,  Bournville FC  6 & forcing Wythall to play football at every opportunity.  Tom Davies, moved into