Match Notice - 3rd November 2007
Hello All
Due to a change in fixtures, we will now play Finlay B at home this coming weekend with a much more respectable kick off time of 1030!
We need as many players as possible, so PLEASE convince your son/children that it's all for a worthwhile cause! :-)
I look forward to seeing you in Ilkley, home pitch, at 1025 on Saturday morning.
GOAL!
Richard.
- Posted by richardabye on 30/10/2007.
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Match Report - 13th October - Otley
Otley 5 - 1 Chubb
Having always been our biggest challenge, Otley claimed victory over us in our first match against them this season.
Although the team hung together very well, and played much better positional play than in earlier matches throughout, the Otley team have a knack of taking advantage of not playing the Off-Side rule, and always slip a couple of players behind defence when we are least expecting it, only to have the ball moved forward by their midfield for a one-on-one with the Chubb goalie - kindly played by Ben this week.
All bar one of their goals were scored this way, and although our defence, Seb and Luke, did a superb job during this match - further confirmed by Luke receiving his first Man of the Match for his best performance yet - they played their recurring strategy to full effect.
Joshua scored his first goal of the season which was a cracking shot from 20 yards out, curling and just clipping the inside of the right-hand post - putting their goalie at full stretch. We're not sure what it is, but the only goals Joah ever scores are against Otley, so I'm working hard on brainwashing him that every team is just another incarnation of them.
Chris, Sam and Johnny all worked hard up front, but were unable to find the target despite many attempts.
We certainly had the ball for a good portion of the match, we didn't allow them to control us at all, we just didn't capitalise on the chances we had.
Hard luck boys - keep practicing over the school break (especially your power of shot and accuracy), and we'll be back together for the next fixture against Addingham.
- Posted by richardabye on 21/10/2007.
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Match Notice - 13th October - 9.00am kick off, Otley
Hi
This weekend's match will be AWAY to Otley 2nd's on their home turf in Otley - click on the following link to see where it is:
Kick-off will be at 9am.
In case the above link does not work, the pitch is to the left of Stephen Smiths garden centre as you exit Otley on the A659 towards Pool.
See you all there.
- Posted by richardabye on 09/10/2007.
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Match Report - 6th October
Menston 2 - 3 Chubb
Thank you to Menston for hosting the match last Saturday, and what a match it was, culminating in Chubb's first win of the season, and giving the boys the much needed taste of success to take them into their future games.
Another mention of thanks to the parents of the Chubb players for their continued support and camaraderie, we had more players this weekend and were able to play with 9-a-side, with 2 on the sub bench! - fantastic turn out.
The pre-match talk obviously did the trick (:-)) as the boys launched into their offensive against a very well organised and structured team.
Despite coming under heavy fire, Chubb defended superbly and set Sam up beautifully for the first goal of the match mid way through the first half. With their spirits not dented, Menston sontinued to put our goal under pressure, and Tom, our goalkeeper, was absolutely fantastic in some of his saves - really determination to protect his goal and it showed in the final score line. Well done Tom.
Menston finally managed to sneak one through to level the scores at 1-all heading into half time.
The pitch is on quite a slant, and Menston had chosen to be running uphill for the first half (on fresh legs), so when the second half started, it was our boys that had the mountain to climb - already tired, but driven by the thirst for victory, they ploweed into the 2nd half with as much passion and determination as the 1st. Being Captain this week, Joshua did a great job to lead his team, especially in the 2nd half - keeping them organised and well positioned, and this contributed significantly to the moral of the team, not to mention Sams 2nd goal that came shortly after the start of the 2nd half.
Once again, Menston fought hard, and Seb, Luke and Cameron had their work cut out in defence, with every effort being made to fend of their attempts at goal - stopping many, but another slipped through bring the score to another levelling at 2-all.
Both teams were desperate for the winning goal, their goaly being under significant pressure:
Tom being under significant pressure:
Us having injuries:
Them having injuries:
There was no doubt that both teams wanted this win, but with minutes to spare, Ben scored what turned out to be the winning goal and sealed the victory for Chubb.
Midfield were strong througout - Chris (with a couple of great shots on goal), Michael, Johnny and Josh worked really well to intercept their advances - this was harder than you can imagine on a small pitch as the ball was often over their heads. Henry, Ben and Sam played a controlled and careful game up front, and Luke, Seb and Cameron were a formidable force at the back. Tom in goal - you were fantastic.
Thank you to Jonathan (Asst. Asst. Mgr) for the supply of drinks and oranges this week - appreciated.
Everyone worked really hard and I have to admit to having the toughest choice yet for Man of the Match, but in the end, I awarded MotM to Sam this week.
Well Done Everyone!
- Posted by richardabye on 09/10/2007.
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Match - 6th October - Menston vs Chubb AWAY - 9.30 kick off
Hi All
The next match is Away to Menston on the 6th October with a 9.30 kick off.
Please, we need as many players from Chubb as possible, the guys are doing so well, but we are barely scratching a team together every week, and that's making the game harder for your chubb pals.
Please, for the sake of your team, come along and give it a go if you haven't been already.
OK, regulars, against Menston this weekend - find the pitch by heading down Menston High Street, find the school, turn up East Parade (the road to the left of the school) and the playing fields are behind the school.
Click on the following link for a graphical image: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=menston&sll=54,-2&sspn=12.017117,151.171875&ie=UTF8&ll=53.888717,-1.740759&spn=0.003086,0.009227&t=h&z=17&iwloc=addr&om=1
If any of your pals would like to play, please bring them along, whilst preferred, they don't HAVE to be Cubs, everyone is welcome.
Please confirm your attendance.
See you there!
Richard
- Posted by richardabye on 03/10/2007.
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Match Report - 29th September
Chubb 6 - 7 Finlay B
In the true spirit of Cub football, after finding out that Finlay only had 5 players and we had a staggering 7, we kindly lent them a player who unfortunately then led to them scoring 2 goals against us within the first few minutes - much to the dismay of the team and the dads.
However, John (Finlay's Coach), looked extremely happy!
We should have easilly won the game with the quality of our players. As always, our team rallied together, ran their socks off and scored great goals.
This then opened it up to be a fantastic match, with both teams working extremely hard to score the 13 goals that made it past the keepers.
Again, Sebastian was fantastic in defence, having to defend on his own against a swarm of Finlay players.
Luke bravely took on the position of goaly for the first time in his career and had to cope with Finlay battering away at him.
Cameron then took over being goalie, and Sam, Chris and Johnny started to work together as a team, which led to a fantastic come back with many goals in the second half, which turned it into a nailbiting game to the very end.
Half time score had us at 1 - 3, with the deficit increasing to 1 - 4 at the beginning of the 2nd half, so to finish 6-7 (where all the goals were scored in the last 15 minutes or so), although a loss, must really give the team a huge lift and shows just how much fun the game can be when working together as a team.
It's great to have the support of the parents, who are commenting on how much they are enjoying the touch line banter and the fact that their kids always get a game - thank you for your continued support, it really is invaluable.
Despite a sterling effort by everyone, the result didn't quite fall in our favour. However, with only 6 people covering a pitch as big as this, it requires real effort, determination and passion to fight as hard as these boys did, and I'm really proud of their commitment.
Man of the match went to Chris - a really huge WELL DONE!
He was chosen by the assistant to the assistant manager (:-)), Jonathan Brierley - our thanks go to him for sharing the responsibilty (and stress) with Jason, he obviously worked some magic in the 2nd half.
Well done everyone, see you on Saturday.
(More pictures in the Photo Album)
- Posted by richardabye on 03/10/2007.
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Next Match - 29th September - Chubb vs. Finlay B
All
Here's our second chance to beat a Finlay team with the next game of the season being against Finlay B at Home on Saturday 29th September.
Kick off will be at 10.15am and the grass has been cut!!.
Unfortunately I am away this coming weekend, which even more unfortunately means that Josh is also away, as is Jake (my eldest, AKA our new referee), but we're hoping some new lads will come along next weekend to join the squad.
In my absence, Jason (from last year) will be standing in for me - and I just know he'll be desperate to win!!! - you'll find him from the picture below:
Good luck everyone, keep doing those Maradonna excercises!
Richard
- Posted by richardabye on 24/09/2007.
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First Match Of The Season
Chubb 1 : Finley 4
Finley A have always been a force to be reckoned with and in this, Chubb’s first match of the season, they were no exception.
Undoubtedly the 40 minute long match, on long grass was a bit of a shock to the system for more than a couple of Chubb players. Nevertheless, they played their legs off and the final score of 1 : 4 didn’t do the efforts of the Chubb team justice.
The players gelled really well from the start and didn’t look like a team who had never played together. The team was excellently captained for the first time by Cameron, who did a great job organising his men and there were several good shots at goal, but unfortunately the only one that made it past the Finley goal keeper was a cracking shot from Sam.
Luke did some superb defending along with Sebastian who never lost pace throughout the game and deservedly won this week’s Man of the Match trophy.
The red hot faces at the end of the match indicated just how hard Chubb worked, notably Chris, Jonny, Sam and Josh who maintained consistent pressure.
A special well done to Luke, Chris and Sebastian in their first game for Chubb and we hope to see all three of them back next weekend on freshly cut grass!
Well played to everyone.
- Posted by richardabye on 23/09/2007.
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Saturday 22nd - Home, 10am Kick Off
We start our quest for the 2007 World Cub Cup (OK, slight exaggeration!) this coming Saturday the 22nd September 2007, 10am kick off, at home against Finlay A.
Home is Bolling Road Sports Fields about 1m West of Tesco's, as seen on the following map if you're unfamiliar with it:
It would really help me if you could drop me a quick email and let me know if you (or your son ;-)) will be playing.
See you on Saturday - don't be late!
- Posted by richardabye on 17/09/2007.
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Kit - What to bring?
We have enough kit for the team, so generally this will be shared out across the regular players. However, as we sub on and off in each match (so everyone gets to play), the tops will be shared across the whole team.
What to bring with you:
It gets cold throughout the season, so staying warm is the most important thing. Therefore, please always try to bring the following with you:
Spare T-Shirt (or double layer)
Jumper
Gloves
Wooley hat
Football Boots
Coat
If you do not have actual Chubb kit, then wear any football kit. If you can, try to get as close to Blue and Yellow/Green as possible, but any is fine.
See you on the pitch!
- Posted by richardabye on 16/09/2007.
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