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“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths.” Arnold Schwarzenegger Adel men’s first XI will do well to heed the wise words of the former Mr Universe and seven time Mr Olympia following a difficult opening day on the newly laid Adel pitch. Perhaps it was first night nerves, but the boys in black never really seemed to fire consistently in this topsy-turvy fixture, and had to settle for a point against Read more

The 3s continues their great start to the season with a well fought 2-1 win over Rotherham 2s to make it two wins from two. With many of the usual 3rd team faces missing and several debut appearances, Rotherham started the stronger team but having weathered the early storm and settled more comfortably, the game started to turn and pressure was put on the Rotherham goal. After some great saves from the Rotherham keeper from Read more

Following on from last week’s fine opening league victory against Halifax, Adel Ladies 1s returned to AWMA for their first outing on the new surface. Missing a few key players, Adel had the advantage of the 12th player, a loud and unruly bunch of misfits and reprobates on the sideline. The game started nervously, Adel not firing on all cylinders, maybe it was the crowd, the lack of warmup time on the pitch, a change Read more

The Men’s 2s kicked off their campaign a week later than most teams and the first test was an away trip to Doncaster 3s – a team who had been relegated from the division above last year. After a nightmare week of trying to scratch a team together, it was just a relief to get on the pitch, starting with 10 men and being joined by Sam and Andy after other commitments. A slow start Read more

A winning start for the men’s 3rd team away against Leeds 7s. A mixed team with a few new faces, and it was the debutant Ashi Benjamin that put Adel into an early lead with a reverse stick high into the net. Leeds equalised with a few quick passes leaving a tap in back post but Adel regained their structure and composure and continued to pressure Leeds and dominate the game. Adel took the lead again Read more