Adel Men’s 1s vs City of York

Last weekend Big Ben’s men faced City of York 3s. With the weather turning ever colder and wetter there were a few players regretting not bringing their thermals. However, the rain did hold off for the majority of the game and with the standard strong speech from Coach Ben, the team was ready to go. Adel struggled to start off in the first half and seemed to be incapable of stringing more than a couple Read more…

Men’s 2s away trip to London

After a week of logistical discussions the 2s set off for a long away journey to the drizzly depths of Lincoln Lindum. The WhatsApp chat from rich partner along route was one that entertained and confused the passengers of the packed cars, not least when we were told ‘they have a couple of playmakers both will self-destruct their own team”. None of us sure how you can self destruct a team but we rolled with Read more…

One very tense draw..

Adel ladies 4s started early on a chilly Saturday morning, the challenge: Horsforth 1s. The team started slow but after the first 10 minutes or so we were in gear, switched on and hungry for a goal.  Helen, Bish and Iona worked well in the midfield doing some great triangle work and moving the ball out wide as we attacked. This helped set in our first goal: Bish into Helen out to Emily on the Read more…

Leeds Adel- 4 Ben Rhydding- 3

It’s been a full eighteen months since Adel Ladies’ 1st XI made the short away trip to Ilkley for a league fixture. Last time out in 2015, a draw sealed the team’s fate as runners up to Ben Rhydding in North Div 2 with only one team promoted. With Adel successfully navigating their way to promotion last term, these two sides met again for what was an eagerly anticipated league fixture. Adel this term have Read more…