A busy weekend of fixtures with the Adel fortress holding strong once again as all 5 home teams undefeated and only one team defeated on their travels (the long journey down the road for the Mens 2s to play Leeds University). Star performers of the day were the mens 4s who romped to a 16-1 victory over Airedale 3s in what could be the highest ever score by an Adel team ever. Unless you know Read more…
A call of ‘Britannia!’ won Adel the coin toss and first push back. Following on from last week’s success the 4s were raring to go and didn’t hang around with a quick goal by Sarina with an assist from Becky. Some great passing and silky skills in mid set up more opportunities and after a few rebounds the ball hit the backboard again, this time curtsey of Becky. A short corner taken by Pam Read more…
The Mens 1st team hosted Sheffield Hallam at The Fortress as we looked to continue our 100% winning start to the season. A lengthy but inspiring team talk by coach Hendley ensured we got off to a flying start with quick pressing and plenty of chances created. This eventually delivered early goals from Skipper Nathan and Buller after some really positive attacking play. A goal from a short corner just before half time ensured that Read more…
For the second and not the last time of the season, Adel travelled west over The Pennines for a late PB in Cheshire. before the game commenced Adel were treated, with an appearance from Sam Quek, GB hockey gold medalist. On the pitch beforehand, a quite remarkable game saw Bowdon snatch not just a equaliser, but also a winner with a kicking back in place against a devastated Olton & West Warwicks. 5-4 winners. Bowdon Ladies Read more…
With more orange men that a typical Belfast march, Adel lined up in force against the Leeds university students evicted from their own university home pitch. Becketts Park the venue familiar to Adel, except a few late comers and an umpire equally confused by the venue choice. Adel welcomed Savage, Bayford, Horsey, Sati Bhogal and Heslip into the team for the first time this year. The first half seem to pass with frequent ‘leaving cards’ Read more…
Some great write ups from last weekends matches which don’t need me to provide an overall weekly summary. Keep these coming please as they are not just entertaining and informative to read but also show some examples of great team work and team spirit that we will need to continue the strong start to the season. This weekend sees a full set of fixtures including the start of our conquest into the EH cups with Read more…
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