Respect

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…

Mens 3s vs Ben Rhydding by Rob Higgins

The mens 3rd team arrived for an evening push back at Ben Rhydding with a squad of 14, that’s right 14 to play away! Fresh from spanking other local rivals Boston Spa 5-2 at the fortress last week we were confident of getting a result against what almost looked like a lads and dads team, but like last week things started out not according to plan despite the skippers wipe board instruction extravaganza , adel Read more…

Leeds Adel 2’s V Acomb 1’s

Adel 2’s welcomed newly promoted Acomb in their bright orange kit causing an early morning search for bibs. Acomb, after 2 seasons of successive promotion, nearly caught the Adel defence napping in the first few seconds as the colour clashes seemed to encourage the Adel defence to pass directly to the Acomb centre forwards. Last ditch defending and keeping from Hardaker and Berry covered up such errors only for Hardaker to play no further part Read more…

Men’s 1s v Halifax 1s – By James Mayhew

Adel ascended on the rolling valley of Halifax, West Yorkshire (where everybody seems to know everybody) for a crucial away fixture with one of the league’s best. Big Ben’s men knew that the talented and tough playing style of the boiz from the valley had to be taken seriously, especially dropping down from the league above. Adel broke the deadlock with a Will Purdy short corner, two more goals from Purdy, one each from Rory Read more…

Defeat into Victory

Last week the 4s suffered a frustrating 2-0 loss against Bradford despite having most of the possession and the majority of play being in the oppositions half. You wouldn’t have thought this was one of the first times we had played together as a team with great positioning and passing throughout the game. Their keeper and defence were too strong for us on this occasion, saving numerous shots on goal despite best efforts to hit Read more…

Ladies’ 3s Contribute to Fortress Adel Weekend

  With the last season promotion from Division 3 a distant memory, as well as the close 2-1 loss against Acomb away for the season opener – Adel needed to step it up a gear for the first home fixture of the 2016/17 campaign against Thirsk. Thirsk also were promoted last year, and have always been a stubborn team to beat over the years, but with Coach Katy Blyth stepping up to give constant guidance, Read more…