U10s News

SAT SEPT 27th - U10s SLIP TO FIRST DEFEAT

The under 10s travelled to Selston hoping to make it four from four and having yet to concede a goal and looking to hold on to top spot.

The Under 10s however, never reached the level of performance of the past few weeks and found the home team in good form on a very, very tight pitch.

A goalless first half was mainly down to the superb De-Ville in goal and the younger of the Vaughans at the back, the whole team however put a lot in to keep the scores level by the break having soaked up a fair amount of home pressure.

The second half started in a similar fashion with the homesters piling on the pressure, the lead eventually came to Selston but was a tad fortunate. Keeper De-Ville twisting his knee in the process of saving, sustaining an injury and to make matters even worse than the pain he was obviously suffering, further pain arrived in the form of the ball squirming over the line to make it 1-0.

Old Boys had few chances and with the De-Ville replaced in goal by outfield player Vaughan, the Old Boys where drastically weakened. A second goal arrived to make it 2-0 when their player shot from close range, just beating the stand in keeper.

Old Boys rallied in the late stages and one lad in particular was not only upset at the proceedings, but also wound up! Enter Nico Maxfield face full of a mixture of sorrow and anger he bore down on goal chasing a through ball, the keeper appeared to gather but Maxfield was in no mood to give up the chase and clattered the keeper and ball, the latter rolling into the net.

Everyone waited for the ref to signal a foul on the keeper but to our amazement he gave the goal, a decision which infuriated who we assume was the keepers father who saw Yellow.

A final push in the last two minutes was too much to ask as the brave under 10s went down 2-1 and in doing so surrendered the top spot in the league.

Could play a bit better but couldnt give any more effort and all at the club wish De-Ville a speedy recovery and hope to see him in the sticks again soon.

Heads up lads.

SAT SEPTEMBER 20th - UNDER 10s WIN AGAIN TO TOP LEAGUE

The under 10s started where they finished off the week before with a solid back three and went from strength to strength. The breakthrough arrive midway through the first half when a defence splitting pass found Nico Maxfield who slotted home to make it 1-0.

Five minutes before the break and the lead was doubled when a cracking long range free kick from Nathan Vaughan was glanced home by the head of Nathan Amos.

Credit due to the visitors who then rallied an put the tangerines under a period of heavy pressure but the back line and impressive Jordan De-Ville kept the visitors at bay with a 2-0 half time lead.

The second half started brightly for the homesters and a third goal arrived when persistent work saw a Macaulay Stewart effort deflected in to make it 3-0.

Some more impressive Callum Guy work saw the clinical Nico Maxfield released once more and he finished to make it 4-0 and in the process register his fourth of the season.

The best however, was saved for last when Macaulay Stewart unleashed a thunderbolt from distance which bulged the roof of the net to give the under 10s a 5-0 success and moved top of their division, having yet to concede a goal in three starts.

The goalscorers naturally receive the attention but this was a solid all round TEAM performace from start to finish.

The visitors ADASC never gave up the fight and battled on to the end and we thank them for the part they played in a game played in true spirit.

Next week the under 10s make the trip to Selston.

Saturday 13 September 2008: Old Boys 2 (N Maxfield, M Stewart) Rainworth Rangers 0

After a very entertaining match Old Boys ran out worthy 2-0 winners. Goals scored by Nico Maxfield and Macaulay Stewart. Referee`s player of the match Macaulay Stewart. A good all round performance in defence and attack. Well done Old Boys.

Saturday 06 September 2008: Market Warsop 0 Old Boys 1 (N Maxfield)

Old Boys Under 10's started the season off with a well earned win over Market Warsop at the John Fretwell Centre with a well taken goal by Nico Maxfield late in the first half. Against a very attack orientated Warsop side, Old Boys had to defend very well for long periods but with excellent passes from defence and especially Nathan Vaughan up to his forwards they could easily have scored more goals. Jordan Deville in goal for Old Boys did an excellent job keeping a clean sheet. The referees Player of the Match was Nathan Vaughan after a superb performance in defence. Well done Old Boys Under 10 !!!

Next week the sees the return of Rainworth Rangers to Bolsover with a kick-off time of 10:30am.

SEASON 2007/08 UNDER 10s AWARDS CEREMONY:-

Sunday 18th May saw the 07/08 under 10s presentation and the following awards were made at a full house at Bolsover Town Sports & Social Club:-

Most improved player of the season: Chloe Abel
Clubman of the season: Jack Macdonald
Defensive hardman of the season: Nathan Amos
Goal of the season: Oliver Johnson
Top goal scorer of the season: Aaron Vaughan
Parents player of the season: Kieren Brown
Managers player of the season (Sponsored by F L Smith Electrical): Kieren Brown
Players player of the season: Nico Maxfield

A Message from the head coach to all players;

Well done to every single player in their first season. Everyone has played their part in shaping the BOB JFC2 squad and I am immensely proud of you all.

I am confident that, with the experience of the new under 10s management and the experience of the current under 10s; Nathan Amos, Nico Maxfield, William Ashley, Macaulay Stewart, the 2008/2009 under 10s will achieve great success. The team is already looking a formidable force with some exciting players joining them; Joe Walker, Callum Guy, Jordan De-Ville, Nathan Vaughan and Rishi Bowry.

I am also very confident that the Under 11s 2008/2009 will do very well with Lauren Brown, Chloe Abel, Kieren Brown, Jack Macdonald, Morgan Twell, Reece Brown, Oliver Johnson, Jack Ashley and Aaron Vaughan being joined by Rhys Hopkinson and Ricky Lee.

Thank You- again from the head coach

I would like to say a great big thank you to all our supporters, who attended the event to support the players. Thanks also to Cadbury PLC and Nicky for donating the raffle prizes which helped raise 90. Another thank you to Mark Hopkinson and his colleagues at Cadbury who raised 93 by having a BOB JFC fund raising day in their office on Friday, this amount will be matched by Cadbury PLC totalling 186. Thanks to Nicky and the Bolsover Town Social club for a superb venue and thanks to Michelle Smith for a fantastic buffet.

Garry Johnson

In addition the parent Club Secretary would like to add:-

My sincere thanks on behalf of the parent club committee to Garry Johnson, who did an excellent job in delivering the majority of the speeches at the awards and also to all those who helped in making the day such a success. I would also like to reiterate all of the thanks that Garry mentioned at the award for helpers, committee, supporters and every one else that has contributed either with their valued time and/or financial help, you are all fantastic people who have made a large contribution to taking this particular section of the club forward.

Finally, I would like to express our sincere thanks and state how proud the club is of the players. In their first season they have conducted themselves in an excellent manner and you could see the improvement on the pitch taking place in every game. The players also did a supreme job on behalf of the club when acting as ball boys/girls recently at Saltergate, once again flying the flag for the club with honour, dignity and maturity which belied their age, we thank each and every one of you and look forward to seeing you all in action again next season, enjoy the summer break.

Jamie Houghton