Leo was lucky enough to be selected to play against Man City yesterday at their training ground. 1st game they lost 4-0 and the rain was torrential! The kids were all soaked and freezing and some didn’t want to continue! Leo’s team went into the second game with 6 players and Man City kept their 7. We lost another player due to the rain and cold so we were down to 5 players and Man City still had 7! They battled on and ended up winning the 2nd game 4-3! Leo played really well and we were so proud of him for carrying on even tho he was saturated and frozen!

Archer had a brilliant performance on the weekend, but unfortunately, the team lost 3-2 to end our undefeated streak of 11 wins and a draw. A stand out man of the match game for Archer though, always talking, some great saves keeping the score to only 3 and kids kicking has really improved. Hopefully back to winning ways next weekemd on grass in his White J4K gloves where he is yet to conceed (2 clean sheets so far)

Following my previous post about our busy sports weekend, here’s how it went. Lizer – Friday (cup match): 2–1 defeat in the final minutes. One of those games where you can feel early that things aren’t going your way. We barely created any shots on target. We went 1–0 up in the first half but they turned it around. Lizer couldn’t really do much about the goals. The first was a point-blank 1v1 after their striker dribbled past several defenders. The second came from a free kick into the box: Lizer made the first save but couldn’t push it wide and after a couple of rebounds the ball ended up going in off one of our defenders. From the sidelines we also didn’t fully understand some of the experiments from the coaches, moving players into positions they weren’t used to. In the end we went home feeling a bit cold about the result, especially because a win would have put us right back into the group race. Lizer – Friday (cup match): Better result: 8–3 win. It was against the weakest team, but we still conceded two goals due to some lack of defensive solidity. The last one was a long free kick that bounced in front of Lizer and surprised him — he said a teammate tried to clear it and missed the ball, which distracted him at the worst moment. We talked about it afterwards and what he could do better next time. Water polo: My daughter’s team lost both matches, but it’s a brand new team with players just starting the sport, so that’s part of the process. Finally: my game. My match ended 2-2 in another late drama. For the second game in a row we achieved the equaliser in the final minutes when we were down 1-2. This time it was literally the last play: we had a corner, I went up to attack it, and the ball ended up going in from an own goal just before it reached me 😉. The referee didn’t even allow the kickoff. So yes… plenty of goals, lessons, and emotions this weekend!

So I have had issues with I growing toe nails for a while. I have had part of the nail removed today to hopefully stop it reoccurring. Should be ok for the game on Saturday. Fingers crossed

Hi all, sorry I've not been active for a while. Its been a tense few weeks but Mason has been offered a place at Hull City academy and has signed till the end of next season. Mason is absolutely buzzing and keen to step up once again. I did want to tell you all sooner and share a photo but his signing day experience at the MKM Stadium isnt till next month. Mason has overcome setbacks and rejection and worked hard over the last 2 and a half years and the last 6 months has started to turn heads. He played a fabulous game against Hull and they were keen to see more of him. After 8 weeks of long journeys back and forth from Sheffield and hard work trying to prove himself, he finally got his reward. So proud of him.