| CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL
OUR CLUB DAY AWARD WINNERS
CLUBMAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR
GRASSHOPPERS MATTHEW BEST RYAN KEENAN & ANGUS
HENDERSON
SWIFTS wee DAVID McCANN big DAVID McCANN
TORNADOES CAOIMHIN McCANN MATTHEW McIVOR
RAMS MICHAEL ROGAN PATRICK BRENNAN
ARROWS RORY MaALLISTER ORAN BROLLY
HOTSPURS PETER KING CIARAN DIAMOND
UNDER 10 PATRICK FINNEGAN PETER WEBB
UNDER 11 KEVIN BALLENTINE CONOR KING
UNDER12 KEALAN McALLISTER DAN RAINEY
UNDER 12 STAR EOIN MAGUIRE CONALL MORAN
UNDER 13 EMMET O'HAGAN MICHAEL SHANNON
UNDER 13 STAR DAVID QUIGLEY TOM CONNOLLY
UNDER 14 JACK HAMILL MATTHEW KEENAN
UNDER 14 STAR NICK FERGUSON CIARAN McCOLGAN
UNDER 15 CHRIS HARRISON DILLON TURNBULL
UNDER 15 STAR MARK STUART JAMES MAGEE
UNDER 16 GERRY BOGUE PATRICK CUNNIGHHAM
UNDER 16 STAR CEALAN RUSH CONOR McKENNA
UNDER 17 SIMON RAMSEY CONOR McGRANAGHAN
UNDER 19 RABBIT (CIARAN O'HARE) RONAN PLATT (PLATT THE CAT)
GOLDEN BOOT (FOR THE HIGHEST SCORER IN THE CLUB) JOHN BLANEY, UNDER 10S.
DES BRENNAN TROPHY: MARTIN RAMSEY |
| SAT 1st MARCH
U-10'S CLINCH LEAGUE TITLE WITH 4 GAMES STILL TO PLAY AFTER THRILLING 2--2 DRAW AGAINS ST OLIVER PLUNKETT AT BLACK'S ROAD |
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I have put a North Down Youth League table on the under 19 webpage. You can also access it through nifootball.co.uk/northdownyouthleague. (But its not as good as mine!) |
| TRAINING WILL STOP FOR CHRISTMAS ON WEDNESDAY 19 DECEMBER 2007. AT PRESENT THERE ARE LEAGUE FIXTURES ON SATURDAY 22 AND FOR THE UNDER 19s ON SATURDAY 29 DECEMBER 2007.
TRAINING WILL RESUME ON TUESDAY 8 JANUARY 2008. |
| THE LAST MINI-SOCCER TOURNAMENT BEFORE CHRISTMAS WILL BE THIS SATURDAY, 8 DECEMBER 2007.
THE MINI-SOCCER CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR ALL THE PLAYERS ...AND MANAGERS .. WILL BE ON SATURDAY 15 DECEMBER 2007 INDOORS AT THE YMCA. THERE WILL BE CERTIFICATES AND A MAGICIAN AND YOU WON'T GO HOME EMPTY HANDED. i'M SAYING NOTHING MORE! |
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MINI-SOCCER TRAINING TAKES PLACE AT THE FOLLOWING TIMES:
WEDNESDAY 6.00 - 7.00 AT YMCA: TORNADOES, SWIFTS AND ARROWS
WEDNESDAY 7.00 - 8.00 AT THE PEC: GRASSHOPPERS, HOTSPURS AND RAMS.
IF PARENTS ARE IN ANY DOUBT AT ALL ABOUT TIMES AND PLACES FOR MINI-SOCCER TRAINING, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CHILD'S MANAGER. CONTACT DETAILS CAN BE FOUND ON THE MINI-SOCCER WEB PAGE. |
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| The NIBFA cup draw has been made. All our Aquinas and Red Star teams have been entered, except for the under 10s, an age group not recognised by NIBFA. Once we have been notified of the draw, your managers will let you know.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL OUR TEAMS. WE WANT ANOTHER DAY OUT IN 2008 TO BALLYMONEY! LET'S GO BLUE AND BLACK AND RED AND BLACK!
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| Please note that the coorect score on Saturday for the under 11's was follows;
Aquinas 3 v 0 Carniny
Scorers ; Dominic Mooney 2 Marcus Murphy 1. |
| TESCO'S VOUCHERS FOR SCHOOLS AND SPORTS CLUBS
If your parents shop in Tesco's, please ask them to pick up the vouchers that are offered at the checkout for sports equipment for schools and sports clubs. Please, bring the vouchers to your managers, so that they can be used to buy equipment for the club.
THANK YOU |
| THE DUB WILL BE CLOSED NEXT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY FOR MAINTENANCE. YOUR MANAGERS WILL ADVISE YOU ABOUT TRAINING IN THE MEANTIME.
THERE ARE NO AQUINAS OR RED STAR FIXTURES, AS FAR AS I KNOW, FOR SATURDAY 27 OCTOBER AND SATURDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2007. AGAIN YOUR MANAGERS WILL BE ABLE TO ADVISE.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE YOUR FIXTURES AND WHERE YOU ARE PLAYING, THIS CAN BE DONE THROUGH: www.southbelfastyouthleague THEN GO TO "RESULTS HOME", THEN "REVISED FIXTURES", THEN "DOWNLOAD/OPEN". THIS SHOULD GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION YOU NEED. |
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The under 11's started the new 2007/08 season at Hydebank with a 6-3 victory over newcomers Carniny Youth.The old adage that this was a game of 2 halves was never more true.
Aquinas started nervously and straight from the kick-off put themselves under pressure with a series of miskicks and misplaced passes as well as a lack of communication. The team then settled down and put some presure on the Carniny defence. There were a couple of half chances that Carniny cleared before last seasons leading scorer, Dominic Mooney, got on the scoreboard.As the Carniny defence pushed up, the ball was played over the top and Dominic raced clear to push the ball past the keeper. Aquinas kept the pressure on and went close again with Mooney proving a constant worry to the Carniny defence. Aquinas then scored again when following good play down the right between Mooney and Neill O'Reiily, the ball was crossed and evaded the Carniny keeper.Kevin Ballentine came in at the back post and pushed the ball into the net from the edge of the yard box. Aquinas were well on top now and shots rained in on the Carniny keeper. Following a pass through the defence, Mooney reacted first and scored his second goal as he easily beat the Carniny keeper to put Aquinas 3 up. Carniny started to fight back but the Aquinas defence, well marshalled by Mikey Cummings and Conor King and ably supported by Rory Smyth and Aaron Martin, were able to clear their lines.Mooney then completed his hat-trick when he raced past 2 defenders and then rounded the keeper and cooly slotted the ball past the defender on the line to put Aquinas 4 up. With minutes remaining to half -time, Mooney scored again following a slip in the Carniny defence.At half -time Aquinas lead 5-0.
Carniny started the 2nd half with the wind at their backs and pressed Aquinas back but once again the Aquinas defence held strong with some strong tackling. From one such clearance, Rory Smyth played the ball forward and the ball was laid off to Mooney who drew the defence before passing inside to the onrunning David Smyth who shot into the corner of the net to put Aquinas six up. Whether it was over confidence, lack of effort or just simply bad play, Aquinas started to fade and Carniny came back strongly. For the first time, the Aquinas defence failed to clear their lines and the Carniny attcker nipped in to score their first goal. This gave confidence to Carniny who continued to take the game to Aquinas and a 2nd goal quickly followed when the Aquinas midfield failed to track back and allowed the Carniny midfielder to burst into the penalty area and score easily. A further goal duly arrived for Carniny when following a needless free kick given away by the Aquinas defence about 10 yards outside the penalty area, the Carniny player hit a well struck kick high into the net, giving Dermo in the Aquinas nets, little chance. Carniny tails were really up and they continued to press but were unable to add any further scores.
As stated, this was a game of 2 halves. Aquinas faded badly in the second half with the mid-field players in particular going missing.It was fortunate that they had built up a good lead in the first half but disappointing the way they finished the second.
Improvement will be required in the coming matches.
The under 11s were in action at Billy Neill, coming home eventual 3 - 2 winners after a long hard slog.
The under 16s, also playing at Ulidia last night, were held to a goalless draw by Larne Youth.
Lets have any other pre season results as they come in and we'll get them on the news. |
| UNDER 13 RED STAR
TRAINING HAS STARTED AGAIN FOR 2007/2008.
WEDNESDAY 6.30. - 8.00. PM STRANGFORD AVENUE
SATURDAY 10.00 - 12.00 AM STRANGFORD AVENUE |
| FOYLE CUP 2008
This year Aquinas has thirteen players selected for Foyle Cup teams. This is a record for the club and reflects our success on the field this year, with six trophies won.
CONGRATULATIONS AND WELL DONE TO THE PLAYERS.
UNDER 11:
MATT CARSON
MATT HUGHES
DARA MAGILL
LEWIS McNAMARA
KEVIN McGOVERN
PETER MORGAN
UNDER 14:
RORY McKEOWN
JOHN BAILLIE
PETER MOONEY
BEN LEONARD
MICHAEL HYNES
UNDER 16:
PATRICK McCAULAY
JOE BEGLEY
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| SCHOOL OF MINI-SOCCER 2007/2008
MANAGERS URGENTLY REQUIRED
CURRENTLY WE ONLY HAVE MANAGERS FOR FOUR TEAMS. THAT MEANS WE CAN ONLY ENROL 40 - 44 CHILDREN. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED OR WILLING TO GET INVOLVED IN MANAGING A MINI-SOCCER TEAM NEXT YEAR, PLEASE CONTACT BOBBY McCAMBRIDGE ON 90 201460 OR COLM KEENAN ON 90 289741. WE CAN'T GO ON ENROLING CHILDREN IF WE DON'T HAVE THE MANAGERS. WE NEED PARENTS TO COME FORWARD. ITS THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP MINI-SOCCER GOING AT ITS CURRENT LEVEL |
| REGISTRATION 2007/2008
LEAGUE TEAMS, UNDER 10 TO UNDER 19,( YEARS OF BIRTH 1989 TO 1998), MONDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 2007, ST. BRIDE'S HALL, 6.30 TO 8.00PM.
MINI-SOCCER, 7 TO 11 YEAR OLDS, (YEARS OF BIRTH 1997 TO 2000),
TUESDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 2007, ST. BRIDE'S HALL, 6.30 TO 8.00PM.
FEES: LEAGUE TEAMS £110, MINI-SOCCER £100
SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT CHILD DISCOUNT £15 PER CHILD, I.E.
FEES FOR A SECOND CHILD IN A LEAGUE TEAM WOULD BE £95, A THIRD CHILD £80.
A SECOND CHILD IN MINI-SOCCER WOULD BE £85, A THIRD £70
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| CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR AQUINAS AWARD WINNERS
CLUB MAN PLAYER OF
THE YEAR
TORNADOES Daire McGarvey Hugh Gibbons
SWIFTS John Blaney Daniel Guinness & Frank McCormack
GRASSHOPPERS Enda Kelly-McCann Aaron Martin
RAMS Mark Fleming Duirmuid Madden
ARROWS Cain Murphy Colm Murphy
HOTSPURS Luke Connolly Rory Campbell
UNDER 10 Dominic Mooney Peter Webb
UNDER 11 Matt Carson Matt Hughes
UNDER 12 Fearghal Leyden Sean McGloin
UNDER 12 RS David Montgomery Jordan Kelly
UNDER12 CC Chris McMenamy Eoin Maguire
UNDER 13 Gavin Walsh Rory Finnegan
UNDER 13 RS Hugh Murphy Eamon Parker
UNDER 14 Rory McKeown John Baillie
UNDER 14 RS John Doherty Mark Saulters
UNDER 15 Matt Murdoch Gerry Bogue
UNDER 15 RS Brendan Mallon Conor McKenna
UNDER 16 Daniel McCrea Patrick McCauley
UNDER 17 Tommy O'Neill Chris McKenna
GOLDEN BOOT Rory McKeown
DES BRENNAN TROPHY Niall George |
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