The Robbie Turner Man Of The Match Award vs. Kingsley United - 13/12/09

Manager, Paul Lang said there was only one candidate for man of the match today and that was Luke Thompson. After a sublime performance in goal as the stand in 'keeper, everyone was in agreement. Well done Luke.

Kingsley United vs. Woolton Sharks - 13/12/09

After the 5-2 drumming we suffered earlier in the season, we expected more from today's game, but unfortunately, it never happened.

To start off with, we never had our first choice 'keeper available, but the stand in 'keeper was sensational. We pegged them back for about the first 10 minutes, but gradually, they eased their way into the game. We were unlucky to concede the first goal which was made by one of our former players, a cross by Adam, was turned in, unfortunately by the foot of our number 11 Sam Walkington. That's how it stayed until half time.

In the second half, the Sharks had chances and were the better team, but the whole occasion was overshadowed by a challenge on Lewis Foster. Fortunately, he was okay and got up from it, but well, it shouldn't happen. After the excitement of that spell, we gifted Kingsley 2 goals. One, a sublime free kick by Adam after a Will McGlade handball. Luke Thompson had a debut in goal as a stand in 'keeper and I have to say.... he was brilliant.

Unlucky, but well done Sharks!

The Robbie Turner Man Of The Match Award vs. Oasis - 22/11/09

The whole team deserved man of the match today after a great performance. Liam Bonner got it after a great performance in defence. Keep it up Liam, well done.

Woolton Sharks vs. Oasis - Replay - 22/11/09

Disappointing. Today's game could have gone either way, unfortunately, it never went our way. It could have so easily been 3-0 to us.

Taking nothing away from Oasis, they were a great technical side. The state of the pitch evened up play and the 1st half saw us with most of the possession and chances. We battled hard, but they capitalised on their first real chance with the ball bouncing to their spare man on the back post. Could have been two at half time but 'keeper Josh Dodd stopped a jubious one on the line. It was 1-0 at half time, then a change at the break brought us out  the other side under the kosh, but when Joseph got brought back on, it gave us more presence up-front and balanced the side up. The game become more open but we couldn't capitalise on our chances. Oasis, however were more clinical in their finishing and seemed to have more options in their attack.

All that said, a great performance by the Sharks with some good covering and some exceptionally brave 'keeping by Doddy!

We missed Alex today, he may have made a difference. Happy birthday Alex. Well done Sharks

The Robbie Turner Man Of The Match Award vs. Woolton Wolves - 15/11/09

Virtually the whole team were value for money today for man of the match. Everybody made a contribution but the final decision was that it went to Josh Dodd, who kept us in in the match when we were up against it defensively. Quick thinking and quick feet were the key to his performance today. Excellent Josh, keep it going!

Woolton Wolves vs. Woolton Sharks - 15/11/09

Derby day and something to prove. Beaten 3-0 last time, we had to win today, there was bragging rights at stake. The match started off pretty even with no team really taking charge. Down to a lack of communication and terrible defensive headers, time after time we allowed them in only to score the first goal against the run of play. We never let our heads drop, it was business as usual and we were presented with opportunity after opportunity. Finally, after constant pressure, Lewis Foster hit a cross come shot to the back post which seemed to evade everybody, Liam Anderson followed in to hit the rebound across the 'keeper which was fumbled in.

Second half was a totally different story. Virtually one way traffic, the only chances they had were the ones we gave them through bad defending. They were restricted to a few goalmouth scrambles and long rangers which on another day would have flown in if Doddy wasn't at the top of his game. As the Wolves struggled to get a foot-hold in the game, they left themselves vulnerable at the back which we exploited via a through ball from Lewis Foster which Joseph got to first and turned the last defender near the half way line. He still had loads of work to do and maybe too much time, but single mindedly, he charged at goal with the 'keeper standing tall, and rifled a looping shot over the 'keeper high into the net.

James Woods and Alex Gallager came on and made a contribution to the victory. Very much a team performance today, which was a stark contrast to our defeat earlier this season. Well done Sharks.

The Robbie Turner Man Of The Match Award vs. Woolton Academicals - 8/11/09

Today's man of the match decision was a real toughie for manager Paul to decide after such a great team performance. In the end after a lot of thinking, the man of the match award went to Lewis Foster. The award was thoroughly deserved after 2 weeks out through illness, he played his socks off! Although the award could have gone to any one of the 8 players on show today.

Well in Lewis, keep it up.

Woolton Sharks vs. Woolton Academicals - 8/11/09

Woolton Sharks had the best of the game, they had most of the possession, with the Academicals having about 2 touches in the whole of the first half. The Sharks were passing it around the Academicals throughout the first half, and the possession finally paid off, about 5 minutes before the break, Lewis Foster provided a ground pass for Will McGlade to slot the ball home.

This was a team performance and we went in to the break with a 1-0 lead. A lapse in concentration just after the break let the Academicals in to equalise the tie, but soon after, we retook the lead after some great skill by Joseph Davenport to put us 2-1 ahead. That was how the game finished, but in the end it was a thin line win. We pulled through by the skin of our teeth, but, just like a coachload of mathematicians, they all count. At least that's another win on the board.

Well played Sharks!

Woolton Sharks vs. Oasis - 1/11/09

Unfortunately, our game against top of the league Oasis was postponed today due to the weather conditions. It will be replayed later in the season.

The Robbie Turner Man Of The Match Award vs. Warner Vale - 25/10/09

Will McGlade was selected as today's man of the match after scoring us the goals to win the game. Keep it up Will, well in!

Woolton Sharks vs. Warner Vale - 25/10/09

Yes!

Another win, only our third of the season, but they all count.

Straight from the first whistle to the last, the Sharks were in control of the game, apart from a few mishaps, the whole team played well. It was surprising how good players adapted to their positions as we had key players missing. Hopefully this will be the turning point to our season. A minor mishap in the second half led to Warner getting a goal to even the scores but late on we wrapped the game up with a great goal by Will McGlade.

For our first goal, it was a great free kick by Will McGlade, who then went on to score a second and win it for us.

The Robbie Turner Man Of The Match Award vs. NWLL - 18/10/09

James Woods was today's man of the match, with a stella performance once brought on by the manager Paul at half time. Well done Woodsy, keep it up!

Woolton Sharks vs. NWLL - 18/10/09

What a shambles! Does anybody know their position or what that position entails? It certainly didn't look like that today. First things first, we were heavily beaten 6-1 by a team we beat last time out. Today's performance was more than unacceptable, very few players knew their positions. We were outplayed, out passed, outthought and outpaced. This was by far the worst performance we have had all season... and coming back after a win, it best be sorted!

We thought there was glimmer of hope when Joseph Davenport clawed a goal back, but it still wasn't enough.

Poor performance all-round!

The Robbie Turner Man Of The Match Award vs. Dunlops Cubs - 11/10/09

After a great performance by the whole team today, it was a hard decision for manager Paul to pick man of the match. In the end after a lot of thought and deliberation, he decided. Paul picked defender Liam Bonner as his man of the match for today after a great defensive display. Well done Liam, keep it up!

Dunlops Cubs vs. Woolton Sharks - 11/10/09

Both teams started off equal. The Sharks then started to take the initiative and get on the front foot. After about 10 minutes of the first half, we broke the deadlock, Joseph Davenport with a a shot that rifled into the left hand corner of the net. We won the game despite having some notable absentees including Will McGlade but today was a team performance, players in the midfield were the key to our success, Lewis Foster and Alex Gallager forming a partnership second to none. Though, you do have to give Dunlops some credit, they tried their best defensively to keep us out, but it turned out we were too strong for them.

About three minutes into the second half, we broke through the Dunlops defence again, this time it was a goalmouth scramble with James Woods eventually poking it home from around three yards. We nearly had a third goal when Alex Gallager after some fancy footwork carved an opening, but unfortunately the resulting shot was parried around the post by the Dunlops 'keeper.

All in all an fair game. Well done Sharks!

The Robbie Turner Man Of The Match Award - 4/10/09 vs. Prescot Cables Panthers

Only played the second half but made the difference against a technically superior team. Great control, great passing made Alex shine today, his reading of the game really gelled the team second half and we attacked more than we defended.

Woolton Sharks vs. Prescot Cables Panthers - 4/10/09

Started off badly, just got worse. Disorganised is an understatement, poor marking, poor defending and lazy tackling more or less summed up the first half. A curious starting line-up left us inbalanced through the spine of the team, that coupled with some fundamental errors gifted them the first three goals of the half. 0-3 at half time was a pretty fair reflection, they outplayed us, outpassed us and kept us pinned in our own half. We were restricted to a few long range shots which on other days would have flown in.

The second half was a completely different story. A change in midfield helped us compete for possession and presented plenty of spurned opportunities. Will McGlade, looking lively on the wing, came close a few times and finally opened his account with a well worked team goal. Just as things looked about to turn in our favour, an unforced error (literally)  handed them a penalty which was dispatched competently. The fifth followed shortly after, before we settled. Lewis made up in part for his earlier error by scoring off his shoulder.  The chances were there for us to take but alas, it was not to be. Their keeper made some outstanding saves and could well have been the difference between the sides.

The ref did us no favours, some of his decisions were suspect to say the least, however this defeat was of our own making and we only have ourselves to blame! We need to improve in all departments, passing, movement and communication were all lacking today. Will and Alex played particularly well. Joseph was unlucky to beat the keeper only to see the ball bounce back off the post. Lewis had a screamer headed for the top corner tipped around the post. Plenty of positives to take from the game but they were heavily outweighed by the negatives.

The Robbie Turner Man Of The Match Award vs. Kingsley United - 27/9/09

The Man Of The Match Award was today awarded to Liam Boner after a stern performance at the back, but with a few momentary lapses, it was a shaky decision!

Woolton Sharks vs. Kingsley United - 27/9/09

Today was the toughest test yet, with a game against Kingsley. Unfortunately we lost 2-5 but it was a very entertaining game. Kingsley scored two goals within the first 5 minutes, so therefore, the Sharks' heads'  were down. After a momentary lapse in concentration to let us go 2-0 down, we got our act together and clawed it back to 2-2. Then, into the second half, we were battling a lot better and were winning most of the aerial battles, but unfortunately Will McGlade tried to clear his lines and scored an own goal, he was destroyed. Then they got another 2 goals, one being a penalty from a handball by Liam Boner. Our scorers were Liam Anderson and Will McGlade. Overall a very competitive game which the winning team did not deserve to win!

Big Test

This weekend is probably the toughest match yet as the Sharks are playing Kingsley; they haven't won a game yet, so let's hope they don't get their first win against us as we want to keep our wins going!

Happy Birthday Sam!

On Sunday, it was Sam's birthday, he was denied a birthday goal in the match vs. Recs Roby. Now, earlier this season, I published a post about it being Josh's birthday, and from now on I am going to publish a post for every player whose birthday it is in the future. Happy Birthday Sam!

The Robbie Turner Man Of The Match Award vs. Recs Roby - 20/9/09

Well deserved Man Of The Match Award given to Will McGlade after a stella performance scoring 2 goals. Whisker away from a hat-trick and it was probably only their 'keeper that stopped

him from getting a double hat-trick! Keep it up Will, excellent.

Recs Roby vs. Woolton Sharks - 20/9/09

To start with we were playing on a baby pitch, plenty of space for play on a decent pitch, with only 1 pitch being used. Slow start, no room to pass and some terrible defending gifted Recs Roby the opening goal. With the pitch being so congested there was no time in the midfield to stay on the ball, they took the initiative, and started passing the ball about because they were clearly used to the pitch. 10 minutes in, we settled down, Will McGlade getting a lot of possession in forward positions, profited from a parried shot. Our second goal came from a fantastic header by Sam Walkington, which was handballed on the line and denied him a birthday goal. Will McGlade dispatched the resulting penalty. Second half, we came out all guns blazing with Will McGlade looking for his first hat-trick of the season was denied on several occasions from long range. The other side were restricted to long range efforts till near the end when the Sharks gave a few corners away.

Will McGlade crossed a lovely ball in which floated over the defenders' heads and was met on the back post by Liam Anderson with a well timed drive to the back of the net. Josh kept busier than normal, pulled off some cracking saves. Recs Roby denied by the crossbar from a long range shot and they managed to close the gap to 2-3 from a corner making it a nervy end. All in all a good match, some of the big guns not on form but rest of team compensated for it, James Woods in with a crucial defensive header to deny an almost certain goal mid second half when we were 3-1 up. James Woods & Liam Anderson both battled well and the determination paid off with some great wing play. Defence were no nonsense but the task was not made any easier by the size of the pitch because shots were reigning in from just inside our half.

Not a great performance today but good dogged determination to come from a goal down to be winning the game 1-3 at one point.

The Robbie Turner Man Of The Match Award - vs. Team Oasis 13/9/09

The Man Of The Match Award was a close decision for manager and assistant to decide on, as the whole team were in for a shout. Eventually, after a long deliberation, the man of the match award went to Dylan Lang

Woolton Sharks vs. Team Oasis - 13/9/09

Great start by the Sharks, in the 4th minute Lewis Foster hit the Team Oasis bar. The first half was dominated by the Sharks who had a little scare in the 7th minute, but thankfully Josh Dodd made a brilliant save to keep the Sharks in the game. After 10 minutes Dylan Lang had a stinger of a shot saved by the Oasis 'keeper. Going into the second half, Team Oasis came back into the game, with a goal from around 35 yards out. From then on, it was a tight game, with both teams in it for the win... Oasis stayed tight at the back, but as the game wore on, they got tired and that opened up gaps in the Oasis defence for the Sharks to exploit. The Sharks had a bundle of chances but could not put them away. Overall a fair game.

2nd week in

Today is the day that we need to get a win. It's the second game of the season and after a disappointing defeat in the opening match, the Sharks need a confidence booster and a win today would be the best remedy.

Just a quick reminder!

Paul has said that, from now on if you don't turn up on a Saturday, you do not get picked for the match on a Sunday. Basically, the team is getting picked on a Saturday. Also, Paul doesn't want parents shouting from the sidelines!

The Robbie Turner Man Of The Match Award - 6/9/09 vs. Wolves

Lewis Foster was awarded a deserved man of the match trophy today although a stirling performance by Will McGlade in the first half and a great all-round performance by Alex Gallager on his debut gave Paul, the manager a tough decision!

Happy Birthday Josh!

A big happy birthday to Josh from all the Sharks. Seen as he brought all the sweets in for everyone, so whoever has their birthday next better out do him (I hope it's not Lewis)... hahaha

Dinner Dance

If you want to go, hurry, see Paul for details.

Woolton Sharks vs. Woolton Wolves

First game back after a lengthy period of rest, we weren't firing on all cylinders. The first half kicked off with a bang... the Wolves getting a freak early goal from a rebounded clearance. To be fair though, they had an extra man in the referee, he was on their side all the way through the match. It was an even game until half time with chances both ends but luck shone on the Wolves. The second half let the Sharks wanting defensively as they were caught on the break twice as they pushed for a goal. Then the match erupted into a sea of white shirts swamping those of yellow and blue, fighting for every ball (and winning most of them) but the Sharks had a host of chances to score and they never took them. But it was the first game of the season and there's lessons to learn!

Start of 09/10 Season

Tomorrow is the start of the new football season. We hope Woolton Sharks can get a win to get their new season off to a flyer! There will be another update after tomorrows game!

Woolton Sharks vs. Woolton Academicals - Friendly

This game was a friendly match, a warm up before the start of the Merseyside & Halewood JFL new season 09/10. The result was a rather convincing win for the Woolton Sharks, who won the game 5-1. It was a very enthrawling match, both sides getting stuck in and looking for the win. The scorers were L Foster, J Davenport (2), S Walkington and a rather unfortunate own goal (for the Academicals that is.) Then Woolton Academicals got a goal back. Altogether it was a very closely fought-out game. I think the players are all fired up for the new season!

Welcome!

Welcome to the new Woolton Sharks FC Blog, I decided to do a blog as it would be easier to update than a website. The www.wsfootballclub.piczo.com website will still be accessible, but will not be updated as often. After 30 days, posts will no longer be sent to the website, and it'll have a link to this blog!