Merley Allendale YFC

Monsters Under 15   2006 - 2007

League: Bournemouth Youth League Division 4

Final Position: 7th out of 10 teams

Sponsor: None

Derek Gillingham took charge for the Monster's Under 15 season. Signed on players this year were Ben Timberlake, Joel Brennan, Bryan Gillingham, Nathan & Rory Hegan, Daniel Flynn, Tim Biglowe, James Newbon, Alex Evans, Matt Mears, Aaron Laurence, Dan Purchase. New players this season are Bobby Dykes, Matty Sowinski-Brown & Sam Mee.

Stats

League: Played 17 (+ 1 WO), Won 5, Drawn 1, Lost 11 (+ 1 WO), Goals For 27, Goals Against 64

Cup:      Played 2, Won 0, Drawn 0, Lost 2, Goals For 1, Goals Against 23

Players Awards

Ceremony held at AFC Bournemouth on 9th June 2007

Player's Player Of The Year:             Tim Biglowe

Most Improved Player Of The Year:  Sam Mee

Manager's Player Of The Year:          Bobby Dykes

Match Reports

Sunday 17th December 2006  Merley Allendale 3  Cannon Colts 2
    Merley U15s knew before kick-off against Cannon Colts they were up against it, with skipper Joel Brennan, and arguably defender of the season Ben Timberlake, out of action. It also didn’t help with Rory and Nathan Hegan in France, because this season these two have gone together like Spaghetti and Bolognaise. On the brighter side, Matthew Mears was back from the horrific broken arm he got against Burton Albion. Manager Derek Gillingham had no choice but to move Matthew Mears and Bobby Dykes into defence, and with only 10 men, in-form striker Sam Mee had to be on his own.
     Merley began really well, with Alex Evans finding Sam Mee, who in turn passed to Daniel Flynn, who made no mistake nestling the ball into the helpless Cannon Colts keeper’s net. The 10 men were all over Cannon Colts with Sam Mee coming really close, this resulted in one of Alex Evan’s many corners.
     A few minutes later the tide changed and Cannon Colts were on the break. A lack of communication between the back four gifted Cannon Colts with the equaliser. Merley’s heads dropped and they couldn't create anything for the next 20 minutes. This resulted in disaster. A real scramble in the Merley area and the ball ended up in James Newbon's net just on the half time whistle. 2-1 down but still all to play for.
     Merley were a reformed side in the second period with Bobby Dykes coming into a defensive midfield role. Dan Flynn was playing really well, giving it his all by scurrying through players with his tremendous agility. By doing this he carved out a chance, he laid it back to Tim Biglowe who put in a delicious ball with plenty of hang time, to be met by Aaron Lawrence who bravely stuck out a vital foot which cleverly chipped the keeper. This left both player and parents ecstatic.
    If Merley wanted to take all three points they had to get stuck in and wear their hearts on their  sleeves, and in traditional Merley fashion this is exactly what happened. Matty Sowinski-Brown was cutting out every challenge from Cannon Colts speedy right winger, he also showed his own extraordinary pace. Bryan Gillingham produced several of his accurate David Beckham style long balls, but time was running out. A joint tactical decision from Derek and Chris was to put Bobby up front and make Sam Mee help with the defensive duties.
    This totally changed the aspect of the game, with Bobby showing a powerful presence in their area. The sands of time for Merley were running low, but they applied more and more pressure. With just 30 seconds left on the watch, Bobby released Tim Biglowe who, clearly on-side, steadied his nerve and from 9 yards out calmly put the ball past the keeper. Tim wheeled away to the touchline, and whipped of his shirt in celebration (and to show off his muscular body). The ref was somewhat less than amused! This proved to be almost the last kick of the match, and another stunning Merley victory was assured!

More Pictures

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		Another version of the team picture, this time with the manager. Back Row - Bobby Dykes, Ben Timberlake, Derek Gillingham, Joel Brennan, Bryan Gillingham. Front Row - Rory Hegan, Daniel Flynn, Tim Biglowe, James Newbon, Alex Evans, Nathan Hegan, & Matt Mears.
		Pre match team warm-up before match against New Forest Rangers. On view are Ben Timberlake, Tim Biglowe, and Alex Evans. 17th September 2006
		Pre match team talk on the same day, taken at Fenners Field. 17th September 2006
		The Hegan brothers tackle New Forest Rangers winger during the match at Bisterne. 15th October 2006
		Dan Purchase celebrates scoring his first goal against New Forest Rangers. 15th October 2006
		Alex Evans, Ben Timberlake and Bobby Dykes. 15th October 2006
		Tim Biglowe pushes the hair out of his eyes, he did save the shot this time though. 15th October 2006
		Goal kick from Alex Evans. 15th October 2006
		Rory & Nathan Hegan, Aaron Laurence and Daniel Flynn. 15th October 2006