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Youth Continue Excellent
Season On All Fronts (30.11.08)
The boys completed the
double over local rivals Windsor last Wednesday night hitting the Royalists
for six without reply. They lie
third in the table, four points behind leaders Thatcham but with three
games in hand.
This morning they took on Beaconsfield in the County Cup,
winning 8-3 to ease their path into the 3rd round.
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Reserves
lose on Penalties (19.11.08)
Despite dominating their
President's Cup game against Wingate & Finchley, a strong Reserve side
were unable to push home their superiority and eventually fell on Penalties
by a margin of 6-5.
They dominated play and
should have led at Half-Time but for some poor finishing, the most notable chance
being a miss by Richard Shittu who, having been played in by some great
play by Marvin Hong, proceeded to shoot straight at the Wingate keeper when
it looked easier to score.
In the second period, the
Magpies continued to have the lion's share of possession of chances but,
despite some lively play particularly by Lee Newman, they were unable to
beat the excellent opposition goalkeeper who made several fine saves.
It turned out to be the young Wingate & Finchley keeper's night as he
was able to produce one more save in the Penalty Shoot-out than his
opposite number, Warren Carter, to ensure that the visitors moved through
to the Quarter Finals.
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Youth
Game Switched (16.11.08)
This week’s Youth game has been switched to
opponents Alton
and moved forward to Monday night.
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Youth
Face Cup Trips (09.11.08)
The second round draws of
the county and league cups have delivered trips to Buckinghamshire.
In the Berks & Bucks Cup
the Youth travel to Beaconsfield SYCOB on the last day of November. Eight days later they travel to Aylesbury
Vale in the Allied Counties League Cup.
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Reserves
Move Staines to Monday (02.11.08)
Last Wednesday's game at Windsor was postponed
as the Royalists could not raise a team.
This week's game at Staines has been brought forward to Monday
November 3rd to enable Staines to fit in a
second game later in the week.
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Youth
Through in League Cup (02.11.08)
The boys got back to winning
ways by thrashing Witney United 6-0 in the League Cup tie at York Road last
Wednesday. This Wednesday the boys
host Bracknell
in a League match.
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Reserves
lay Staines Bogey in President’s Cup
(24.10.08)
Goals from Richard Shittu
and Jean-Black Ngody took the Reserves through in the Capital League President's
Cup with a fine 2-0 win over Staines
Town.
Staines have proved in the
past 2 years to be a bit of a bogey team, particularly in this Competition,
and despite fielding ex-Magpies Dean Fenton and Lewis Cook, the young
Maidenhead team prevailed, the goals coming in the first 20 minutes.
The second string will
travel to Wingate & Finchley in the next round.
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Youth Hit Six Again (02.10.08)
Four goals from Lee Barney set up extended the Youth
team’s winning start to the season to four at Hungerford on Thursday.
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Youth Hit
City
For Six To March On In The FA Cup (24.09.08)
An emphatic performance
tonight hitting a fully deserved six against Oxford City
to move into the second qualifying round of the FA Youth Cup.
The Magpies now face Thame
United at home on Wednesday 8th October.
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Youth Start With A
Right Royal Victory (17.09.08)
The boys got their league
season off to the perfect start last Wednesday with a 3-0 win away to Windsor with goals
from Will Furmage, Victor Ocaney and
Lee Barney.
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Reserves Beat Staines (17.09.08)
The
Reserve Team beat Staines Town Reserves 2-1 at home in the Capital League
last Wednesday night.
A
good result considering Staines are our bogey
Team in this Competition, our goals were scored by James Hamsher and
debutant Substitute Akwasi Edusei.
The
Staines team included former Magpie Lewis Cook, and we included First Team
Squad members Warren Carter, Tom Baddeley, Jamal Fyfield, Mark Nisbet,
James Hamsher, Mustafa Tyriaki, as well as Luke Dexter, currently on loan
at Bracknell
and fringe player Fred Okyere.
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Youth March On In Cup (10.09.08)
The boys had a great start to the season when
they won 4-2 at Farnborough in the FA Youth Cup tie on Wednesday
night. United had raced into a four
goal lead by 50 minute with a goal from Victor Oacaney, a brace from Lee
Barney and an own goal. The Magpies
now face Oxford
City at home in the
next round on Wednesday 24th September.
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Reserves Faced With
First Choice Canaries (10.09.08)
The reserves lost 2-1 Hitchin Town
in a Capital League Western Division fixture on Wednesday night. The result was mitigated by the fact that
United faced the Hitchin first team following the reserve manager walking out
with his squad.
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Honours even for Youth in pre season
derby (31.08.08)
The boys continued with their pre season
preparation with a hard fought draw against Slough. Lee Barney equalising Slough’s
opener.
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Youth Thump Dean (24.08.08)
The boys continued their preparation for the
start of the league season with a comfortable win over Cookham Dean. A very wet and windy game at the Dean on
an extremely lopsided pitch, which in turn affected the lad’s
football. With 4 players missing and
a number of trialists used it was very hard to find much rhythm, and during
the first half the boys were bullied out of it to begin with playing
against men twice their age. After
going 1-0 down from a header on 20 minutes the Magpies pulled it back to 1-1
just before half time with some great link up play between the two forwards
Lee Barney and George Lock, before Lee Rounded the keeper and slotted
home. After a long chat at half time
the lads began the second half by far the better team winning every ball
and playing some great football, George Lock made it 2-1 after an hour
slotting home from close range. Minutes later Lee Barney hit a Fantastic
strike from 25 yards into the top corner followed by his fully deserved
hat-trick minutes before the end to make the final score 4-1. Overall a
good performance on a poor pitch hopefully we peak at the correct time on
the opening game of the season away at Thatcham Town
on 4th September.
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Youth narrowly beaten in Arsenal
Invitation Tourney (09.08.08)
The
Youth Team got off to a very successful start to the season, finishing
runners up in the U19's Arsenal tournament.
The boys kept a clean sheet throughout the early rounds, their
opponents including Canadian outfit Fort Murray,
and faced Hayes & Yeading United in the final. Despite going 2-0 down the lads showed a
lot of character and great team spirit to bringing it back to 2-2, only to
lose on penalties. The boys played
some very exciting football and I can see a very good season ahead of us.
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Reserves begin at Finchley (09.08.08)
The reserves will
begin their Capital League Western Division campaign with a trip to Wingate
& Finchley on Wednesday 20th August.
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Away draw in the FA Youth Cup
(01.08.08)
The Youth team have been drawn away to Farnborough
in the Preliminary Round of the FA Youth Cup. The winners of the tie, to be played in
the week commencing September 8th, will earn themselves a home
draw against Oxford City in the First Round, and will retain home advantage
should they progress through to rounds two and three.
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Youth Go South (01.08.08)
The Youth team have been moved into the Allied
Counties League Southern Division for the forthcoming season. Their opponents will be: Alton Town,
Binfield, Bracknell Town, Camberley Town, Farnborough, Hartley Wintney,
Hungerford Town, Thatcham Town, and, Windsor & Eton.
The league campaign begins on Thursday 4th
September with a trip down the A4 to Thatcham.
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New Youth Team Manager Appointed
(01.08.08)
Maidenhead
United FC’s youth team will have a new manager next season –
and have secured a one-year kit sponsorship deal with Maidenhead-based
formal menswear hire specialists Domenico’s.
Dominic
Lock is the Magpies’ new youth team manager - taking over from outgoing
boss Steve Beard - and his 18-year-old son Sam Lock will be his assistant
manager.
Lock
senior has been a manager with Maidenhead Boys & Girls FC - Maidenhead
United’s feeder club - for 14 years, having managed Maidenhead Boys
teams at all levels from under sevens to under 16s.
He
steps up from managing the highly successful Maidenhead Boys under 16s team
that won an East Berkshire League, League Cup and Berks & Bucks FA Cup
treble last season – and produced six players at county level.
Maidenhead
United’s youth team will have existing kit sponsor Domenico's on
board for another season.
As
part of the deal, the Magpies have secured a new town centre outlet that
will stock club merchandise for sale.
Domenico's
- based at Unit 1, Furze Platt Business Centre, in Gardner Road - will stock replica
kits and club merchandise from August 1 for anyone who wants to call in to
buy Maidenhead United replica shirts, full replica kits, scarves, caps,
polo shirts and other Magpies merchandise.
Alternatively, call Domenico's on 01628 633551 to arrange collection
of any club merchandise.
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Reserves Stay Out West
(01.08.08)
The reserves will remain in the
Capital League Western Division next season. Their opponents will be:
HARROW BOROUGH, HAYES & YEADING UNITED, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD TOWN, HITCHIN
TOWN, POTTERS BAR TOWN, ST ALBANS CITY, STAINES TOWN, WINDSOR & ETON,
and, WINGATE & FINCHLEY
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