Frank Rourke's Report from Formby Junior Sports Club

Torrential rain, waterlogged and squelchy pitches put paid to nearly all football for Formby Junior Sports Club last weekend. Inter Club was cancelled and just three Representative team matches went ahead as planned.

REPRESENTATIVE TEAM MATCHES

FJSC Under 16’s played away on Saturday against Crosby Stuart. With only nine players available for the fixture all the boys made a determined effort in very difficult weather conditions against a strong Crosby Stuart team. Every boy played well but the odds were unfortunately always stacked against them and eventually numerical advantage went in favour of their opponents and the Under 16’s lost 5-2. The passing was good and the team was rewarded with two well-taken goals both scored by Kyle Phillips.

FJSC Under 12 Blacks were in action on Sunday and entertained Southport Trinity. Dominic Maxwell scored twice in the first half but Trinity pulled a goal back two minutes before the interval. FJSC quickly extended their lead early in the second half with two goals in the space of four minutes from Luca Massey. Now with a comfortable advantage the Under 12’s managed the rest of the match very well to record a 4-1 win. After eleven matches played FJSC are in second position in the Premier Division.

FJSC Under 6’s played new team Litherland with just the necessary five players and no substitutes. Three short sessions were played with FJSC leading the way in each period with goals from Harrison Weir, Archie Phenna, Matthew Miles and Finley Duffin. Oliver Parrish, Harrison Weir and Archie Phenna shared the goalkeeping and all played well. It was a very good FJSC team performance and the Litherland boys are also to congratulated for playing so well in their first ever match.

INTER CLUB ARRANGEMENTS FOR SATURDAY 15th JANUARY AT DEANSGATE LANE PLAYING FIELDS

YEAR 4/5. 9.30 am

YEAR 6/7. 9.45 am

RECEPTION. 10.45 am

YEAR 1. 10.45 am

YEAR 2. 11.15 am

YEAR 3. 11.15 am

NEW MEMBERS IN ALL AGE GROUPS ARE WELCOME.

In the event of bad weather, if sessions are cancelled a message will be placed in the News Section on the Club Website, Twitter and Facebook. Parents can also tel. 01704 873238 to hear a message on the club telephone .

CLUB NEWS

HAPPY 63RD BIRTHDAY TO FORMBY JUNIOR SPORTS CLUB.

Formby Junior Sports Club was founded on the 7THJanuary 1959 and is still going strong. A big thank you to all the volunteers over six decades who have made this quite remarkable feat possible.

IN PREPARATION FOR NEXT SEASON.

FJSC Under 12 Blacks will be moving from 9 aside to 11 aside football next season (September 2022) and will be looking to increase their squad.

FJSC will also be aiming to form new teams in the next few weeks at the following age groups:-

FJSC Under 5 team

FJSC Under 6 team

FJSC Under 7 team

FJSC Under 9 team

FJSC Under 10 team

These teams will be open to present members and new boys who may be interested are encouraged to come along first to the Inter Club Section on Saturday mornings. See times above.

As always reported new members are always welcome to join Formby Junior Sports Club regardless of ability. The Inter Club Section is an ideal way to start football with great coaching and fun games for everyone. It is an ideal safe place to make lots of new friends. This is also particularly ideal for new to Formby families with young children. Not only do the boys find new friends but also parents as well.

MEMBERSHIP FEES FOR NEW MEMBERS

With the season at the half way point the membership fee to the end of the season will now be half price. Reception £5, Year One £15 and Year Two upwards £25. There will also be £2 each week charge for coaching.

Boys wishing to come along can have up to three sessions before payment of annual membership if required.

All enquiries to Frank Rourke at stellathecat4@gmail.com