RedhillAlbion Vs West Wickham away

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This week Redhill Albion are away to West Wickham. Conditions were rather on the wet side, but playable, and the boys were playing really well.


Peter Appleby takes up the story.

Tandridge League Youth Football League B Under 10’s

West Wickham A  vs Redhill Albion  21/02/10

The pitch was heavy from overnight rain for Albion’s match against the league leaders.

From the kick-off Appleby and Senior combined well and almost took an early lead and in the first few minutes the match was evenly balanced with Wickham having chances and O’Donovan going close with a shot from the edge of the box.

In the 7^th minute Wickham were awarded a dubious free kick following a tackle by O’Donovan and from the free kick outside the box the ball took a cruel deflection giving Case-Green no chance and Wickham an early lead.

Three minutes later Wickham were two up when their number 11 hit a powerful shot from the edge of the box.

Albion were not being outplayed and in the 13th minute they were back in the game when Senior picked up a long ball , ran at the defence and placed a beautiful left foot shot wide of the goal-keeper into the net.

Sowton and Lewer were keeping things tight at the back and with Appleby working hard in midfield Albion looked capable of scoring again.

When Wickham did get in shooting positions they either shot wide or Case-Green saved.

Two minutes before half time, Albion drew level when Stevens lashed home the ball from a corner taken by Appleby.

The second half followed the pattern of the first with the match evenly poised.

Williams was working hard down the right flank crossing some useful balls into the box, but 4 minutes into the second half Wickham’s number 5 was given too much space and he worked his way into the box and smashed the ball into the back of the net to make it 3-2.

Senior always looked a threat and after 6 minutes, he powered his way past two defenders to see his shot deflected for a corner.

Lewer was called on to make a headed clearance and Hickman showed some silky skills in the box but couldn’t get into a shooting position.

 “Lad of the match” Sowton was everywhere and after 11 minutes he saw an opportunity to lob the goal-keeper from the half way line but the goal-keeper managed to make the save.  

Case-Green was looking a match for anything Wickham could throw at him.

After 15 minutes, Senior passed to Smart whose shot was just wide. From the goal kick Wickham broke free and with 2 attackers and only Sowton in defence Wickham looked certain to add to their tally but Sowton timed his tackle to perfection and cleared the danger.

In the last 5 minutes Albion had chances to equalise which would have been a fair result but it was not to be and Wickham took both points to strengthen their position at the top of the league.

Albion should be confident of getting something from their home match with Wickham later in the season.  

It was an excellent team performance by the Albion which deserved at least a point .

Final Score: West Wickham A 3  Redhill Albion 2 (Senior,Stevens)

Redhill Albion Vs Tunbridge foresters home match

Welcome to the latest edition of the blog. This time it is more football news where unfortunately things didn't go Redhill's way losing 3-1 to Tunbridge foresters.

Here is the full match report from Peter Appleby.

Tandridge League Youth Football League B Under 10’s

Redhill Albion  vs Tunbridge wells Foresters B  14/02/10

Tunbridge forced two early corners but good defending by James Smart and Ryan O’Donovan turned defence into attack and a break away down the right almost led to a goal. 

After 4 minutes Joel Sowton and Ryan Stevens combined well on the left which led to a shot from Ryan Stevens which flew past the post. This was followed up by a shot from Ben Senior.

 Tunbridge were breaking well and threatening Redhill’s goal and after 6 minutes Joel Sowton made  an important saving tackle.                                             
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James Smart continued to press forward and after 9 minutes he beat two defenders to get into a shooting position but the goal-keeper saved his shot.

Tunbridge responded with a break away and Charlie Case-Green was called on to make a save.

After 13 minutes Ryan Stevens picked up the ball on the right but his shot hit the side netting.

In the 16^th minute Tunbridge had another breakaway and looked certain to score but Charlie Case-Green mad a brilliant one on one save to deny Tunbridge. Two minutes later he was on hand to make a second save to keep Redhill in the game.

 Jack Meldrum was making his presence felt up front combining well with Harry Williams.

 One minute before half-time Redhill broke the deadlock when Guy Appleby’s left foot shot hit the post and Harry Williams was on hand to tap in the rebound.

 In the first minute of the second half Miles Hickman beat two defenders but was unable to get into a shooting position. Tunbridge cleared the ball and from the clearance the Tunbridge forward fastened on to the ball and drilled it into the net to equalise.

 Miles Hickman and Robin Lewer worked the ball up the left wing but no-one was available to take advantage.

 In the 6th minute Ryan O’Donovan pressed forward and played a great through ball to Harry Williams whose shot was saved by the Tunbridge goal-keeper.

 After 8 minutes Ryan O’Donovan hit a powerful shot which was well saved by the Tunbridge goal-keeper.

In the 10th minute Tunbridge broke away but “lad of the match” Charlie Case-Green was quick off his line and beat the Tunbridge attacker to the ball.

Redhill gained a corner after 12 minutes which Ryan O’Donovan took and Ben senior headed just wide

Then after 15 minutes Tunbridge took the lead with an unstoppable shot from the edge of the box.

Tunbridge were finishing strongly and seemed to benefit from keeping the same team on the pitch for the whole match and after 18 minutes sealed the match with a volley from a corner.

Redhill played their best football in the last 5 minutes camping in the Tunbridge half and pressing Tunbridge back but the Tunbridge defence held on to gain a deserved 3-1 victory. 

Final Score: Redhill Albion 1 (H Williams) Tunbridge Wells Foresters B 3  

U10's football is back on

Redhill Albion Vs Tunbridge Foresters U10's away

Last Sunday saw Redhill Albion back in action after all this cold weather.

They had an away match that should have put at least 2 points in the bag, however luck was not on their side, managing to hit the cross bar as well as the post on numerous occasions.

They managed to score the first goal of the match, and everyone was sure that would be the first of many. That however was not to be and very soon Tunbridge had equalized.

During the second half things did pick up for them and they started to pass the ball  more. 

Unfortunately it wasn't enough to avoid a one all draw

More Car recall problems

After all the problems Toyota has with faulty accelerator parts and then the problems with the brakes on the Prius. According to Used Car Expert magazine, the part that is used for the accelerator pedal on the Toyota's is also shared with some Peugeot Citroen Models.

According to Magazine editor Matthew Tumbridge says the Toyota problem underscores a serious industry failing that has been long over due some attention.

"The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VoSA) tells me that 9.36% of vehicles or components recalled last year never got repaired.

"While this shocking statistic includes stolen vehicles and motors that have been scrapped or written off, what it does mean is that there's huge numbers of cars out there that haven't had a faulty part fixed - for one reason or another, owners have not answered the recall.

"In Toyota's case, with 180,865 vehicles in need of recall in the UK alone, the VoSA percentage translates into a potential 17,417 Toyotas failing to have the pedal problem put right," warns Tumbridge.

"But recalls are fairly common - so naive buyers who don't do their research in this area could end up buying a potentially dangerous car."

Tumbridge goes on: "With Toyota's trouble hitting the headlines, recalls have, quite rightly, become newsworthy. This can only be good for the second-hand sector.

"Our own recall surveys have revealed that eight in 10 car buyers do not check to see if their prospective purchase has had its recalls.This is why Used Car Expert publishes all recalls in our buyers' guides online, in the hope people will check and save themselves from a potentially frightening, and costly, experience

A Toyota Prius parked on a Garage forecourt

Interesting week

Been out and about a bit this week,

Early in the week portrait in London. Luckily the rain held off and no one asked what we were upto, as I set up my lights in one of the west end squares. Anyway no explaining to do.

Yesterday was also interesting, a local story that went national. A farmer in Salfords who's house was behind straw bales for 4 years after years of wrangling with Reigate & Banstead Council, the high court ordered him to Pull it down. He vows to fight on even to the court of Human Rights if necessary.

Robert Fidler outside his Disputed House in Salfords, Surrey

Return of the snow

Here we go again, more snow. However at the weekend this didn't stop the boys training. A very cold experience.

All good fun and games, just hope it doesn't rain tomorrow. Could get very wet in London.