Staffs County Senior League Premier Division Foley Meir FC 1-3 Wolstanton Utd The hosts slipped to a first defeat in three games at the hands of Saturday’s visitors to the McIntosh Arena, despite a late Mark Grice header that varnished the scoreline with a touch of reputable semblance. In a hard-fought opening 45 minutes, there… Read More FOLEY FALTER AT HOME TO WOLSTANTON
Staffs County Senior League Premier Division Redgate Clayton 3-2 Foley Meir FC First half goals from Jimmy Wildman and Sam Arnold had Foley in a commanding position at the interval, yet a tepid display in the second period saw them surrender their lead and leave with nothing on an inclement afternoon at Northwood Lane. Redgate’s… Read More FOLEY RELINQUISH LEAD TO DROP POINTS AT REDGATE
Every once in a while, the prize ring will spit forth a boxer whose stock rises in defeat, a phoenix from the ashes of a persona-redeeming, or indeed defining knockout. Perhaps a sympathy-inducing points robbery, or even a defiant beating. In this fight, neither man was defeated, and nor – technically – did either win.… Read More Wilder v Fury – notes of a reverent spectator
Staffs County Senior League Division One Market Drayton TFC 1-3 Foley Meir FC Res Goals from Liam Tomlin, Kyle Wright and Billy Heeks ensured Foley extended their winning run to four consecutive matches at Market Drayton on Saturday. Tomlin’s first-half opener had the game finely poised at the interval, before further efforts from Wright and… Read More FOLEY MAKE IT FOUR IN FOUR AT MARKET DRAYTON
Staffs County Senior League Premier Division – League Cup Tunstall Town 1-1 Foley Meir FC (Tunstall win 6-5 on penalties). Defeat here saw Foley exit a second cup competition in three weeks by way of penalties, as they succumbed to an experienced Tunstall Town oufit at Wellbeing Park on Saturday. Youngster Shay Finney was unable… Read More FOLEY SUFFER PENALTY WOE AT TUNSTALL
Staffs County Senior League Premier Division Hanley Town Res 2-1 Foley Meir FC Foley’s poor run of form continued with a defeat away to a resurgent Hanley Town Reserves on Saturday, despite having gone ahead through Danny Hughes’ first half free kick at Potteries Park. “Its points dropped in my view,” said manager Liam James… Read More FOLEY OUTGUNNED AT HANLEY
Staffordshire F.A Vase Redgate Clayton Reserves 1-1 Foley Meir F.C Redgate progress 5-4 on penalties Premier Division Foley fell foul of an archetypal cup upset on Saturday, exiting the Staffs Vase by way of penalties at the Clayton Community Centre. Jake Langdridge’s header 18 minutes from time looked to have sealed victory for the visitors… Read More FOLEY EXIT VASE IN UPSET AT REDGATE
Staffs County Senior League Division One Norton Wanderers 0-3 Foley Meir Res The visitors returned to winning form on Saturday, despatching Norton’s challenge courtesy of two Liam Tomlin goals either side of the interval, and a late third as Dick Hewitt registered his first Foley goal at the Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy. “It was… Read More TOMLIN AT THE DOUBLE AS FOLEY REGISTER AWAY WIN
Despite briefly threatening to spring a second-half upset on Premier Division outfit Eastwood Hanley in the Leek Cup, Foley’s Reserve side ultimately succumbed to a disappointing 4-1 defeat at Northwood Stadium on Saturday. Aston Buckley’s perfectly flighted 50th minute strike reduced a first-half deficit of two goals, but a spate of injuries and the superior… Read More LUCKLESS FOLEY CRASH OUT OF CUP AT EASTWOOD
Those of you who have travelled aboard the HSC Manannan from Liverpool to Douglas may scoff at its Wikipedia description; that being a “wave-piercing high-speed catamaran.” I certainly did when I boarded at 0300 last Friday, and even more so when I arrived at 0600 in a completely zombified state. “That was the worst cheese… Read More The Isle of Man Experience
